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“I heard some ruckus outside… It was Kurt and Dave from Nirvana who had a note for me, saying, ‘This is not a joke, call Buzz about playing with the Melvins’”: Joe Preston on Thrones, Sunn O))) and life as the underground’s first-call bassist

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Bass legend Joe Preston breaks cover to reflect on his career with Melvins, High On Fire, Earth and more, and admits that trying to make a living from music was his biggest mistake

on Sun, 2PM

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How to watch Glastonbury 2024 from anywhere on the planet - your guide to streaming the UK festival

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No ticket? No problem! Here’s everything you need to know to catch all of this weekend's biggest performances online - including headliners Dua Lipa, Coldplay and SZA

on Sat, 7AM

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“The Nanobox range gets a sampler and a powerful one at that”: 1010music Nanobox Tangerine review

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This latest Nanobox could be pushing for the title of world’s smallest sampler. We ask if it needs to be that small…

on Fri, 11AM

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"The Beatles happened, and it became the thing to be in a beat group": Classic Charlie Watts interview

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His heroes, the first recording session, jazz, and what made the Rolling Stones the best - "We swung, a lot"

on Jun 26

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“I could sing in tune but now I think I’ve gotten so lazy because I sing with Auto-Tune all the time”: Charli XCX on how a reliance on pitch correction software means that her tuning is now "pretty out, because my ear is so used to leaning in”

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“That’s why I only do rap at karaoke,” she says. “Because people are like ‘isn’t she a singer?’ And I’m like, well yeah, but haven’t you heard of Auto-Tune?”

on Jun 25

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Whistle down the wind: The Aussie attempting to save whistling from the cultural dustbin

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Molly Lewis is upholding a fine pop tradition, PLUS! - our top 5 whistling tracks

on Jun 25

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"My original point was not to devalue the time, effort, or resources involved in creating meaningful works": Spotify CEO responds to backlash over comments on cost of making music

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"It’s clear I was far too vague in the post, including with my clumsy definition of content. I understand how it came across as very reductive and that wasn’t my intent"

on Jun 5

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“He had the most equipment that I've ever seen - every synth you can imagine and huge modular setups… I think there were 1,100 modules and counting!”: Studio designer Jim Keller on Martin Gore’s studio

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Jim Keller's Sondhus has created extraordinary studios for bands including a-ha and Depeche Mode. What can they teach us about making our own spaces work to our advantage?

on Jun 1

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"A song doesn't need to be longer than 2 minutes 30... we don't need to repeat a verse, we don't need to have a bridge - we don't need it!": PinkPantheress opens up on why her songs are so short

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The artist's latest single clocks in at 2 minutes and 27 seconds, while her longest so far is 2023's Capable of love, coming in at three minutes and 43 seconds

on May 31

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The producer's guide to DIY modular

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Rob Redman shows you how to break out the soldering iron and build your own modules

on May 26

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"The truth is that your studio has as much potential to get in the way of your creativity as it does to unlock it": 5 creativity-enhancing studio workflow tips

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Is your studio setup blocking – rather than unlocking – your music making? Get more out of every session with our guide to maximising your creativity

on May 25

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"I commit at least two to three hours a day, no matter what": Slash has been learning to play pedal steel for two years

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The Guns N' Roses legend tells us about his new hard-earned musical skills

on May 25

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"Electronic music is the classical music of the 21st century": How Jean-Michel Jarre brought the synthesizer to the masses

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With little around to compete with the single Oxygène when he released it nearly 50 years ago, Jean-Michel Jarre became the pinup of synth pop, and has continued to embrace the cutting-edge ever since. A true pionnier du synthétiseur…

on May 24

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"He didn't tap a foot or move his head or anything. He listened to it all the way through and I thought he hated it": When an Eagle, Heartbreaker, Roger Linn and an Oberheim OB-X combined forces for a pop masterpiece – the Boys Of Summer story

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Tom Petty rejected Mike Campbell's synth and drum machine demo, Don Henley didn't make that mistake… but the 1984 hit had other obstacles to overcome

on May 20

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Stuck for inspiration? Try applying these 5 techniques from visual art to your music production

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There are plenty of ideas to be found in the art world that could help you mix up your approach to music-making

on May 13

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Music Gear, Equipment, News, Tutorials & Reviews | MusicRadar

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Get up to the minute news and reviews for all music makers

on May 13

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Gibson just destroyed 100s of Firebird X guitars - here's why

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US company says instruments were “unsalvageable” and could not be donated

on May 10

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"Tone-deaf and insulting to artists of every kind": New Apple iPad Pro ad showing musical instruments being destroyed described as "horrendously bad" and "deeply offensive"

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The controversial ad has provoked widespread criticism on social media from creatives and a number of celebrities including Hugh Grant

on May 9

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"One of the largest collections of music production software in the world": Native Instruments unveils NI 360 subscription platform

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NI scraps Komplete Now and launches three-tier subscription service for Komplete content and plugins from NI, iZotope, Brainworx

on May 8

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“It is with a heavy heart that we announce that all store locations will begin store closing sales today”: End of an era for US gear retail as Sam Ash Music to close

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The largest family owned gear retailer in the US is to shut all of its stores after 100 years of service

on May 5

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Best website builders for bands and musicians: Sell your merch, get your music heard and build your fanbase

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Do bands still need a website? Oh yes - here's our expert pick of 7 easy-to-use website builders for music makers, bands and creatives

on May 5

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“Legendary tone”: Behringer has officially released Vintage, its free VST synth plugin (yes, really this time)

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The company says it’s worth $99, but you can have it for nothing

on May 3

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Music theory you can use: How to create a chord progression from any melody

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12 easy steps to harmonising in your DAW

on May 1

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“He sings on all our stuff. You hear him on AC/DC, Bryan Adams, Shania’s stuff. He has the best voice in the room”: Phil Collen says Mutt Lange is an ace vocalist who can nail it in one take – and it’s the same with guitar

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For Collen, working with Lange is like “going to school for your favourite subject” but recreating the studio magic live on Def Leppard tracks such as Live Bites can be very tricky at first

on Apr 28

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“This is insane - all my tracks are double the tempo”: Grimes is forced to apologise as her Coachella set is thrown into chaos due to “technical issues”

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“Just don’t blame me - it’s not my fault,” she told the crowd. “Well, it’s partially my fault. But not entirely my fault”

on Apr 15

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"We got the job done, and we made a hell of a lot of money doing it": Words of wisdom from Wrecking Crew legend Hal Blaine, Neil Peart's "six favourite drummers"

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Drum Heroes: "Doing a TV show in the morning, a Beach Boys track or a Phil Spector session in the afternoon, then working with Frank Sinatra or Simon & Garfunkel after that – that was normal to us"

on Apr 14

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"He knows very little about an awful lot, but it’s how he applies that knowledge - and it’s down to confidence, too": How Brian Eno became music's ultimate renaissance man

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Producer, collaborator, hard-to-use synth champion, ambient maestro, app developer and chancer Brian Eno is certainly a pioneer, but of what? Well, how about everything?

on Apr 7