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“When I first met George I was speechless”: Robben Ford on what it was like working with a Beatle at the age of 22
By Jonathan Horsley published
By his own admission, Ford was “green” when he was called into play on George Harrison’s Dark Horse but there was no pressure to be anything other than himself

“It was such a special moment”: Marianne Faithfull's last performance captured in new doc
By Will Simpson published
Broken English is out in a couple of weeks

Songwriter Diane Warren is bewildered by some of her lyrics for what became Aerosmith's biggest hit
By Ben Rogerson published
We'd definitely be willing to miss out on some of those things

“I can play up to 20 hits per second”: Meet Jason Barnes – the AI-assisted one armed drummer
By Will Simpson published
He’s broken record for most bpm with a prosthetic

Waldorf upgrades its Iridium Desktop synth with a little help from Aphex Twin
By Si Truss published
Iridium Desktop Mk2 gains a new synthesis mode, extra power under-the-hood, and an automation feature inspired by Richard D James

Furby organs, lightsaber theremins and the 1000-oscillator synth: Look Mum No Computer on his 7 craziest musical inventions
By Jim Ottewill published
UK Eurovision entrant Sam Battle talks us through seven of his most absurd and extraordinary musical machines

“A concrete first step toward transparency”: Apple announces new tagging system for AI-generated music
By Will Simpson published
But it’s only voluntary...

MusicRadar deals of the week: Score $390 off a divisive Fender Stratocaster, $180 off a stunning Gretsch and hundreds off PA and live gear
By Daryl Robertson published
We've uncovered the very best offers on a range of music-making gear from the likes of Gibson, PRS, Yamaha, Fender and more

Unearthed BBC video from 1986 shows what music technology in the classroom used to look and sound like
By Ben Rogerson published
Can a Yamaha CX5M computer succeed in a world of glockenspiels and triangles?

How Mark Morton and Gibson reinvented the Les Paul for modern metal – and why passive beats active humbuckers hands down
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Lamb Of God guitarist walks us through the evolution of his signature Les Paul Modern Quilt and explains why passive humbuckers beat active every time
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