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“I thought Motörhead was just a load of noise – but good noise”: A classic interview with former Motörhead guitarist Phil Campbell
By Dave Everley published
His motto: “Never interrupt an old woman playing bingo”

How Alison Moyet and Vince Clarke bottled the sound of heartbreak with Only You
By Andy Jones published
Clarke had created Just Can't Get Enough with Depeche Mode, but Only You would be his most important song

“It would be way better if drummers weren’t reduced to nothing”: Eric Johnson on the one thing he doesn’t like about modern pop music
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Texan guitar phenom says contemporary pop has got loads going for it, but the human element from having a live drummer would be a “win-win”

“Would I take this to gigs and use it with confidence, knowing that my pedals are being powered sufficiently and safely? Absolutely”: Harley Benton Spaceship Power 40-B review
By Richard Blenkinsop published
The classic four-bar pedalboard with a comprehensive built-in power supply

“All I hear is ‘Auto-Tune sucks’ and 'drum machines have no soul'”: Flying Lotus on the backlash against AI music
By Matt Mullen published
FlyLo weighs in on Suno and talks us through the making of BIG MAMA, a chaotic speedrun of an EP that zooms through chiptune, breakcore and jazz fusion without looping a single bar

“I didn't get it at first.”: House icons Alan Braxe and Fred Falke on embracing AI in the studio
By Si Truss published
As they reissue the cult classic Intro for its 25th anniversary, the French producers tell us how they see AI reshaping sampling culture

Tears For Fears give Harry Styles’ performance of their biggest hit the seal of approval
By Ben Rogerson published
Given his love of marathon running, he might have missed a trick

“I don’t think we would’ve found any success had someone else been the lead singer”: A rock classic that’s now hit over two billion streams
By Neil Crossley published
How John Fogerty created Creedence Clearwater Revival’s best-loved song
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