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How Tom Morello used his guitar to drill into the off-limits domain of the turntablist
By Andy Price published
The Rage Against the Machine axe-man’s most memorable moment saw him emulate a DJ scratch breakdown using a trick that few have fully mastered

“It was like getting hit in the head with a baseball bat. I fell in love with her instantly. And it sparked something”
By Neil Crossley published
“I still make a very good living off of that one song - easily over $100,000 a year"

The elegant simplicity of Radiohead’s second biggest song
By Roland Schmidt published
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
By Neil Crossley published
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
By Paul Elliott published
"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
By Roland Schmidt published
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
By Jonathan Horsley published
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
By Will Simpson published
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
By Stan Bull published
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
By Ethan Hein published
Following Cropper's passing at the age of 84, we explore the songwriting genius behind one of his most beloved collaborations
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