Stan Bull

Stan Bull

I’m a writer and production editor who has worked on titles such as Total Guitar, Guitar World, Bass Player, Future Music and Computer Music magazines. I’ve played in a number of smalltime indie bands and have been honing my guitar skills for over 20 years, always looking to learn something new.

Latest articles by Stan Bull

Kurt Cobain
How Nirvana took an obscure ’60s psych-rock song and turned it into their debut single

By Stan Bull Published

“The hypnotic feel was an indicator of their direction in songwriting”

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Foo Fighters
How Dave Grohl created the cathartic rock anthem that became the Foo Fighters’ signature song

By Stan Bull Published

“When I’ve written a song, I know what the drums should sound like in my head”

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Jack and Meg White in 2003
“It was a challenge to myself: ‘I’m not gonna have a chorus in this song’”: How Jack White created the riff of the century

By Stan Bull Published

"It's the kind of riff you figure out when you're learning how to play guitar"

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Arctic Monkeys
“I started singing this melody and saying that line, ‘I want to be yours…’”: The story of Arctic Monkeys’ biggest song

By Stan Bull Published

It has an astonishing 3.4 billion streams worldwide

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Josh Homme in the No One Knows video
“Of course it was gonna be a hit! This song really is original”: Inside the making of a Queens Of The Stone Age classic

By Stan Bull Published

A genius riff from Josh Homme and drumming heroics from his buddy Dave Grohl

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Julian Casablancas in 2002
“This song, can you loosen its tie a little?”: How The Strokes created the 21st Century's most influential rock song

By Stan Bull Published

It inspired The Killers, Arctic Monkeys and countless other bands

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