Rick Rubin

Musician Rafa Sardina Uses Bricasti Processors On Number Of Sucessful CD Projects

Best known for pop/rock and R&B sounds, Sardina's passion for audio began while handling live sound for folk, world and jazz music in Northern Spain and the South of France. As a successful musician, arranger and producer Rafa...

Slayer’s Tom Araya Weighs His Opinion On Death Magnetic

Now keep in mind that Tommy Araya was asked a question and simply answered it in this interview. He wasn’t taking a cheap, direct pot-shot at Metallica, but was answering a question and gave his opinion on it. Slayer has not...

The Black Keys' Singer Readies Solo Record

As if the Black Keys weren't busy enough, what with their ongoing Attack & Release tour and a recent writing session with Rick Rubin and ZZ Top's Billy F. Gibbons, the duo's vocalist/guitarist has unveiled his plans for a solo...

Metallica Fans Upset Over “Death Magnetic” Compression

Metallica has returned to the scene with a number one album, but some fans are angry over the compression used. 11.14.2008 — Installers who want to demonstrate their systems with the latest music from the biggest groups may...

Metallica simplifies approach for 'Death Magnetic'

Lead singer and guitarist James Hetfield. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images) When producer and musical guru Rick Rubin signed on to produce Metallica's latest album, "Death Magnetic," his advice to the band was downright Thoreauvian:...

The outsiders: Johnny Marr on the misfits and mavericks who make music magical

First, I'm not a cynic – absolutely not. I don't hate the music business. I am very privileged to have been a working musician for 20-odd years. I'm still a working musician now and hopefully will be for a while, so I'm happy...

Album review: Tom Jones

Published Date: 14 November 2008 THANKS to the commercial and especially creative success of Johnny Cash's final recording sessions with Rick Rubin, veteran artists no longer need be confined to trotting out all the 30 or...

Dan Wilson

THE Dixie Chicks obviously like writing songs with other people. If you look at their last album, Taking The Long Way, you'll find songs written with Neil Finn, Keb 'Mo, Sheryl Crow and, most importantly, no fewer than six...

Adam Graham: Morello transforms into the Nightwatchman

Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello, currently touring the country with his solo project the Nightwatchman, is well aware that protest rock took what could turn out to be a major blow with last week's election of...

Linkin Park Are Writing ‘Delicious’ Concept Album To Follow Minutes To Midnight

You could call Linkin Park a lot of things, but you could never accuse them of being lazy. Frontman Chester Bennington’s back injury forced them to sit out their October tour through China, but it looks like the band is not...

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