Latest articles by Ben Rogerson
The piano that was used to record the famous coda from Derek & The Dominos' Layla is up for sale
Rita Coolidge claims that she wrote the part with her then boyfriend Jim Gordon, but her contribution was never officially acknowledged
A synth from the Purple Rain era and the mixer that Prince used to record Dirty Mind are up for auction
The items come from Matt ‘Dr’ Fink’s personal collection, and could fetch up to £100,000 and £60,000 respectively
A classic ‘80s digital reverb has just landed in Logic Pro for Mac 11.1 and Logic Pro for iPad 2.1
Quantec QRS emulation is joined by workflow enhancements and new a modular-style sound pack
Rick Wakeman: “The truth of the matter is, there is no such thing as a solo on record"
“The truth of the matter is, there is no such thing as a solo on record,” he argues
“I get paid, so why not?: Sting says he’s fine with other artists interpolating his music
"I never object because I always learn something about the song that I hadn’t known or anticipated," he says
Duran Duran's Simon Le Bon says that the “golden era” of being in a band is over
“Now, could you say who’s the top band in the world?”
Eric Clapton had a perfectly logical response when he was asked if he ever plays air guitar
Skinner also argues that “Queen were to rock music what Showaddywaddy were to ‘50s rock’n’roll”
"I thought it was kind of cheesy": Mark Ronson on the making of Uptown Funk
As the song celebrates its 10th anniversary, Ronson says that “it remains one of the most meaningful musical experiences of my life”
Luke Combs on being told by Tracy Chapman that he’d made a mistake in his cover of Fast Car
“I think about it every single time that I sing the song, and I will think about it every single time I sing this song for the rest of my whole life”
“That’s different, let’s go”: Killah K on the making of Beyoncé’s Texas Hold ‘Em
“It’s incredible how Beyoncé was able to hear herself in the original demo; it was completely left-field from what we’d usually hear from her and that’s just how genius she is”
“Like a childhood dream come true”: Steve Lukather on Quincy Jones’ ability to create “magic” in the studio
"Everyone played their best around Quincy. He commanded the room. Everyone was their extra best for every take”
The long and winding history of Rhodes: New Anthology plugin leads classic electric pianos to your DAW
Both classic and rare models are included
Archive BBC footage reveals the wonders of MIDI music making in 1990
The show was called Techno, but the music definitely isn’t
Greg Phillinganes on the Michael Jackson song arrangement that Quincy Jones rejected
Phillinganes reveals that he last saw Jones earlier this year, when they “talked and reminisced”
Kanye West and Jay-Z producer Anthony Kilhoffer on the budget bitcrusher he used on In Paris
Released in 2016, it emulates the crunchy sound of vintage samplers
Nintendo Music puts the company’s classic video game soundtracks in an iOS and Android app
From title screens to boss battles and everything in between
Coldplay forced to play a show without one of their members for the first time in their history
Guy Berryman was taken ill in Melbourne
Elvis Costello says that the gig he saw Justice play was “one of the great shows I've ever been to”
He’s also been doubling down on his decision not to get into a songwriting spat with Olivia Rodrigo
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Bonnie Raitt on Bon Iver and Charli XCX’s unlikely request to sample her song, Nick Of Time
Raitt also reveals how Taylor Swift reacted after she beat her to Song Of The Year at The Grammys
Roland’s new Earth Piano instrument puts “50 years of piano development” into your DAW
Grand, upright and felt pianos are all here
Questlove on the Prince production that he calls “one of the most daring funk songs of all time"
How Tower Of Power’s Squib Juice fuels the groove that drives The Time’s 777-9311
“We recorded that song in a toilet with quite a cheap microphone, a Shure SM58”: Phil Oakey lifts the lid on the birth of The Human League’s Don’t You Want Me
In 1981, the band were enjoying their first flush of commercial success
