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The story of the Beastie Boys' incendiary Sabotage
By Andy Price published
Its legendary DIY video was hugely influential, but few realise that the fury of the Beastie Boys’ Sabotage was triggered by real studio pressure

“I’ve got to compete with Bach and Beethoven and Mozart and The Beatles!”: Inside the mind of guitar hero Paul Gilbert
By Jonathan Horsley published
Featuring: his “mouse” heartbeat, the jazz pianist so good he's “inhuman” and the most courageous thing a shredder can do

“Almost as if he had a premonition”: The story of Riders On The Storm, the Doors' beautifully bleak masterpiece
By Beth Simpson published
It was the last track Jim Morrison recorded

“Bon liked a drink, but he wasn’t just a wild man”: The life and times of legendary AC/DC singer Bon Scott
By Paul Elliott published
As Angus Young said: “Bon joined us pretty late in his life. But that guy had more youth in him than people half his age”

Exploring the new industry of AI-integrated hardware effects pedals
By Adam Douglas published
AI is making the jump from software to hardware with a plethora of smart effects pedals. Is it just another gimmick or will AI-based hardware finally legitimise the controversial technology?

Eventide’s Music Mouse turns your mouse into a MIDI controller
By Advertorial published
Sponsor Content Created With Eventide
Originally designed by composer Laurie Spiegel in 1986, Music Mouse has been reimagined for modern workflows

"It's like being in a toy shop": How Abbey Road is reinventing itself
By Matt Mullen published
The historic recording studio is on a mission to inspire the next generation of music-makers

We catch up with Hot Chip’s Alexis Taylor to discuss the making of his new solo record
By Jim Ottewill published
The bespectacled frontman of one of the 2000’s most influential synth-pop acts continues to pursue fresh sonic frontiers on new solo record, Paris in the Spring
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