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"We play it at three times the speed or in a reggae or funk style": Bluetones on their biggest hit
By Beth Simpson published
Slight Return reached Number Two in early 1996

How one of the greatest rock anthems of all time was created in the wake of a nightmare show
By Amit Sharma published
“It was this gigantic sound,” says super-fan Joe Bonamassa

Commodores co-founder and bassist Ronald LaPread has died, aged 75
By Ben Rogerson published
“They said, ‘oh man, it’s too black’”

When Winger and Whitesnake guitarist Reb Beach played on an ‘80s Bee Gees classic
By Jonathan Horsley published
In the mid '80s, Reb Beach was Atlantic's go-to rock guy, ripping solos for Chaka Khan, learning from Marcus Miller, and being serenaded by the brothers Gibb

“People are still trying to learn Free Bird and how to play like him”
By Paul Elliott published
“He should have known that so many people were influenced by him”

How Vince Clarke, Neil Arthur and Benge made their Doublespeak album without ever being in the same room
By Andy Jones published
You've never heard ABBA, The Carpenters or David Essex quite like this before...

"I mean, it’s extraordinary": Roger Daltrey says that his voice is as strong as ever
By Ben Rogerson published
"I’ve always said, ‘Use it or you lose it,’" he says. "But you can use it too much and once people do that, I wish they’d shut up, and there are a few out there who should”

Let's get quizzical: It's MusicRadar's Quiz of the Week #8!
By Daniel Griffiths published
It's that time again… Test your knowledge of this week's music news with our fiendish top 10 quiz
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