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“For some reason, the post office shipped your guitar to Jim Root of Slipknot”: Sweetwater mailed a metal fan's Jackson guitar to a metal legend
By Will Simpson published
He received a flight case but no guitar

"No one phoned me. They never contacted me and I thought, 'Well, I'm not going to bother contacting them either'": Ex-Judas Priest drummer Les Binks has died aged 73
By Daniel Griffiths published
“The acclaimed drumming he provided was first class – demonstrating his unique techniques, flair, style and precision”

"At first the tension was unbelievable. Johnny was really cold, Dee Dee was OK but Joey was a sweetheart": The story of the Ramones' recording of Baby I Love You
By Matt Frost published
Legendary keys player Barry Goldberg on the sessions that spawned the band's biggest UK hit

Drum heroes: Wrecking Crew legend Hal Blaine, Neil Peart's "six favourite drummers"
By MusicRadar published
"We got the job done, and we made a hell of a lot of money doing it"

"It was ugly, like watching a divorce between four people. After a while, I had to get out": Beatles engineer Geoff Emerick on the recording of Abbey Road, track-by-track
By Joe Bosso last updated
A classic interview with the band's late chief engineer – "You could really see the joy in their faces as they played; it was like they were teenagers again"

“Thank God we let that church choir in!” How Def Leppard created a rock anthem with a little bit of divine intervention
By Paul Elliott published
"Thank God we let that church choir in!”

"With The Clash I used to put toilet paper in my ears": Steve Levine talks 50 years in the business
By Daniel Griffiths published
He’s worked with a list of artists that reads like an A to Z of hitmakers. And now, with a new plugin, you can get your hands on his signature sound

"Every one of them said yes": Hank Marvin and Roger Taylor have just remade a classic for charity
By Daniel Griffiths published
With a little help from Simon Phillips, Peter Erskine, Nick D’Virgilio, Eric Manegold, Vinnie Colaiuta, and more
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