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“We were labelled ‘the new Led Zeppelin’. But it was a blessing and a curse”: A great rock band that had it all – and then blew it
By Paul Elliott published
As one critic said, this band had “more good riffs in one song than there are in the first four Black Sabbath albums”

Fender wins historic German court ruling protecting Stratocaster body design
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Regional Court of Düsseldorf rules in favour of Fender and offers broad legal protections for the Strat's body design

Why Ryuichi Sakamoto’s spellbinding theme from Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence remains so captivating
By Roland Schmidt published
We take a deeper look at the theory underpinning Ryuichi Sakamoto’s gorgeous, award-winning theme from the movie that gave him his acting and scoring debut

Why Cory Wong needed the signature wah pedal that could do it all
By Amit Sharma published
The funk guitar maestro explains why he needs a wah pedal, volume pedal and expression pedal in one housing – and what he would change about it if given the chance (hint: not much)

“Right now I gotta lotta of rehabbing to do”: Jello Biafra has had been hospitalised with a stroke
By Will Simpson published
Label says he’s stable

"The amp and effects modelling unit for those who’d rather play than get bogged down in too many details" Blackstar ID:X Floor Two review
By Stuart Williams published
Modelling doesn't need to be expensive or complicated, and Blackstar has just delivered the first proof for 2026

“This will revolutionise the ticketing marketplace”: US Justice Department and Live Nation sign deal
By Will Simpson published
Live music behemoth won’t be broken up, but its wings are clipped

Harry Styles outed himself as an unlikely modular synth fan in his new Netflix special, but was all that knob-twiddling for real?
By Matt Mullen published
Styles' setup also included a Roland SP-404 MKII sampler, Roland RE-201 Space Echo tape delay unit and a Sequential Prophet-6 analogue synth
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