Browsing: music production

In 1984, Depeche Mode’s clanging synth anthem broke America, topped West Germany, and made industrial pop feel unavoidable.

After F-1 Trillion, Post Malone says a second country album is in progress. Here’s what it means for Nashville, fans, and his sound.

Aguilera’s arena-sized belts meet Eilish’s intimate whisper-pop: a practical, music-nerd comparison of two fearless voices and eras.

Jim Steinman’s teen-in-a-car epic sounded absurd on paper. Meat Loaf, Ellen Foley, and Todd Rundgren made it immortal.

Tom Waits argues songs should stay wild. Here’s what his “raw” philosophy means for writing, recording, and listening today.

What Zappa’s producer/label power did (and didn’t) change on Trout Mask Replica, and why the uneven leverage became part of the legend.

Tom Waits says songs arrive when you transcend equipment. Here’s what he means, how he writes, and how to make your piano a landing pad.

Tom Waits treats the studio like a junkyard playground. Here’s what his “valid vs invalid” noise philosophy can teach any musician.

Tax exile, a villa basement, a mobile truck, and chaos on tap: how the Stones turned Nellcôte into the murkiest hit factory in rock.

In 1984 Metallica escaped to Copenhagen, wrote bigger songs, bent thrash rules, and let Cliff Burton’s musical brain widen the band’s future.