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Unearthed Junkie XL interview reveals the ‘nightmare’ behind his hit Elvis Presley remix
By Andy Price published
The Mad Max soundtrack heavyweight was still best known for his A Little Less Conversation remix when we spoke to him in 2008

“He noticed that the studio had a marimba sitting in the corner, and the rest is history”: A music professor breaks down the theory behind ABBA's Mamma Mia
By Ethan Hein published
On Mamma Mia's 50th birthday, our resident music prof puts ABBA's infectiously catchy karaoke staple under the musical microscope

Our lost interview with Kraftwerk’s Wolfgang Flür gives rare insight into the band's internal conflicts
By Andy Price published
Back in 2007, we caught up with Kraftwerk’s former rhythm robot, who had much to share about the fraught relationship with the band that defined electronic music

Our re-discovered classic interview with Jon Hopkins catches him on the verge of his most successful decade
By Andy Price published
At the end of the 2000s, the IDM titan spoke to us about tech, his terrifying sessions with Coldplay and his desire to go somewhere new in the looming 2010s

From Pavement to Donna Summer, here are six more B-sides that became huge against the odds
By Andy Price published
Adding to the collection of songs that started out on the flip side of a single, but went on to become playlist staples

How a lone Bee Gee became the first person to use a drum machine on a pop hit
By Andy Price published
When it hit the chart in 1969, it was the first exposure the record buying public had to an electronic beat

A music professor breaks down the theory behind Roy Ayers' Everybody Loves the Sunshine
By Ethan Hein published
Our resident music professor puts Ayers' oft-sampled 1976 classic under the musical microscope

From Kung Fu Fighting to Good Riddance, here are 6 neglected B-sides that ended up becoming hugely popular
By Andy Price published
They might have been initially maligned by their creators, but these songs were just too good to keep down
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