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"It’s been such a privilege to work with Daphne’s sounds": Daphne Oram's centenary celebrated in compilation featuring previously unheard archival material

The album features original compositions based on samples of Oram's work by Cosey Fanni Tutti, Marta Salogni, TAAHLIAH, Arushi Jain and more

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"You’d be like, ‘Nah. I like him a lot, but I don’t love him.’ That would be the messaging if I didn’t play left-handed": Actor Paul Mescal reveals the lengths he's going to to perfect his portrayal of Paul McCartney in the upcoming Beatles biopics

He says that meeting the former Beatle and playing Blackbird with him was like "having an out of body experience"

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“Players have asked us to push further – into more adventurous, exploratory delay and reverb”: Source Audio dials up the ambience with the Encounter – six reverbs, six delays, one tricked-out pedal for “deeply immersive soundscapes”

Not your garden variety delay/reverb, Encounter is described as a "fully-loaded vessel of atmospheric discovery" with presents players with presets, tap tempo, deep edits via the app and more

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Music studio complex opens in former nuclear bunker in The Hague

Subterra has transformed the Cold War-era bunker into a "cultural hub for upcoming and established musical talent"

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“Right before he died I was reminded of what I’d noticed all those years ago – that the notes he didn’t play were more important than the notes he did play”: A salute from one great bass player to another

Glenn Hughes pays tribute to the late, great Andy Fraser of Free

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Teenage Engineering is giving away a free EP-1320 Medieval sampler to anyone that spends $999 in its online store

"'Cause we live in medieval times"

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“He was the sun which all planets rotated around”: Joe Bonamassa announces all-star album celebrating life of BB King on the King of the Blues’ 100th birthday

BB King’s Blues Summit 100 is out Feb 6 and features guest spots from Christone “Kingfish” Ingram, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, George Benson, Eric Gales and more

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“It was a lovely sight to look up occasionally and see them both there. Him dancing and her sitting”: Why did Fred Again play an extra set after his festival appearance in Naples – to two people?

The producer has shared his whole hour-long jam on YouTube

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“The SG and the Les Paul, reimagined in short-scale, 3-string versions”: Gibson teams up with Loog for beginner and child-friendly electrics based on its most famous guitars

Designed for kids aged three and above, these are super-accessible first guitars to give young players a start on the instrument

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“It’s clear that the influence of the Custom Shop’s attention to detail is now making its way to the Mexican-made instruments”: Fender Limited Edition Vintera II Jazzmaster Road Worn review

Fender proves it can do tasteful ageing without the Custom Shop price tag

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“As soon as we played that, I screamed. I could tell right away that it was a smash”: Nile Rodgers breaks down how he and David Bowie made Let’s Dance

The song was in a very different form when Bowie originally wrote it

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“There’s just one catch. The kid with the PC in the bedroom can’t play his instrument”: Back in 1999, Prince offered his opinion on the new generation of DAW-based musicians and producers

“If they didn’t take the time to learn their instrument and their scales and to actually speak the language of music then they can’t play… all they can do is watch,” he argued

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“The authentic broken-in feel players love”: Aged nitro finishes, “era-correct” pickups and neck shapes, Fender’s limited run Vintera II Road Worn series presents Golden Era tone for modern players

The Vintera II '60s Stratocaster, '60s Telecaster, '50s Jazzmaster and '60s Precision Bass get the aged treatment for a limited time only

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“There was no middle eight, and ‘sail away’ was after every line – it drove me crazy, but there was something there”: The making of Enya's Orinoco Flow, the unexpected No. 1 hit that created a New Age superstar

In memory of Enya's longtime producer Nicky Ryan, we take a backwards glance at the ethereal earworm that launched her career

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“A unique, talented, and innovative musician who leaves a rich back catalogue of Eastern-influenced electronica as his legacy”: Tributes paid to Blancmange's Stephen Luscombe, who has died

“Stephen along with Neil Arthur made one of the most seminal electro tracks, Living On The Ceiling," said Boy George

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“Tommy's got his guitar. I'm snapping my fingers. Tommy just started out; ‘Here we come, walking down the street’, 'cause that's what we were doing”: Bobby Hart on the evolution of the Monkees theme

Hart, who has died, wrote many of the band's hits with Tommy Boyce

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"It's unlike any humbucker I've tried before": Gibson Tony Iommi Signature Humbucker review

Gibson's first-ever signature pickup artist returns with a humbucker that could be a dark horse

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“All major keys are created equal, but Eb is the best”: Jon Batiste answers the internet’s piano queries and agrees with one potentially controversial musical statement

Watch him explain how you can improve your practice sessions and sense of feel

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“I did like Bob Dylan, but he was a great con man! He strung a lot of nonsense together and made it seem like it was really important”: Motörhead legend Lemmy Kilmister’s opinions on Dylan, the Eagles, Slayer and his friend Ozzy Osbourne

“Some of the Eagles' songs are fantastic," he said

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"I thought I was amazing at making garage – then I tried to make DnB": Flava D on why drum & bass is the toughest genre to produce

As she releases her album Here & Now on Hospital Records, the genre-hopping UK producer tells us why embracing DnB has been 'the ultimate learning curve'

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“The kids! This is what music is for. I am so proud of them”: Students at Flea’s music school pay tribute to him and the Chili Peppers

It’s the third in a series of EPs the students have released this year

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"Before this plugin, the only way to get this tone was by chasing down old hardware or buying boutique pedals": Audio Hertz's Mk.pre emulates the Tascam Portastudio preamp that colours Mk.gee's sought-after guitar tone

Mk.pre is currently on offer at $19

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“I finally get the opportunity to say, ladies and gentlemen, will you please welcome, the most badass mother, Ilan Rubin”: Dave Grohl introduces new drummer at Foos' secret gig

And there’s another one tonight in Santa Ana

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“I missed a couple of things which I would have loved to get better”: Brian May suggests that he wasn’t completely satisfied with his Bohemian Rhapsody guitar playing at The Last Night of the Proms

But he and Roger Taylor still managed to cause quite the fandango

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“Imagine if Paul McCartney dies and there’s early 16-year-old Beatles recordings, and then right up to the 10 best of his entire career”: Ed Sheeran reveals that plans for posthumous album are already in his will

He’s got it all planned out

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