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“Mark Knopfler, he's soloing kind of all through the record. And that's what I did, too”: Bruce Hornsby explains why a classic Dire Straits song is a “kindred spirit ...

Given that one plays guitar and the other piano, Mark Knopfler and Bruce Hornsby might seem like the most obvious “kindred ...
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I’m telling every producer I know to upgrade to Ableton Live Lite 12 today thanks to a 25% discount on all versions of this 4.5 star rated DAW

Huge 25% off One of our top-rated DAWs has got a 25% discount with this awesome sale over at the official Ableton site. We ...
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“I haven’t spoken to Bernard for… I didn’t even speak to him. He spoke at me. That’ll be 15 years": Peter Hook says he won’t perform or stand with New Order at ...

Peter Hook has said he will turn up to New Order’s induction into the Rock N’ Roll Hall Of Fame later this year. But he won’t ...
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After over a decade of silence, Boards Of Canada confirm new album

One of Britain’s most reclusive electronica outfits have announced their first album in 13 years will be released at the end ...
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"Want to harness the lush analogue sonics of one of the most sought-after synthesizers in music history?": Behringer's Jupiter-inspired JT-2 is ready to order

In typical Behringer fashion, the German manufacturer's Jupiter-inspired JT-2 synth was unveiled all the way back in 2023 ...
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“I would never say that to anybody. Isn't that horrible?” So what exactly did Dave Grohl say to David Bowie the first time he met him?

Dave Grohl has recalled the moment he put his foot in it and managed to inadvertently insult David Bowie. The lead Foo ...
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“They said ‘we’re going to let you on the plane, but you’re going to have to be sniffed by the dog'": Ringo Starr talks to Jimmy Kimmel about his duet with Paul ...

Long Long Road – and he went on Jimmy Kimmel’s show last night to promote it. The ex-Beatle trotted out onto the set, looking ...
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“A moving tribute to the emperor penguin and the fragile ecosystems it depends on”: Martin marks Earth Day with a custom graphic 00L Biosphere IV acoustic in the nam…

This stunning slope-shouldered 00-14 features artwork from Robert Goetzl, an FSC-certified build, and recognises a universal ...
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“There are two ways that you cannot sing – if you're crying or if there's hair in your mouth”: Vanessa Carlton explains how her Coachella cameo performance of piano p…

Carlton came up with A Thousand Miles’ piano riff in 1998, at her parents’ house. Despite her mother insisting that she had a ...
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“This track had no right to exist in 1973”: How Kraftwerk invented techno, nearly a decade before the genre was officially established

Or when Phuture found that second-hand TB-303 and invented acid house? Genius. Or what about when you found that unheard-of ...
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“Everyone is using these tools, artists at all levels – but they don't want to talk about it”: How AI is changing electronic music

From Suno sampling to robot B2Bs, artificial intelligence is reshaping the way electronic music is created and performed, ...
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Plinky 12 is an expressive touch synthesizer available with three swappable faceplates for “different kinds of musical thinking”

Beneath the faceplate, each Plinky 12 unit is built around the same 12-inch by 12-inch hardware, based on a RP2350 ...