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Blackstar shrinks Doug Aldrich’s fire-breathing tube head into a compact 5-watt combo
By Jonathan Horsley Published
Meet the DA5 Ruby, the house-trained version of Aldrich's 100-watter, with the same super-hot tone

“Talent is everywhere, but opportunity is not”: UK government announces national strategy for music
By Beth Simpson Published
Industry figures welcome proposals in Turn It Up: Our Plan For Music

We got an exclusive look at Nopia, the viral synth and "harmony machine" that broke the internet
By Matt Mullen Published
Nopia's creators visit the MusicRadar HQ to show us what this pastel-coloured "harmony machine" can do ahead of its release later this year

Periphery's Jake Bowen unveiled as a Strandberg artist – when will we see a signature model?
By Jonathan Horsley Published
The Periphery guitarist had been playing various Strandbergs of late, and now joins Plini, Per Nilsson and Jacob Collier on the artist roster

“He’s the Quincy Jones of the rap world”: Hip-hop hitmaker Rogét Chahayed on learning his craft from Dr Dre
By Danny Turner Published
The Grammy-nominated producer/songwriter behind songs from Drake, Travis Scott and Bruno Mars opens up about being mentored by one of hip-hop's living legends

Phil Collins thinks he might know why Noel Gallagher once called him “the antichrist of music”
By Ben Rogerson Published
Could a scary experience at a Genesis gig have inspired the insult?

Broken strings? Lifeless tone? Terrible playing? It’s not you… It’s your strings: How to restring a guitar fast to play and sound great again
By Daniel Griffiths Published
Here’s how to give your guitar (and your sound) a new-string makeover

A baby blue amp for a Green Day frontman: Marshall launches Billie Joe Armstrong’s “Dookie Mod” head
By Jonathan Horsley Published
That super-cool Super Lead BJA debuted at the Super Bowl has now been officially unveiled, with its onboard mod offering a master volume and more gain
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