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The story behind the 2015 dream pop gem that TikTok can’t get enough of

By Andy Price published 9 January 26

It might be over ten years old, but nothing soundtracks an emotional pivot quite like Space Song

“I had such a connection with it”: On his 26th birthday, Jimmy Page played his beloved Les Paul Black Beauty in a legendary Led Zeppelin show

By Paul Elliott published 9 January 26

And soon after, that famous guitar vanished

How making music can help in addiction recovery

By Adam Douglas published 8 January 26

Dealing with an addiction can be a harrowing experience. Thankfully, making music and music therapy can assist with the process

“We met with Gene in Vegas, which was an experience in itself!”: The hair metal band that had Gene Simmons as producer

By Andrew Daly published 8 January 26

“He definitely seemed to be putting on a show for us”

“It used to be, like, 25 minutes long!”: The classic Guns N’ Roses ballad inspired by Elton John

By Amit Sharma published 7 January 26

Rose called it “a song about not wanting to be in a state of unrequited love”

I tested 11 of the best stem separation tools – and you might already have the winner in your DAW

By Stuart Adams published 7 January 26

Stem separation can now be found in plugins, standalone apps, browser-based platforms and many of the major DAWs – but which option comes out on top?

“It was a terrible record to make. The arrangement’s so weird”: How John ‘Cougar’ Mellencamp created a classic '80s No.1

By Neil Crossley published 6 January 26

His motto: “Write about something that matters to people, man!”

“Clapton hated it when the volume went up. He actually said to Jimmy Page and Jeff Beck, ‘You’re too loud!’”

By Paul Elliott published 6 January 26

He also claims that Page "begged" John Paul Jones to join Led Zeppelin

A decade on, we remember how David Bowie rose above his impending end to create his most poignant work

By Andy Price published 6 January 26

Bowie’s heartbreaking Lazarus was a rumination on the imminent end of a life lived to the full - and a lesson in how to channel the bleakest situation into enduring music

Is it finally time to stand up to the tech taking the very soul out of music-making?

By Andy Jones published 5 January 26

With AI and voice recognition taking the ‘strain’ out of music production, are we about to see the closure of the DAW?