in Feeds “When he was shot, that was a horrible, horrible thing for me. It was like, he was like an older brother to me”: Billy Joel wishes he’d got the chance to perform with John Lennon, and says that Mozart-esque “genius” Jimi Hendrix was “from another planet”
in Feeds “I don’t want anyone to think that I’m trying to step in and be the new Chuck. My mission was to allow these songs to be played the best way we can, for the people”: How Left to Die revived death metal icon Chuck Schuldiner’s teenage recordings
in Feeds How to reamp synths and drum machines to build power and presence: “The whole thing has this real sense of space, a sense that something happened in a room and I recorded it, rather than some guy with a mouse”
in Feeds Humble Slash accepts Gibson spirit award: “If Les Paul was around, would he agree that I deserve this thing?”
in Feeds “I said, ‘Dad, what you did with The Beatles was kind of amazing, wasn’t it?’ He looked at me and said, ‘Not as amazing as Brian Wilson’”: Giles Martin on the overwhelming talent of Brian Wilson
in Feeds “A master-quality listening experience that captures the full dynamics of the recording”: Forget vinyl and CD revivals – Joni Mitchell’s Court and Spark has just been reissued on reel-to-reel tape
in Feeds Why we still have a bit of a thing for hardware outboard gear: “Why would you want to clean up a signal that sounds so lovely?”
in Feeds “I see so many people online doing it wrong. I still haven’t, to this day, seen anyone play the secret note that’s in that solo”: Europe’s John Norum on shredding with Yngwie, holding Greeny, and the secret note in his Final Countdown solo