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“Every time I sing it I feel so honored”: Beyoncé wraps up her London residency by thanking Paul McCartney for writing “one of the best songs ever made”

But will we ever get to see the two stars perform it together?

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“There’s a freedom of thought that doesn’t exist elsewhere”: How and why California became the heart of the synthesizer world

Many of the biggest players in the genesis of modern music-making hailed from California, but just what made the state such fertile ground for the synth pioneers to flourish?

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“It sounds like I’m making this up… but something happened”: How a sudden weather event help shape the sound of Richie Hawtin’s ‘90s Warp Records classic

“I probably made some of the hardest tracks I ever did”: The literal lightning strike behind Dimension Intrusion

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“An absolute disgrace”: Sam Ryder channels Brian May with a stadium-sized electric guitar performance of God Save The King, but not everyone's happy about it

The moment came on Saturday before the rugby union Gallagher Premiership Final

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Teenage Engineering has designed an electric moped - and it's cheaper than the OP-XY synth

Are they taking us for a ride?

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"I was gobsmacked. I said 'it's OK, it's fine', but Noel insisted I take it": How an Oasis recording engineer ended up with Noel Gallagher’s Wonderwall acoustic guitar after Liam Gallagher had smashed his '70s Fender at Abbey Road

Nick Brine engineered the chaotic Be Here Now sessions

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“No one ever knew the number, so it never rang”: The intriguing mystery of the ringing phone captured at the end of David Bowie’s Life on Mars

The ringing phone that closes out Bowie’s Hunky Dory epic was captured by accident - and nobody quite knows who was on the other end

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“I got it right and Roger got it wrong... he came in a bar too early”: Zak Starkey offers a detailed explanation of the on-stage incident that led to him being fired from The Who

It seems that it all stemmed from the decision to play a Who’s Next album track

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"In previous years, due to wearable tech issues, we saw a rise of nearly 700 extra 999 calls in a weekend": British Police encourage moshing festival-goers to take off their smartwatches

The devices have been mistaking moshpit madness for potentially life-threatening accidents

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“In my opinion, as someone who was there, Randy never reached his peak. He was just getting started. I’m laughing at the thought of Randy reaching his peak with just two albums!”: The genius of Randy Rhoads — by his former bandmate

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"If you're tired of being one of the only women in the room when it comes to music production, we know how you feel": Music Production for Women announces free workshops in London, Dublin, Amsterdam and Berlin

Taking place throughout July, the beginner-oriented events will cover subjects such as beat programming, synthesis and audio effects

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“At the heart of our band is...three musicians. And a salesman”: Bono suggests next U2 album will have a looser, less produced feel

He talks heart surgery, family and stepping back from activism with Zane Lowe

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“They told me to start playing along, but I didn’t even know what key the song was in. And by the end they said, ‘You’re the only one who made it to the end of the song — you’re hired!’”: The madness of Captain Beefheart’s masterpiece Trout Mask Replica

“Man, it was weird!” recalls bassist Rockette Morton

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The ultimate compression cheat sheet – go-to settings to help you make better music

Confused about where to start with compressors and dynamics effects? We'll guide you through the essential features and settings

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“It’s about reconfiguring what a human voice is so it’s not just aesthetic, but political”: Lyra Pramuk turns vocal processing into protest on new project Hymnal

On her second LP, Lyra Pramuk collides experimental vocal edits with classical instrumentation to create an eerily beautiful sonic symphony

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“One of the most iconic synthesizers of all time, in a highly usable and great sounding piece of software”: GForce Software Oberheim TVS Pro review

Introducing a software rebirth, based on a hardware reissue. GForce presents two seminal voices in a single legendary Oberheim

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“They said, 'how can you possibly do this, Brian?' I said, 'something got inside of me - I had to do something'”: Unpicking the Beach Boys' classic that confirmed Brian Wilson’s creative genius

Conceived as an all-in-one ‘pocket symphony’, Good Vibrations was thematically triggered by the notion that dogs could sense the positive or negative energies of humans

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Sack The DJ: Apple Music now uses AI to mix tracks

AutoMix can timestretch and beat match

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“At that point all my equipment kind of glowed, and then shut down. It sounds like I’m making this up… but something happened”: How a sudden weather event help shape the sound of Richie Hawtin’s ‘90s Warp Records classic

“I probably made some of the hardest tracks I ever did”: The literal lightning strike behind Dimension Intrusion

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“A good all round headphone suited to recording, mixing and mastering”: Adam Audio H200 Headphones review

Adam Audio has properly entered the headphone market, and the new team has made a strong start

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“I grew up in the greatest time in the history of mankind to be a musician. But now the deck is heavily stacked against old farts like myself!”: The classic rock singer exiled by his old band after writing their biggest hits

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You don't need to be a music theory expert to make electronic music, but it helps - here's our guide to the basics

Understanding the theory behind what makes a song work can be the difference between a flop and a hit

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“I met Dylan’s manager and they were just like, ‘Bob’s very grateful for all the sync money of that song’”: How Ed Sheeran generated royalties for Bob Dylan by borrowing from Jimi Hendrix

Sheeran also reveals what he talked to Van Morrison about when he met him for breakfast: "I think he was, like, asking me to explain Spotify to him"

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“I dragged George Harrison in to listen to it on the way back from a Beatles session. He didn’t get it at all”: When the first Led Zeppelin album confused a Beatle — and was ignored by Mick Jagger

The album was made for a bargain price of £1,782

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"It’s been a tough few years": UK gear retailer PMT closes its doors, makes 96 staff redundant and sells £2.4m of stock to Gear4Music

Just a few months after Brighton-based GAK closed down, another UK musical instrument retailer enters administration

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