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“It was a different level of fame. Neil was struggling”: Why a classic Rush album troubled legendary drummer Neil Peart
By Paul Elliott published
“I didn’t want to be famous," Peart said. "I wanted to be good!"

“You end up doing different things with a plugin versus a hardware synth”: Rival Consoles on why he still uses a Prophet emulation – even though he owns the real thing
By Matt Mullen published
We sit down with Ryan Lee West as he returns with his ninth studio album, Landscape From Memory

How a shrewd power move from Michael Jackson permanently dented his friendship with Paul McCartney
By Andy Price published
Once friends and collaborators, Michael Jackson’s seizure of the Beatles’ publishing rights from Paul would distance the music heavyweights

How the Oasis vs Blur chart battle marked Britpop's cultural peak, and the beginning of its end
By Andy Price published
1995’s chart battle between Oasis and Blur cemented the two bands as Britpop’s warring kings, but creatively, the movement was unravelling

We just witnessed the first night of the Oasis comeback. Here’s our take on the Gallagher brothers’ reconciliation
By Andy Price published
After 16 years of feuding, the pair seemed on a solid footing with each other as they shook Cardiff’s Principality Stadium with a salvo of Oasis classics

14 of the best plugins and DAWs you can use on Linux
By Stuart Adams published
We continue our adventure into the world of Linux-based music-making with a round-up of the best Linux-friendly software tools

"On every laptop you have access to every sound you could ever want. That can make creativity hard": Peel
By Andy Price published
Forging a close bond as two-thirds of international superstars, Foster the People, Sean Cimino and Isom Innis have embarked on a parallel life as Peel.

“If you guys can deliver a strong performance of Cum On Feel The Noize, you’ve got a deal”: How Quiet Riot got to No.1
By Andrew Daly published
Oasis were not the first to cover it
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