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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ "We get so many requests from people wanting to use our tracks but we normally say no. This is only the second time we have given permission”: How Madonna created a dancefloor classic - with a sample that other artists could only dream of using ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ An intoxicating mash-up of ’70s disco, ’80s electropop and 2000s club music ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ neil.crossley@futurenet.com (Neil Crossley) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Neil Crossley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/YiRhkxxfNemaFgV3F3x4cS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “When I was growing up, there was peer pressure on you to conform to be a certain way. And as an English boy at the time, you’re encouraged not to show your emotion”: How the young Robert Smith created one of The Cure’s definitive songs ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/when-i-was-growing-up-there-was-peer-pressure-on-you-to-conform-to-be-a-certain-way-and-as-an-english-boy-at-the-time-youre-encouraged-not-to-show-your-emotion-to-any-degree-how-the-young-robert-smith-created-one-of-the-cures-definitive-songs</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The band’s first song to pass one billion streams on Spotify ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 18 Apr 2026 11:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Amit Sharma ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/di9LpH5nCJYn8viQjFaebe-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “We’re pirates really, just plundering then moving on”: Re-create the sound of the powerful Where’s Your Head At bassline - which Basement Jaxx nabbed from Numan! ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Where’s your head at? Because our headspace is deep in Moog territory, as we rebuild a classic Gary Numan bass patch that was famously sampled by Basement Jaxx ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Roland Schmidt ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/RThJZ3YcmkNYDuUjVKYnRa-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “He hummed the initial melody for When Doves Cry into my answerphone – saying, ‘Don’t erase this!’ – so he’d remember it”: Prince’s Purple Rain co-star recalls the moment he had the idea for one of his greatest songs ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ 10 years after his death, Apollonia Kotero is one of many friends and collaborators who’ve been remembering him ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:41:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fJGg6WG4wwzfNR9Db5Vdv8-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “A man walked into the party with a big long scarf. He looked at the mirror, whisked his scarf around his neck and tilted his hat slightly to the left. I thought, ‘Wow, he’s really vain’”: The No 1 song that propelled Carly Simon to stardom ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It also left legions of fans speculating on who it was actually about ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 13:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ neil.crossley@futurenet.com (Neil Crossley) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Neil Crossley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/okDJguWekV2cZp9Jw3toWB-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ "This is the closest thing I've had to a religious experience in a long time": Boards of Canada are back with their first new music in 13 years ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The legendary Scottish duo return with a new song shared on their official YouTube channel ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:11:59 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ matt.mullen@futurenet.com (Matt Mullen) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matt Mullen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/h3J9McB3r74bMeMBgG3RYQ-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “You know all the words to Just Like Heaven, and I know why he wrote them now”: Olivia Rodrigo still has The Cure’s Robert Smith on her mind on new single, Drop Dead ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Lyrical reference follows Rodrigo and Smith’s Glastonbury collab last year ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 11:42:41 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/LXomZK24PKrJd8Fc6STob3-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 29: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Olivia Rodrigo performs with Robert Smith of The Cure on the Pyramid stage during day five of Glastonbury festival 2025 at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 29, 2025 in Glastonbury, England. Established by Michael Eavis in 1970, Glastonbury has grown into the UK&#039;s largest music festival, drawing over 200,000 fans to enjoy performances across more than 100 stages. In 2026, the festival will take a fallow year, a planned pause to allow the Worthy Farm site time to rest and recover. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[GLASTONBURY, ENGLAND - JUNE 29: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Olivia Rodrigo performs with Robert Smith of The Cure on the Pyramid stage during day five of Glastonbury festival 2025 at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 29, 2025 in Glastonbury, England. Established by Michael Eavis in 1970, Glastonbury has grown into the UK&#039;s largest music festival, drawing over 200,000 fans to enjoy performances across more than 100 stages. In 2026, the festival will take a fallow year, a planned pause to allow the Worthy Farm site time to rest and recover. (Photo by Samir Hussein/WireImage)]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ You might want to open a window before using The Crow Hill Company's filthy new synth, but Radiohead and Aphex Twin fans should give it a sniff ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Give it ten minutes before you open the DAW ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ matt.mullen@futurenet.com (Matt Mullen) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matt Mullen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/gykaLRre6RTQ3fHCb5edS-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ MusicRadar deals of the week: We've found $200 off an accessible Yamaha turntable, $100 off an iconic Korg synth and healthy discounts on guitars and much more  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ We've uncovered the very best offers on a range of music-making gear from the likes of Gibson, PRS, Yamaha, Fender and more ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ daryl.robertson@futurenet.com (Daryl Robertson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Daryl Robertson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/PMwjUtvmrvLxs5wNmo3n8A-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ It's MusicRadar's Quiz of the Week #2! ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Featuring all the action from the world of music and the last seven days of MusicRadar… ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Daniel Griffiths ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VQJxJrXyDiWygk27zVHEJ4-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Reverb, delay, chorus and even Bluetooth capabilities right at your fingertips”: Yamaha expands TransAcoustic lineup with more guitars that look like regular acoustics but are anything but ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Yup, more second-gen acoustics in concert, dreadnought sizes, with and without cutaways, and with Yamaha's clever onboard tech as standard ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jonathan Horsley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/rcQCd9Z2ZcueYSeodZVYAb-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Yamaha has unveiled more concert and dreanought sizes of its cutting-edge TransAcoustic acoustic guitar range, with the TAG Cutaway models offering Bluetooth support]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Yamaha has unveiled more concert and dreanought sizes of its cutting-edge TransAcoustic acoustic guitar range, with the TAG Cutaway models offering Bluetooth support]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ "As a vocalist, every word I sing in the Van Halen songbook, I wrote. I wrote every line, every melody, every harmony stack. For better or worse, if you're singing it – Roth was bringing it": David Lee Roth has clarified his creative role in Van Halen ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/as-a-vocalist-every-word-i-sing-in-the-van-halen-songbook-i-wrote-i-wrote-every-line-every-melody-every-harmony-stack-for-better-or-worse-if-youre-singing-it-roth-was-bringing-it-david-lee-roth-has-clarified-his-creative-role-in-van-halen</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ “Our stuff is like West Side Story,” he says of the Van Halen back catalogue ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/556v4jZSUikHQW5w6PHpij-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I was already a fan, but after that I just had so much empathy for her and her humanity and of course her talent”: Anne Hathaway on what changed her opinion of Taylor Swift – and how she inspired her while playing a “dominant pop presence” in Mother Mary ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-was-already-a-fan-but-after-that-i-just-had-so-much-empathy-for-her-and-her-humanity-and-of-course-her-talent-anne-hathaway-on-what-changed-her-view-of-taylor-swift-and-how-she-inspired-her-while-playing-a-dominant-pop-presence-in-mother-mary</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ The movie's soundtrack includes songs written by regular Swift collaborator Jack Antonoff and Charli XCX ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/E42xfSDbNKkXwYT9qmCWCP-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ One of our favourite Les Pauls just got more affordable as Gibson gives limited run Double Trouble the Studio treatment – but is it the more versatile guitar? ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/guitars/gibson-les-paul-studio-double-trouble-limited-edition</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Okay, so you lose the body binding and the case is soft, but the Double Trouble Studio has Ultra Modern weight relief, push/pull coil-taps, and there is a considerable saving to be had ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jonathan Horsley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fNXgTfBAJCrDrojTFfQLS6-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Gibson Les Paul Studio Double Trouble presents the &quot;double-white&quot; humbuckers for a more affordable take on the limited run Les Paul Standard of 2025.]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Gibson Les Paul Studio Double Trouble presents the &quot;double-white&quot; humbuckers for a more affordable take on the limited run Les Paul Standard of 2025.]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Splice launches generative AI tools that fairly compensate sample creators ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/splice-launches-generative-ai-tools-that-fairly-compensate-sample-creators</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Variations creates five unique spins on a chosen sound, letting you specify a key and tempo and dial in a chosen level of complexity ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:35:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Tech]]></category>
                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ matt.mullen@futurenet.com (Matt Mullen) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matt Mullen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Rho4U27MMAuDs7ZtH4AWyW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I can get the best voice from AI. I don’t need anybody to sing the song anymore”: Diplo urges musicians critical of AI to “adapt or just give up and become an Uber driver” ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-can-get-the-best-voice-from-ai-i-dont-need-anybody-to-sing-the-song-anymore-diplo-urges-musicians-critical-of-ai-to-adapt-or-just-give-up-and-become-an-uber-driver</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ “There’s no fighting AI. You have to just work your best to be the best at it right now. You’re wasting your time" ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 08:26:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 09:14:15 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ matt.mullen@futurenet.com (Matt Mullen) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matt Mullen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/9ad87GMkWEayaFmA6AXB79-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “These rare birds combine period-accurate features with some modern twists”: Gretsch's exquisite, limited run Penguin and Falcon are a pair of fine-feathered guitars to crow about ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/guitars/gretsch-launches-limited-edition-custom-penguin-and-falcon-with-bigsby-nightbird-emerald</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ There is something about that metallic Emerald Night finish and gold hardware that screams "take all our money now" ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 17:06:44 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Guitars]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jonathan Horsley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ApfbFYQNGG4GtMdys56b53-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Gretsch G6136TG-58 Limited Edition 1958 Custom Falcon and G6134TG-58 Limited Edition 1958 Custom Penguin with Bigsby, photographed on a green leather couch,]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Gretsch G6136TG-58 Limited Edition 1958 Custom Falcon and G6134TG-58 Limited Edition 1958 Custom Penguin with Bigsby, photographed on a green leather couch,]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “The ability to save multiple scenes for content creation, podcasting, and other creative endeavours makes it a very powerful interface indeed”: Yamaha URX44V review ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/audio-interfaces/yamaha-urx44v-review</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Yamaha’s newest interface offers a high-tech hub for the multi-hyphenate creator ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:17:32 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Audio Interfaces]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ matt.mccracken@futurenet.com (Matt McCracken) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matt McCracken ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DBoTgfnHJGKVyXioehFFi9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[A Yamaha URX44V audio interface on a worn wooden surface with a laptop and a mixing desk]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[A Yamaha URX44V audio interface on a worn wooden surface with a laptop and a mixing desk]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I’d become involved in an anti-drug programme in New York. So in my mind I had to write that song. But oh, it was terrible! It was laughed at”: The crazy song that Neil Diamond wishes he hadn’t written ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/id-become-involved-in-an-anti-drug-programme-in-new-york-so-in-my-mind-i-had-to-write-that-song-but-oh-it-was-terrible-it-was-laughed-at-the-crazy-song-that-neil-diamond-wishes-he-hadnt-written</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ “Up till that point I’d never smoked pot” ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 16:10:21 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Elliott ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/85LC9Uz2dNez9RWPUKXgZZ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Neil Diamond]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Neil Diamond]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “They’re built to move, pushing feel, sound and style forward”: Epiphone’s Futura Series reimagines Gibson classics with Chromashift finishes, all-new ProBucker Ignite humbuckers – and stainless steel frets as standard ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/guitars/epiphone-futura-series</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Unveiled at NAMM 2026, the unashamedly bold Futura Series comes replete with a host of player-friendly updates, including compound radius fingerboards and expanded electronics ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jonathan Horsley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/Sh6CMdTUzQhuAnoZdRXn3F-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Evidently not content with redefining what was technically possible on the guitar, he also managed to rewrite pretty much the whole of music theory”: How Allan Holdsworth blew Eddie Van Halen’s mind and inspired the next generation of virtuosos ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/how-allan-holdsworth-blew-eddie-van-halen-mind-and-inspired-generation-of-virtuoso-guitarists</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ We unpack the brilliance of jazz-fusion trailblazer Allan Holdsworth, with some help from Steve Vai, Guthrie Govan, Paul Gilbert and Eddie Van Halen ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jonathan Horsley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/SQWTWtQSmcjJS5swgy2We7-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I think it's one of the greatest pop songs ever made. It makes me feel nostalgic, but also if it came out yesterday, it would be an absolute smash”: Dua Lipa’s favourite Britney Spears song was a massive hit, but the writing process was "torture" ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-think-its-one-of-the-greatest-pop-songs-ever-made-it-makes-me-feel-nostalgic-but-also-if-it-came-out-yesterday-it-would-be-an-absolute-smash-dua-lipas-favourite-britney-spears-song-was-a-massive-hit-but-the-writing-process-wasnt-easy</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ “I listened to it and I was like, ‘This is impossible to make a song out of, but I love it!’” says co-writer Christian Karlsson ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fzSNEnvKdYcdfzPiw3sxtJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Universal Audio is giving away eight of its most popular plugins for free in the UAD Explore FREE bundle ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ You also get LUNA, the company's free DAW equipped with AI tools ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:25:48 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:05:39 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ matt.mullen@futurenet.com (Matt Mullen) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matt Mullen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6do4vgmoVXKixmK49JcQBQ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I was always uneasy about the fact that it was a bright, perky pop song about a nuclear holocaust, but it was insanely catchy”: How OMD recorded one of the best anti-war songs ever made ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-was-always-uneasy-about-the-fact-that-it-was-a-bright-perky-pop-song-about-a-nuclear-holocaust-but-it-was-insanely-catchy-how-omd-recorded-one-of-the-best-anti-war-songs-ever-made</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ And it’s pretty much the only song about a nuclear bomb you can get away with playing at a wedding ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andy Jones ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ynkEdCshkNFUqPY4FrjYXB-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ Moog celebrates the legacy of its founder with special limited-edition reissue of the Minimoog Model D - but only 500 will be made ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Each Bob Moog Tribute Edition Minimoog Model D will be hand-assembled in Moog’s North Carolina production facility ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:03:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 18:22:12 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ matt.mullen@futurenet.com (Matt Mullen) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matt Mullen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/WK3awaUmjGMELWBtFpMnWm-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “We set out to capture the defining moments that shaped Fender’s legacy”: Historic neck profiles, reverse-engineered pickups – Fender’s Vintera III series promises historically accurate specs and “golden era” tones for all ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The third generation of Fender's vintage-inspired lineup is all about the specs ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:42:13 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Guitars]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jonathan Horsley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/hyHhp7PEcm5Ta2xFsCwj8B-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ "I started getting all these Google alerts about this group Bon Iver, because Justin Vernon was shouting me out in the press”: Bruce Hornsby explains how he first heard about Bon Iver, and reveals the song of theirs that he considers to be “transcendent” ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ "His layered vocals are crazy, all the harmonies that he puts together. It’s very special” ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:02:30 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/4V2GkFPfgUWyBsoijXfLYC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Lyndon was not only a founder, but also a creator and innovator”: UK amp pioneer Lyndon Laney has died, aged 77 ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi leads tributes to the founder of Laney Amplification, whose tube amps give helped birth heavy metal – and who also had a connection with Led Zeppelin, too ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jonathan Horsley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/JDfKDrJNbuKugu63qRbgdJ-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ We’re getting excited about this mysterious new keyboard from Auxy and Cuckoo ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ The creator of one of our favourite music-making apps is about to release its debut hardware instrument ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:48:10 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 15:22:19 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ matt.mullen@futurenet.com (Matt Mullen) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Matt Mullen ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/CggqHcBFbqNXjCcYbEqwzW-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I wasn't sure about it. And then we started playing it in rehearsals, and some of my band were like, ‘This one's good, you know’”: Olivia Dean says that her biggest hit “wasn’t supposed to be a single”, and names the Motown legend who inspires her ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ “I think as a performer, she just brought so much joy, and was just so carefree, feminine and powerful” ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 13:33:39 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:32:54 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DyFqjV4jkFhdvWR6tY4v93-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “She sang like an angel. She walked through this world like an angel, and now she’s back with her own kind”: Bono and others pay tribute to Clannad singer Moya Brennan ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Group played crucial role in revival of Irish language music ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Beth Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/GCbrYnQYt4ac2jvgHHgbme-1280-80.jpg">
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                            <![CDATA[ “Sam & Dave had great chemistry together – there was no denying that” ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Elliott ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/BWQECm4E9Gz5puME83H3Z9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Ever since I was a little kid and singing in the shower I'd dream about one day being in the RnR hall of fame”: Oasis to be inducted into the Hall Of Fame and Liam Gallagher seems… delighted ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ He’s changed his tune ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 11:09:40 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Beth Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/uwJ69jBaq69xqpZJVzWvAC-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                        <media:description><![CDATA[The Gallagher family in the mid 1970&#039;s. LK-R: Noel, Paul, Liam and Mum Peggy Gallagher]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Family portrait of the Gallagher family in the mid 1970&#039;s from left to right Noel, Paul, Liam and Mum Peggy Gallagher]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Tours are so brutal and taxing, and I like to have a puppy room for the guys to go chill in”: Trailer for Billie Eilish’s 3D James Cameron-directed concert film is out and contains some unexpected canine chums ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ She would like you to see her puppies ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Beth Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/TDC3W5LbjsdmpzfgVJyeCH-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ "It's giving let's smoke and watch YouTube": Zara Larsson clarifies her thoughts on Justin Bieber's divisive Coachella set, as fans compare and contrast it to Sabrina Carpenter's ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Carpenter brought a full Hollywood production – Bieber just his laptop ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Beth Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/nd4FPHZq2x5kyGViZ3LT9X-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Some of these recordings, on crappy little cassette tapes from the early '90s, sound incredible”: Meet the fan who has recorded over 10,000 gigs and is now letting everyone download the audio ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Aadam Jacobs’ collection is gradually going online ]]>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Beth Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/UfLDj8Vq3rzpcXd7Lkk8hj-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Joni hates the word ‘confessional’ as she thinks it implies you’ve done something wrong”: Brandi Carlile names her favourite Joni Mitchell album – and hails Joni’s 1971 classic as a record that “changed songwriting forever” ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/joni-hates-the-word-confessional-as-she-thinks-it-implies-youve-done-something-wrong-brandi-carlile-names-her-favourite-joni-mitchell-album-and-hails-jonis-1971-classic-as-a-record-that-changed-songwriting-forever</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Carlile and Mitchell have formed a strong bond in recent years ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 14:55:49 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Paul Elliott ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VUkqV2UjRiK6jPokfta7c9-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ "The good news is, I can still play music. I can still play guitar": No Doubt guitarist Tom Dumont reveals that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Band’s Sphere shows will go ahead as planned ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:50:50 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Guitarists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Beth Simpson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/DaZDFH2i8vFVLQ9jdSX9Sg-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “I began writing a song in my head about the drudgery of being an astronaut. An entire verse fell out of my mind and onto the page”: The classic song that transformed Elton John into a global superstar ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/i-began-writing-a-song-in-my-head-about-the-drudgery-of-being-an-astronaut-an-entire-verse-fell-out-of-my-mind-and-onto-the-page-the-classic-song-that-transformed-elton-john-into-a-global-superstar</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ “Unfortunately, people identify it with David Bowie’s Space Oddity” ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:03:34 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ neil.crossley@futurenet.com (Neil Crossley) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Neil Crossley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/sc5moCWCZWJynEoG4Yz8eK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Is it cool if I bring some rock royalty on the stage right now?”: Billy Corgan suffers mic malfunction as he makes his first ever appearance at Coachella alongside Sombr to sing a Smashing Pumpkins classic ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/artists/is-it-cool-if-i-bring-some-rock-royalty-on-the-stage-right-now-billy-corgan-suffers-mic-malfunction-as-he-makes-his-first-ever-appearance-at-coachella-alongside-sombr</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ You wait 30 years to sing one of your biggest hits in the desert, and then this happens ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:52:43 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                <updated>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 12:51:01 +0000</updated>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ ben.rogerson@futurenet.com (Ben Rogerson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Ben Rogerson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/k9t4QqMnE4PwR62efUBtvA-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    <media:description><![CDATA[Sombr and Billy Corgan at the 2026 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival - Weekend 1 - Day 2 on April 11, 2026 in Indio, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Billboard via Getty Images)]]></media:description>                                                            <media:text><![CDATA[Sombr and Billy Corgan at the 2026 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival - Weekend 1 - Day 2 on April 11, 2026 in Indio, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Billboard via Getty Images)]]></media:text>
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “Let It Happen is prog in its purest form. I stand by that one as decidedly progressive”: The inventive music theory of one of Tame Impala’s most dazzling songs ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ We peer into the inner musical workings of one of Kevin Parker’s finest moments ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 10:47:26 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Roland Schmidt ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zJozUYBx8h8TKYVz4AAsqJ-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “It has a super catchy riff, but it is a song that you have to hear a few times. I don’t think it would’ve been given the time of day without the enormous impact of the video”: How to recreate one of the most infectious synth riffs of all time  ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ After several attempts at creating the perfect pop production, Take On Me finally became the global hit that A-ha deserved. We build its classic lead sound in software ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 16:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Roland Schmidt ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mRYVtypR9SCejP4PDWxF7G-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “It’s not really about a blackbird whose wings are broken, you know”: The story of the Beatles' 1968 acoustic gem and its powerful subtext ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ At the very heart of the White Album, this tender Beatles masterpiece pulled from the classical music tradition and empathised with the American civil rights movement ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 08:59:55 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andy Price ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/M3HCNWxaZ2kg8SRjNaabZH-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “When the computer came along, the magic was over because we didn’t play together anymore”: How technology ultimately killed Kraftwerk ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ They were certainly the pace makers, but did the band get overtaken by the very technology that made them? ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andy Jones ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/ZnpDuGYSxHvGmAxwC6rATc-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “It makes my productivity faster, better, more creative”: 5 production tips we learned from watching house producer Hammer create a track from scratch ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Watch the Bicep collaborator build a raw, analogue house track in the studio ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 10:20:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Tech]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Si Truss ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VY9GBfRJUBnfuhLWn48yCE-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “It was the way for me to learn to approach the guitar a different way, because Jeff Beck was not an early influence”: Robben Ford on rearranging John Lennon, iconic collaborations and paying tribute to Jeff Beck and amp guru Alexander Dumble ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Two Shades Of Blues was conceived as a tribute to Beck and Ford's favourite amp builder, and it finds him exploring the Strat and making his own weather with his Overdrive Special ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 09:00:00 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Jonathan Horsley ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/mgXxdtjTXpDJs3vT6g7BXK-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “It’s like you are witnessing the fading of your own memories”: How Boards of Canada brewed a serene genre-blurring classic ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ It’s perhaps Boards of Canada’s most well-known track, serving as many a newcomers' route into their nostalgia evoking universe ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 08:22:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andy Price ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/6NPuWPNv27TfStURZUtCi4-1280-80.png">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ "Danelectro’s finishing falls noticeably short of what the market now expects at this level":  Danelectro Dan O. Cool 12 String ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/guitars/electric-guitars/danelectro-dan-o-cool-12-string-review</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ Plenty of Dano charm in the tone department, it's just a pity about the build ]]>
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                                                                                                <author><![CDATA[ daryl.robertson@futurenet.com (Daryl Robertson) ]]></author>                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Daryl Robertson ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/VgH8XLoUnki2VJwLdzudhN-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ "Record everything all the time – and keep it all": 8 pro techno producers explain how they create their tracks ]]></title>
                                                                                                                                                                                                <link>https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/record-everything-all-the-time-and-keep-it-all-8-pro-techno-producers-explain-how-they-create-their-tracks</link>
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                            <![CDATA[ We delve into our In The Studio archive to compile the techno secrets behind releases on esteemed labels including Drumcode, Cocoon, Dekmantel, Second State and more ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:47:20 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Tech]]></category>
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                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Si Truss ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/jpeg" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/57NYuT2eM42h2vJQu8Vn7o-1280-80.jpg">
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                                                            <title><![CDATA[ “It was too long, too slow, too boring and it had a viola solo... It was the antithesis of a single”: Midge Ure talks us through the making of Ultravox’s iconic Vienna ]]></title>
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                            <![CDATA[ Ultravox’s stately powerhouse was an unlikely hit single - but its classically-inspired uniqueness was key ]]>
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                                                                        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:11:12 +0000</pubDate>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                <category><![CDATA[Artists]]></category>
                                                                                                                    <dc:creator><![CDATA[ Andy Price ]]></dc:creator>                                                                                                    <media:content type="image/png" url="https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/pfFVSqMXDxFfcRS8SCZ2B8-1280-80.png">
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