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“Mac’s death was a traumatic experience for me”: Thundercat on how losing Mac Miller made him change his life
By Beth Simpson published
Rapper makes posthumous appearance on bassist’s new album

John Oates agrees with Daryl Hall that I Can’t Go For That was the inspiration for Billie Jean
By Ben Rogerson published
“I told him: ‘Oh Michael, what do I care? You did it very differently,’” Hall previously said

"We were just having a great time”: Vinny Appice remembers his time with Ronnie James Dio
By Beth Simpson published
Drummer played with him in Sabbath, Dio and Heaven And Hell

Can this $149 deck of cards help you write better songs?
By Matt Mullen published
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”

Back in 2006, Taylor Swift took a hands-on approach to getting her music played on the radio
By Ben Rogerson published
It’s almost 20 years since she released Tim McGraw, her debut single

“Who the f*** are the Cockroaches?”: Just the greatest rock n’ roll band in the world… perhaps
By Beth Simpson published
The Stones have used the guise before, and could be doing so again?

This free plugin captures the shrill and squeaky sound of the most irritating musical instrument known to man
By Matt Mullen published
Ujam's BeautyFlute Pro is a virtual instrument based on the discordant tones of a poorly-played recorder

"Oh, wow!": Lindsey Buckingham reacts to TikTok covers of Fleetwood Mac’s Never Going Back Again
By Ben Rogerson published
He says that he’s “touched and encouraged” that so many people are learning the song

Back in 1983, the BBC Radiophonic Workshop put a modernised musical spin on Dante’s Inferno
By Ben Rogerson published
At the time, the legendary sound effects unit was celebrating its 25th anniversary

JHS Pedals’ turns loose the Coyote – a fuzz pedal tribute to a “lost” cult classic and its maker
By Jonathan Horsley published
A two-knob fuzz that's got three modes – including some octave-up craziness – all at the turn of a dial, the Coyote replicates the circuit of the late Glenn Wylie's unique, brilliant Moonrock Fuzz
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