SYNTH WEEK 2024: The invention of the synthesizer turned out to be the gateway drug for countless new music makers. Bored by guitars and rock conventions, annoyed by the necessity to learn and play, ...

There was a time when music technology would only allow the sequencing of a few notes. A far cry from the DAWs of today, the limit of four, eight or even 16 notes (if you were lucky) was very much the ...

Given its pure-pop pedigree, A-ha’s Take On Me has accrued an extraordinary amount of respect since its original release back in 1984. Nile Rodgers, Ed Sheeran and James Blunt are all fans, with Keane ...

'80s Week: After Hollywood’s years of experimenting with electronic music, a new invention changed the sound of cinema. When Alfred Hitchcock fired the composer behind “Vertigo” and “Psycho” over ...