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Sexy drill, lagu timur and elector corridos - the international genres blowing up on Spotify in 2025
By Matt Mullen published
Sexy drill has seen a 1460% increase in UK streams

Is the compressor pedal a country guitar essential? Brad Paisley doesn’t think so – and here’s why
By Jonathan Horsley published
The country virtuoso explains why compression is not an always-on effect for him – and neither is reverb for that matter

“So many things in our lives are shuffles”: Francis Rossi on how Status Quo developed their 12 bar boogie
By Will Simpson published
Plus he opens up about what sundered his relationship with Rick Parfitt

Tempo shifts, key changes and nonsense lyrics: Is Eurovision 2025 set to be the most musically weird competition in its history?
By Daniel Griffiths published
Europe’s songwriters and producers have upped their game with more unexpected ear-catching song switch-arounds than ever before

“Paul’s basslines are iconic, not technically challenging”: How McCartney’s sidekick Brian Ray juggles bass and guitar
By Paul Elliott published
"Even if you’re not a bass player, you know these parts"

Best amp modellers 2025: High-tech tone solutions for all guitarists
By Matt McCracken last updated
Simplify your rig and take your tone anywhere with my pick of the best amp modelling units around

The guitarist on Michael Jackson’s I Just Can’t Stop Loving You on his “little earworms”
By Ben Rogerson published
“It’s more of a keyboard song. It’s not guitar music per se,” says Dann Huff

"This is very much the last time around”: Make the most of the Oasis reunion says the band's co-manager
By Will Simpson published
Alec McKinlay confirms that they’ll be no new album

Periphery’s Misha Mansoor on wild baritone tunings, high-gain theory and why he needs guitar lessons
By Jonathan Horsley published
We catch up with the Periphery riff-master to discuss his refreshed Jackson Juggernaut, custom offsets, collabs with Mike Dawes, and why – vintage or modern – good gear is good gear
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