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Electronic producer and artist James Adrian Brown on how his synth obsession fuelled his debut record
By Jim Ottewill published
Experimental electronic artist James Adrian Brown unpicks the making of his debut album and how it was inspired by the illuminations and arcades of Blackpool

Delving into the inner workings of the title track from Kraftwerk’s most influential record
By Roland Schmidt published
Back in the 1970s, Kraftwerk anticipated the machine-dominated world we now inhabit. We prise open The Man Machine to see how they managed it

“It was fantastic to have Paul come in every day, and we hung out with him quite a lot as well. The studio was absolutely crammed with our gear and his”: 10cc's Graham Gouldman on working with Paul McCartney at Strawberry Studios
By Jamie Sefton published
We catch up with Gouldman as he prepares for the upcoming 10cc tour to talk about the craft of songwriting, his studio gear, AI in music, and the legacy of Strawberry Studios

How Josh Middleton crushed his inner elitist to unleash a brutal Sylosis album for the kids in the pit
By Jonathan Horsley published
The New Flesh finds the UK metal stalwarts “regressing” to their teenage selves and Middleton taking a leaf out of Obituary and Deicide’s book with hench riffs you can hum, grooves you can move to

“We wrote it on an old Wurlitzer piano”: When Sylvester Stallone wanted another Eye Of The Tiger, he knew who to call
By Paul Elliott published
“Every word in that song is chock full of meaning”

How Alan Braxe and Fred Falke made an all-time house classic with just a sampler and a bass guitar
By Si Truss published
Watch the French house icons recreate their classic track Intro in the studio

“It was John’s original inspiration, I think my melody, I think my guitar riff”: The story of one of The Beatles’ most poignant songs
By Neil Crossley published
It was unique in its musical and lyrical sensibilities

“I’m never gonna be ashamed of that song”: But Kings Of Leon frontman Caleb Followill laughed when he first sang it
By Paul Elliott published
“It was a hook, although I knew it didn’t really make sense”

“A metalhead had a list of names for his fanzine. Metallica was on there”: James Hetfield on Metallica’s early days
By Paul Elliott published
“We were out for world domination!”

We speak to Dry Cleaning about the making of the Cate Le Bon-produced Secret Love
By Jim Ottewill published
Post-punk indie futurists Dry Cleaning have set the bar high for 2026 albums with their masterful third album Secret Love. They tells us how they created it in cahoots with acclaimed producer Cate Le Bon…
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