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Taylor Swift names her favourite Taylor Swift song… but she’s going to need some time to come up with her top 5
By Ben Rogerson published
Her top song is also her longest, it turns out

Stuck for ideas in Ableton Live? This free Max for Live device could snap you out of writer's block
By Matt Mullen published
Dnksaus's Spawner randomly spawns effects from Live's library of stock devices. Combine it with a parameter randomizer for instant inspiration

“There’s a lot in the works for Kiss moving ahead”: Guitarist Tommy Thayer says Kiss could make new music in the future
By Andrew Daly published
“I feel like we all have a lot of great ideas and a desire to keep creating"

“Seriously wtf – we are truly doomed”: King Gizzard leave Spotify to be replaced by AI clones
By Will Simpson published
Frontman says he’s “trying to see the irony” of the situation

“It is thoroughly road tested and fit for purpose”: Fatboy Slim’s Satisfaction Skank bootleg is finally released
By Will Simpson published
Track combines Stones classic with Rockerfeller Skank

Just in time for the party season, Spotify is finally back in iOS and Android DJing apps
By Ben Rogerson published
You can now mix Spotify music in Algoriddim’s djay and AlphaTheta rekordbox

Electro-Harmonix and JHS Pedals team up for a Big Muff based on schematic that had been lying forgotten for 50 years
By Jonathan Horsley published
While researching a book on the history of EHX, Josh Scott found a 50-year-old schematic from Big Muff inventor Bob Myer. He took it to the breadboard and now it's here... The Big Muff 2

Seymour Duncan teams up with Dino Cazares for signature Machete humbuckers – and their versatility might surprise you
By Jonathan Horsley published
Available for six or seven-string guitars, the Machete is the same high-powered heavy-hitter Cazares uses in his signature Ormsby guitar, and is all about power and clarity

Mick Hucknall says he was simply green with envy when he heard George Michael's duet with Aretha Franklin
By Ben Rogerson published
“George goes and records this fantastic song with my heroine. And I just… arghh!”

Crazy Tube Circuits squeezes out another sweet twofer with the Orama preamp/fuzz pedal
By Jonathan Horsley published
One classic British amp-in-a-box circuit, one '90s boutique fuzz, two footswitches and countless tones to explore, the Orama is CTC's "vision in gain" and it looks (and sounds) mighty fresh
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