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Shawn Mendes Announces New Self-Titled Album 'Shawn' Release Date

Shawn Mendes announces his new album 'Shawn,' sharing personal insights and collaborations. Pre-order now!

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Malaysia's Good Vibes Festival promoters sue The 1975 for almost two million pounds over Matty Healy's same-sex kiss

The 1975 are being sued for breach of contract by Malaysian festival organisers after Matty Healy's protest at the country’s strict anti-LGBTQ+ laws

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Remastered vinyl version of Egg's 1970 debut album to be released

Withdrawn track Symphony No. 2 – Third Movement reinstated to new Egg reissue

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“I was determined to avoid hailing him as the future of shred, but I simply cannot do it”: July 2024 Guitar World editor's picks

From an eight-string chug-a-thon with blues licks to make Eric Johnson blush, to a baritone turn from the hottest guitar player on the planet right now, this month was soundtracked by some top-tier guitar action

Guitar World

“It feels good to be back!” Arch Enemy sound antagonistic as hell on new single Dream Stealer

The melodeath squad’s first new music since 2022 has some big choirs and even bigger riffs

Metal Hammer

“Without adequate support in times of crisis, life can quickly spiral into an angry and isolated existence.” High Vis share new single Mind's A Lie, announce new album Guided Tour, 2025 UK tour dates

London punks High Vis explore themes of class, isolation and loneliness on stunning new single, featuring Ell Murphy

Louder

“He’s taught me a lot about the guitar, but not from showing me stuff on the neck or talking about picking”: How Steve Vai helped Jacob Collier become a better player without even touching a guitar

The newly crowned Strandberg signature artist discusses how Vai’s progressive mentality informed his approach to the guitar

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“I’ve never had a fear of expressing things." Ms Amy Birks and the story of her second album In Our Souls

Two years after the release of her solo debut, Ms Amy Birks is back with In Our Souls.

Louder

Prom 15: The Swingles/BBCPhil/Collon review – a bicycle wheel, birds and beatboxing

Anna Clyne’s The Gorgeous Nothings was fleetingly spellbinding, borne by the Swingles’ singing, and Nicholas Collon ensured Messaien’s Turangalila was light on its feet

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Duran Duran's 'Rio' Album Sees 5,100% Sales Increase In America

Discover the resurgence of Duran Duran's iconic album 'Rio' and its lasting impact on the music scene.

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“We made just about every wrong choice you could make in terms of the most surefire way to have success”: Evan Blair on co-writing and producing Benson Boone’s Beautiful Things

“He might kill me for saying this, but Benson was screaming the chorus part with his shirt off because it was so intense!”

MusicRadar

"It's in 5/4 time at 212 bpm with super crunched out sounds": Producers respond with real tracks following viral tweet about made-up genre discovered in dream

Drew Daniel of Matmos literally invented a new genre in his sleep: hit em

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“A sound I’ve used many times on all sorts of tracks going back years”: David Gilmour demonstrates his trademark “swell” technique – one of the secrets of his emotive soloing approach

The Pink Floyd guitarist pinpoints the tracks from his upcoming album, Luck and Strange, that he used the swell technique on

Guitar World

Bryan Ferry announces 81-track Retrospective: Selected Recordings 1973-2023

Byran Ferry's new solo career retrospective will be released this October

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"The future of analogue synthesis": Moog officially announces long-rumoured Muse synthesizer

Moog says Muse is "an instrument that gazes boldly into the future while honoring Moog’s storied past"

Louder

“The chief of police came up to me in the cell and went, Is this the Englander who’s accused of beating up punks? Then he bent down and said, Good for you, mate.” Joe Strummer on the night a Clash gig turned into a bloody band versus audience riot

For The Clash, gigs in Hamburg, Germany in the early '80s were challenging, scary and violent

Guitar World

6 scales from around the world that every guitar player should know – and how to use them

Tired of the same old blues scales and pentatonics? Try these on for size…

Guitar World

“When I hear a heavy metal guitar player there is that raw emotion that can maybe sound a little angry… I feel like bluegrass is more friendly competition”: Bluegrass virtuoso Molly Tuttle on the differences between metal and bluegrass shredding

Tuttle also shares the key technique that aspiring bluegrass guitar players need to master before they get on a stage

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The Independent UK

Alan McGee shares first impression of Noel Gallagher

Creation Records boss also admitted a case of mistaken identity involving Noel’s younger brother, Liam

AVNetwork

Honky-Tonk, High-Quality Sound Brings Friends In Low Places to Nashville

Friends In Low Places’ Honky-Tonk features an L-Acoustics sound system featuring A15i main and outfill hangs, an A10i center array, and flown KS21i subs.

Guitar World

“Dirty Deeds… has some more complicated ideas that go up inan Eddie Van Halen kind of way. It reminds me of the kind of things Steve Hackett was doing in 1972”: Black Midi’s Georgie Greep on the high-voltage genius of Angus Young

Black Midi might sound little like AC/DC but as Greep reveals, the influence is there and it is profound, and here breaks down the madcap genius style of rock's evergreen schoolboy

What Hi-Fi?

10 of the best instrumental test tracks to give your hi-fi a vocal-free workout

Our pick of the best instrumental tracks to test out the talents of your hi-fi

Guitar World

“I’d cover the strings in cheeseburger grease, barbecue sauce – even blood. I didn’t want the bass to sound like a friggin’ guitar!” Crosby, Stills & Nash’s 1969 debut took bassist Stephen Stills on an unlikely tone journey

Nicknamed Captain Manyhands, Stephen Stills ranks among pop music’s finest unsung bass talents

Guitar World

“I love the romance of a guitar with a story. But if you can find a good setup guy, you can take a piece of junk, and it’ll play as good as anything you’ve ever touched”: Larkin Poe’s Rebecca Lovell on why she’s loyal to Fender Stratocasters of all levels

The Larkin Poe guitar wrangler and vocalist switched from Jazzmasters to Strats and never looked back, but admits she still can't tear herself away from the bridge pickup

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How to use your drum machine as a controller

Trigger your DAW's internal sounds with your drum machine's sequencer, or hook it up to a synth or sampler

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