March 24, 2026

“That spark of stumbling on a forgotten gem … gone. Daft Punk were the kings of that. They could turn half a second of groove into a global anthem”: Justice explain why they no longer sample other people’s records and create their own loops instead

“Sampling the traditional way gets frustrating fast: bad tuning, rigid tempos, weird textures that don’t bend,” says Xavier de Rosnay As they prepare to kick …

“That spark of stumbling on a forgotten gem … gone. Daft Punk were the kings of that. They could turn half a second of groove into a global anthem”: Justice explain why they no longer sample other people’s records and create their own loops instead Read More

“I said, ‘Fred, I don’t know if this is going to be possible to sing,’ And he went, ‘I’ll do it, darling’ – downed a vodka, and went in and killed it”: How Freddie Mercury took on death itself for Queen’s majestic final single

It was sadly to be Freddie’s last single with Queen before he passed away just six weeks after its release RECORDING WEEK 2025: It had …

“I said, ‘Fred, I don’t know if this is going to be possible to sing,’ And he went, ‘I’ll do it, darling’ – downed a vodka, and went in and killed it”: How Freddie Mercury took on death itself for Queen’s majestic final single Read More

“I have a button on my iPhone that goes straight to voice recording because the ideas come fast. My list of voice memos is in the thousands!”: Wolfgang Van Halen discusses his songwriting process for his new Mammoth album

“I make this music for myself – it’s what I want to hear!” On 24 October 2025, Mammoth – the hard rock project led by …

“I have a button on my iPhone that goes straight to voice recording because the ideas come fast. My list of voice memos is in the thousands!”: Wolfgang Van Halen discusses his songwriting process for his new Mammoth album Read More

“I hope the fans realised that I’m for real. All the stuff I’ve done was not contrived or remotely premeditated. It was always spontaneous”: Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley inspired a generation of rock stars – including Pantera, Pearl Jam and Tool

“His legacy will live on in the hearts of the KISS Army,” says drummer Peter Criss Ace Frehley, the lead guitarist and founding member of …

“I hope the fans realised that I’m for real. All the stuff I’ve done was not contrived or remotely premeditated. It was always spontaneous”: Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley inspired a generation of rock stars – including Pantera, Pearl Jam and Tool Read More

“We lost our minds at various stages of this”: How the Avalanches gradually constructed the stunning follow-up to Since I Left You over 16 years

Lifting the lid on the lost years, creative blocks and colossal sample-clearing process that resulted in the immaculate Wildflower RECORDING WEEK 2025: Few bands have …

“We lost our minds at various stages of this”: How the Avalanches gradually constructed the stunning follow-up to Since I Left You over 16 years Read More

“He moved from instrument to instrument as quietly as possible and blew my mind with his vocal performance and the beauty of that piece”: Prince’s collaborators on how he embraced The Beatles and recorded one of the most vulnerable ballads of his career

“He’d moved past the pop simplicity of Purple Rain – this was Gershwin-esque,” says drummer Bobby Z Released in 1985, Prince’s Around The World In …

“He moved from instrument to instrument as quietly as possible and blew my mind with his vocal performance and the beauty of that piece”: Prince’s collaborators on how he embraced The Beatles and recorded one of the most vulnerable ballads of his career Read More