American Songwriter

3 Songs From the 70s That Prove the Minimoog Was the Essential Synthesizer of the Decade

Created by Robert Moog in 1970, the Minimoog was intended to be a more portable version of the iconic Moog synthesizer. This was music’s first commercial synthesizer and was created by Moog in 1964.

The accidental genesis of Billy Joel’s quirkiest single

How a throwaway comment relieved Billy Joel’s writer’s block and yielded one of his most iconic hits of the 80s. We put ...
MOJO Magazine

Gary Numan: “It was really, really mental…”

Speaking in the latest issue of MOJO, on sale now, Gary Numan recounts his journey from the leader of London punk outfit Tubeway Army to Top Of The Pops, via the creation of his two best-loved hits ...
MusicRadar

“My secretary came into the house and said, ‘Wow, you look like you're under a lot of pressure. I bet you that'd be a good idea for a song.’ And I went, ‘Thank you ...

How a throwaway comment relieved Billy Joel’s writer’s block and yielded one of his most iconic hits of the 80s. We put ourselves under pressure! When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...