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“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
“I played it with the band and it sounded like a bag of…”: How Neil Finn created Crowded House's classic hit
"Hey now, hey now..."
"It's the most influential drum machine ever created – and has likely featured on more records than any other": A history of Roland drum machines, from the TR-77 to the TR-1000
We take a backwards glance at the boundary-pushing beatboxes that led Roland to its latest landmark release
How TEED went back to basics with a bedroom set-up and a borrowed synth for third album Always With Me
The artist formerly known as Totally Enormous Extinct Dinosaurs dives into the making of his latest project, driven by a desire to keep things simple and find joy in the creative process
We catch up with the man who rewired the charts in 1979 - and is now blowing up on TikTok - with Pop Muzik
Songwriter, producer and creative artist Robin Scott is the man behind M and the huge hit Pop Muzik. Over 40 years later, he shares the story of the iconic track and why he’s brought this moniker back on his new album
“It wasn’t anywhere close to being a single”: The classic track that defines John Mayer as a guitarist and a songwriter
“Without Pearl Jam there is no Slow Dancing In A Burning Room,” he said
We speak with Lily Allen’s co-songwriter and executive producer about the extraordinary fast-paced creation of West End Girl
Hailed as one of this year’s most brilliant records, Lily Allen’s West End Girl’s rapid production process was overseen by the multi-talented Blue May, who spoke to us this week about how this remarkable album came to be