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Sundragon unveils the Nymph, a one-watt powerhouse tube combo designed for Jimmy Page
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Nymph is a one-watter with a 1/4-watt setting and a line out – and Page says he used his double neck to test it out

“I remember Eddie Van Halen asking me, ‘What’s wrong with you?'”: George Lynch, the guitar hero cursed by bad luck
By Paul Elliott published
He almost got the gig to replace Randy Rhoads

We investigate the claim that harnessing GPU can unlock limitless music production potential
By Adam Douglas published
The key to more powerful plugins may be the graphics processor that you already have in your computer. We discover how three developers are making this happen right now.

Exploring the quirky production and music theory choices of Grace Jones’ classic Slave to the Rhythm
By Roland Schmidt published
We take a closer look at one of the most iconoclastic songs of the mid-80s era; Slave to the Rhythm

“Love in an elevator? Yeah, I've done it!”: Steven Tyler and Joe Perry on the making of the Aerosmith classic Pump
By Paul Elliott published
Plus: the Aerosmith song that Slash said was "too pop"

How a journalist’s joke led Jimi Hendrix to set fire to his guitar for the first time
By Andy Price published
It was a ritual that would symbolise Hendrix’s esoteric allure, but the first night he did it, the incendiary act was quickly thought up backstage

“I was screaming at the top of my lungs that it had to be a whistle!”: How Tori Amos created the classic Cornflake Girl
By Neil Crossley published
Its memorable infectious hooks belie a dark lyrical core

How Phil Collins’ globe-spanning Live Aid journey led to one of the most disastrous reunions ever
By Andy Price published
The hectic day that Phil Collins Concorde-hopped between continents was mired by a shambolic reunion which he unwittingly became a part of
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