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“She sang it once. From a vocal standpoint, no one has that much courage”: How Alanis Morissette made You Oughta Know
"I thought maybe ten people would hear this song,” she said
The lesser-heard theory tricks that lay behind the magic of the Beatles' Yesterday
We take a deep-dive into a much-beloved classic that still sounds like it was recorded only yesterday…
How Daniel Bedingfield's bedroom-produced '00s No. 1 rewrote the rules of pop
Before Billie Eilish, there was Daniel Bedingfield. Here's how Britain's first bedroom popstar made chart history
Osmium - a new collective featuring Hildur Guðnadóttir - talk self-built instruments and exploring wild frontiers of sound
The Chernobyl and Joker composer’s new project leans on self-built instruments - and the brutal vocal textures of Rully Shabara
“The smashing glass, the police sirens — it’s telling a story with sound”: In a Beatles house, a metal classic was born
Featuring pool cues, cutlery and other assorted effects
“He said, ‘It’s just rock ’n’ roll with lipstick on!’”: How Bowie and Lennon bonded to create a funky No.1 hit
“We spent hours and hours discussing fame," Bowie said
Adrian Smith on how Steve Harris is the secret behind Iron Maiden’s triple-guitar attack
When your principal songwriter and driving force is directing traffic on bass, is it any wonder the guitars took a different path in search of brave new worlds to explore?
The unlikely encounter between a pre-fame Freddie Mercury and David Bowie at a London market
The future Queen frontman encountered his eventual Under Pressure collaborator when working as a shop assistant at Kensington Market
"He was one of the most talented people I've worked with”: The making of 2Pac’s era-defining hit California Love
A sense of self-assurance and pomp oozed through the fabric of the music
The strange, sad day that Syd Barrett unexpectedly showed up in the studio when Pink Floyd were making Wish You Were Here
The making of Pink Floyd’s 1975 masterpiece was partly a tribute to their former frontman - but when Syd Barrett himself appeared at the studio, his former bandmates took a while to realise it was actually him