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“Why would you lend your talents to Michael Jackson?”: Alex Van Halen told Eddie not to play on Beat It

Was Eddie’s most famous solo really “a mistake”?

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Hardware, software, pro tips, techniques and more. Get ready for a week of recording revelations

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“I am very honoured to be a Gretsch signature guitarist because I have been a massive fan for so long”: Gretsch unveils a stunning limited edition semi-hollow electric for Depeche Mode’s Martin Gore

The G6618-MG Martin Gore Anniversary Center Block betrays the synth-pop pioneer's rock 'n' roll influences, and features a top-tier build with TV Jones pickups, a Two-Tone Smoke Green finish, and we just can't get enough of that G-cutout tailpiece

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“It was three weeks before the release, and he said: ‘I know it will be number one’”: How ATB accidentally came up with the hook for the chart-topping 9PM (Till I Come) while showing off his studio to impress a date

“9PM changed everything for me - but it wasn’t planned”

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“The Les Paul approach, where you play everything yourself and you’re bouncing tracks around”: How Lindsey Buckingham reinvented Fleetwood Mac

The ex-Mac guitarist sheds new light on the Tusk album

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“Just ask Kiss, Nirvana and The Rolling Stones - all bands that became globally recognised brands”: How to build an artist identity that cuts through the noise

Establishing your artist name is more vital than you might think

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"I didn’t know how to work any of it. It felt like being at the controls of a spacecraft: a spacecraft that I had absolutely no idea how to fly": Elton John says he’s never got over his Hammond organ “phobia”

“I was a piano player trying to play the organ like a piano, and it just doesn’t work that way - it’s a completely different technique, one I couldn’t master”

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“It’s a task that most of us can’t be bothered with, but it’ll pay off in the long run”: Never cleaned your synths? Here's how – and why – to do it properly

Follow these top tips to keep your 'boards clean, in tune and ready to play, whatever the day

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“I became a better player because I had to follow Randy Rhoads”: How Jake E. Lee found fame with Ozzy

The guitarist is currently recovering after being shot in Las Vegas

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“Nirvana was an honest expression of not being ashamed to put your angst on the front page”: Run DMC rapper talks about how he relates to Kurt Cobain

Like Kurt, Darryl McDaniels has struggled with his mental health

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“It’s a mixture of a jam band, me as a singer-songwriter, and programming with late ‘90s, early 2000s dance music technology of the day”: Johnny Marr on how “Moogs, Korg 101s and Space Echo” shared space with guitar to shape his sound with the Healers

With Johnny Marr and the Healers’ Boomslang receiving a deluxe reissue, the guitar icon reflects on the album's sessions and the impact technology had on writing and recording it

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"Where the Foxgear units shine is being fully integrated, including the power stage": Foxgear 100W Series review

Foxgear wades into the integrated pedalboard amp fight with four pocket-sized offerings

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"The Jeval is a decent integrated pedal solution as a fly rig or pedalboard gigging solution": Baroni Jeval review

The Jeval joins the AFK150 as a high-gain hybrid pedalboard amp but how does it stack up?

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“It’s designed to push boundaries and redefine what a Fender guitar can be”: Fender unveils the American Ultra II, US-made classic models revamped for high-performance feel and tone

The American Ultra II series features all-new pickups, compound radius fingerboards, premium components, fresh finishes and Fender’s “fastest-playing necks” as standard

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“Can someone explain what is happening right now? Y’all got my heart pounding!!!!”: Fleetwood Mac are revamping their social media accounts and fans are getting excited

Fleetwood Mac revamping their social media accounts has got fans excited

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“Brian and myself were talking the other day, and we both said that if we feel we have some good material, why not?”: Roger Taylor teases possibility of new Queen music

Could there be a new Queen album?

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Small might be beautiful, but even with an upgraded A17 Pro chip and Apple Intelligence support, is the new iPad mini’s appeal big enough?

We’d advise music makers to look at a different model in the range…

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“That was the beginning of the greatest love affair of my life”: Fred Again on how swapping a Boss 8-track recorder for his first DAW ignited his passion for music making

Fred opens up about his introduction to Logic in a new interview with Nardwuar the Human Serviette

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“It’s taking experience from playing some of the greats”: Future Sound Systems Cric is a pin matrix-equipped analogue dream synth

FSS' semi-modular synth takes influence from West and East coasts with its complex oscillators, wavefolder, function generators and more

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"My new plugin does ridiculous things": Baby Audio and Andrew Huang release Transit 2, the latest version of their multi-effects plugin that "kills static mixes"

Baby Audio says this "motion effects playground" can be used to design powerful transitions that "sweep listeners off their feet"

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"I can't help but wonder how much music Computer Music has had a hand in bringing to life over the years. What a magazine": Computer Music magazine to close after 25 years in print

The magazine comes to an end after 25 years

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Has the vinyl revival skidded off track? Sales of vinyl albums down 33% since 2023

Sales of vinyl albums fall 33% in one year

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“That’s the most wild thing I’ve ever seen anyone do”: Fred Again on watching Brian Eno break the rules in the studio

“One of the funniest things about Brian is that he’s beautifully lawless in how he works"

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“I think we're about to have a big resurgence now in kids picking up guitars, and I think we've got the Gallagher brothers to thank for it”: Should we be hopeful about the future of guitar music?

“I think we're about to have a big resurgence now in kids picking up guitars, and I think we've got the Gallagher brothers to thank for it”

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“Watching his hands in the studio, I learnt something I never knew”: Steve Cropper on ZZ Top’s Billy Gibbons’ secret sauce

The legendary guitarists have a special relationship

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