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“The way she delivered it was more important than the subject matter”: How The Cranberries created the mega hit Zombie
By Andrew Daly published
"That song just seemed to hit a nerve and click"

“We pillaged a few things from Freddie’s solo work”: Brian May recalls how Queen' final album was created
By Paul Elliott published
Plus: the one thing that was 'sacrosanct' in Queen's songwriting process

Why David Bowie ditched promoting Low and instead became Iggy Pop’s keyboard player
By Andy Price published
Bowie put helping his Berlin flatmate Iggy Pop first, with promo for one of his greatest ever albums falling by the wayside

How the rules of drum recording were shaped over decades of trial and error
By Jon Musgrave published
A history of those who figured out the best ways of capturing a live drum kit in the studio

“The first heavy metal riff ever written – and I wrote it!”: How Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page created a groundbreaking song
By Amit Sharma published
It also features Keith Moon drums – and screams

“It was difficult to be hit in the face and then asked to sing a song”: A singer’s disastrous spell in Black Sabbath
By Andrew Daly published
"I was never a Black Sabbath-type singer", Glenn Hughes says

Exploring the genius of Jeff Porcaro's Rosanna Shuffle
By Roland Schmidt published
Having a groove named after you is possibly the highest accolade a drummer could ask for, so join us as we dissect the Porcaro Shuffle

“To those I inspired to start drumming, I apologise to your parents!”: A rare interview with Rush legend Neil Peart
By Paul Elliott published
“After 40, 45 years of playing, I wanted to push myself and open up this whole new frontier,” he said

How the drum machine grew into a viable alternative to real drummers
By Roland Schmidt published
There's not much early-80s tech that still influences modern creativity, but the dominance of electronic drum sounds stems right back to 1980, and a bizarre series of unfortunate events…
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