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Digital Magic Makes A Musician Of Me

Comment by Tom Cox, Daily Telegraph, 4 May 2004

I THINK IT'S SAFE to say I'm never going to learn to play a musical instrument properly now. The realisation first came to me about ...

Red Hot Chili Peppers, The, Rick Rubin: Rick Rubin: The Man Who Made The Chilis Hot

Report and Interview by Robert Sandall, Daily Telegraph, 4 May 2006

As the Red Hot Chili Peppers release a monumental new album, their producer Rick Rubin tells Robert Sandall how he tamed one of pop's most ...

Rolling Stones, The: The Making of the Rolling Stones' 'Tumbling Dice'

Retrospective by Johnny Black, Blender, April 2003

PERFORMERS Mick Jagger – vocals, guitar Keith Richards – guitar Mick Taylor – guitar and bass Charlie Watts – drums  Nicky Hopkins – piano Clydie ...

Who, The: The Who: 'Won't Get Fooled Again'

Retrospective by Johnny Black, Blender, July 2001

Billboard debut: 7 August 1971 Label: UK – Track/US – Decca Performers: Pete Townshend: guitar & synths/Roger Daltrey: vocals/John Entwistle: bass/Keith Moon: drums Producer: Glyn Johns Released: UK – ...

Michael Jackson: Vinyl Icons: Michael Jackson's Thriller

Retrospective and Interview by Johnny Black, Hi-Fi News & Record Review, October 2009

WHEN MICHAEL Jackson started recording Thriller, he must have wondered how on earth he could top the extraordinary achievements of Off The Wall, his previous ...

Beastie Boys, The, Wolfsbane, Rick Rubin: Rick Rubin: Fang of Def

Interview by James Brown, New Musical Express, 8 July 1989

Five years ago RICK RUBIN was the 21-year-old student behind Def Jam — the label that brought you the twin rock-rap assault of Licensed To Ill and ...

Blue Öyster Cult, Clash, The: Blue Oyster Cult and Sandy Pearlman

Interview by Sandy Robertson, Sounds, 13 May 1978

ERIC BLOOM is adamant about the current position and status of the band he sings and plays for, the am-aaa-zing Blue Oyster Cult; they are ...

Michael Jackson, Quincy Jones: Quincy Jones: The Mighty Quince

Interview by Paolo Hewitt, New Musical Express, 17 February 1990

QUINCY JONES, producer of everyone from Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, is now mixing jazz and hip-hop and working with Jesse Jackson and New Order. ...

Rick Rubin: Metal Guru

Interview by Chris Campion, Dazed & Confused, April 2003

The influence of the crush grooves produced by Def Jam and American Recordings founder, Rick Rubin, are stronger than ever. ...

Beastie Boys, The, Johnny Cash, LL Cool J, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The, Slayer, Rick Rubin: Rick Rubin: The Buddha of Suburbia

Interview by RJ Smith, Details, July 1993

Rick Rubin built a recording empire from a dorm room at NYU. With Def American Recordings, he's taken the sound of the streets to the ...

Radiohead, Thom Yorke: Thom Yorke: Ghost in the Machine

Interview by Nick Kent, MOJO, August 2006

Q: What happens when "a bunch of stupidly self-critical pathological overachievers" form a rock band? A: They become Radiohead. Thom Yorke talks candidly to Nick Kent ...

Eric B & Rakim, De La Soul, EPMD, Gang Starr, Jungle Brothers, The, KRS-One, Marley Marl, Public Enemy, Run DMC, Ultramagnetic MCs, Boogie Down Productions, Stetsasonic: Rhymin' And Stealin'

Retrospective and Interview by Angus Batey, MOJO, September 2003

Back in 1986 hip hop entered a golden age — lyrical revolution, sonic innovation, and individuality — that gave rise to such rap legends as ...