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George Harrison’s songwriting brilliance deconstructed in his own words
The quiet one’s songwriting gifts fully flourished during the latter half of the Beatles’ reign, and we’ve collected his own insights into his craft
How Adele's songwriting cleverly grabs our emotions
You might think the perfect pop song is built on vibrant production choices and bouncy positivity, but an analysis of the output of one of the biggest selling artists of all time would suggest otherwise
Emma-Jean Thackray: "Ableton is great for making tracks, Pro Tools is great for mixing. For me, Logic is great when you do both"
Born out of grief, Thackray’s new album Weirdo is her most heartfelt concept yet. Here, she delves into the record’s creation and how the process of putting it together helped her reclaim her sense of self
Are these the weirdest musical instruments you’ve ever seen?
Inviting inventors from across the globe to showcase imaginative and unconventional instruments, Guthman has previously featured entries from Teenage Engineering and ROLI
“I have been in the process of trying to sell the company. It’s a difficult time”: Trump’s tariffs could be about to decimate the gear industry
Think that US-imposed Mexican and Chinese tariffs don’t affect you? Here's why your next gear purchase just got a whole lot more expensive
“There's only one person on Earth who could turn a highly conceptual, fiercely political, free-form jazz-rap fusion record into a global hit”: Making Kendrick Lamar's To Pimp a Butterfly
10 years on from the release of Kendrick's seminal Grammy-winner, we look back at how TPAB was made - and why it still resonates even more deeply a decade later
This classic interview with the Crystal Method explores talent vs tech, plus an enduring love for Radiohead and Bill Withers
A 2009 conversation from our mag archives finds former Crystal Method-man Ken Jordan talking gear, influences and the brilliance of the then-new iPhone
Ezra Collective’s Joe Armon-Jones on why he created his Aquarii Studios and his dub mixing technique
Watch the UK keyboard player and producer discuss his new studio and ambitious double LP, All The Quiet
Alex Lifeson on the disguised guitars and soloing strategies behind Envy Of None’s Stygian Waves
Envy Of None's sophomore album, Stygian Waves, is the sound of Lifeson's post-Rush project stretching out with a sound you can really sink right into
Our forgotten interview with big-beat legends Basement Jaxx reveals the oddness of working with John Lennon’s widow - and a love for Atari
A rediscovered interview from our archives with the Grammy-winning duo touches on the stress of making sure that their studio time with Lennon’s widow went without a hitch