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The elegant simplicity of Radiohead’s second biggest song
What happens if you cross the inspiration of Pet Sounds with lyrics that convey a sense of resignation, and frame it within one of the most soothing arrangements of all time?
Lennon was clutching the tape of the final mix as he and Yoko left for the Dakota: John Lennon’s final creative act
The lyrics to this left-field song would prove tragically prophetic
“There are players with amazing dexterity”: Journey’s Neal Schon says that “classic guitar records” still matter
"You need more than just guitar thrills – you need an overall artistic statement"
Unpacking the technical genius behind one of the most iconic rock songs of the 1980s
Take an old 4-track demo, add a splash of expensive 80s tech, and the results might be a good enough reason for a band of prog legends to reform!
“Nobody can play better than that guy, man!”: Steve Morse on the supernatural powers of Petrucci, Johnson and Blackmore
His new Steve Morse Band album Triangulation is an audacious work of instrumental rock
“This is where we had to pull out our good stuff. And we did”: Beggars Banquet – the album that made the Rolling Stones
Album was the original ‘return to form’
“I started singing this melody and saying that line, ‘I want to be yours…’”: The story of Arctic Monkeys’ biggest song
It has an astonishing 3.4 billion streams worldwide
"One of the hardest things I ever had to do was mix that song": A music professor breaks down Steve Cropper and Otis Redding's (Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay
Following Cropper's passing at the age of 84, we explore the songwriting genius behind one of his most beloved collaborations
"What were the skies like when you were young?": How The Orb's Little Fluffy Clouds showed the world that sampling could be an art form
The story of the blissfully psychedelic bricolage that launched The Orb's career, introduced ambient house to the masses and even prompted a lawsuit from Rickie Lee Jones
