Chris Wickett

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24 tips for writing lyrics

By Chris Wickett published

There are many different approaches, and what will work well for one lyricist will not necessarily work for another, but here are some tips, tricks, dos and don'ts...

Is it us or has it just got more 'virtuoso funk' in here?

NAMM 2010: Chad Smith talks music in schools on video

By Chris Wickett published

Well... more of an arena/stadium really

NAMM 2010: Roland stand in pictures

By Chris Wickett published

The OP-1 in the flesh at last

NAMM 2010: Teenage Engineering's OP-1 on video

By Chris Wickett published

The new digital Mellotron on top of an analogue Mellotron Mk VI, exhibited at the Big City Music stand at NAMM 2010

NAMM 2010: New Mellotron plus modular madness in pictures

By Chris Wickett published

The new APC20 Ableton live controller - like the APC40 but without the bit on the right...

NAMM 2010: Akai iPK25 and APC20 in pictures

By Chris Wickett published

BLOG: Classic Rock Awards 2009

By Chris Wickett published

Thom desparately tries to remember his lyrics

Thom Yorke side-project band play first gigs

By Chris Wickett published

Steve Vai is cool enough to get away with indoor sunglasses. We are not.

VIDEO: Steve Vai interviewed!

By Chris Wickett published

The Saville work in question: inappropriate?

Manic Street Preachers album cover censored

By Chris Wickett published

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Propellerhead Record

EXCLUSIVE VIDEO: Propellerhead Record

By Ben Rogerson, Chris Wickett published

The Props and A Guy Called Gerald speak

Matt Bellamy's MB-1 production signature is based on his own M1D1 guitar

Exclusive video: Matt Bellamy's new signature guitar

By Chris Vinnicombe, Chris Wickett published

Joe Satriani preaches to the converted

Video: Joe Satriani on his Vox Satchurator distortion

By Chris Wickett published

The OP-1: it's real!

Video: Teenage Engineering OP-1

By Ben Rogerson, Chris Wickett published

Mini synth/controller in the flesh

Doves L-R: Andy Williams, Jez Williams, Jimi Goodwin

Doves video: Jez Williams' live rig revealed

By Chris Vinnicombe, Chris Wickett published

Ableton Live 8 is expected in the spring

Hands-on with Ableton Live 8 beta

By Chris Wickett published

Spinal Tap (Derek Smalls with moustache)

Spinal Tap's Derek Smalls blogs

By Chris Wickett published

A robust clamp was required...

Exclusive video: See the £30k PRS Paul's 28 guitar here!

By Chris Vinnicombe, Chris Wickett published

One of Live 8's new features is a Looper device

Loads more Ableton Live 8 videos

By Chris Wickett published

The Fender stand: not so much a stand as a giant room

NAMM 09: The coolest stand award

By Chris Wickett published

Pro Tools 8 sports a new user-interface

FIRST LOOK: Pro Tools 8

By Chris Wickett published

Our first impressions of Digidesign's Pro Tools rethink

The Radiohead head getting into the festive spirit

7 Xmas gift ideas for Radiohead fanatics

By Chris Wickett published

Gifts that won't drive you round The Bends

Does Warner heart Bittorrent? If it can make some money from it then quite possibly...

University music royalty fees could make piracy 'legal'

By Chris Wickett published

Muse: a three-part symphony

Muse write 'hardest and longest' song for fifth album

By Chris Wickett published

Perhaps the music industry is just jealous of Guitar Hero and co...

BLOG: Are video games more 'popular' than music?

By Chris Wickett published

New report suggests so, but should we be worried?

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