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Duran Duran are releasing... a Halloween-themed album?

It’s the EP we didn’t know we needed, but now can’t wait to listen to

Evening Standard · Aug 30, 2023

The Strokes at All Points East: mediocre, charisma-free, indie rock mumblings which make you wonder what all the hype and fuss was about

All Points East's indie day ends with a barely audible whimper from Julian Casablancas and co.

Louder · Aug 30, 2023

Josh Homme’s “core tone with the minimum of fuss”: this UK-made pedal sounds like Queens of the Stone Age and looks like it, too – thanks to exclusive Boneface artwork

The Skeleton Key is a QOTSA-flavored collab from Funny Little Boxes and Let’s Play All – best known as the masterminds behind the acclaimed 1991 pedal

Guitar World · Aug 30, 2023

Troye Sivan teases Rush remix with PinkPantheress and Stray Kids’ Hyunjin

It lands ahead of the Australian pop singer’s third album Something To Give Each Other

Evening Standard · Aug 30, 2023

“As a kid, I had a hard time making friends. The guitar was a universal way to communicate where I didn’t have to worry about being cool”: For Nita Strauss, the guitar has been a lifelong ally in battling anxiety and addictions

Playing guitar – and playing it live – can be hugely therapeutic. That’s certainly the case for Nita Strauss, who shares how her love for the instrument has helped her fight her demons

Guitar World · Aug 30, 2023

“It’s all about your vibrato and phrasing”: Sophie Lloyd's shred version of Stairway To Heaven adds some fiery fretwork to the Led Zeppelin classic

The UK shred whiz is back with another must-hear classic rock revamp

Guitar World · Aug 30, 2023

Cherry Audio's Harmonia synth plugin brings together additive, vector and wavetable synthesis in sweet harmony

Harmonia fuses inspiration from classic '90s wave sequencing synths with a modern architecture and intuitive interface

MusicRadar · Aug 30, 2023

Brian McBride: the Stars of the Lid musician who lit up the ambient firmament

McBride’s death this week aged 53 brings one of the great musical duos to an end – but, as his partner Adam Wiltzie explains, there is still more music to be heard

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2023

“I don’t want to equal people’s expectations – I want to exceed them.” How Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith returned to Iron Maiden and saved the band's career

In the late ’90s, Iron Maiden were creatively flagging and unable to fill venues. Then two of their most adored members, Bruce Dickinson and Adrian Smith, returned to make them megastars again.

Metal Hammer · Aug 30, 2023

“Pedals are such an integral part of the music we make – potentially more than the guitar”: Meet BDRMM, the Mogwai-backed stompbox addicts behind one of 2023’s essential shoegaze albums

The Yorkshire sonic adventurers are on a quest for post-rock tonal nirvana, as they look past the guitar and towards the pedalboard in search of new sounds that defy convention

Guitar World · Aug 30, 2023