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Soul singer and producer Jordan Rakei curates your Friday night playlist

Producer and songwriter Jordan Rakei has been handed the keys to Abbey Road Studios and he is planning to play with everything. To mark the release of his fifth studio album he selects your Friday listening

Evening Standard · May 10, 2024

“These huge machines, created centuries ago, were tackling the same challenges of synthesis and sampling and sound reproduction that we struggle with today": Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood is bringing church organ music to the modular masses

But, says the thinking fan's rock star, “I think a lot about Never Mind the Bollocks"

MusicRadar · May 10, 2024

"With the discovery of Tupac, Death Row found the voice of a generation." A beginner's guide to Death Row Records in five essential albums

Hip hop's most notorious label, Death Row Records also served up some of the most influential albums of modern times

Louder · May 10, 2024

Peter Jones guests on new John Holden track 13. Listen here...

UK prog solo artist John Holden will release new album Proximity & Chance in May

Louder · May 10, 2024

“Before there was Muff, there was boost”: Electro-Harmonix has reimagined the 1968 effect that launched the brand as a tone-shaping powerhouse – and it could become your pedalboard’s secret weapon

The LPB-3 Linear Power Booster is loaded with features, and could radically change your guitar sound for the better

Guitar World · May 10, 2024

‘Full of secrets and promises’: Dusty Springfield’s 20 greatest songs – ranked!

Sixty years after her debut album, we rate the pop singer’s best tracks, from a song recorded in a stairwell to a Pet Shop Boys collaboration

The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2024

"It’s a responsibility but also a privilege to share this same kind of consciousness with new generations of people." The fantastic return of Banco del Mutuo Soccorso

The story of the Italian prog legends Banco del Mutuo Soccorso return after 25 years with new album Transiberiana

Louder · May 10, 2024

Taylor Swift kicks off European Eras Tour in Paris with setlist and outfit changes

The singer, 34, kicked off her 51-date European tour on Thursday night as anticipation grows ahead of the superstar’s arrival in the UK

Evening Standard · May 10, 2024

Supreme Court Allows Music Producer To Seek Decade-Long Damages

Supreme Court ruling favors music producer in copyright case over Flo Rida song sample, setting precedent for unlimited damages in infringement cases.

Top News · May 10, 2024

“Because Dad did his album I thought, ‘Do I really want to put this out there?’” Despite Rick’s legendary work, Oliver Wakeman includes one wife of Henry VIII in his new solo record

Celtic-themed Anam Cara – featuring guests Troy Donockley, Hayley Griffiths and Scott Higham – came about after a nudge from his record label and a question from his son

Louder · May 10, 2024