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Artist: The Beach Boys

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Fender Offsets: a lasting innovation of shape and facility

by Pinky Latt

Born from a radical zeal for innovation and the pursuit of commercial success, Fender offsets cast an imposing and asymmetrical shadow over the history of…

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Nostalgia and the Now: the anatomy of a perfect Splendour In The Grass lineup

by Jayden Collins

In an incredible turn of events, electropop legends Gorillaz will be headlining next year’s Splendour in the Grass. While previous headliner Flume will be missed,…

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Romanticism to Radiohead: the unlimited potential of string instruments

by Josh Davies

String instruments are some of the oldest and most popular instruments in history. Ranging from traditional Asian instruments, like the Erhu from China and Koto…

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The Beach Boys might be reuniting for a 60th anniversary tour

by Kayla McNicoll

While current music news is flooded with cancelled and rescheduled gigs and festivals, The Beach Boys might soon announce a tour.  2021 could see the…

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From Ringo to Rich: the power of Ludwig drums

by Dan Shaw

Ludwig—a brand of percussion instruments that is still going strong today—has roots that stretch far into the previous century. Launched by the Ludwig brothers in…

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Why It Mattered: Cat Stevens – ‘Tea for the Tillerman’

by Dan Shaw

By the time Cat Stevens (who was born Steven Georgiou) was ready to hit the studio for the Tea for the Tillerman sessions, the twenty-one-year-old…

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Session players online: the rise of remote studios

by Dan Shaw

Session players, of course, have been a thing for a long time. When you think about it, they’ve been around for hundreds of years. What…

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Capitol Studios: where cutting edge sound was born

by Dan Shaw

Recorded audio has been alive as a medium since the era of the wax cylinder in the late 19th century. It wasn’t until midway through…

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How classical became psychedelic: A brief history of baroque pop

by Luke Saunders

If you’re like me then you’re somewhat confused by the nature of baroque pop. What exactly is it? Where did it come from? Everyone I…

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The Wrecking Crew: history’s greatest session band

by Luke Saunders

Even if you’re scratching your head at who The Wrecking Crew is, you know who they are. If you’re familiar with any classic hits from…

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Watch Jimmy Page in a Hawaiian shirt play a surprise gig with The Beach Boys in 1985

by Happy

Jimmy Page, legendary session guitarist, member of The Yardbirds and co-founder of Led Zeppelin, found himself at a small loss for what to do in…

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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…

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Here’s who’s being inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame this year

by Claudia Schmidt

Each year, the Songwriters Hall of Fame announces the list of artists and songwriters who have been nominated for induction. This time, the artists nominated…

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