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Tuesday December 2, 2025. 06:23 PM
quot “They said, ‘Well, that's all we've got, but if you could round it off and complete it, that would be great”: Greg Lester on how he used a Gibson Chet Atkins to turn a keyboard melody into a classic nylon-string guitar solo in the Spice Girls’ 2 Become 1
“It was actually very well conceived but it didn't sound guitaristic at all,” he says of the original demo
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his “I just walked off the stage. I wanted Jake to have his moment. And Jake nailed it”: Nuno Bettencourt on why he handed Shot Of The Dark over to Jake E Lee at Ozzy's farewell show
Bettencourt says Lee was far too humble and had to remind him that he had done the impossible by not only replacing Randy Rhoads but taking Ozzy Osbourne to “another place”
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song "I've always thought that plagiarism is creative": How The Orb's Little Fluffy Clouds showed the world that sampling could be an art form
The story of the blissfully psychedelic bricolage that launched The Orb's career, introduced ambient house to the masses and even prompted a lawsuit from Rickie Lee Jones
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just Brian Wampler just reimagined a bona fide modern classic with The Compulsion Drive – but is this OCD-inspired dirt pedal an overdrive, distortion or both?
The TCD Compulsion Drive from Wampler Pedals is a love letter to the Fulltone OCD, expanded with 3-band EQ, switchable clipping four modes, and all that enigmatic dirt that is at one with your amp
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one "This isn't just about Jorja. It's bigger than one artist or one song”: Jorja Smith’s label claims royalties on AI track, allegedly trained on her voice
I Ran was created using Suno
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cyber “He was speaking through his eyes. He just gives us a nod. He mastered the art of communicating without using words”: Jon Batiste describes his “gloriously awkward exchange" with Prince at one of his legendary after-hours jam sessions
'I remember, he came up to me and he didn’t talk,' he says
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had “If I’d had a producer and I was simply an artist, I don’t think they would have had the patience to listen to what I wanted to do”: We catch up with the man who rewired the charts in 1979 - and is now blowing up on TikTok - with Pop Muzik
Songwriter, producer and creative artist Robin Scott is the man behind M and the huge hit Pop Muzik. Over 40 years later, he shares the story of the iconic track and why he’s brought this moniker back on his new album
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monday "We stand for love over hate, hope over fear... join us and be a part of it": Paloma Faith, Fontaines D.C., Brian Eno and Kneecap join campaign group Together Against The Far Right
The group will hold a demonstration in London in March 2026
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pro audio "All the way through, I never stopped the tape once. He'd just go through the whole song and say ‘give me another track'. We did that nine times and then he said ‘I’m outta here’": Steve Porcaro on the two unreleased songs he wrote with Michael
Chicago 1945 and Dream Away remain in the vaults
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audio Still on the hunt for a bargain? These 58 Black Friday and Cyber Monday deals for musicians are still live - but they'll be gone soon
Missed out on a Black Friday or Cyber Monday music bargain this year? There's still a chance to save on guitars, drums and recording gear with these epic deals
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music “It’s the biggest song in the set and it wasn’t a single. It wasn’t anywhere close to being a single”: The classic track that defines John Mayer as a guitarist and a songwriter
“Without Pearl Jam there is no Slow Dancing In A Burning Room,” he said
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Monday December 1, 2025. 08:17 PM
news Who needs the £10,499 Gibson Dave Grohl signature DG-335 when the excellent Epiphone version is just £777 today?
This is a call to all Foo Fighters and semi-hollow fans
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proaudio “We built Paradise to make any guitarist feel like they’re playing in a dream studio": Universal Audio releases Paradise Guitar Studio – and it's 25% off for Cyber Monday
UA puts 'an entire pro guitar recording chain in your DAW' with its latest plugin
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musician “Got many requests for this one from a few years back”: Aphex Twin uploads two previously-unheard tracks to his Soundcloud page
It’s his first unheard music for two years
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studio 17 outstanding plugins that you can still get for under $50 this Cyber Monday - but be quick, the sales end soon!
Forget high-end hardware or mammoth bundles – these are our favourite Cyber Monday music software bargains to be had for little more than pocket change
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pro audio news “We are devastated - Thom’s infection has made it impossible for him to sing”: Radiohead postpone two of their four Copenhagen dates
Singer has an 'extreme throat infection'
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pro audio news headlines “What we’ll do is maybe just take an acoustic, get the song done, upload it and say, ‘OK, I want to hear this song as a country song’ or ‘I want to hear this song as a rock and roll song”: Teddy Swims admits he’s used AI on his own material
But singer was turned down by AI creator who scalped his own track
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quot "Years of unprofessional behaviour from people above us led to our decision”: Six ex-members of Cradle Of Filth sue frontman Dani Filth
They allege defamation and unpaid royalties
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his “That was truly one of the most fun things I've ever done”: David Ellefson joins a band of over 1,000 musicians to pay tribute to Ozzy Osbourne
They all play Paranoid together
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song “I said to her, ‘I think people love you and root for you more than you know or believe’”: We speak with Lily Allen’s co-songwriter and executive producer about the storm of creativity that led to West End Girl
Hailed as one of this year’s most brilliant records, Lily Allen’s West End Girl’s rapid production process was overseen by the multi-talented Blue May, who spoke to us this week about how this remarkable album came to be
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