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"A staggering number of ideas to experiment with" : a new set of chance composing cards could be the 2025 update to Brian Eno's Oblique Strategies

Pick a card, any card, create a tune, any tune…

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“Dude, I'm just trying to make the song as best as it can be! You’re so impatient!": Studio footage shows producer Andrew Watt berating Elton John during the recording of his new album Who Believes In Angels?, a collaboration with Brandi Carlile

The record also features lyricist Bernie Taupin and former Red Hot Chili Peppers colleagues Chad Smith and Josh Klinghoffer

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“U wanna hear the raw files”: Producer Mike Dean tells streamers to switch off auto levelling on every music platform, and hear the music as it was meant to be heard

He has a point, but you might get a rather 'bumpy' listening experience…

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"This makes no sense at all in terms of functional harmony. So why does it sound so good?: A music professor breaks down Doechii's Denial Is a River and Boiled Peanuts

Following the rap phenom's Grammy win for Best Rap Album, our resident music professor puts two of Doechii's best songs under the musical microscope

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This Valentines Day, say it with… strings, plectrums and some bargain-priced software bundles?

Music store giant Thomann’s Valentines Day sale has just what you need to win the heart of any sweet music maker

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“When we heard the album we were speechless!”: How Led Zeppelin's debut blew Peter Frampton away - and inspired countless guitarists

“It was another Sgt. Pepper moment,” Frampton said

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“The risk is that I never finish a piece - I want to push them further, to see how far they can be deformed without tearing”: How Aphex Twin fought the temptation to continually refine, and how we can learn from his example

It’s easy to carry on fiddling with our tracks, but as Richard D. James knows all too well, that urge to keep going can prove a problem

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“It was Gary’s idea to bring the Irishness back into Thin Lizzy": Guitar hero Gary Moore made only one album with the band - and it’s a classic

“His style of playing pushed everybody to become better,” said fellow guitarist Scott Gorham

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“Even a complete beginner could get the 18i20 set up and start making multi-mic recordings”: Focusrite Scarlett 18i20 4th Gen review

We put the latest iteration of Focusrite’s 8-channel interface to the test

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“I was like, ‘this cannot happen’. There’s a time and a place and it’s not with Glinda; she doesn’t have that kind of rhythm”: Ariana Grande tells Billie Eilish why she said no to the idea of having “trap drums” in one of her showstopping songs in Wicked

“I just kind of mustered up the courage to say ‘you know, respectfully, I think maybe she does not have that in her’”

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Strum is a deconstructed, accessible guitar that anybody can play

Arcana Instruments have taken apart guitar playing and reimagined the basics with the latest tech

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Toraiz ChordCat is a chord-focused groovebox that'll help theory-averse beatmakers cook up chord sequences

ChordCat's Chord Cruiser feature can help you "create chord progressions effortlessly, even if you're not familiar with music theory"

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“Jimmy Page arrived carrying a Waitrose bag. I thought he’d brought sandwiches with him”: How new Becoming Led Zeppelin documentary nearly never happened

Turns out that getting the ever illusive rockers on the record required more than a little gentle persuasion

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“How do musicians and young bands get paid? I can’t work it out”: Turns out that Gavin Rossdale doesn’t have the answers

In an age where musicians are struggling, the Bush frontman airs his fears for the future

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Arturia's limited-edition DrumBrute Impact 1984 gives its analogue drum machine an '80s facelift

Orange-accented off-white stylings reimagine this boisterous budget beatmaker, originally unveiled in 2018

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“The greatest heavy metal show ever!”: Ozzy Osbourne reunites Black Sabbath’s original line-up for a final show in Birmingham

Metallica and Pantera will also appear at the Villa Park event

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"Reggae is more freeform than the blues. But more important, reggae is for everyone": Bob Marley and the Wailers' Catch a Fire, track-by-track

Seminal reggae breakthrough broken down, plus listen to crucial live versions of extra track

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"They inhabited the future of their time, but they sound historical to me now": A music professor breaks down the theory behind Kraftwerk's Autobahn

Following the landmark album's 50th birthday, we pop the hood on Kraftwerk's breakout release to inspect its musical mechanics

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"I’m not sure that journey is fully understood. And frankly, we probably haven’t done a very good job of explaining it": Spotify just posted their first-ever year of profit

All those subscriptions, all those ads, all those penny payouts and they still couldn’t make a buck?

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Beyoncé to tour Cowboy Carter in 2025: Here are all those global venues and dates - and how to get tickets

It’s time for Queen Bey to hit the rodeo…

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“Surely the most versatile version yet, putting different flavours of gourmet crunch on the menu”: DOD 250 Overdrive/Preamp 50th Anniversary review

A stone-cold pedalboard classic celebrates 50 trips round the sun with a collectable edition that reminds us what the fuss is about

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“Expect a heavy weather-checked finish, heavy belt buckle wear, light arm wear, and light neckwear”: The Gibson Custom Shop unveils its first Heavy Aged Murphy Lab acoustic guitars

These stunners from Gibson's Bozeman, Montana facility go heavy on the mojo for that thoroughly played-in vintage vibe

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“We are convinced that we will inspire many Beatles fans all over the world with this beautiful acoustic guitar”: Framus reissues John Lennon’s record-breaking $2.86m “Help!” Hootenanny 12-string

Framus unveils a period-correct replica of the most expensive Beatles instrument sold at auction, the 12-string that Lennon played on Help! and Rubber Soul – and there’s a six-string too

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"I aggravated it so I could drive back to London and go to the match": Bill Wyman once faked toothache to skip the Stones and watch the cup final

The famously laconic ex-Rolling Stones bassist reveals just how far he’d taken his eye off the ball

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Here are all the winners in the 2024 Drumeo Awards. Did your favourite sticksmith make the cut?

The drum and percussion learning platform just announced its big winners from last year’s votes

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