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“The Koala app is amazing”: Shabaka Hutchings on his journey from jazz saxophone to iPad beatmaking
By Danny Turner published
Picking up his saxophone after an extended hiatus, Hutchings expands his musical world with shakuhachi flutes and experimental electronics on self-produced solo album Of The Earth

The groundbreaking hit that saved Faith No More’s career – and saved the life of Slipknot’s Corey Taylor
By Amit Sharma published
The enigmatic lyrics continually allude to “it” – while never quite articulating what “it” actually is

"Boy, do people hate it": 10 of the most divisive products in music tech history, from iLok to the Akai Timbre Wolf
By Adam Douglas published
Some products take off, some land with a thud, and some stir up so much controversy they become their own memes. These are the synths, drum machines, and grooveboxes you love to hate

How a heartbroken bellboy took his revenge with one of the biggest indie anthems of all time
By Andy Price published
It’s one of the most omnipresent songs of the 21st century, but few realise that Mr. Brightside’s tale of betrayal reflected Brandon Flowers’ real experience of being cheated on
![Robben Ford [left] wears a dark suit jacket and v-neck t-shirt as he plays a blonde Telecaster onstage. Photographed in 1975, Joni Mitchell [right] plays her Martin dreadnought live onstage at Wembley Stadium.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VcVHS39qQMWdPw9okeyQx-320-80.jpg)
Robben Ford reveals the Joni Mitchell tone tricks that helped him nail his guitar sound in the studio
By Jonathan Horsley published
Ford has fond memories of touring and recording with the “wonderful” Mitchell, who has a producer knows exactly how she wants a guitar to sound – and how to get the tone

Apparat tells us how he regained his creative demon to make his first album in seven years
By Jim Ottewill published
Producer and composer Apparat reveals the creative process behind the making of his latest record and first in seven years, A Hum of Maybe

“When we go into that song, everything changes. It’s like God walks through the room”: The anthem that drove U2 half mad
By Neil Crossley published
During the making of The Joshua Tree, half of the time was spent on this one track

Geddy Lee on honouring Neil Peart and why he and Alex Lifeson are getting back together as Rush
By Jonathan Horsley published
Rush will to the stage once more to celebrate the life and legacy of the late, great Neil Peart. Lee explains how wellness clinics, fun jams and "unfinished business" made the "R" word easier to say

How a singer’s beloved pet cheated death during the making of a star-studded ’80s No.1
By Paul Elliott published
A dramatic story also starring Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight, Stevie Wonder and Elizabeth Taylor

Living Colour’s Vernon Reid on NYC epiphanies, unsung heroes and the emotional power of a sample
By Jonathan Horsley published
The visionary guitarist walks us through the memories, sounds and people who shaped him as a player – and the sounds we hear on his bravura solo album, Hoodoo Telemetry
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