
Ben Rogerson
I’m the Deputy Editor of MusicRadar, having worked on the site since its launch in 2007. I previously spent eight years working on our sister magazine, Computer Music. I’ve been playing the piano, gigging in bands and failing to finish tracks at home for more than 30 years, 24 of which I’ve also spent writing about music and the ever-changing technology used to make it.
Latest articles by Ben Rogerson

We Are Rewind “brings back the funk” with Chromeo-flavoured personal cassette player
By Ben Rogerson published
Shiny portable audio device ships with a limited edition version of the band’s Adult Contemporary album

"Makes my job easy”: Dr Dre says that the current hip-hop scene doesn’t inspire him
By Ben Rogerson published
“When Dr Dre makes music, his music don't sound like nobody else's music,” says Snoop

Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan producer Dan Nigro on why solo artists have replaced bands
By Ben Rogerson published
"People are just less inclined in general to get together to make music, cause you don’t have to," he argues

Kylie Minogue’s collaboration with Prince had been lost for more than 30 years, but it’s just leaked
By Ben Rogerson published
We finally get to hear a Prince demo version of the mythical Baby Doll, which Kylie wrote the lyrics for but never recorded

“She’s brilliant at what she does. She’s a true artist": Billy Corgan respects Chappell Roan
By Ben Rogerson published
“I tend to look at the talent and the brilliance of what the artist is trying to put together"

“My get-out-of-jail records”: Fatboy Slim names the songs he’d play "to rescue a dancefloor”
By Ben Rogerson published
In the midst of party season, Norman Cook has been offering his advice on how to smash your Christmas and New Year’s Eve DJ sets

Raphael Saadiq: “People who can’t play an instrument depend on loops from Ableton or Logic"
By Ben Rogerson published
He also recalls his time touring with Prince: “It was like seeing Jimi Hendrix at the height of his career”

“This goes everywhere": Billie Eilish shows off her backstage mobile recording studio
By Ben Rogerson published
“It’s just so much fun and it’s, like, not even serious,” she says of her jam sessions

Phil Collins: “If I wake up one day and I can hold a pair of drumsticks I will have a crack at it”
By Ben Rogerson published
"I just feel I’ve used up my air miles," he admits

Finneas on how he and Billie Eilish made a conscious effort to make Birds Of A Feather sound “timeless”
By Ben Rogerson published
“The drums on this song - real and programmed - all have a kind of organic feel,” he explains

Noel Gallagher liked Confidence Man so much he asked them to support him. His fans weren’t so keen
By Ben Rogerson published
They were not so much mad for it as just mad

After recording at Prince’s Paisley Park complex, Jack Antonoff can confirm that it’s “even cooler than you could imagine”
By Ben Rogerson published
“It’s so divorced from anyone else’s version of interesting but his own,” he says

Dan Nigro on why he’s more than just a producer for Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan
By Ben Rogerson published
"I just think that nowadays, there’s room for producers to play the role of the band”

Charli XCX might want to forget the mixtape she released when she was 14, but it’s really not that bad
By Ben Rogerson published
“Some of those songs are terrible, but I think there was a style there, a direction, that a few people caught on to,” she says

As Last Christmas celebrates its 40th anniversary, Blackpink’s Rosé covers it in BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge
By Ben Rogerson published
The original was released on 3 December 1984

Cyber Monday Andertons deals 2024: Last chance to grab a deal
By Daryl Robertson last updated
You've not got long to bag yourself a bargain on guitars, pedals, and amps in the Andertons sale

Thomann Cyber Monday deals 2024: The Cyberweek sale is over, but there are still a few ways to save
By Chris Barnes last updated
Thomann's massive 2024 Cyber Monday deals has ended with a bang. These re the bargains you can still get your hands on

Cyber Monday plugin deals 2024: Last chance software savings
By Matt McCracken last updated
Cyber Monday is over but you can still save big on VSTs and music software

Black Friday studio headphone deals 2024: The biggest studio headphone savings from across the internet that are still live
By Simon Arblaster last updated
Grab yourself big savings on Focal, Beyerdynamic, Shure, AKG and more this Black Friday

Black Friday microphone deals 2024: Black Friday is over, and these are the best microphone savings that are still live
By Daryl Robertson last updated
Your place for all the microphone deals from Shure, Rode, AKG, Blue Microphones and more - whether you're a musician or a podcaster

Cyber Monday MacBook deals 2024: Last-minute MacBook deals
By Andy Jones last updated
The sales are over now but you can still pick up some great deals

Black Friday Andertons deals 2024: Black Friday is done but there are still loads of deals to get your hands on
By Daryl Robertson last updated
Don't worry if you missed out on a Black Friday deal at Andertons, you can still find loads of big savings

Black Friday plugin deals 2024: Black Friday is over, but there are still plenty of deals to get your hands on
By Matt McCracken last updated
We round up all the best plugin deals that are still hanging around post-Black Friday
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