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- “An effortlessly usable unit that delivers dynamically playable amp sounds and complementary effects”: Blackstar ID:X Floor Three review
- “I was gonna design a guitar that was for soloing specifically”: More frets equals more shred for Brandon Ellis as he unveils signature Jackson Kelly with 27 stainless steel frets and serious Seymour Duncan firepower
- Logic Pro 12.3 is here – and my favourite stock plugin just got even better
- “Rather than simply writing scary music, I wanted to express loneliness, sadness, anxiety, and the psychological aspects of fear”: We speak to video game horror soundtrack godfather Akira Yamaoka about the legacy of Silent Hill
- “He said, ‘No, no, no. Paul can do that,’ and he did it. He did exactly what was needed in like, 10 minutes”: Mick Jagger says he had to check with Andrew Watt that Paul McCartney's bass playing was "punk" enough for new Rolling Stones song Covered In You
- An EHX take on a cult Albini-approved fuzz-stortion, a single-pickup PRS, the triumphant return of Squier’s Paranormal series and more! It’s MusicRadar’s epic monthly guitar gear round-up, the June '26 edit
- “Radical” angles? Check. Phase switch? Check. Offset body? Check? Guild’s S-300 is nearly 50 years old but it’s back in stunning metallic finishes and is ready for its close-up
- "I avoid Splice as that's what everyone else uses – I prefer to dig on the internet or rip from old sample CDs": Yung Singh on his viral Boiler Room breakout and the Punjabi-influenced sounds behind debut EP Bloom
- “An affordable and flexible Neumann U47 FET-inspired mic”: Warm Audio WA-47jr SE review
- “It’s just two, three chords that just kind of grab your soul and don’t let go”: How Eminem made the ultimate motivational anthem
- “We kept trying to write one for 20 years, but they’re not very good, to be honest”: A Skyfall of Stars, anyone? Rare Coldplay recordings are being auctioned, including their early attempt at a Bond theme
- "At this price, it is hard to find a more complete portable digital piano": Kawai ES120 digital piano review
- “I’d argue that it was the single most important thing that happened in the history of MTV, because it saved young people’s lives”: The story of Soul Asylum’s classic ’90s hit Runaway Train and its amazingly powerful video
- “I never even got as far as Riverside. But I lost her. She married some other guy. We’re still friends”: How Jimmy Webb's classic song By The Time I Get To Phoenix found the right interpreter