“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
“Nobody sat me down and said, ‘I need this kind of song from you.’ There was more of a subtle, nuanced… withholding”: How Sara Bareilles’ failed co-songwriting sessions led to Love Song, her ‘stick it to ‘em’ smash
Jaco Pastorius, Phil Collins, Steve Gadd, John McLaughlin and more – Al Di Meola on collaborating with the best of the best: “I was using musicians who could walk into a studio, look at very difficult music, understand it, and play it”
“A total disaster… devastating on every level. I felt invisible and unimportant and manipulated”: How Sara Bareilles’ failed co-songwriting sessions led to Love Song, her ‘stick it to ‘em’ smash
“I wear it as a badge of honour that it was voted the worst song of all time. But that song has paid the rent for many decades”: Bernie Taupin doesn’t regret writing the lyrics for a much-maligned US No 1 hit – but he’s still embarrassed by it
“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
How Beck and Nigel Godrich’s “simple and clean” philosophy produced one of the best-sounding albums of the 21st century: “When he opens his mouth, a canyonesque vibration comes out. It’s quite remarkable”
“Ooh, Olivia does remixes now”: Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan fans have big expectations regarding a collab single after Pro Tools video teaser
“We didn’t want to just say we changed everything. But we were like, ‘How can we make it better?’” Fender reveals the next generation American Professional range – and fixes a “70 year gripe”
“I was asleep in the jungle when the awards happened and got all these calls at four in the morning”: Oli Barton-Wood on being the MPG’s Breakthrough Producer of the Year and the spontaneous joy of Ezra Collective
Frail Mike Love returns to Beach Boys’ stage, but his bandmates are worried: “A part of me wonders if this could be the last time”
“I still can’t believe I get to play with one of my favorite bands. We did some shows with Megadeth and Exodus, and the teenager inside me was completely freaking out”: Anthrax’s Jonathan Donais on what it’s like to shred for one of the Big Four
“I said, ‘This could be an interesting riff.’ It turned out in 21/8. But it’s not like, ‘Oh, how many notes could we fit together and make a crazy time signature?’”: Elite drummer Gavin Harrison on how The Pineapple Thief create their progressive art rock
“If you’re in the front row on Keanu’s side, you’ve been warned. Your hair is going to move, but in a good way”: Keanu Reeves and Bret Domrose on pushing air with Dogstar
