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“I’m old enough to know that the Top 40 is a fickle mistress. I have no desire to get caught on that treadmill”: Bruce Hornsby on The Way It Is, having a hit with Don Henley and being “the Sid Vicious of the accordion world”
As he releases a new album with experimental chamber ensemble, yMusic, the singer-songwriter and pianist looks back on his storied career
Speedy J on the 30th anniversary of ambient techno classic Ginger: "My approach was to take more time for tracks to develop - be less focused on the impact of the drums, and give everything a bit more space"
Recently celebrating its 30th birthday, Speedy J tells us about the making of his 1993 Warp Records debut
“The riffs are tougher, and there are hooks! Yes, hooks!”: Black Country Communion announce new album and Joe Bonamassa’s guitar is pure fire on the supergroup’s new single, Stay Free
The supergroup featuring Joe Bonamassa, Glenn Hughes, Jason Bonham and Derek Sherinian release first new music in seven years, and it's a heavy rock groover to trample you underfoot
"I heard Portishead’s Dummy on the radio and thought to myself: ‘I can make that'": Air's Moon Safari is 25 years old, but still sounds like it will be made in 25 years' time. Here's the story of the greatest chillout album ever
And why you should see them play the whole album live this year…
Raül Refree and Pedro Vian: "We mixed the album in analogue with a '70s Trident board. It has no automation, so for me, it was like playing the music all over again... With analogue, you’re trying to give the listener an experience"
Barcelona-based collaborators Raül Refree and Pedro Vian talk us through the making of their blissful, atmospheric new project, Font de la Vera Pau
“The orchestra and the sheer scale of the event and venue is something I will never forget”: Experience Joe Bonamassa live with a 40-piece orchestra as he announces release of his 2023 Hollywood Bowl set
Available on CD/DVD, this is the blues with an orchestra at a venue that had long been on the Bonamassa bucket list, and you can watch Twenty-Four Hour Blues right here, right now
"George Martin knew Robert Moog, and asked him to come to Abbey Road and show us this Moog thing": Paul McCartney on the synth used on the final Beatles album and how its 'noise' created tension in the band
Did the Moog synth speed up the demise of the Beatles?
“Vocals are great, the changes, the tempos”: Ariana Grande gets feedback on her new album from her record label in behind-the-scenes studio playback footage
Unsurprisingly, everyone seems to be pretty happy with it
Four Tet confirms new album, Three, and releases new single, Daydream Repeat
The hotly-anticipated record lands on 15 March
“People think that Spunk is a lot better than Never Mind The Bollocks, which is very gratifying”: Producer Dave Goodman reveals how he recorded the 'lost' Sex Pistols album, and how it kick-started the punk revolution
Classic interview reveals how his recordings became what some believe is the true Sex Pistols debut album