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“It’s like a Christopher Nolan movie in a pedal. Don’t think – feel”: EarthQuaker Devices Towers review

The latest entry into EarthQuaker Device's range of revolutionary ambience machines will make you rethink your relationship with reverb

Guitar World · Mar 27

“Set your preconceptions of the band and brand aside – this is a very capable bass”: Epiphone Mike Dirnt Grabber G-3 review

A cult-classic Gibson bass gets a ressurection courtesy of Epiphone and Green Day's Mike Dirnt

Guitar World · Feb 9

“Boss’s claims of the pedal being artifact-free more than hold up. I’d have the confidence to gig with this and use it to avoid guitar changes”: Boss XS-1 Poly Shifter review

The Japanese giant's new pitch-shifting algorithm has been in its laboratory for years, but patience has proven a virtue with this small-but-mightily-usable stompbox

Guitar World · Oct 29, 2025

Clara Amfo quits BBC Radio 1 show as replacement is announced

Amfo said she felt ‘energised and excited’ for her next chapter

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2023

Clara Amfo stepping down from BBC Radio 1's Future Sounds as her replacement revealed

The show has previously been fronted by a host of renowned presenters such as Zane Lowe, Annie Mac and Steve Lamacq

Evening Standard · Dec 12, 2023

Radio 1's Big Weekend 2022: How to watch the return of Big Weekend, and this year's line-up

Radio 1's Big Weekend will be returning this weekend (May 27-29) after two years of virtual events

Bristol Post · May 24, 2022