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Classic Interview: Soft Cell’s Dave Ball – “To my mind, Kraftwerk are as influential as The Beatles”
The late synth-pop veteran on synths, production and keeping things simple
"He will always be loved by fans who loved his music": Dave Ball, founder of Soft Cell and The Grid, has died aged 66
Ball had recently finished work on a new Soft Cell album alongside bandmate Marc Almond
Fender x Loog’s Hello Kitty Stratocaster it might be the cutest beginner guitar of all time
But it has competition in the adorable shape and cartoon graphics of Loog's Hello Kitty mini-acoustics – all of which come bundled with learning materials for young players
The Squier Hello Kitty Stratocaster returns in limited edition white as Fender announces expanded capsule collection
One of the world's most-loved single-pickup electrics is back in white, the fuzz is back in black, and there's loads of merch and accessories as Fender and the Japanese feline join forces once again
Metallica’s Master Of Puppets has been to the Upside Down but this backwards version might be the Strangest Thing you’ll hear this year
Evile's Ol Drake has played the thing that should not be – Masters Of Puppets, only backwards, and it'll give you whiplash
"People have this idea of how records are made – it's mostly rooted in misogyny": Jack Antonoff on the misconceptions surrounding his collaborative process
"One of the funniest things about my job is this total distortion of how it works. It’s so odd to me how everyone has such a clear assumption on how it happened, and they weren’t there. No one was there"
Orange’s King Comp is a monster compressor with the feel of a real amp and super low-noise operation
This beastly Class A VCA sibling of the Kongpressor brings us super low-noise performance, abundant headroom running at 18V DC, and it has ample controls for shaping your guitar tone
![A composite image of Vernon Reid and D'Angelo. Reid [right] cups his fingers to his ear as he performs with his PRS signature model. D'Angelo holds both hands on his mic stand and wears a black sleeveless T and black headband.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Xh9isFyYgH7eU7S24hpw3U-840-80.jpg.webp)
Vernon Reid on D’Angelo’s everlasting influence and the deep roots of the late neo-soul trailblazer's sound
Reid says his mind was blown by D’Angelo’s virtuoso command of rhythm and just how far he could stay behind the beat, and recalls the bluesy track they made together for a Queen Latifah movie
