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“She sang it once. From a vocal standpoint, no one has that much courage”: How Alanis Morissette made You Oughta Know
By Amit Sharma published
"I thought maybe ten people would hear this song,” she said

Got a new e-kit for Christmas? Transform it with 15 day one upgrades that will make it sound better and play quieter
By Chris Barnes published
Keep the peace and supercharge your practice with my personal recommendations

“I would come into the studio and people didn’t want to listen to me”: Avril Lavigne’s fight to create her first big hit
By Amit Sharma published
It also kick-started the career of production team The Matrix

The devastating personal pain behind one of Radiohead’s most affecting songs
By Andy Price published
The melancholy masterpiece was a highlight of the group’s last album to date, and was accompanied by a surreal Paul Thomas Anderson-directed video

When David Bowie predicted how the internet would change the state of music and content forever
By Andy Price published
Bowie’s staggeringly prophetic 1999 Newsnight interview revealed his astute awareness of how the internet was on the verge of irreparably changing popular culture

"The answer might sound a little boring, but it's probably my iPhone": Modeselektor on their go-to instrument
By Danny Turner published
Based in a new studio, Berlin’s favourite sonic troublemakers crash the DJ-Kicks series with a shape-shifting techno-industrial mix. We sit down with Sebastian Szary to find out more

A music professor breaks down the theory behind Paul McCartney's Wonderful Christmastime
By Ethan Hein published
Our resident music professor takes on McCarney's divisive festive classic

“The greatest rock ballad of all time!”: The classic song that held the No.2 spot for 10 weeks without ever hitting No.1
By Paul Elliott published
But at least the album made it to the top
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