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“It creates a tone that you can't find in Guitar Center”: Disiniblud on the self-built instruments behind their debut LP
Guitars merge seamlessly with modular sketches on Rachika Nayar and Nina Keith's beautifully realised debut. Danny Turner finds out more about their "wordless" collaboration
When Kurt Cobain deliberately sabotaged Nirvana’s Top of the Pops appearance
Cobain later said his mock-baritone vocal was an attempt at imitating Morrissey
“This is the new rock ’n’ roll Metallica. The riffs are greasier, bluesier, dirtier”: How Metallica changed on Load
"Nobody knew where this record was going to end up when we started it"
Reference tracks can be your secret weapon when mixing - but be mindful of replicating other artists' choices too much
Comparing your mix to another can nudge you into a safe technical zone, but remember to maintain your originality
“Ableton's more creatively fulfilling than Logic”: Maria Somerville on the DAWs, uilleann pipes and vintage gear behind Luster
Danny Turner speaks to Maria Somerville about how collaboration and a longing for home shaped the dreamlike atmospheres of her sophomore full-length
“This song, can you loosen its tie a little?”: How The Strokes created the 21st Century's most influential rock song
It inspired The Killers, Arctic Monkeys and countless other bands
When Keith Moon overdid the pyrotechnics for the Who’s most explosive television moment
The blast left a lifelong mark on Pete Townshend’s hearing…
“He’s given me the riff of the century!”: The classic song Stevie Wonder wrote for Jeff Beck — but saved for himself
The clavinet was a fresh and distinctive sound — and its most iconic recorded moment was on Superstition
