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“We got it on tape three hours ago – we just like hearing you guys play!”: ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons on producer Rick Rubin
Plus: how the Texan trio created something new out of an old hip-hop track
“We went down to the dungeon, then Blackmore came up with that riff!”: Glenn Hughes recalls the magic of Deep Purple
“I’m very proud of everything that I did with that band," he says
Scarlett 16i16 & 18i16: Powerful and portable interfaces with pro-grade sound and a bundle of creative tools
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Focusrite’s 4th Generation Scarlett 16i16 and 18i16 interfaces offer the flexibility of a full studio in a compact, desktop-friendly form
Exploring the link between spirituality and synthesizers
Why has the synth has become a key navigational aid for those seeking deeper truths?
“My mind’s the most cosmic place I could ever visit. All I have to do is zone out and play the guitar, and before you know it, I’ve visited places unheard of”: Remembering Brent Hinds, the maverick who trampled metal guitar underfoot with Mastodon
Unorthodox, virtuosic, wild in all the right ways, wholly unique, Brent Hinds was the guitar hero the 21st-century metal needed
“Without Chuck Berry there wouldn't have been The Beatles or Stones”: Gene Simmons' eulogy for a rock ’n’ roll legend
Plus: the shocking stories Simmons heard from his former partner Diana Ross
When sampling ruled the world - and drummers didn’t get paid!
Believe it or not, there was a time when drummers weren't paid properly for their samples, in fact they weren't paid at all!
“The way she delivered it was more important than the subject matter”: How The Cranberries created the mega hit Zombie
"That song just seemed to hit a nerve and click"
