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“He was told it was over”: 10 years ago, David Bowie’s final and most poignant single saw him turn his own death into art

Bowie’s heartbreaking Lazarus was a rumination on the imminent end of a life lived to the full - and a lesson in how to channel the bleakest situation into enduring music

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AmenBreak VST is a break-slicing, sample-mangling junglist powerhouse - and there’s a free version

LET'S GO!

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“People ask that question so much because he has such an identifiable sound… It's literally just his voice”: The 'secret sauce' that creates Dijon’s distinctive vocal sound isn't what you thought it was

"What you're hearing - the 'processing' - you're hearing bleed," says his collaborator Tommy King. "You're literally hearing the entire song coming through"

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“Record royalty distributions mean more than just big numbers – they represent rent paid, instruments bought, studio time covered and careers sustained for thousands of music creators”: PRS has distributed nearly £275 million in 2025

That’s up 4% from last year

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“We have come together one last time to resolve our differences, so that the legacy of Jane’s Addiction will remain the work the four of us created together”: Peace breaks out between Perry Farrell and ex-bandmates

Singer apologises for his behaviour at Boston show last year

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“I turn this thing on, I don’t want to stop playing”: Keeley Electronics has made Andy Timmons fall in love with reverb with his new signature Nocturne pedal

Robert Keeley gives reverb the Halo treatment for an all-new signature reverb that has officially made a convert of Timmons

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It’s official! Neural DSP’s John Mayer Archetype plugin suite is here – and with Dumble, Klon and Reverberator captures, it is the motherlode for boutique electric guitar tone

Neural DSP bags its most high-profile artist yet and present players with a cornucopia of gourmet tone options

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Paul McCartney's favourite bass company is in trouble – Höfner's future uncertain as it files provisional insolvency proceedings

The German brand behind McCartney's iconic 500/1 Violin Bass has been in existence since its founding by Karl Höfner in 1887

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“There are so many ways a fan can support an artist they love. Each has a specific place in the music ecosystem”: Billboard attempt a chart repair job

But Youtube aren’t happy and quit

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Behringer says its $55 Oberheim-inspired UB-1 Micro is the "world's smallest full-featured analogue synth"

"This tiny synth sounds massive"

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“He was kind of umming and ahhing about whether to give him permission to record it. And I was like, ‘What? Are you crazy? That’s like Elvis asking! Of course you let him do it!’”: The Depeche Mode classic that Johnny Cash interpreted as a gospel song

“It’s about believing in yourself. The answers are inside, if you dig deep enough”

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"We are in and out of there – sometimes in an hour-and-a-half! – and we’re done with the track": Burned out recording vocals? Myles Kennedy shares his top for getting the perfect take

Kennedy says Alter Bridge producer Michael 'Elvis' Baskette knows his voice better than anyone and has worked out how to get it sounding 100 per cent on record

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Trap and shoegaze – the sounds of 2025?

According to Bandsintown they are

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“I know how important it was for her… being respected as a songwriter was always the thing that she felt was overlooked”: Donna Summer is inducted posthumously into Songwriters’ Hall Of Fame

Summer co-wrote I Feel Love and her run of 70s hits

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New treatment for tinnitus could finally bring relief to millions of sufferers

Musicians and ‘critical listeners’ are among the most affected, with no effective treatment currently in place

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"He said, 'Put this in your mouth.' Smelled terrible. But I did it, and then I used it on Rocky Mountain Way”: Joe Walsh on the best guitar solo he ever recorded (and how it officially made the talk box a thing)

How a fateful night at a Nashville party gave Walsh the sound he was looking for, and an all-new sound for rock guitar

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Amazon and Kylie Minogue have got Christmas wrapped up as their exclusive deal propels her ‘new’ album and single to almost certain UK No.1 status

The enduring power of Minogue PLUS the might of world’s biggest shopping brand just made their Christmas wishes come true

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"It's cut so that you can have boobs and play guitar, which is so awesome": Olivia Rodrigo explains why she loves playing her custom Ernie Ball Music Man St Vincent Goldie signature model

She also discusses her Rock & Roll Hall of Fame performance of a White Stripes song and duetting with The Cure’s Robert Smith at Glastonbury

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“For me, the amplifier is even more important than the guitar. And then the speakers are more important than the amplifier!”: Joe Perry on the evolution of electric guitar tone

The Aerosmith guitarist is a self-confessed gear obsessive and makes the case that, historically, the speaker is the most vital component in your signal chain

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“We’re gonna salute a Jewish songwriter we were not expecting to be saluting this Hanukkah”: Yo La Tengo pay tribute to Spinal Tap creator Rob Reiner

They play early Tap song Gimme Some Money

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“David was a nice guy, obviously with a certain amount of talent, but never a superstar”: 54 years on, how Hunky Dory rebooted Bowie’s career

The album’s creation and release marked a turning point in Bowie’s talent and trajectory

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"You don't need to know music theory – Nopia takes care of that": Two years after going viral, this pastel-coloured, harmony-focused synth has finally broken cover

Official specs and images of this eagerly anticipated instrument have arrived

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“The government must now unilaterally drop its anti-creator, anti-business proposal and back British music and creative industries”: The UK public backs tougher laws to stop AI firms scraping copyright material

But will the government listen?

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“She's one of the world's great musicians. She was Prince's right-hand woman for years”: How Wendy Melvoin’s bass playing became the “secret weapon” on Sombr’s 12 to 12, which began life on a Korg Triton

“It doesn't matter what bass Wendy plays because it's just always going to sound like Wendy”

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“Quickly grasp tone, timbre and intention behind each preset”: Arturia Pigments 7’s new reactive UI offers in-app tutorials and lets you visualise every sound

Arturia Pigments 7 adds experimental filters, a noisy effect, punchier envelopes and a stylish new look for the Play View

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