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“It was a mind-bender. Your brain tells you this isn’t supposed to work”: From unplayable rhythms to lost astronauts – the genius of David Bowie’s Ashes To Ashes

"It’s childlike and melancholic in that children’s story way,” Bowie said

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“We're sisters, so we're blood. Our love is blood love and as different as we are – which we really are - we just plough through.”: Nancy Wilson talks Heart to mark the band’s 50th anniversary

Together with her sister and lead vocalist Ann, the duo fronted one the the 80s biggest soft rock hit machines

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“It is beautiful... it’s clean and it works great, and it does everything I need”: Steve Vai shows us just what’s needed to play ‘80s King Crimson as he offers tour of his custom-built BEAT rig

If the Fractal Axe-Fx III is doing the heavy lifting for the effects, Vai's indomitable tech, Doug MacArthur is the power behind the tone

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“Ozzy's tassels were touching me, so I don't know if that was something about the future, saying, 'You can do it, man'”: Billy Idol ponders Rock and Roll Hall of Fame membership and reveals a trio of new-album collabs

The Rebel Yell rocker is on the promo trail for a new single and his first album in over a decade

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“AI is not creating John's voice. John's voice existed on that cassette and we made the song around him”: Giles Martin explains why you’d be wrong to think ‘AI’ created Lennon's parts for The Beatles' Now and Then

Exclusive: Watch the track's co-producer demonstrate the machine learning technology behind the Fab Four's final single

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“This collection showcases a fascinating era of unique, experimental designs”: Gibson takes its Certified Vintage programme into ‘80s, releasing one-off prototypes including a super-lightweight S-style with a balsa core

Is it just us or are vintage guitars getting younger every day?

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Milk It: Two strands of Kurt Cobain’s hair expected to fetch thousands at new punk-themed auction

Plus GG Allin’s stained underpants...

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“I cannot in good conscience play”: Rhiannon Giddens cancels show at the Kennedy Center in protest at the “change in programming direction” following Donald Trump’s takeover

Her decision comes after Ben Folds recently resigned as Artistic Advisor to the National Symphony Orchestra

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“You can look at like a thousand interviews where my dad says it, Gene says it, I say it, Nick says it. It’s, like, no”: The sons of Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley are recording together but won't be "Sons of KISS"

Don’t expect them to don makeup

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“Some people might think it's a waste, but it's fun for me. Isn't that what matters?”: Why there’s nothing wrong with collecting gear as a hobby - even if you don’t use it

Gatekeepers will tell you to sell your synths if you’re not using them “enough” - but isn’t your personal relationship with them sufficient reason to keep them around?

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"A budget-friendly guitar with looks and specs that could punch above its £249 price – so I gigged it": Mooer MSC20 Pro review

Known for innovation and pushing boundaries, Mooer takes a step into the more traditional and challenges the established brands at their own game with its take on a classic shape

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A Starmaster is born: Fender Japan sticks a Starcaster headstock on a Jazzmaster for a limited run offset – and there is an Antigua finish option too just in case this didn't look radical enough

Coolest hybrid ever or oddball offset experimentation gone wild?

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That Pedal Show bring their YouTube show to life at the UK's biggest guitar show this weekend

Mick and Dan from That Pedal Show, plus Yolanda Charles and more exhibitors than ever before: Full line-up for The Guitar Show revealed

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There were some very difficult moments and I often questioned my decision. But as we got better I thought, ‘OK this is really good’”: Paul McCartney relives his Wings years in a new book

The Story Of A Band On The Run is out this autumn

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“I’m imagining the music that’s missing is very synthesizer-based and simple”: Jon Batiste delivers a freakishly accurate assessment of Chappell Roan’s Hot To Go after hearing just the vocals and drums

“This person is clearly tapping into bringing people together,” he adds, sagely

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“It's already too late. This theft has already been performed and is unstoppable”: Queen’s Brian May piles on board the anti-AI bandwagon

With UK policy set to give AI free rein to use their music, the big name voices are only getting louder…

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“Artists face increased vulnerability to online crimes due to the rapid creation of deepfake videos”: K-Pop mega-label HYBE goes legal to stop the flood of fakes

Home-grown deepfake videos are threatening to ruin breakout artists on the brink of global success

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“The dreamy sound of a classic ’60s single head tape echo complete with the harmonic richness of the accompanying tube preamp”: Strymon launches the EC-1, a tape-echo emulator based on a vintage EP-2 modded by SRV's tech

All the mojo of a vintage tape echo, none of the servicing – and the EC-1 is typically feature-packed, with Strymon giving us true stereo, tap tempo and 300 presets

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“For those about to rock… best try another genre”: New stats show that bands are dead, solo and collabs are the way to go and rock has well and truly rolled…

Want to make it in music? Take a few hints from UK chart performance data from 1980 to the present day…

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“Untethered and exploratory rock music made by four musicians who seemed to epitomise the notion of intellectual cool”: Pink Floyd’s Live At Pompeii to be rereleased at cinemas and IMAX

Plus new mix of soundtrack by Steven Wilson

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“If you don’t have an idea and you don’t hear anything going over and over in your head, don’t sit down and try to write a song. Go mow the lawn”: Follow Neil Young’s lead to demolish those frustrating songwriting barriers

It’s true, sometimes working relentlessly on perfecting a song or track that you’re just not feeling can do more harm than good

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“Even with the simplified controls layout, this Jag is one of the coolest cats around”: Fender Player II Jaguar review

Fender's cult-classic offset is remodelled again and could well be one of the most fun offsets we've played in recent memory

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"The melody unfolds into a descending pattern, gently falling and lingering in a suspended moment of stillness": Sleep Token just shared new sheet music. We asked a pro pianist to perform it - here's what it sounds like

Is this a tease for the new Sleep Token album? Take a listen for yourself and read our piano expert's breakdown of the music

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“It was my first lead vocal. I was nervous. I sang it lying on my back. I still don’t know how I did it without singing from my diaphragm”: How a great rock guitarist finally proved himself as a singer

And he did it with a song about his own near-death experience!

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If you own any of these MIDI controllers from Akai, Korg, Novation, Nektar and M-Audio, you can have Native Instruments Komplete 15 Select for free

Native Instruments' NKS Hardware Partner Program launches today, bringing NKS compatibility to owners of a handful of its competitors' MIDI controllers

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