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"I told them when I left, ‘Do not use my music'. And of course they used it": 42 years on, Dave Mustaine still has a few things to say about his exit from Metallica

"You listen to the riffs, you know they’re my riffs"

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"Throwing back": Oasis just paid homage to themselves with the reveal of retro-inspired tour merch

If their dynamic pricing took the shirt off your back, they’ll gladly sell you a new one…

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“We missed him and are looking forward to turning it up and rocking out with him”: ZZ Top confirm Frank Beard is back

“Welcome back, pardner” says Billy Gibbons

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"And the finalists are…" It’s time to vote on which band gets to play at the Montreux Jazz Festival

Thomann and Shure have revealed their shortlist. Now it’s time for you to pick your winner.

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“Sounding your best isn’t just a ‘nice-to-have’ - it’s necessary if you want listeners to make your show part of their daily routine”: The head of Audacity shares his top 5 tips for beginner podcasters

The man who leads development of the world’s most popular free and open-source audio editor offers his advice

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“The Foundry Series takes the power, dynamism and response of our acclaimed tube amp ranges and forges them into creative, affordable, high-quality solid-state amps”: Laney unveils the IR-equipped 120W Supertop head with onboard effects and matching cabs

It's lightweight, high-powered, features LAIR onboard IR tech, modulation and reverb, and is voiced to compete with tube amps

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"Slimming down on features and the most budget-friendly version yet, this could open up the Acoustasonic to a different type of player": Fender Standard Acoustasonic Jazzmaster Review

Fender aims for acoustic and electric versatility in a relatively affordable package

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“Dropping two beats on our second show is not a firing offence”: Zak Starkey speaks out yet again on being fired - and not 'retired' - from The Who

Come on, keep up!

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“As much an honour for me as working with Clint Eastwood or Martin Scorsese”: The creator of Apple TV+'s Smoke was thrilled to collaborate with Thom Yorke, but the Radiohead man's theme for the show might sound rather familiar

He’s delivered the theme for the new series

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“Synths are kind of like a maze you know? It can take forever to really understand them - I still don't understand synths”: Pachyman on the gear behind his characterful and sun-kissed sound

The Puerto Rico-born musician talks us through the key tools in his arsenal, and expanding his dubby sonic universe without enraging the purists

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“Obviously sounded like it should’ve been on there, but I guess we were a bit arrogant and stupid”: Charlie Burchill on his one regret from Simple Minds’ 1985 smash-hit album, Once Upon A Time

Eight tracks, all killer, no filler, but why did the Scottish rockers leave their biggest hit out?

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“Whole Lotta Love was clearly the track that everybody would go to. That riff was so fresh — and it still is”: A classic interview with Jimmy Page

The Zeppelin legend spoke to Total Guitar's Chris Bird in 2020

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“Imagine flying with a truly professional, high-quality guitar and not having to worry about an airline damaging it”: Steve Stevens’ new Ciari signature guitar is flight-friendly electric that folds up and can be stored under your seat

It's a high-end electric with Bare Knuckle pickups, coil-splits, locking tuners, and it has a hinge that allows you to fold it in half and carry it onto planes, trains, and presumably automobiles too

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“The kind of instrument that inspires you to take in-the-moment risks instead of feeling like you’ve got to play it safe”: Kramer Volante HSGT Triburst review

Meet the new line-up of fast and furious high-performance machines from Kramer

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We Are Rewind goes back to the ‘80s with the GB-001, a cassette boombox that gives you a genuine taste of old-school tape recording

Bust out your old C90s, because there’s a new portable hi-fi system on the way that looks a lot like the ones we grew up with

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Ex-Chili Peppers guitarist avoids jail in road traffic accident manslaughter case

Josh Klinghoffer is on a year’s probation with 60 hours community service

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“I can sing it in the original key, with no backing tapes at all. I sing it at every show”: The smash hit ’80s power ballad that wouldn’t die

And after 30 years, the singer is still waiting for a reunion with his old band

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“There’s only one Boss in America”: Bono backs Springsteen’s over Trump comments

He refutes allegations that U2 were paid to support Kamala Harris

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“That was the last straw, really. I didn't form a group to perform Cilla Black songs”: How a frosty band meeting in a fish and chip restaurant signalled the end for the Smiths

The Smiths story came to a close shortly after completion of 1987 album Strangeways, Here We Come, and a tense exchange of words over fish and chips…

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Chris Bird, MusicRadar Lessons Editor and former Total Guitar Editor has died, aged 48

Gifted guitar tutor rose through the editorial ranks

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“With unmatched tonal power, surgical precision, and effortless usability, this is the most complete and forward-thinking Profiler platform yet”: Kemper promises a state-of-the-art performance from its refreshed and souped-up Profiler Mk2 series

Kemper revamps its entire Profiler product range with an upgraded processor, adding 7 additional effects blocks, 8-channel USB audio support, improved looper and faster responsiveness

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Waves pivots from plugins to samples with subscription-based AI text-to-sound generator

Illugen is a desktop app that Waves says can "generate sounds that have never existed"

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“I looked around and everybody was just down. But we started bashing through some songs that we knew, a bit of AC/DC, a bit of Deep Purple. And suddenly we were all smiling”: Bruce Dickinson recalls his audition for Iron Maiden

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Apple introduces new versions of Logic Pro for Mac and iPad: Stem Splitter gets better, and Flashback Capture means that you’ll be able to recall your MIDI and audio performances even if you didn’t record them

Plus, Logic Pro for iPad now has Learn MIDI for easy assignment of hardware controllers

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“Well this is a first…”: Guns N’ Roses guitarist Richard Fortus says it was so hot in Saudi Arabia that his pickups melted

One thing that Fortus will learn from this GNR tour is that the desert heat can do crazy things to your electric guitar

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