Mano Negra – Senor Matanza
In 1994, Mano Negra put Señor Matanza on Casa Babylon, a Paris-recorded portrait of the strongman who owns the city after their Latin American tours.
The Police – Message In A Bottle
In 1979, at Surrey Sound in Leatherhead, Sting's guitar figure became The Police's first British No. 1.
MGMT – Time to Pretend
In March 2008, MGMT issued Time to Pretend as the lead single from Oracular Spectacular, a re-recording cut with Dave Fridmann at Tarbox Road.
Queen – Who Wants To Live Forever
Brian May wrote Who Wants To Live Forever on the drive home from a twenty-minute cut of Highlander, and the National Philharmonic recorded the strings at Abbey Road.
Nada Surf – Popular
In May 1996, Nada Surf issued Popular from their debut High/Low, recorded at Electric Lady with Ric Ocasek after Matthew Caws handed him a demo outside the Knitting Factory.
The Beatles – Paperback Writer
On 13 April 1966 The Beatles booked EMI Studio Three at Abbey Road for a song Paul McCartney had brought in that week, a letter from a writer to a publisher.
Afterlife Interview with Chris Cornell
In a Seattle alley where rain polishes neon, Riffs and Beats finds Chris Cornell with a Telecaster.
Top 10 Iconic Rock Guitar Solos
Ten rock guitar solos ranked for phrasing, tone, and lasting impact, from Frusciante’s slide on Scar Tissue to Page on Stairway to Heaven.
Placebo – Hang on to Your IQ
Hang on to Your IQ is track five on Placebo's 1996 debut: Westland Studios in Dublin, Brad Wood producing, Brian Molko's most story-like lyric on the record.
