By Matt Hurwitz. Today marks the 60th anniversary of the first stadium concerts ever—the Beatles played at Shea Stadium on this date in 1965. A team of recording pros—and 55,600 screaming fans losing their minds—were in attendance.

By Robyn Flans. Engineer Tom Perry says that over his career, it's been rare that all the stars aligned on a project, but it happened on Boz Scaggs' 1976 breakout album, Silk Degrees. "Every day was a blast; I mean, I really couldn't wait to get back into the studio!"

By Russell H. Tice. In the fall of 1970, Black Sabbath mounted an aural assault on the music world with the release of their second album, Paranoid. Creating the metal mainstay was no simple task for all involved.

By Barbara Schultz. Conceived during a night of "assisted insomnia," Elvis Costello's "Pump It Up" has become a signature song for the artist thanks to its erudite wordplay and insistent, inescapable beat.

By Gaby Alter. Potent to this day, the sonic assault of Public Enemy's "Fight The Power" mirrored the frustration and energy of its lyrics.

By Steve Harvey. As Apple continues to ramp up film and TV production, the company has won a U.S. patent for a dual concentric spherical microphone array.

Tighten your buttocks and pour juice on your chin as we unpack the Avalanches’ sample-constructed maelstrom