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Could a Queen avatar show actually happen? “Sort of” says Roger Taylor when pressed in a Virgin Radio interview
By Beth Simpson Published
“Sort of” says Roger Taylor when pressed in interview

“I had no idea what I was doing": Beck admits that he was as surprised as anyone by his ‘90s breakthrough
By Ben Rogerson Published
“I had no idea what I was doing, it was a giant experiment,” he says

Lil Wayne steps into Fortnite tomorrow with new bundle of accessories
By Beth Simpson Published
Rapper is the latest to join their Icon series

“I said to Ozzy, ‘I don’t think we should do it’”: Tony Iommi says that Black Sabbath’s final show almost didn’t happen
By Paul Elliott Published
“I hadn’t seen Ozzy for a bit, and it was difficult seeing him like that”

“That seemed like a reasonable explanation”: Geese say they had doubts about how ‘real’ their fans actually were
By Beth Simpson Published
New York band had been accused of using social media to create a fake buzz

Acon Digital’s Acoustica 8 audio editor is the company’s “most ambitious release to date”
By Si Truss Published
The longstanding editing, mastering and restoration suite gets a major update loaded with AI-powered tools

Arturia’s Audiofuse Studio Rev 2 aims to be a desktop interface for all occasions
By Si Truss Published
With ‘optimised’ preamps, improved Bluetooth and a broad spread of I/O options, Arturia’s upgraded interface aims to have all bases covered

Learn from a techno legend: Kevin Saunderson to give a Roland 909 workshop live from Detroit tomorrow
By Beth Simpson Published
Tutorial will include sequencing, sound shaping, and performance techniques

Gretsch’s play for hard-riffing rock players continues with the “exotic” black limba Jet and CVT
By Jonathan Horsley Published
With Pure Volt Twin Six 'buckers in the driver's seat these puppies have plenty bite, and that black limba build looks on-point in high-gloss sunburst

"I wrote it totally in my head. I worked on it for about three months in my head": 11 saxophonists, 4 re-recordings and a £17,000 haircut… The tortuous tale of George Michael's Careless Whisper
By Daniel Griffiths Published
There’s much more to the Wham!-man's modern classic than meets the ear
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