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How Charlie Puth used jazz harmony to “pull off something pretty spectacular” at the Super Bowl
By Ben Rogerson published
“I have the whole arrangement in my head," said Puth in an interview prior to the performance. "I musically know where I’m going with it”

“It was John’s original inspiration, I think my melody, I think my guitar riff”: The story of one of The Beatles’ most poignant songs
By Neil Crossley published
It was unique in its musical and lyrical sensibilities

Supermarket goes viral for the chilled ambient drones of its freezer section
By Matt Mullen published
“These freezers are live on BBC Radio 1 right now”

Chris Lake said yes to a Taylor Swift remix before he'd even heard the stems - but then had to make it
By Ben Rogerson published
“I want to nail this so badly," he says in a behind-the-scenes video. "I want this to, like, blow people's socks off, you know?”

Arturia's FX Collection 6 adds an ambient plugin specialising in "novel, emotive textures" and a souped-up H910
By Si Truss published
The latest version of Arturia's effects plugin bundle also gets a new cut-priced Intro edition

“I’m never gonna be ashamed of that song”: But Kings Of Leon frontman Caleb Followill laughed when he first sang it
By Paul Elliott published
“It was a hook, although I knew it didn’t really make sense”

“The single biggest leap we ever made”: Queen II to be given big reissue treatment
By Will Simpson published
Its five CDs will include demos, BBC sessions, outtakes and more

Paul Gilbert on why it can be so hard to resist the urge to shred
By Jonathan Horsley published
Gilbert says shred can sometimes be the easy way to give his audience what they want, but their expectations only make him want to work harder on his melodies

“I’ll be having fun with this for a long time to come”: UJAM's Voxcraft delivers creative vocal manipulation without the menu-diving
By Matt Mullen published
Designed to be fast, intuitive and idiot-proof, this affordable multi-effects plugin is a quick-and-dirty tool for spicing up your vocals
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