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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “He would often arrive at sessions with two banners, which he placed either side of his kit while recording, reading ‘You done hired the hit-maker’”: From the Purdie shuffle to its extended jazz chords - analysing Steely Dan's Babylon Sisters ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/he-would-often-arrive-at-sessions-with-two-banners-which-he-placed-either-side-of-his-kit-while-recording-reading-you-done-hired-the-hit-maker-from-the-purdie-shuffle-to-its-extended-jazz-chords-analysing-steely-dans-babylon-sisters</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A track that took 274 attempts to mix must’ve been worth it in the end, right? ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Roland Schmidt ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/NijekZVMxRXWBFH7g6rRWK-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ "Don't play scales just to get faster. Speed is a happy by-product of playing more accurately": Beginner Guitar Lessons - nailing scales ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The A major pentatonic, A minor pentatonic and Mixolydian are great places to start and we'll show you how ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 08:24:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Guitar Lessons &amp; Tutorials]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Music Radar ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jPjuHc2d5whspgY4MZ93E9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I think it's one of the greatest pop songs ever made. It makes me feel nostalgic, but also if it came out yesterday, it would be an absolute smash”: Dua Lipa’s favourite Britney Spears song was a massive hit, but the writing process was "torture" ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-think-its-one-of-the-greatest-pop-songs-ever-made-it-makes-me-feel-nostalgic-but-also-if-it-came-out-yesterday-it-would-be-an-absolute-smash-dua-lipas-favourite-britney-spears-song-was-a-massive-hit-but-the-writing-process-wasnt-easy</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ “I listened to it and I was like, ‘This is impossible to make a song out of, but I love it!’” says co-writer Christian Karlsson ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:24:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 15:08:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fzSNEnvKdYcdfzPiw3sxtJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Let It Happen is prog in its purest form. I stand by that one as decidedly progressive”: The inventive music theory of one of Tame Impala’s most dazzling songs ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ We peer into the inner musical workings of one of Kevin Parker’s finest moments ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:47:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Roland Schmidt ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zJozUYBx8h8TKYVz4AAsqJ-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ "Record everything all the time – and keep it all": 8 pro techno producers explain how they create their tracks ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/record-everything-all-the-time-and-keep-it-all-8-pro-techno-producers-explain-how-they-create-their-tracks</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ We delve into our In The Studio archive to compile the techno secrets behind releases on esteemed labels including Drumcode, Cocoon, Dekmantel, Second State and more ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:47:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Tech]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Si Truss ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/57NYuT2eM42h2vJQu8Vn7o-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Secret Cinema delivers a techno masterclass in the studio]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Secret Cinema delivers a techno masterclass in the studio]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ "There isn't one correct answer": 6 things you need you need know about how to clean and condition your guitar fretboard ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/guitars/there-isnt-one-correct-answer-6-things-you-need-you-need-know-about-how-to-clean-and-condition-your-guitar-fretboard</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ A string change is the ideal opportunity to get your 'board back to its best ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:21:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 11:28:44 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Rob Laing ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cxydXktnjMic2m2k7R233J-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ "He started trying to play chords on it and he said ‘Malcolm! Bob! What’s wrong with this instrument? It only plays one note at a time!’": Dissecting the musical magic of Superstition, the song Stevie Wonder just couldn’t let go ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ “He played it to Motown, and they said, 'No way is Jeff Beck getting this song, it's too good’” ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:04:54 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 10:05:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Roland Schmidt ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/FWRukPP5nrn7NfSb9f9SPW-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ "The truth is that your studio has as much potential to get in the way of your creativity as it does to unlock it": 5 creativity-boosting studio workflow tips  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Is your studio setup blocking – rather than unlocking – your music-making? Get more out of every session with our guide to maximising your creativity ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:50:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Music Production Tutorials]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ MusicRadar ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/j5KWqigPGTioY6eByZfMSd-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I absolutely hate synthesizers. They're really bad - horrible. I can take their existence from a live point of view now, but if they didn't exist, I'd be delighted”: The surprising music theory that underpinned a Talk Talk classic ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-absolutely-hate-synthesizers-theyre-really-bad-horrible-i-can-take-their-existence-from-a-live-point-of-view-now-but-if-they-didnt-exist-id-be-delighted-the-surprising-music-theory-that-underpinned-a-talk-talk-classic</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Mark Hollis’ masterpiece became an anthem of self-determination, but it was far from an overnight success ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 14:03:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Roland Schmidt ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/awAzx5qKCr28nvqrpycJtN-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “He obviously wanted to do something like that for Billie Jean and he did his own version of that groove”: John Oates agrees with Daryl Hall that I Can’t Go For That was the inspiration for one of Michael Jackson’s greatest hits ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/he-obviously-wanted-to-do-something-like-that-for-billie-jean-and-he-did-his-own-version-of-that-groove-john-oates-agrees-with-daryl-hall-that-i-cant-go-for-that-was-the-inspiration-for-one-of-michael-jacksons-greatest-hits</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ “I told him: ‘Oh Michael, what do I care? You did it very differently,’” Hall previously said ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 16:18:14 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sam8GfZHe6gyK958ZGqABJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I spent my entire career searching for this, but it didn’t exist – so I built it for myself”: Can this $149 deck of cards help you write better songs?  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Reimagining Eno’s Oblique Strategies for the modern songwriter and producer, Session Cards are pitched as a “hit-making system” that promises to “change how you write records” ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:40:29 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 17:39:38 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ matt.mullen@futurenet.com (Matt Mullen) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matt Mullen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LfBCeSUCu4RW4zNFg2ux9D-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I can identify any note. I'll say what it is or you can ask me what a note is and I'll sing it”: 8-year-old musician Lake Anthony challenges Charlie Puth to a ‘perfect pitch battle’ ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-can-identify-any-note-ill-say-what-it-is-or-you-can-ask-me-what-a-note-is-and-ill-sing-it-8-year-old-musician-lake-anthony-challenges-charlie-puth-to-a-perfect-pitch-battle</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ “If I win, I get to open for you, and if you win, you get to open for me” ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GR8eaPVAXmabCV6V5pqHGZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ "So much time is wasted by producers that have tons of unfinished tracks. At the end of the day, one finished song is better than 100 half-finished!” 12 artists on how they beat writer's block and actually finish songs ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ We’ve spoken to hundreds of music-makers over the years, asking each artist how they decide when a track is well and truly finished. Here’s what they said ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 08:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:42:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ matt.mullen@futurenet.com (Matt Mullen) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matt Mullen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TA5n5dVFchbKLdvM2nCiPF-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “She has perfect pitch. If she hears a song, she’ll be like, ‘Play it again,’ and then she’ll teach herself”: Jay-Z says that his daughter Blue Ivy is a “crazy pianist” who has a rare musical gift ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ He’s also been addressing the hip-hop feud between Drake and Kendrick Lamar ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 12:05:23 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ipdY9FH9uAv4hChxyGYR9i-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Want to finally finish that track? Here’s how to escape the 4-bar loop trap and actually make some music ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Transform your unfinished projects into release-ready records with our proven creative hacks ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 09:33:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:54:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Si Truss ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/XcbmZwyEuwnQwmUFr5NNsG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Klang.io says Transcription Studio is the "world’s first" AI music tool that can transcribe multiple instruments simultaneously ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The software promises to convert any recording into sheet music, tab or MIDI ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 16:45:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Tech]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ matt.mullen@futurenet.com (Matt Mullen) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matt Mullen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ULnKwHbyZBrePoaQHzARrM-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “We wrote 24K Magic when Uptown Funk was No 1. So if you hear the same spirit in that song, that's why”: A decade on, we look back at the musical theory and retro gear that shaped Bruno Mars’ 2016 classic ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/we-wrote-24k-magic-when-uptown-funk-was-no-1-so-if-you-hear-the-same-spirit-in-that-song-thats-why-a-decade-on-we-look-back-at-the-musical-theory-and-retro-gear-that-shaped-bruno-mars-2016-classic</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Exploring how one of Bruno Mars’ biggest tunes works on a musical level - and revealing its debt to the 1980s ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Roland Schmidt ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/oqvAa8UMqn2xZSaCaujFNo-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “We never wanted David Bowie to write the score. It would have been a cliché”: Why Ryuichi Sakamoto’s spellbinding theme from Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence remains so captivating ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ We take a deeper look at the theory underpinning Ryuichi Sakamoto’s gorgeous, award-winning theme from the movie that gave him his acting and scoring debut ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 12:10:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Roland Schmidt ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/dgwHx49RSHQMh2d8GzRLTR-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “The lower the instrument in pitch, the closer to the centre of the stereo image it should be placed”: How to pan like a pro and spread your mix across the stereo image ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ We help you broaden your mixing horizons with some useful tips for panning perfection ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 11:14:51 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Music Production Tutorials]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Roland Schmidt ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/demvPXRfXXu6vHYLVBmJ7j-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “The moment you feel the signal is getting too aggressive, it's time to back off”: The difference between distortion and saturation and how to effectively get a gnarly sound ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Adding small or even large amounts of saturation doesn’t have to be bad for you, as we explore how to singe your sonics ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 16:51:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Music Production Tutorials]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Roland Schmidt ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/7ppFFcuc8afhie4F92puBK-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ "Music in general right now I feel has lost the art of dynamics. There’s so much storytelling that can be embedded in a song through just having it very soft and then growing it": In an era of loudness, Laufey is flying the flag for light and shade ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Her spine-tingling cover of Joni Mitchell’s Both Sides Now suggests she might be onto something ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 16:08:27 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nvf84eWeppYAJoNciuhSvD-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Merely a commonplace ‘circle of fifths’ chord progression”: Miley Cyrus’s lawyers bring music theory to the fore in a fresh attempt to show that her hit song Flowers doesn’t copy Bruno Mars’ When I Was Your Man ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Cyrus and her co-writers are facing a copyright infringement claim not from Mars himself, but Tempo Music Investments ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 16:59:02 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 09:58:17 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pmbSavowK2baHP9HptYMKB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ ​​“I’m looking at this ‘hot chick’ who's got everything going on – or at least that’s what you think – and she wants the song about being Beautiful? How vain is that?”: How Christina Aguilera ended up recording a Linda Perry song that she's now reclaimed ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "Christina, she’s not me, you know? And I’m not Christina" ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:08:16 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 09:44:10 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Qdcgb9wvF6jqh3gSiF6wPn-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “How did the zap migrate from its association with Klingons, to its more common description of Hi Q?”: How to conjure the spirit of early techno and trigger your own retro zaps in software ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ How a sound design approach originally deployed for television effects became an electronic music staple - and how to make it yourself ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:27:56 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Music Production Tutorials]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Roland Schmidt ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2o4o2TQUSs8zp4GFmzRVpf-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “We play the machines, and sometimes the machines play us”: Delving into the inner workings of the title track from Kraftwerk’s most influential record  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Back in the 1970s, Kraftwerk anticipated the machine-dominated world we now inhabit. We prise open The Man Machine to see how they managed it ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:23:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Roland Schmidt ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/HcCjLLmxmj2qse9tLHg926-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “One of the greatest national anthems ever”: How Charlie Puth used jazz harmony to “pull off something pretty spectacular” at the Super Bowl - and send online music theory educators into a frenzy ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ “I have the whole arrangement in my head," said Puth in an interview prior to the performance. "I musically know where I’m going with it” ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 13:55:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:51:55 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Bq7evNLL6nf7iBbmnsEKMb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 08: Charlie Puth performs the National Anthem during Super Bowl LX at Levi&#039;s Stadium on February 08, 2026 in Santa Clara, California.  (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 08: Charlie Puth performs the National Anthem during Super Bowl LX at Levi&#039;s Stadium on February 08, 2026 in Santa Clara, California.  (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “One day in Berlin, Eno came running in and said, ‘I have heard the sound of the future’”: How to replicate the trailblazing pulse of I Feel Love ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ I Feel Love’s innovative electronic rhythm section set the stage for pretty much everything that followed, and here’s how you can recreate its bewitching energy in your DAW ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 14 Feb 2026 14:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Roland Schmidt ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zMQsW3aHWJKmWSaWEQe5sc-1280-80.png">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Giorgio Moroder]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Giorgio Moroder]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Improve the impact of your basslines by quickly learning the basics of bass compression  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Creating the perfect foundation for your track begins just the right amount of compression for your bass - here’s how to not overdo it! ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 16:16:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Music Recording Tutorials]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Roland Schmidt ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VNAWemQJQtQvAHUEfM648H-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I didn't even mean to release it - I was working on another song and came up with the riff and then I just started freestyling”: A decade on, we analyse the inner workings of one of Beck’s most potent bangers ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-didnt-even-mean-to-release-it-i-was-working-on-another-song-and-came-up-with-the-riff-and-then-i-just-started-freestyling-a-decade-on-we-analyse-the-inner-workings-of-one-of-becks-most-potent-bangers</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Released over a year ahead of its effervescent parent album Colors, Wow demonstrated that Beck’s penchant for genre-blurring was still in rude health ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:59:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Roland Schmidt ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VkQDjCJ8W3KpGDn2tVhUQe-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “There was a time I was collecting synths and using as much hardware as possible – maybe it’s a bit weird to downgrade from that”: Ikonika on discovering their voice and going back-to-basics for Sad ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/there-was-a-time-i-was-collecting-synths-and-using-as-much-hardware-as-possible-maybe-its-a-bit-weird-to-downgrade-from-that-ikonika-on-discovering-their-voice-and-going-back-to-basics-for-sad</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ In the studio: The Hyperdub artist on going back in-the-box and why they’re ‘trying to avoid Auto-Tune’ ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 09:15:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Tech]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Si Truss ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/kuR2e3WfUKnEzFdg845Fa8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Hyperdub artist Ikonika in their London studio discussing the making of new album Sad]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Hyperdub artist Ikonika in their London studio discussing the making of new album Sad]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Can ROLI's new AI Music Coach really match up to a human piano teacher? We get the exclusive first look ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ ROLI’s AI-powered piano teacher claims to be able to tutor students while keeping an eye on their unique nuances. We got hands-on with this eye-catching innovation at NAMM ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 10:58:37 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:33:23 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andy Price ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/wiaxP5i75L39FvR6xwJdtA-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I turned to him and said, ‘Where did you come up with that amazing bass line?’ He turned to me and said, ‘Oh, you like that?’ Like he didn't know”: The influential Chic classic that spawned one of the most recognisable basslines of all time ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ We pull apart this legendary funk classic and highlight the ingredients that would leave a stamp on the future of music ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Roland Schmidt ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/B7BBAx5ptyGdGZveJewRc9-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “The reaction was overwhelming. We didn’t think it was going to be a big hit, but people were loving it”: How a range of musicians revitalised their careers by shaking up their attitude to songwriting ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From Depeche Mode to Aerosmith, we examine those artists who’ve managed to successfully pivot and reach an entirely new audience ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:22:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Stefan Wyeth ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZELtLSYyN2cquYZBFDxC9m-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Pretty sure that's the SexyBack snare. Timbaland, thank you": Producer Ryan Tedder on the classic Justin Timberlake drum sound he used in Tate McRae's Greedy - and the Omnisphere preset that features throughout ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ “I used to do these beats all the time because I was signed to Tim for two years,” he explains ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UymFdWLFHXEwtq7P8LVD3R-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON -- Episode 1889 -- Pictured: Musical guest Tate McRae performs on Tuesday, December 12, 2023 -- (Photo by: Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[THE TONIGHT SHOW STARRING JIMMY FALLON -- Episode 1889 -- Pictured: Musical guest Tate McRae performs on Tuesday, December 12, 2023 -- (Photo by: Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images)]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I kept a lid on my feelings at school but, when I was 18, dropped out of everything and couldn't even be bothered to get out of bed. I poured all this into the song”: The intricate music theory and lyrical depth of a Tears for Fears classic  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ A cover of the song would later be a Christmas number one for Gary Jules, but the dense arrangement of the original remains hugely impressive ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:29:06 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Roland Schmidt ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TtLRMm6buRsf6xJSgLbfkb-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “It’s like this little country tune, played with triads on the piano... I thought, ‘how do I make those chords bloom with this very simple melody?’": How Prince and The Revolution turned the bare bones of Purple Rain into a lighters-in-the-air epic ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/its-like-this-little-country-tune-played-with-triads-on-the-piano-i-thought-how-do-i-make-those-chords-bloom-with-this-very-simple-melody-how-prince-and-the-revolution-turned-the-bare-bones-of-purple-rain-into-a-lighters-in-the-air-epic</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Thanks to Stranger Things, a whole new generation of listeners is now getting to appreciate this 1984 mega-ballad ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 15:42:17 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mLPmHxqDjWUkjaqdiNZpMj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[DETROIT, MI - NOVEMBER 4: American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer, actor, and filmmaker Prince (1958-2016) and American guitarist, singer-songwriter and member of the Revolution Wendy Melvoin perform onstage during the 1984 Purple Rain Tour on November 4, 1984, at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Ross Marino/Getty Images)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[DETROIT, MI - NOVEMBER 4: American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer, actor, and filmmaker Prince (1958-2016) and American guitarist, singer-songwriter and member of the Revolution Wendy Melvoin perform onstage during the 1984 Purple Rain Tour on November 4, 1984, at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Ross Marino/Getty Images)]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Even though it sounds gigantic, this song is literally drums, bass, fresh elements… and then one of the greatest singers of our time”: Producer Mike Sabath reveals the surprisingly limited instrumentation in Raye's Where Is My Husband! ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ But he still wondered if one particular section could be "too much" ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Jan 2026 14:52:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 11:36:47 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GNkojJ4VjnfVjCaCxKM2zK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ How close listening to Chic and a selection of other artists can teach us about the integral relationship between the kick and bass ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ If you want to add more punch to your production, start at the foundation of your track, with the kick and bass ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 15:12:47 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Music Production Tutorials]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Roland Schmidt ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/3kmBfYg7DYTmPT6TUpSewX-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “A professor in my pocket who only wants to do what I ask it”: Slipknot’s Shawn Crahan says he’s been using AI “my whole life” ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ He says it’s cheaper than employing a human ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2026 14:23:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Bands]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Will Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CeQopNjhHu8PPRz32J5VA5-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 02: Shawn &quot;Clown&quot; Crahan attends the ASCAP GRAMMY Brunch in the Garden at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on February 02, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 02: Shawn &quot;Clown&quot; Crahan attends the ASCAP GRAMMY Brunch in the Garden at Four Seasons Hotel Los Angeles at Beverly Hills on February 02, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I lay on my floor one night and wrote the whole thing": 40 years on – the making of West End Girls ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ From Lake Geneva to the Finland Station… Here's all the ups, downs, history, mystery, studio secrets and more of Pet Shop Boys' biggest hit ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Fri, 02 Jan 2026 09:49:40 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Daniel Griffiths ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/P2yj29rYQZrNWyiJbSYF9R-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I had a No 1 single with a song about a robot prostitute and no one knew”: You’ll never listen to this Gary Numan classic in the same way again ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The true meaning and dense theory of one of Gary Numan’s most beloved tracks ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Roland Schmidt ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SePquhRMaLiSNVKdeLvPdh-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Lily arrived with the song titles, which is really unusual. She would come in and say, ‘I want to write a song called Dallas Major,’ and we’re like, ‘OK, let’s have some backstory”: The group songwriting sessions that yielded Lily Allen’s West End Girl ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ “It felt like days I had as a teenager in a band, writing live in the room,” says collaborator Violet Skies ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BUQnQoYsMa5ks7XHLVWHhP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “It’s jokingly the worst rap album in history because there are no lyrics on it at all”: There’s a reason why André 3000 turned up at the 2025 Met Gala with a grand piano on his back ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/its-jokingly-the-worst-rap-album-in-history-because-there-are-no-lyrics-on-it-at-all-theres-a-reason-why-andre-3000-turned-up-at-the-2025-met-gala-with-a-grand-piano-on-his-back</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ After the flutey New Blue Sun we now have 7 piano sketches ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 25 Dec 2025 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/2SGVT2UN8rxmEj3kLtgKgX-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I'm 90% grammar police…. and then 10% I really couldn't care less”: Alanis Morissette reveals what she thinks is “the real irony” of the fuss caused by the lyrics in her 1996 hit ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ “I think the 10% won over on that song,” she says ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 14:39:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YcxNDsAtbwfdNJs9CLAE3j-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “People ask that question so much because he has such an identifiable sound… It's literally just his voice”: The 'secret sauce' that creates Dijon’s distinctive vocal sound isn't what you thought it was ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "What you're hearing - the 'processing' - you're hearing bleed," says his collaborator Tommy King. "You're literally hearing the entire song coming through" ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 12:24:09 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Uofzz7PhsZjaH6JMc7Ksv8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ "We are in and out of there – sometimes in an hour-and-a-half! – and we’re done with the track": Burned out recording vocals? Myles Kennedy shares his top for getting the perfect take ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Kennedy says Alter Bridge producer Michael 'Elvis' Baskette knows his voice better than anyone and has worked out how to get it sounding 100 per cent on record ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jonathan Horsley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sb6veVHDYnMrKdSvBhgBEm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “She's one of the world's great musicians. She was Prince's right-hand woman for years”: How Wendy Melvoin’s bass playing became the “secret weapon” on Sombr’s 12 to 12, which began life on a Korg Triton ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ “It doesn't matter what bass Wendy plays because it's just always going to sound like Wendy” ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:04:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Ttm75jxBKfAUXvM6bAbzn4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I do not think I have a talent for pop music. I’m much better if I slow it down a bit, make it a bit menacing, add a hint of mystery or oppression, I’m in my element at that point”: How to emulate the sound of Gary Numan’s synth-pop classic Cars ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ We lift the bonnet on a foundational piece of synth genius, and demonstrate how you can achieve its distinctive sound yourself in your DAW ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:02:18 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Roland Schmidt ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Bp9tzntzAw7Ab4yYY9ttkD-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “People think it’s a power ballad, but it isn’t. The production is sparse. It doesn’t need power chords or big orchestrations: all the power is in Marie’s voice”: Roxette’s It Must Have Been Love isn’t what you thought it was, says the man who wrote it ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ And did you know that, long before it appeared in Pretty Woman, it was released as a Christmas song? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 17:40:35 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/brUVgCJvkyZMdXgNZU8vKZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 19: Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle of Roxette perform on stage on the &#039;Join The Joyride&#039; tour at Wembley Arena on October 19th, 1991 in London, England. (Photo by Pete Still/Redferns)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM - OCTOBER 19: Marie Fredriksson and Per Gessle of Roxette perform on stage on the &#039;Join The Joyride&#039; tour at Wembley Arena on October 19th, 1991 in London, England. (Photo by Pete Still/Redferns)]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Add the weird chord progression and key change, and call men stupid in as many ways as you can”: Sabrina Carpenter offers her songwriting advice as she accepts Variety’s Hitmaker of the Year award ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/add-the-weird-chord-progression-and-key-change-and-call-men-stupid-in-as-many-ways-as-you-can-sabrina-carpenter-offers-her-songwriting-advice-as-she-accepts-varietys-hitmaker-of-the-year-award</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ “The easiest way to write a bad song is to try to write a hit,” she noted ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 12:25:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 13:03:20 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/x8XSYb8PwG6omyqk8h3XKG-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Sabrina Carpenter speaks onstage at Variety Hitmakers 2025 on December 06, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Sabrina Carpenter speaks onstage at Variety Hitmakers 2025 on December 06, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Gilbert Flores/Variety via Getty Images)]]></media:text>
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