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How Jeff Buckley saved Radiohead’s Fake Plastic Trees
By Andy Price published
It was the song Thom Yorke just couldn't get right, but a stellar Jeff Buckley gig unlocked the missing ingredient

“I was playing the Fender Strat that Jimi Hendrix gave me”: Billy Gibbons on the making of ZZ Top's greatest blues song
By Paul Elliott published
"For some reason the guitar wasn’t working through the amp," Gibbons recalled

“They all thought it was a bonkers idea but it worked”: The Eagles classic that defined the sound of country rock
By Neil Crossley published
"Those open chords felt like an announcement: ‘And now... the Eagles!’”

“It’s disorienting, impractical and slightly dystopian – but it's like nothing I’ve ever done before”: I tried making music in VR and I’m never going back
By Martin Delaney published
Virtual reality has never been more accessible, more versatile, or more deserving of a place in your set-up

“I said, ‘It’s really beautiful – why would you say it’s not for the Chili Peppers?’": The making of a '90s classic
By Amit Sharma published
One of the greatest rock ballads ever recorded

How Kate Bush stunned David Gilmour with a masterpiece of songwriting she made at just 13 years old
By Andy Price published
The early song was unmistakable evidence of Bush’s boundless talents

How rowdy live sets, field recordings and misused gear helped Monolake create dub techno classic Hongkong
By Roy Spencer published
A classic work of Berlin techno that helped inspire the creation of Ableton Live

We speak to the company aiming to repopularise the personal cassette player
By Andy Price published
We Are Rewind is on a mission to get everyone digging out their old tapes once again
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