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Oasis Knebworth gigs for 2026 appeared to be leaked... in the House of Lords
By Will Simpson published
But Lady Taylor of Stevenage then says she was “speaking hypothetically”

MusicRadar deals of the week: Score $170 off a PRS SE Silver Sky, $200 off a Casio piano, and big savings on a host of studio gear
By Daryl Robertson published
We've uncovered the very best offers on a range of music-making gear from the likes of Line 6, PRS, Casio, Kali Audio, and more

Think you know your... Rush?
By MusicRadar published
MusicRadar quiz: Do you know your 2112 from your YYZ? Time to prove it!

PinkPantheress, Billy Bragg, Jamie Cullum and more to spill hitmaking secrets at Anti Social Camp
By Harry Bowden-Ford published
Songwriting workshop festival makes UK debut this November

Classic Interview: Soft Cell’s Dave Ball – “To my mind, Kraftwerk are as influential as The Beatles”
By Danny Scott published
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
By Si Truss published
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
By Jonathan Horsley published
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
By Jonathan Horsley published
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
By Jonathan Horsley published
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
By Matt Mullen published
"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"
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