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- November 3
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- Blackstar’s Beam Mini Wireless Rig has everything you need for cable-free playing – and the NAM A2 support, stem separation and “world-class tone” ain’t bad either
- “Now, I think it’s too late”: Dave Stewart on why the Eurythmics probably won’t reform again
- “Unfortunately, Tim is attempting to shift responsibility for his own overspending and financial decisions onto someone else”: War of words breaks out between Timbaland and his ex-managers
- "We weren’t going to make just another reverb – that would be boring": We tested 7 of the weirdest reverb plugins
- "Choose your model and let the magic happen": iZotope launches Photon, the company's first plugin developed with new owner Boris FX
- “He said, ‘It’s a country song that used to be in 3/4, and I think we can play it in a straight 4/4.’ I said, ‘Are you sure you know where you’re going with this?’”: Carl Palmer on Asia’s classic ’80s hit – and how they were tricked into recording it
- Why spend big on a mini synth stand when this clever Ikea hack means you can build you own for just €11?
- Polyend’s Tracker, Tracker Mini and Tracker+ are the latest hardware devices to go open source
- Mick Jagger gives Sam Fender the seal of approval as he covers a Rolling Stones classic for the John Lewis Christmas ad: “I think he’s done a great job with it”
- "I was hoping that I'd get the all-clear to hang on”: Deep Purple pull the rest of their European tour due to Ian Gillan’s 'medical problem'
- “They are pushing themselves harder than most acts and within the band, they are pulling in different directions – it can be fractious sometimes”: James Ford tells us about the intensity of working with Fontaines D.C.
- “The guitar is a voice, and if you don’t know what you’re gonna say, it’s pointless opening your mouth”: Brian May on his thoughtful, noodle-free guitar style
- November 2
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- “This new rack trims the often labour-intensive task of setting up an e-kit by a fair margin”: Roland TD-07KV2 review
- "It sounds thick, tight, and very powerful": Gibson Victory Baritone review
- “I’m like, OK, because I’m so poor that just sitting in this house when you’re looking out at this view is so fantastic, I’m going to write a fantastic song”: Stevie Nicks talks about what inspired her to write Landslide
- No practice required: This new Casiotone keyboard makes it impossible to hit a wrong note when you're playing along to your favourite songs
- “It was all a bit silly and sad really – I tried to get him to do certain things but found it really hard going”: Bill Nelson on the struggle to make the Gary Numan album he ultimately removed his name from
- “They were standing on our toes, jabbing us with elbows, generally giving us a bad time – to see my beloved Beatles treated so roughly was heartbreaking”: Mal Evans' lost memoir reveals the darker side of Beatlemania
- "I'm not someone who necessarily believes every artist has to be political": Bruce Springsteen gives insight into the fine craft of political songwriting
- “The tape had sat in a box for nearly 30 years”: Lost '90s Daft Punk mix unearthed by British DJ Ralph Lawson
- “I get asked this about once a week. My answer is… not yet”: Mariah Carey’s grunge album still seems no nearer to getting released
- Spotify AI remixes could be on their way for 2027
- “We were doing an all-night session at my place in Hampstead. I picked up my double bass and played the riff of Sunshine Of Your Love. Pete looked out the window and he wrote, ‘It’s getting near dawn…’”: How Cream created their masterpiece Disraeli Gears
- “She had her head down on the desk, and I was kind of terrified. When the song was done, she looked up, beaming, and said, 'Okay, you can leave it in'”: The making of the poignant Amy Winehouse masterpiece that Prince loved
- November 1