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“If 100 people think your song sucks, they will create 200 people who think your song is awesome”: Questionable music marketing didn't begin with the recent Geese scandal - it's been going on for decades

We shine a light on the music industry’s dubious marketing history and the shady activities artists, managers, labels and more have indulged in to find an audience…

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“I said, ‘You’ve got to be joking! You can’t put out a record about a trad band playing in a pub and expect it to sell!’": the story of the classic Dire Straits song that's often imitated, but rarely mastered

"It’s not to do with gear, it’s all to do with the way the brain sends signals to his fingers – that’s what makes Mark so special"

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“AI isn’t the destination. Making music is”: Fender looks forward as its Studio Pro DAW integrates Moises stem separation and a smart studio assistant

This latest evolution of the DAW formerly known as Studio One brings a wealth of AI-powered new additions

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“It was a crazy bizarro moment for me to be sitting there with Brian May as he's talking about Skeletor and Man-E-Faces. It was so weird and so cool": How Brian May ended up wielding his 'Sword of Power' Red Special on the Masters of the Universe theme

"He shows up and he's carrying two giant boxes of He-Man toys that he still had in his attic from his son," says director Travis Knight

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“I knew when I first heard PinkPantheress that we had similar musical DNA. She's insanely melodic”: Producer Oscar Scheller on the studio secrets behind his viral hits

From North London’s indie circuit to global success with PinkPantheress, Lily Allen and Kelela, man of the moment Oscar Scheller takes us inside his creative process

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“It’s supposed to be ridiculous. It’s a song about ridiculousness. So I called Jim Steinman”: How a goth legend hooked up with Meat Loaf’s songwriter to create an ’80s rock anthem

“I know the song Bat Out Of Hell,” the singer said, “but I’ve never listened to the album”

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Eventide unveils the H9 Harmonizer Gen 2 – now with the complete suite of H90 and algorithms, ARM processing and more

The multi-effects powerhouse arrives strapped with 74 algorithms, 1,000-plus presets, new interface, polyphonic pitch shifting and it is still a compact unit

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“More drummer-friendly than ever”: Drum Workshop launch updated version of their 9000 series of stands and hardware

The 9000X series has been “redesigned and transformed” say Californian company

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“The union passed a motion to ban the use of synths, drum machines and any electronic devices”: the day the 'Loony' Musician's Union tried to kill the synthesizer (which also happened to be Bob Moog’s birthday)

And it wasn't the first time the UK union had it in for technology

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“A kid called Chris Martin was reaching out for music and A-ha became part of his story”: The deep connection between modern rock giants Coldplay and ’80s pop legends A-ha

“Chris has been instrumental in introducing us to a new generation”

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“She’s the best engineer I’ve ever worked with, period. I’ve made all my albums with Laura pretty much since I started”: Jack Antonoff on the “genius” engineer behind Taylor Swift's biggest albums

Antonoff has consistently drawn on the talents of longtime collaborator Laura Sisk in his work with Swift, Lorde, Lana del Rey, Sabrina Carpenter and many more

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“They were so similar and they were like, ‘You should change it, Whitney Houston has this other song’”: Jennifer Lopez says that she was advised to change one of the songs on her debut album because it sounded too similar to a Whitney Houston hit

“I was like, ‘But I like my song,’” she recalls

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“He didn’t write that many but if you think about it the ones he did were big, big hits”: How John Deacon’s genius for pop songwriting was kickstarted with the follow-up to Bohemian Rhapsody

Following up Bohemian Rhapsody is no easy task, but the retro sensibilities of You’re My Best Friend secured Queen another major hit. We take a look at the song's timeless charm

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“I told my label I was going to make a rock album – as in an album made of rocks”: Laura Misch is turning the natural world into music with field recordings, saxophone and experimental electronics

For her latest project, Lithic, Misch journeyed into caves, quarries and coastal environments to sculpt a record shaped by stone, water, lightning and wind

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“I just can’t believe that this song exists with the person that it exists with”: Olivia Rodrigo confirms new song, What's Wrong With Me, featuring Robert Smith, then immediately sings it live with him during her surprise set at Primavera Sound

The pair previously sang together at the Glastonbury festival last year

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“She said ‘You sing it yourself!’ There was frustration, for the first time and only time in our creative process”: The troubled making of Amy Winehouse's Tears Dry on Their Own

The beloved single was perhaps the most life-affirming song in Amy’s all-too brief songbook, but its creation was a bit of a headache…

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“We’re playing Led Zeppelin songs, and Eddie would imitate Jimmy Page… I mean, he had it down!”: Steve Farris on the time he jammed ZZ Top and Led Zeppelin songs with Eddie Van Halen

The Mr Mister guitarist got a front row seat to Eddie Van Halen's greatness when they they were both Peavey artists playing a NAMM show

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"Where it truly triumphs is in its versatility and value proposition": Fender Strobo-Sonic Pro Tuner Pedal review

Fender gets serious about the tuner pedal at last

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“I always tried to push him to be better, and he’s always been my incentive for trying to be better – better than him, sometimes”: Paul Stanley on the synergy and the rivalry that drove Kiss

“That bond is really the constant in the life of Kiss”

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“She was pissed at me. She said ‘You know what? I’m going to try it because it’s you, but for real this is not going to happen’”: The troubled making of Amy Winehouse's Tears Dry on Their Own

The beloved single was perhaps the most life-affirming song in Amy’s all-too brief songbook, but its creation was a bit of a headache…

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“Ibanez serves up another RG that’s built for stunt guitar, priced for virtuosos-in-training, and with enough sounds to please the fusion kid and headbanger alike”: Ibanez RGR431PB review

The hallowed mid-priced speedster gets a poplar burl glow-up with a hard-tail for white-knuckle riffing and a reverse headstock for metal cool points.

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Confused by guitar tabs and notation? Use this complete guide to reading music for guitar

Learn to play acoustic and electric guitar in record time with our guide to easy-to-read notation

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Bad Brains? It's MusicRadar's Quiz of the Week #9!

Tenshun! Have you been paying attention to what's been going on in the world of music this week?

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“You created the Toy Story musical world, and we are lucky to get to live in it”: Taylor Swift thanks “the incomparable” Randy Newman as she releases her own Toy Story song, I Knew It, I Knew You

“Writing this song felt like a musical departure and coming home at the same time," she says

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“I can visualise sitting at the lovely black Steinway piano. I was playing on it one day, and this song came to me”: How Paul McCartney created his greatest post-Beatles song

“He did the whole thing, start to finish, every instrument, everything, in a day”

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