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“People who can’t play an instrument depend on loops from Ableton or Logic. I will never take a bassline from any digital domain in my life! That'll never happen”: Beyoncé producer Raphael Saadiq says that he likes to make music “the authentic way”

He also recalls his time touring with Prince: “It was like seeing Jimi Hendrix at the height of his career”

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“It’s going to get really loud, ready? Beat it!”: Chad Smith showcases drum prowess in new home studio

The PreSonus-built studio has been kitted out to allow Smith to practice and record simultaneously

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“I just keep forgetting it”: Watch Phil Collins work out his drum part for Do They Know It’s Christmas in 40-year-old footage

A new documentary sheds light on the genius performance that you may not have noticed

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"You guys - it sounds like a really bad Pearl Jam": Bright Eyes’ Conor Oberst hated Creed so much he asked their label not to release their debut album

The divisive post-grunge mainstays wouldn’t be part of history if the label had listened to their star

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"It's staying in my DAW": Disclosure's Guy Lawrence loves Serato's bonkers new multi-effects plugin

Squeezing 45 effects into a single plugin, Hex FX promises to "provide producers with every effect they could need in one place"

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“A pro-quality tool for hard-working musicians who like the guitar to do the heavy lifting”: Fender American Ultra II Stratocaster HSS

In refreshing its state-of-the-art US line, has Fender made the original – and the best – Superstrat?

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“He claims to find me completely indigestible, but whenever he walks on stage he sings my lyrics, vocal melodies and song titles - is this hypocrisy or self-deception?”: Morrissey hits out at Johnny Marr

The Smiths' former frontman gives a rare lengthy interview and indicates that a reunion is very unlikely to happen

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“You never know what will happen. You’re on a bus with pythons”: Orianthi on her Orange Oriverb amp, how soloing is like rapping and why confetti cannons are just one of the risks on an Alice Cooper tour

The Australian guitarist talks amp collecting, tone chasing and soloing strategies as she wraps up her forthcoming album with Kevin Shirley

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All I Want For Christmas is on the slide as new streaming stats reveal that it's losing its twinkle

If the trend continues it’s safe to say that Carey won’t be Christmas number one this year

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“Paul is actually stacked up, doing The Beatles next”: It’s (very nearly) official: Paul Mescal looks set to play Paul McCartney in new Sam Mendes biopic

Top directors and Ringo Starr just can’t keep schtum about who's in Sam Mendes’ upcoming Beatles biopics

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“Prince is overtly sexual. I am very quietly sexual. That's the difference”: What Stevie Nicks said about her famous friends - and famous ex-partners

And why Tom Petty told her: ‘You don’t need help!”

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“This goes everywhere": Billie Eilish shows off her Logic Pro-powered backstage mobile recording studio

“It’s just so much fun and it’s, like, not even serious,” she says of her jam sessions

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"This should have been built 100 years ago - it may well become the story of 21st-century music": Hans Zimmer on the next-gen synth he used for the Dune: Part Two score

Zimmer has appeared in a documentary for Expressive E that explores how the Osmose was used in Dune's score

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“The quest for clarity and loudness can only go so far”: Bibio on his career-long fascination with tape recording, budget samplers and vintage pedals

Stephen Wilkinson talks us through the studio techniques behind the latest edition of his Phantom Brickworks project, the gear behind his biggest song and his enduring quest to unite lo-fi and hi-fi

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“If your flanger is too harsh, try a chorus - if it's too subtle, try a phaser”: How modulation effects work and how to use them

Phasing and flanging are often confused. We ask why - and demystify!

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"They said 'You’re not leaving!' I said, 'I am leaving, I’ve left,' and they wouldn’t believe me": Bill Wyman talks cash, chaos and quitting in new interview

There’s perhaps no band as storied and mythologised as The Rolling Stones. And their ex-bassist has always got a story to tell

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“You have ideas that you think wouldn't suit the band - like this song that sounded like U2!”: How a happy accident led to one of Iron Maiden's greatest songs

It started with a “crazy noise” from a guitar synth

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“If I wake up one day and I can hold a pair of drumsticks then I will have a crack at it”: Phil Collins opens up on his struggle to play drums in affecting trailer for new documentary

"I just feel I’ve used up my air miles," he admits

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“4 in 5 UK musicians have lost work because of Brexit”: Unwrapping the legacy of Britain's EU exit on musicians

How British musicians have been affected following the 2016 referendum to leave the European Union

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“It could just take over and we don’t want that to happen”: It's Macca Vs The Machines as Paul McCartney wades in on AI’s threat to music makers

Despite embracing AI for their last release, it seems the ex-Beatles bassist has since had a change of tune

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“Meticulously crafted analogue and digital circuits all curated from the ground up for bass-centric tonal expansion”: Fender unveils the Bassman effects line – 5 pedalboard essentials for bassists

There's overdrive, fuzz, compression, delay and reverb, all in a road-worthy aluminium enclosure, all at an affordable $119 price point

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“It's not quite as dark, but it explores other subjects a little bit more”: Robert Smith confirms existence of ‘companion’ album to Songs Of A Lost World

And there’s a third in the works too

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“I signed some contracts back in the ‘90s that I thought were amazing - I celebrated with a bottle of champagne. I look back now and think, ‘how the hell did I agree to sign this?’”: Sasha on breaking into dance music - and why it's not any easier in 2024

The original superstar DJ drops some essential advice for aspiring producers and talks us through his ambitious Dolby Atmos score for the immersive Da Vinci Genius exhibition

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“Imagine standing in front of a wall loaded with tube amp heads and 4x12 speaker cabinets, grabbing your guitar and hitting a chord”: Crazy Tube Circuit’s Heatseeker is an amp-in-box to help you nail Angus Young’s high-voltage AC/DC tones

Packing three vintage Marshall-inspired modes plus a preamp enhancer inspired by the AC/DC guitarist's not-so-secret secret sauce, the Heatseeker is a formidable drive and tone shaper for rock guitar

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“I'm not afraid of breaking the rules": Viral 67-year-old producer The Last DJ shares his essential techno tips

Internet sensation Nick Hayes shows us how he uses his trusty Elektron Syntakt to craft hard-hitting techno

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