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Percussionist Ray Cooper tells the story of his ‘lost’ live collaboration with Elton John
We speak to the superstar percussionist about “a very brave, very courageous idea that Sir Elton had, to go out on the road with just two people…”
“My computer blew up on me, but I didn't want to leave the studio without having done anything that day”: How a crashed PC led to the creation of Hide and Seek, the robotic a cappella that introduced millions to the power of vocal processing
Sparked by a tech malfunction at the end of a late-night studio session, Hide and Seek was featured in hit TV shows and sampled by Jason Derulo, becoming Heap's best-loved song. Two decades on, we recount its unlikely story
“He’d be like, ‘We’re gonna write a song on stage, everybody!’”: How Creed wrote their breakthrough hit during a gig
Higher cemented their stature as stadium-conquering heavyweights
“Yngwie would walk in front of me going widdle-widdle-widdle. It was very rude”: A great singer's fights with Malmsteen
How the Talking Heads' frontman's oversized tailoring defined his most iconic performance
The gigantic suit look became one of Byrne's visual trademarks, but what lay behind his choice to wear it?
“The title was a joke, but it fitted the song so perfectly”: How Massive Attack created a groundbreaking ’90s hit
“We were trying to create dance music for the head rather than the feet"
From Nazi rockets to drone motors, the secret military history behind the studio gear we use today
How military conflict has fuelled the development of technology that’s now essential in modern music production
“In the ’80s, everybody came out with a power ballad. And we had a great one”: How a soft rock classic was created
But was that song really about a nun who sells dope to school kids?
