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Turn It Up: Rock Songs for Restoring a Vintage MotorcycleThere's a particular alchemy that happens when you prop up a carburettor on the bench, crack open a tin of degreaser and let a familiar riff roll out of the…The Day Johnny Cash Bought a Ghost TownThe story sounds like a perfect rock-and-roll fable: Johnny Cash, already a global star, discovers a deserted Tennessee settlement, buys it, and turns its…The Strange Electric Voice Behind Classic RockBefore synthesisers became familiar fixtures on rock stages, the theremin offered musicians something genuinely uncanny. Its pitch and volume are controlled by…The Best Highway Songs for a Cross-Country Road TripA great road-trip playlist should do more than fill the silence. It should match the changing scenery, from city traffic and coastal highways to long, empty…Why Some Rock Bands Own The Road And Others Fall ApartTouring strips rock music down to its working parts. Studio polish disappears, shortcuts become obvious, and every weak connection between musicians is exposed…The Women Who Built Rock And Roll Before History Caught UpRock and roll is often told through a familiar gallery of male stars: Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis. Yet the sound was shaped…Review: A new live album that captures the chaos of a small venue showSome live records preserve a performance. Others preserve the room around it: the feedback, the shouted requests, the loose cables and the sense that something…When a Dead Engine Found Its Beat on a Rock RecordA failed car engine usually means an expensive tow, a weekend lost to repairs and a trip to the mechanic. In a recording studio, however, the same lump of…A look at the tiny clubs that launched rock careersBefore the arenas, festival slots and gold records, many rock artists learned their trade in rooms with sticky floors, unreliable monitors and barely enough…Rock Songs That Captured Lightning in a Single TakeA great one-take rock recording feels less like a polished product than a room suddenly catching fire. The musicians commit to the tempo, the singer risks the…