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“It was the last song for the album, and we laid it down in about an hour”

Struggling to decide what to buy the music producer in your life? Here's an in-depth guide to the best gift ideas for producers, written by producers

To mark 20 years of Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black, we revisit the creation of Love is a Losing Game - a devastatingly intimate song with chords that left Mark Ronson in awe

“You play the first five minutes all on the toms. The muscles in your arms really start aching”

“I was there at the Fillmore East. It was unbelievable”

“Don’t just write a song about your ex – make him play lead guitar and sing it right to his face on stage”

Wind down for the weekend with our brain-frying 10 quick quiz questions on this week's hottest music news

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Young has been notably particular about where his songs have been used

Martyn Ware shares the story behind Heaven 17's debut album, his lifelong love affair with electronic music and working with Phil Oakey again after 45 years