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“Everybody knows the song, but it’s not like one of the Beatles songs that gets played all the time – It was a little more off the radar”: Bryan Adams on the key songs that defined his youth

Adams spoke to us around the release of his covers album Tracks of My Years and revealed why he chose to take on a particularly obscure Beatles song

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Audacity enters a “new era” with the biggest update in the free and open-source audio editor’s 26-year history

Audacity 4 overhauls the software's editing workflow, polishes up its interface and introduces new ways for users to organize their work

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“Oh, and did we mention it’s a 7-string?”: Ibanez just fully weaponised the Iceman for metal and refreshed a whole bunch of its flagship signature models for Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, and more

The Iceman has always been a gent among metal guitars but with seven strings and a multi-scale build and Fishmans, consider it a true djent

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Tone3000 has launched a free open-source plugin that puts hundreds of thousands of NAM A2 device captures at your fingertips

The plugin makes using the vast Tone3000 library of captures and IRs a lot easier, and can be used in your DAW or as a standalone app

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Arise, Sir AVH: Alex Van Halen knighted in the Netherlands for his part in writing a “remarkable chapter in the history of rock music”

Drummer received the award in the town of Nijmegen

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“The drum parts are so iconic and… straight-faced. He was a stone-cold assassin!”: The first Neil Peart documentary trailer is out

Chad Smith, Copeland, Danny Carey and more pay tribute in No One’s Disciple

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Olivia Rodrigo reveals the trick that producer Dan Nigro uses to get a better vocal take from her: “When I'm not giving an emotional enough performance, he will actually just set up the camera on his phone and film me, and I'll always do a better job”

She's been speaking to director Cameron Crowe about her latest album, You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love

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David Byrne’s song for Musk documentary is comprised entirely of the tycoon's quotes: “No editorializing. Straight from the man’s mouth to mine”

It’s “foot-tapping sardonic poetry” according to the film’s director

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“The Faith guitar is the jewel in the crown”: George Michael’s ‘Faith’ guitar heads to auction – and you won’t find a 1940s Gretsch with more ‘80s mojo than this

There are vintage Gretsches and then there are 1940s Gretsch acoustics that were played by George Michael as his solo career exploded

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“My guitar is like my best friend. My guitar can get me through anything”: As she enters a new era by dropping the Cyrus name and rocking out in a white jumpsuit with a black Fender Strat, here’s what Miley has said about playing guitar

Her new album, Bass Persuades, will be released on 18 September

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“Her Mississippi heritage was always present in everything no matter how expansive her artistry evolved”: Blues jazz singer Cassandra Wilson has died, aged 70

Manager says the double Grammy winner passed peacefully at home

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“I got over the fact that I was lumbered with the bass – I realised the control you had over the band. They can’t go anywhere, man. Ha! Power!”: Revisiting a classic Paul McCartney interview from our archive

Looking back at a gem from the MusicRadar archive, in which the legendary Paul McCartney discusses the band-directing power of being a bass player and teaching Elvis a thing or two…

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“She will not agree to work with an incompetent blackmailer for the next 15 years or pay her a ransom under the gun”: Alanis Morissette to sue “terrible” ex-tour manager

Lawsuit alleges drug trafficking, extortion and the booking of a $70,000 hotel room

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“We were talking about Lana Del Rey the other day”: Dani Filth tells us about his dream collaborators, Cradle of Filth’s reliance on Dropbox and his surprisingly stripped-back home studio

The Cradle of Filth frontman takes us inside the setup behind the band’s symphonic extremity - complete with a boutique Soyuz mic, hotel room writing sessions and a Creature from the Black Lagoon watching from the wall

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“We’ve been planning this since 1973, just unconsciously”: Joe Satriani and Steve Vai officially announce release of their first-ever studio album together – and there's a new single to check out too

The much-anticipated Satch/Vai record will be out November 6 via earMUSIC and it's called The Sea Of Emotion. Watch the video to new single Mayhem here

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“When you're away from your main rig, it more than fills a void.”: Donner Hush X Pro review

This next-generation travel guitar packs a lot in, but isn't without its niggles

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Gibson has just made a forensic Custom Shop replica of Billy Gibbons’ Pearly Gates Les Paul – and if you buy one you’ll be treated to an exclusive performance from the ZZ Top frontman

This Collector's Edition replica is limited to just 30 instruments worldwide and Gibbons is launching it himself with an exclusive event on October 16 at the Gibson Garage Nashville

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Reason Free puts 15 classic Reason devices in one free plugin that you can use in your existing DAW

Synths, a drum machine, effects and more

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“Reflects her lifelong love for vintage snares”: Anika Nilles and TAMA collaborate on a signature snare

AN1465 has a modern sound with a vintage look

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“Eddie would say, ‘Can you hit this note?’ I’d hit it and everybody would go, ‘Wow!’ And from there I could just see Eddie opening up as a musician and a songwriter”: Sammy Hagar recalls the making of Van Halen’s classic album 5150

“The studio was a two-car garage turned into a control room and a room. It was really tight in there”

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The 13-note Orphea is the one-octave mini keyboard and MIDI controller that you can fit in the palm of your hand

There are some obvious downsides, but the good news is that you’ll have no trouble getting it up and down stairs

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“I don’t feel like we were trying to do a new Cream”: Legendary guitarist Robin Trower on the ’80s supergroup he created with Jack Bruce

In 1981, Robin Trower got together with former Sly And The Family Stone drummer Bill Lowden and former Cream frontman Jack Bruce and made one delicious blues-rock sandwich

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“Many people would love to make music, they just need an invitation”: Britain’s biggest music making weekend returns in October

You can even register your own event now

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“I am still in a bit of disbelief that it happened”: Olivia Rodrigo reflects on the success of her Daisy Chain Fields fest, which saw her duet with Stevie Nicks and Alanis Morissette

Event with all-female bill took place in Irvine, California on Saturday

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How to tune a piano: “Even the most experienced professionals, with the best ears, can spend many hours achieving the perfect tuning”

Your piano is a complex beast. Here's how you can master its pitch (or get someone in to do it for you)

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