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“The very essence of the Fender aesthetic”: Fender Hot Rod Deluxe IV 30th Anniversary review
By Martin Smith published
The ubiquitous Hot Rod Deluxe celebrates its 30th birthday with a snazzy new look and some subtle sonic enhancements

"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”

“Success is increasingly becoming tarnished”: CMAT confronts social media abusers in a candid, emotional post
By Beth Simpson published
Singer says: “Every environment I am placed in becomes more hostile”

“Working with power tools is therapeutic”: Jack White opens an exhibition of ‘hardware store art’
By Beth Simpson published
Includes his ‘sonic bench’ you can plug a guitar into

How Neil Young created his biggest hit – with love in his heart and an ache in his back
By Neil Crossley published
“Two passes, and it was finished. It took less than two hours to record that song”

Olivia Rodrigo responds to being asked if she has a frosty relationship with Taylor Swift
By Ben Rogerson published
“I just try to make songs that I love and try to be kind and good to other people and supportive of other people, and I’ve always like tried to be like that," she says

The joyful making of The Beatles’ life-affirming finale
By Andy Price published
The three-track cycle that concluded Abbey Road was structured to be a wrap-up of all they had achieved as a band

“Everyone misses them. It’s not just me”: McCartney on loss, early memories, cookies and emojis
By Beth Simpson published
And the radio play that inspired Maxwell’s Silver Hammer
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