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JoE Silva finds out how one man’s boyhood dream became a career reality.

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Nirvana - Negative Creep

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Spoon - Everything Hits At Once

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Todd Rundgren, International Feel

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JoE Silva gets the lowdown on 11 hectic hours at Ocean Way Studios’ Nashville branch.

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JoE Silva finds out how rock’s biggest duo crafted the sound for their fifth studio LP.

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Stardust: Music Sounds Better With You

The Cure Last Dance
JoE Silva sounds out keyboard veteran Roger O’Donnell.

Neko Case Hold On Hold On
JoE Silva explores the making of the country siren’s latest release...

Transit Kings The Last Lighthouse Keeper
JoE Silva gets the lowdown on an album that was six years in the making...

Gabriel & Dresden - The Wings
JoE Silva finds out how an Oscar-winning soundtrack became a dance floor hit.

Flaming Lips - Race For The Prize
JoE Silva talks to producer Dave Fridmann about the making of a Lips success story.

Christina Aguilera & Herbie Hancock - A Song For You
Producer Rob Lewis guides Christina Aguilera to another Grammy nomination...

The Posies - Dream All Day
Seattle popsters show the grunge set that loud guitars can be put to happier uses.

Tube And Berger - Straight Ahead
Former schoolmates and ex-Bromley Contingent mistress collaborate on major hit.

Vic Chestnutt - Elberton Fair
JoE Silva discovers Michael Stipe’s co-engineering debut for tragi-comic mastermind.

The Bees - Chicken Payback
The Isle of Wight’s favourite sons nail a truly retro vibe, as JoE Silva discovers.

Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over
Mitchell Froom talks to JoE Silva about how Neil Finn found his own chart success.

Stephen Stills & Manassas - It Doesn't Matter
JoE Silva gets the lowdown on Stephen Stills’ greatest moment post Crosby and Nash.

Robert Fripp - Exposure
JoE Silva talks to engineer Ed Sprigg about the making of Robert Fripp’s Exposure.

Big Black - Racer X
JoE Silva reveals the secrets behind the massively influential post-punk trio’s sound.

Heaven 17 - Let Me Go
Real harmonies, big track counts and loads of charlie bring soulful success.

Joni Mitchell - The Boho Dance
Folk goddess grows new, experimental wings and upsets faithful the world over…

REM - Radio Free Europe
JoE Silva tracks four small-town heroes’ leap towards stardom.

The Soft Boys - I Wanna Destroy You
JoE Silva finds out how one of post-punk’s greatest singles was born...

TV On The Radio - Staring At The Sun
This year’s Shortlist of Music prize winners confess their profound debt to AKAI’s revered MPC 2000, the sampler favoured by hip hop artists the world over.

XTC - Chalkhills And Children
This track by veteran band XTC saw producer Paul Fox mixing tones from a palette of vintage synths. Joe Silva gets the lowdown...

Basement Jaxx - Right Here’s The Spot
Basement Jaxx marries something old with something new to seriously funky effect... Joe Silva explores some of the production techniques behind their quirky dance floor-filler.