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The tracklisting for The Crow 2024’s soundtrack is pretty goth, to be fair

The controversial reboot will be soundtracked by Joy Division, Gary Numan, Enya and more when it comes out on August 23

Metal Hammer

Master 10 classic synth riffs in an instant

Want to be a keyboard wizard in record time? These 10 simple but seminal synth hooks are crazy easy to play. We show you how

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The 5 synths that gave us synth-pop

These are the machines that rocked the 1970s and popped the 1980s…

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Remembering Rusty Egan's Blitz Club: a place to 'avoid the mob and the homophobes', where the New Romantics were born

As he releases new vinyl boxset, 'Blitzed!', Wallpaper* meets DJ Rusty Egan to talk about London's scene-building Blitz club – the antidote to the late 70s punk scene and a hot-bed of experimental fashion

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"The man once known as Vincent Furnier was struggling during Flush The Fashion, but his alter ego was still snapping and snarling": Alice Cooper embraces new wave on Flush The Fashion

Recorded during Alice Cooper's "blackout" period, Flush The Fashion found The Coop exploring new sounds

Louder

10 massive pop stars who secretly appeared on rock and metal songs

Katy Perry, Elton John, Boy George, Billy Joel – they’ve all secretly rocked it up over the years

Metal Hammer

"It sounded completely out of place in the chart it was in, and the year it was released": 5 Prophet-5-powered tracks by Radiohead, Gary Numan, Japan and more

We're in Prophet-5 mode, as we celebrate five decades of the first 'proper' polysynth with five – ok six – glorious tracks

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"It's about evoking feelings in people," says rock photographer Scarlet Page

Jimmy Page's daughter tells how she "borrowed" her dad's lenses, captured nine frames with Paul McCartney, and why she's intimidated by Duran Duran

Digital Camera World

Lost instruments, logic gates and lots and lots of drunkonyms – take the Thursday quiz

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

The 10 best cover songs by nu metal bands

Nu metal loves a cover song. From Limp Bizkit to Alien Ant Farm, here are the 10 finest examples

Metal Hammer

“The union passed a motion to ban the use of synths, drum machines and any electronic devices”: the day the 'Loony' Musician's Union tried to kill the synthesizer (which also happened to be Bob Moog’s birthday)

Best of 2023: And it wasn't the first time the UK union had it in for technology

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“I had this huge chip on my shoulder… People were incredibly hostile. My confidence was a mess. I was an ‘80s icon’ for 15 years and that drove me mad”: Whatever you think of Gary Numan’s work, it’s progressive - and even he can live with it now

From underground punk to chart-topping pop star, reviled has-been to highly regarded seminal influence, the electronic pioneer has enjoyed four decades in music. But just how prog is he?

Louder

"It was the machine that made electronic music accessible": The 5 vintage synths that gave us synth-pop

These are the machines that rocked the 1970s and popped the 1980s.

MusicRadar

How Gary Numan's unexpected discovery of the Minimoog paved the way for The Pleasure Principle and the birth of synth-pop: "I just pressed a key and it made that famous Moog sound, that low growl and the room vibrated. It was the most powerful thing"

"I was trying to prove that electronic music was valid in its own right"

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And it wasn't the first time the UK union had it in for technology

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“I was completely petrified by Kate Bush singing Wuthering Heights on TV. Anyone I was scared of I was interested by”: How Matt Berry discovered prog

Toast Of London star and self-taught musician became a fan of Jean Michel Jarre, Mike Oldfield, Pink Floyd and more

The Guardian - UK

The Guide #97: Is AI an existential threat to culture? And other reader questions

In this week’s newsletter: we delve into the mailbag and tackle everything from AI to what would compel someone to watch a show sped up

The Guardian - UK

Rob Newman review – a workout for the mind as well as the funny bone

Newman’s boffin-ish routines reach for huge ideas about humankind and its ancestors via Gary Numan and DH Lawrence

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The Beatles' Mellotron, Stevie Wonder's Hohner clav, multiple MiniMoogs and more: The 7 most important keyboards of all time

The famous synthesizers, organs and other keyboards that changed the course of music history

Wales Online

Exclusive new editions of 40 iconic albums launched for vinyl week

Artists include Sam Fender, Bob Dylan, Gary Numan, Avril Lavingne and The Jam

Louder

"The Nice and ELP are, for me, where things went too far. Very good musicians don’t interest me. Proficiency blocks you off from real adventure": John Foxx on prog, punk and the problems of being a pioneer

For 50 years, John Foxx has been making genuinely progressive music that defies categorisation. "My plan was always to make every record different from the last,” he says.

Liverpool Echo

Converted ice rink a short drive from Liverpool where 70s and 80s stars performed

It was a music mecca in its time

Evening Standard

Bearded Theory festival 2023: Dates, line-up, and how to get tickets

The alternative music festival in Derbyshire returns this week

The Guardian - UK

‘I bought sound gear with my wife’s injury money’ – Howard Jones on New Song

‘We did some crazy stuff on stage – face paint, chains, shooting, dying and coming back as ghosts’

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: get ready for the fiery Game of Thrones prequel

Sue Perkins warms up fellow Thrones fans for the upcoming House of the Dragon series. Plus: The Big Breakfast returns to Channel 4. Here’s everything to watch today

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