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“They’re the absolute pioneers”: Why Wolfgang Van Halen is in awe of a “super heavy” cult band
"They were really creating something new"
“Journey wanted to make a musical change. Next thing I know I’m in Denver with Neal Schon”: Steve Perry's highs and lows
At the moment Perry joined, the band was in danger of being dropped by Columbia Records
How Moby carefully crafted Play and rescued his career
Moby had all but thrown in the towel, but the surprising success of his eclectic 1999 masterpiece forever changed his fortunes
How the rigid limitations of basic audio editing software were key to the magic of Burial’s greatest album
A prime example of how the less-is-more philosophy can fuel creativity, Burial’s extraordinary 2007 masterpiece Untrue was created entirely within Sony’s antiquated Sound Forge
“This business can really get tough sometimes, and you have to dig deep inside you”: The rise of rock icons Bad Company
The band were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame on 8 November
“I wasn’t just writing about the weather”: John Fogerty unpacks rock’s jauntiest ode to the apocalypse
He’s recently re-recorded Bad Moon Rising for Legacy
“I got a hacksaw, chopped down the stand and put the hi-hats down there”: How Simon Phillips learned to play left-handed
"It was all disco in 1975 – pretty simple"
“We would like to leave the verdict of price versus value to the customers”: Is the Roland TR-1000 really too expensive?
At $2,699, Roland’s new analogue drum machine is certainly not cheap. But does the TR-1000 deserve the backlash against its price? We spoke to Roland, its customers and other manufacturers to find out
