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“One of the greatest national anthems ever”: How Charlie Puth used jazz harmony to “pull off something pretty spectacular” at the Super Bowl - and send online music ...

I have the whole arrangement in my head," said Puth in an interview prior to the performance. "I musically know where I’m ...
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Could the Line 6 Helix Stadium Floor be a serious rival to the Quad Cortex? An 8” touchscreen, all-new AI-driven modelling tech and the capability to automate your l…

Line 6's new flagship amp modelling platform not only has to live up to the Helix's reputation, it arrives when the ...
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“It’s definitely one of those songs that I’m never gonna be ashamed of. Hell, it opened a lot of doors for us!”: Kings Of Leon frontman Caleb Followill laughed whe…

The song was Sex On Fire, the lead single from the Tennessee quartet’s fourth album Only By The Night. It was written by all ...
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“When I was a child, I had a poster on my wall of BB King playing his signature Lucille… I just wanted to be a part of that world”: Gary Clark Jr channels the King of t…

The 21st-century blues king pays dues to his hero with a stunning limited edition Cobra Burst ES-355, fresh from the Custom ...
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“We are seeing free parties rise, mid-tier venues disappear… extraordinary resilience, but resilience is not a policy”: New report into UK electronic music brings mixed news

But people still want to dance. The survey has picked up a significant increase in free parties – a rise of 34% since 2024, ...
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“When we did this 25 years ago, it felt like we had no clue of what we were doing”: Alan Braxe and Fred Falke on the beautiful simplicity of French house classic, Intro

Intro, by French musicians Alan Braxe and Fred Falke, is a prime example. Released in 2000 on Braxe’s Vulture Music label, Intro samples its refrain from The Jets’ 1985 hit Crush on You, that main ...
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Arturia's FX Collection 6 adds an ambient plugin specialising in "novel, emotive textures" and a souped-up H910 Harmonizer

For the first time, Arturia is also launching an ‘Intro’ version of its FX Collection, containing six ‘essential’ effects priced at $/€99. This includes the Plate-140 reverb, Tape-201 delay and Tape ...
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“I got to design a guitar that gave me exactly what I was looking for in contrast to my Strats”: How Cory Wong embraced humbuckers to reimagine Ernie Ball Music Man’…

With the funk guitar maestro’s signature StingRay II now available in an affordable Sterling By Music Man version, Wong ...
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Get golden-era guitar tone with $600 off thanks to the awesome Presidents' Day sale on Vintera II guitars over at the official Fender store

Presidents’ Day just got real thanks to this latest sale over at Fender, where you can bag yourself some titanic discounts of up to $600 off guitars and accessories. The best deals are on Vintera II ...
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"The tones may not quite be best of the lot, but it's comfortably the easiest and most enjoyable modeller to use": Line 6 Helix Stadium XL review

A decade after the Helix was born, the Helix Stadium has big boots to fill – is it a worthy successor to the hugely acclaimed modeller name?
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“I was super flattered to be invited back into The Simpsons universe, and particularly with this grand message of great hope”: Michael Stipe returns to Springfield to sing ...

Despite disbanding in 2011, REM still have an official Instagram account and Stipe posted a message on it, announcing his ...
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“These chemicals are not just additives; they may be migrating from the headphones into our body”: Research shows nearly all headphones contain chemicals that are dangerous ...

Also found in the headphones were phthalates, which are potent reproductive toxins that can impair fertility; chlorinated paraffins, which have been linked to liver and kidney damage; and brominated ...