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"He didn't tap a foot or move his head or anything. He listened to it all the way through and I thought he hated it": When an Eagle, Heartbreaker, Roger Linn and an Oberheim OB-X combined forces for a pop masterpiece – the Boys Of Summer story

Best of 2024: Tom Petty rejected Mike Campbell's synth and drum machine demo, Don Henley didn't make that mistake… but the 1984 hit had other obstacles to overcome

"It may have bothered him that people didn’t recognise his guitar virtuosity, which might be why the song devotes so much space to his shredding": A music professor breaks down the theory behind Prince's When Doves Cry

"It may have bothered him that people didn’t recognise his guitar virtuosity, which might be why the song devotes so much space to his shredding": A music professor breaks down the theory behind Prince's When Doves Cry

Best of 2024: As Purple Rain celebrates its 40th anniversary, we put one of Prince's best-loved songs under the musical microscope

“People think of Prince and they think ‘vocalist, songwriter, guitarist'. But his bass playing: bar none”: Questlove on the Prince production with the ‘David Garibaldi LM-1 drum beat’ that he calls “one of the most daring funk songs of all time"

“People think of Prince and they think ‘vocalist, songwriter, guitarist'. But his bass playing: bar none”: Questlove on the Prince production with the ‘David Garibaldi LM-1 drum beat’ that he calls “one of the most daring funk songs of all time"

How Tower Of Power’s Squib Juice fuels the groove that drives The Time’s 777-9311

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"It may have bothered him that people didn’t recognise his guitar virtuosity, which might be why the song devotes so much space to his shredding": A music professor breaks down the theory behind Prince's When Doves Cry

As Purple Rain celebrates its 40th anniversary, we put one of Prince's best-loved songs under the musical microscope

"I didn't expect it to be as good as it is": Watch Roger Linn, creator of the original MPC, test out Akai's MPC Live II

"Akai has done a very good job of honouring the workflow of my original design and bringing it into the present"

"He didn't just select a stock beat and press play": Prince’s go-to synths and drum machine - a career in music tech gear

From the Linn LM-1 to the Roland JD-800

“She’s slightly behind the beat but this doesn’t make her sound sloppy; to the contrary, it shows an effortless command of musical time”: A music professor breaks down Amy Winehouse's Back to Black

With Winehouse's biopic in the cinemas, we put her best-loved song under the musical microscope

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"He didn't tap a foot or move his head or anything. He listened to it all the way through and I thought he hated it": when an Eagle, Heartbreaker, Roger Linn and an Oberheim OB-X combined forces for a pop masterpiece – the Boys Of Summer story

"He didn't tap a foot or move his head or anything. He listened to it all the way through and I thought he hated it": when an Eagle, Heartbreaker, Roger Linn and an Oberheim OB-X combined forces for a pop masterpiece – the Boys Of Summer story

Tom Petty rejected Mike Campbell's synth and drum machine demo, Don Henley didn't make that mistake… but the 1984 hit had other obstacles to overcome

"Immaculate condition for its age": There’s an original Linn LM-1 drum machine for sale on Reverb, but if you want it, you might have to pay around $35,000

"Immaculate condition for its age": There’s an original Linn LM-1 drum machine for sale on Reverb, but if you want it, you might have to pay around $35,000

On the plus side, the delivery might be free…

808s, MPCs and Auto-Tune: The story of hip-hop production in 10 iconic bits of gear

808s, MPCs and Auto-Tune: The story of hip-hop production in 10 iconic bits of gear

Hip-hop's evolution is intertwined at every turn with the development of music technology. As the genre turns 50, we chart its five-decade history through ten influential pieces of music-making kit

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