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“Like she almost does not want to admit a co-writer”: The argument over who did what on All I Want For Christmas Is You
And Mariah’s Christmas classic is basically a demo
The quickly-written Death Cab for Cutie masterpiece that became a generational meditation on loss
I Will Follow You into the Dark would shatter millions of millennial hearts, eventually becoming Death Cab's biggest song
“It was stunning how good The Beatles were live”: Aerosmith’s Joe Perry on The Beatles and the Stones
"They turned the world upside down!”
“Omnisphere’s like a Korg Wavestation on crack – you press one button and 16 things happen at once”: Bicep on soft synths, sampling glaciers and club-focused new project CHROMA 000
The Irish duo opened a new creative chapter this year with two diverse projects that brought them to the Arctic and back to the dancefloor. Danny Turner finds out more
'Immersive first' electronic musician Halina Rice on creating unique live experiences and new album, Unreality
The London-based producer on her career in electronic music, her favourite studio gear, and exploring the possibilities of spatial audio
How a song rejected three times by The Beatles became the centrepiece of George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass
At one point Harrison considered offering the song to Frank Sinatra
Black Magic Woman: the legendary song that passed from Peter Green to Carlos Santana
"The original Fleetwood Mac used to knock me out,” Santana said
Davey Johnstone on guitar shopping with Elton John – and how he ended up with his iconic Les Paul Custom
Johnstone says some of his best guitars came via the kindness of Elton John as he recalls one surreal day in the legendary NYC gear institution Manny's and the unexpected gift of a Clapton Strat
Native Instruments' Absynth returns – here’s the inside story, with developer Brian Clevinger
The cult classic soft synth is back, 16 years on from its previous iteration. We sit down with Absynth’s creator to hear about the history of this legendary instrument and why its rebirth is the 'best project he’s ever worked on'
