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As you know, MusicRadar is the destination for music makers of all shapes, sizes and persuasions. Whether you’re a guitarist, drummer, keyboard player, DJ or producer, it’s the only place to head if ...
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“We always recorded with Michael in the dark - he hated light. The studio was absolutely dark”: Behind the scenes of Michael Jackson’s monster hit

Back in 2009, we spoke with Thriller’s legendary recording engineer Bruce Swedien, who shared some remarkable insights into the making of Michael Jackson’s biggest ever success When you purchase ...
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“An effects unit aimed squarely at those who want a fast, powerful way to experiment with sound”: Soma Laboratory Warp review

Warp is a desktop effect clearly designed by a team that really understands the appeal of this sort of device. While there are deeper and more flexible multi-effects on the market, there are few as ...
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“I don’t want to say The Beatles cleared it, but somebody at EMI or Apple. So whoever you were that did it, thank you. Thank you, Sir Paul”: Mike D on how the Beastie ...

Fifteen years on from the final Beastie Boys album, Michael Diamond – better known as Mike D – has returned to music-making to share his debut solo release with the world, Thank You. The project sees ...
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Reissue, Repackage, re-evaluate the songs: Morrissey And Marr have collaborated on new Smiths Rough Trade archive release

Morrissey and Johnny Marr haven’t seen eye to eye on a whole range of issues – from politics to the management of The Smiths’ legacy – these past few years. But now the erstwhile creative partners ...
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“Music has always been my first language. Justice has always been my inheritance. Contra-ICE is where those two lineages meet”: Ad-Rock, Tom Morello, Kathleen Hanna and ...

Tom Morello, Ad-Rock and Kathleen Hanna are among the artists that have joined forces for an Anti-ICE benefit album. It’s called Contra-ICE Vol 1: ICE OUT and comes out on October 2 on Sounds Good ...
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“I sang it to Yoko, Phil Spector and a few people and they always winced. I decided to change it... The words were silly anyway”: How John Lennon created one of his ...

One day during The Beatles’ 1968 visit to Rishikesh in India to study Transcendental Meditation, John Lennon and Paul ...
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"My goal was, get it out before I die! If I live another 20 years, I'll hit everyone with part two!": Travis Barker in 2012 on his memoir, becoming sober and why he's never ...

Today sees the release of Travis Barker's Disney+/Hulu documentary Louder than Fear, a no-holds-barred look at his career and the 2008 plane crash that changed his life. Travis has been over this ...
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Rod Stewart cancels the rest of his US tour following heart surgery

Rod Stewart has had to cancel the remainder of his current US tour after having what has been described as “routine” heart surgery. The 81-year-old singer has had a coronary stent procedure, in which ...
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Brian May asked AI to recreate the cover of Queen's The Game. He wasn't happy with the results: “So this is the kind of intelligence that will soon be ruling the world??!”

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Brian May has said that “we don’t actually need AI” and to prove a point he’s ‘created’ an ...
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“It’s much less tension and pressure than directing a movie... It’s kind of our first heavy metal album”: John Carpenter on why he’s happier making music than films ...

It’s been a long while since horror doyen John Carpenter made a movie. But since The Ward in 2010, Carpenter has started up a ...
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Arturia's Pigments Play is a free version of one of the best soft synths around – and it's more powerful than you might expect

Pigments Play features 100 presets and is equipped with the same six synth engines, 68 filter modes and 20 effect algorithms ...