Latest articles by Daniel Griffiths
"Miley is all about positivity. She’s just not a ‘feeling sorry for herself’ kind of person": Kid Harpoon on Miley Cyrus' Flowers
The high-flying hitmaker reflects on the making of Cyrus' Grammy-winning chart smash
“There’s a reason that the Juno-106 is still the greatest”: Kid Harpoon on vintage synths and studio secrets
We talk making hits and studio tricks with the Grammy-winning co-creator that everyone wants on their team
"Peter Gabriel said, as soon as he saw me sit down on a drum stool, he knew that I was the drummer"
Phil Collins: Drummer First revealed the secrets of his sound, his career highs and lows, and the story of that drum fill…
Slipknot’s Eloy Casagrande reveals the secret lessons he gave his Sepultura replacement
The drummer dishes the backstory on his Slipknot switch and what he really thinks of Greyson Nekrutman…
“We tried it as a laugh and now it’s our standard setup”: The secret sauce behind Sleep Token’s live drum sound
Because delivering drums for one of rock’s hottest acts requires the breaking of more than a few rules
iZotopeʼs colourful new FXEQ multi-effects plugin lets you “paint” with saturation, reverb, and delay
Each of FXEQ's effects runs through its own six-band parametric EQ, giving you targeted control over its application across the frequency spectrum
“Channel the aura of busted pedal delays, dusty tapes, and otherworldly echoes” with Brainworx new bx_pulsar
WIth five unique delay modes and a set of easy-to-implement further features and filters, it looks like it's got every base covered
“OMG, modular synthesizers and video games? Sign. Me. Up”: Look Mum No Computer just made their own game
The much-loved DIY vintage gear repair video powerhouse just released their own synth-inspired shoot-em-up
“Why are you doing this!?”: Watch Ozzy Osbourne try to kickstart his ancient ARP 2600 vintage synth
Because even the world’s biggest music superstars occasionally have difficulty getting their gear to work properly
"Turn a few seconds into a four minute, finished piece of music”: 8 producers show how they finish tracks
Watch Danny Byrd, Eats Everything, DJ Boring, Ploy, Mr Mitch, Breaka, Lawrence Hart and Richard Fearless of Death In Vegas at work in their studios
“We've been sleeping for 30 years. Please excuse us”: The C64 is back, packed with extra chiptune power
Fans of the original’s much-loved SID chip can now get their hands on a brand new take on the classic
Terminator composer Brad Fiedel on the making of his iconic synth-fuelled sci-fi soundtrack
"What I did on the original Terminator came from me," he says, "but I can't say that I invented anything”
Percussionist Ray Cooper tells the story of his ‘lost’ live collaboration with Elton John
We speak to the superstar percussionist about “a very brave, very courageous idea that Sir Elton had, to go out on the road with just two people…”
“It stands up in a way you hope it would”: Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks' debut to be re-released
Does this mean that a Fleetwood Mac reunion is on the cards? Possibly not...
"Ozzy, we love you. Wherever you're going”: Chris Martin just treated a Coldplay crowd to a Sabbath cover
The band took to the stage in Nashville shortly after news of Osbourne's death broke
New Taylor Swift documentary hopes to show sides of the star "that they might not know or expect”
“With her fame came controversy, which she so skillfully wrestled to the floor. We’re excited to tell her story," say the makers of the upcoming two-parter
“A collection of half-assed songs”: Billy Joel doesn’t think much of The Beatles' White Album
He also says that there was "a lot of filler" on The Who's Tommy
The remaining members of Black Sabbath lead the tributes to Ozzy Osbourne
The stars come out in force for Osbourne, who’s passing comes just three weeks after his final triumphant Back to the Beginning mega-gig
“I don't need anybody to write songs for me": Melvins’ Buzz Osborne claims he sacked Kurt Cobain
The grunge/sludge hero just delivered his take on how producer Kurt Cobain came to part ways with the band
"Infinite, original audio based on any sample": Output’s Re-imagine feature can avoid copyright detection
Worried that your latest production is too laden with library sounds? Let AI conjure up something that's exclusively all yours
“We can fill a hole in our dire finances”: Mercury nominated Field Music are now a Doors tribute act
“Any embarrassment I might have felt about doing this has dissolved," the band explain, while thoroughly detailing their predicament
“I am happy to accept and concede defeat”: Damon Albarn just admitted that Oasis won
“It’s their summer and God bless them. I hope everyone has a wonderful time but I’m going to be in a very, very different place.”
"It might have been like 12 people there”: Exodus’ Gary Holt pulls zero punches in his new autobiography
The guitarist and Exodus mainstay has just released his memoir and let’s just say that his band hasn’t always had an easy ride
