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“He struck it big, and we were all green with envy. It was terrible: we fell out for about six months. It was ‘He’s doing much better than I am.’”: When T. Rex opened the floodgates of glam rock with the riff-driven groove of Get It On

“He struck it big, and we were all green with envy. It was terrible: we fell out for about six months. It was ‘He’s doing much better than I am.’”: When T. Rex opened the floodgates of glam rock with the riff-driven groove of Get It On

T. Rex's signature song was written and recorded while on a hectic US tour, and would be their only stateside hit

$“Because it is my neck and brain, our hands are tied”: Phoebe Lunny reveals neck fracture and "acute brain injury" forcing Lambrini Girls to pull out of Coachella$

“Because it is my neck and brain, our hands are tied”: Phoebe Lunny reveals neck fracture and "acute brain injury" forcing Lambrini Girls to pull out of Coachella

Lambrini Girls frontwoman banned from flying and performing for six weeks

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“They’ve been turning up unexpectedly at random people’s houses”: Cryptic VHS tapes mailed to fans hints at a Boards of Canada revival

“I’m 99.9999% recurring sure this is legit”: Youtuber MATTHS finds it increasingly harder to refute the connection between Boards of Canada and the cryptic VHS tapes that have been turning up randomly at customers of Bleep.com just a few days ago

"It's the DAW you love, redesigned around the only thing that matters – your tracks": Reason 14 launches in public beta

Reason 14 marks the first major update to the software since Reason Studios was acquired by AI music company LANDR in January

“We are about to do something insane… and you're the designer!”: Guitar Center is launching its own guitar brand and it wants players’ input with its design

CEO Gabe Dalporto wants to build a “a revolutionary guitar” and would like you to slide into his sub-Reddit with some ideas

“It’s blasphemy on about ten levels at once”: How Madonna transitioned from pop to the profound with the Vatican-enraging Like a Prayer

Like a Prayer saw Madonna ascend on both a thematic and musical level, but its provocative video pushed the buttons of the devout

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“What I will say is the Cable Tone feature is too good to turn off”: Blackstar AirWire i58 guitar wireless system review

“What I will say is the Cable Tone feature is too good to turn off”: Blackstar AirWire i58 guitar wireless system review

The affordable British brand enters the wireless market with an anti-intereference trick up its sleeve

“Easily one of the most inspirational and accessible Elektrons we've used”: Elektron Tonverk review

“Easily one of the most inspirational and accessible Elektrons we've used”: Elektron Tonverk review

With a depth and flexibility you'll want to abuse…

“Always a pleasure to host BFG in my office, and even better when he decides to take one of my CEO builds on tour!” Gibson CEO Cesar Gueikian has made a stunning custom Explorer – and Billy Gibbons is playing it onstage with ZZ Top

“Always a pleasure to host BFG in my office, and even better when he decides to take one of my CEO builds on tour!” Gibson CEO Cesar Gueikian has made a stunning custom Explorer – and Billy Gibbons is playing it onstage with ZZ Top

And the Gibson CEO also given us a sneak peak of the forthcoming DES lineup in the shape of a Ghost Burst SG?

"It's unlocked a new sound and side to my writing": Misha Mansoor reveals signature Jackson Custom Shop Baritone Surfcaster

"It's unlocked a new sound and side to my writing": Misha Mansoor reveals signature Jackson Custom Shop Baritone Surfcaster

Misha Mansoor's long-awaited signature baritone Surfcaster is finally revealed and inspired much of the upcoming Periphery album – but it comes with a catch – it costs a cool $9K!

"This is the beginning of a more ambitious journey": Elektron acquired by investment company Bonnier Capital

"This is the beginning of a more ambitious journey": Elektron acquired by investment company Bonnier Capital

A statement from Elektron says that the "team, brand and product development focus" of the company will remain intact

“It’s become one of our favorite woods to work with”: PRS launches 6 limited mango top guitars

“It’s become one of our favorite woods to work with”: PRS launches 6 limited mango top guitars

PRS reveals a limited mango-topped run of six its popular guitar models with only 1200 in total to go around

“I was a little uncomfortable, to be honest. I gradually convinced myself that it was okay”: Myles Kennedy on what it was like to play Jeff Buckley’s Telecaster – and how he felt unworthy to play it

“I was a little uncomfortable, to be honest. I gradually convinced myself that it was okay”: Myles Kennedy on what it was like to play Jeff Buckley’s Telecaster – and how he felt unworthy to play it

Kennedy saluted one of his all-time heroes in 2019 when he performed Hallelujah live in Paris, and it was the first time Buckley's Tele had been played in public since his death in '97

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"There isn't one correct answer": 6 things you need you need know about how to clean and condition your guitar fretboard

A string change is the ideal opportunity to get your 'board back to its best

“He said, ‘Yeah, you know, it’s kind of harder to play that way’, but he just loved the way it sounded”: Eric Johnson on why pick choice and picking style are fundamental to your playing – and how his favourite jazz player got his sound by using his thumb

Your guitar pick, the material it's made from and how you use it are "the beginning of the whole thing," says the Texan virtuoso

“Japan was part of the zeitgeist - we were on the BBC, in the tabloid newspapers and part of culture”: We speak to Japan and Porcupine Tree synth polymath Richard Barbieri

From glam rock novice to sonic architect, Richard Barbieri’s latest album, Hauntings, explores a memory-soaked sound world

"He started trying to play chords on it and he said ‘Malcolm! Bob! What’s wrong with this instrument? It only plays one note at a time!’": Dissecting the musical magic of Superstition, the song Stevie Wonder just couldn’t let go

“He played it to Motown, and they said, 'No way is Jeff Beck getting this song, it's too good’”

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Universal Music Group, home to Taylor Swift, Drake, Elton John and other stars receives record $63bn buyout offer

Bid for the world’s largest music group proposes to “address” UMG's share price issues

DrumBot is an AI-powered chatbot drum machine that “listens, learns and talks back” – but who is it for?

This browser-based drum pattern generator claims to possess the "musical awareness of a live session drummer". We're not so sure

Wireless Festival cancelled and tickets refunded after UK Government blocks Kanye West’s entry

Ye’s controversial comments come back to haunt him as UK entry is blocked causing Wireless Festival to pull the plug this summer

“Six room sizes, a gated reverb patch and a reverse reverb patch for your consideration”: Catalinbread launches compact reverb pedal with inspired by the Neil Young and Daft Punk-approved Alesis Microverb

The '90s cult classic studio reverb is reimagined as an 8-mode stompbox with an very useful Mix knob and pre-delay

"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-boosting studio workflow tips

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

“I hate to break it to you, but your favourite artist records my old songs”: Sky Ferreira seemingly fires shots at Charli xcx on social media

Sky Ferreira expresses frustration on Twitter and tells a fan on X that her music was used in Wuthering Heights without credit

“I absolutely hate synthesizers. They're really bad - horrible. I can take their existence from a live point of view now, but if they didn't exist, I'd be delighted”: The surprising music theory that underpinned a Talk Talk classic

Mark Hollis’ masterpiece became an anthem of self-determination, but it was far from an overnight success

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