Features Hurt: From Reznor to Cash by Luke Saunders When Nine Inch Nails lynchpin Trent Reznor wrote Hurt he was suffering from a periodic bout of serious depression. Described by Reznor as a “a little poem I wrote in my…
Music Nick Cave’s beautiful reflection on collaborating with Johnny Cash: A glimpse into an unforgettable experience by Tammy Moir As it turns out, we can thank Rick Rubin for throwing Nick Cave and Johnny Cash together. Praise Jesus! If there’s one thing that brings me absolute joy, it’s opening…
Features News Why It Mattered: Johnny Cash – ‘At San Quentin’ by Luke Saunders The Man In Black was always one to champion the underdog. But Johnny Cash never made a bolder statement than At San Quentin. On New Years Day 1959, Johnny Cash…
Lists Music News Happy’s Playlist for Queen Elizabeth II by Tammy Moir With Britain set to ring in the midday bells for a full hour tomorrow, turn up your speaker and celebrate the late great Queen in your own way. As we…
Features Music ‘Blue Suede Shoes’: from Perkins to Presley by Luke Saunders Blues Suede Shoes is one of those rare songs that lives two extremely successful lives. First with rockabilly singer Carl Perkins, and then with The King. There are straight-up classics,…
Lists Pro Audio Embark on a world tour of 12 iconic recording studios by Borna Crvelin From the world-famous to venues you’ve never heard of – get your backpack on and take a tour of 12 of the most unique recording studios around the globe. Its…
News Third Man Records to release archival Johnny Cash live album by Luka Simonetti A previously unreleased Johnny Cash live album is set for release through Jack White’s Third Man Records. A Night To Remember stands the test of time, as the title of…
News Pro Audio Two centuries of acoustic craft: the story of Martin guitars by Dave Stano C.F. Martin & Co. Guitars is one of the oldest and most ubiquitous guitar producers to ever exist. You can see Martin guitars in the hands of artists like Joni…
Features When Africa met the West: how the marriage of the fiddle and banjo birthed country music by Luke Saunders Dredged up from the silt, smoke, and mud of America’s most poverty-stricken came the birth of country music. While many historians point to 1927 as the year country music began…
News In a parallel universe: James Bond theme songs that didn’t make the cut by Claire Adema You may not be aware that there have been quite a few potential James Bond theme songs that didn’t make the cut over the years. A number of musicians have…
Features Pro Audio The ‘Holey’ Grail: the legend of Willie Nelson’s Trigger by Dan Shaw Country icon Willie Nelson and Trigger – his broken-down acoustic guitar – have been together for five decades. It doesn’t look like they’ll be parting ways anytime soon. The history…
Features Pro Audio The evolution of the Neumann U 47: the most copied microphone in history by Dan Shaw Not only does it look like a silver bullet, but generations of engineers have also treated the Neumann U 47 as such. Let’s take a closer look at this classic’s…
Features Here are the 12 best Christmas albums of all time by Luke Saunders As the year, and indeed the decade, winds down to a close we have jumped into the jolly spirit early to collect our 12 favourite Christmas albums of all time….
