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“I asked if there was another way of expressing whether God was ‘just a slob like one of us’”: Inside a ’90s classic
By Neil Crossley published
"I knew that we were going to be hearing this for the rest of our lives”

“Years from now kids will go, ‘Damn, remember when Kendrick and Drake battled?’”: The story of a ferocious diss track
By Fred Garratt-Stanley published
It was the fastest rap song to reach 100 million streams

“We can’t let a wild boy like Hendrix in!”: Donovan and the song that connects him to Hendrix, Zeppelin and The Beatles
By Paul Elliott published
But was Hurdy Gurdy Man really the template for Stairway To Heaven?

“The high priests of conceptual rock!” Every Rush studio album ranked – from worst to best
By Paul Elliott last updated
Manic Street Preachers' Nicky Wire called them “the world’s biggest cult band”

“I think every serious fan of hard rock music would love Stargazer”: How Ritchie Blackmore created his magnum opus
By Amit Sharma published
The legendary track that inspired Metallica, Opeth, Dream Theater and Iron Maiden's Bruce Dickinson

“We wanted to make the barrier as low as we could": Sequential on designing the Fourm and continuing Dave Smith's legacy
By Clovis McEvoy published
With premium features and an entry-level price, Fourm is about to bring a whole new demographic into the Sequential family. We sit down with the company's CEO and Product Designer to find out more

“It was my least-favourite song on the record. It felt throwaway”: How Sheryl Crow created her breakthrough hit
By Amit Sharma published
“It’s this light pop ditty, but it’s about somebody down and out"

How Linkin Park created their biggest song that has now racked up billions of streams
By Andy Price published
Chester Bennington was a little on the fence as to whether Linkin Park’s most enduring track was strong enough to be on their debut

“I found John watching the sunrise and still listening to the song”: Yoko Ono and John Lennon's final collaboration
By Neil Crossley published

"The 808 is still one of the sexiest drum machines ever built": Modeselektor on classic Roland gear
By Danny Turner published
Housed in a new studio, Berlin’s favourite sonic troublemakers crash the DJ-Kicks series with a shape-shifting techno-industrial mix. We sit down with Sebastian Szary to find out more
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