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“Those fridges are probably the fourth best musical group to come out of Sheffield”: Supermarket goes viral for the chilled ambient drones of its freezer section

The city of Sheffield has a rich musical history, having given the world the likes of The Human League, Cabaret Voltaire and Arctic Monkeys, but the latest musical sensation to come out of Britain's ...
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Arturia's FX Collection 6 adds an ambient plugin specialising in "novel, emotive textures" and a souped-up H910 Harmonizer

For the first time, Arturia is also launching an ‘Intro’ version of its FX Collection, containing six ‘essential’ effects priced at $/€99. This includes the Plate-140 reverb, Tape-201 delay and Tape ...
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“The single biggest leap we ever made. That's when we really started making music the way we wanted to”: Brian May reflects on Queen II, as it's confirmed that the 1974 ...

The album – first released in March 1974 – will come out next month in a “lavish” 5-CD or double vinyl collector’s edition. It will include a brand new 2026 mix, as well as previously unheard studio ...
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“I’ll be having fun with this for a long time to come”: UJAM's Voxcraft delivers creative vocal manipulation without the menu-diving

Producer, songwriter and Olivia Rodrigo collaborator Jam City is evidently a fan: in UJAM's press release, he described Voxcraft as "truly transformative for vocals and effective on other audio ...
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Could the Line 6 Helix Stadium Floor be a serious rival to the Quad Cortex? An 8” touchscreen, all-new AI-driven modelling tech and the capability to automate your l…

Line 6's new flagship amp modelling platform not only has to live up to the Helix's reputation, it arrives when the ...
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“These chemicals are not just additives; they may be migrating from the headphones into our body”: Research shows nearly all headphones contain chemicals that are dangerous ...

Also found in the headphones were phthalates, which are potent reproductive toxins that can impair fertility; chlorinated paraffins, which have been linked to liver and kidney damage; and brominated ...
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“I got to design a guitar that gave me exactly what I was looking for in contrast to my Strats”: How Cory Wong embraced humbuckers to reimagine Ernie Ball Music Man’…

With the funk guitar maestro’s signature StingRay II now available in an affordable Sterling By Music Man version, Wong ...
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“When I was a child, I had a poster on my wall of BB King playing his signature Lucille… I just wanted to be a part of that world”: Gary Clark Jr channels the King of t…

The 21st-century blues king pays dues to his hero with a stunning limited edition Cobra Burst ES-355, fresh from the Custom ...
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"She was lightyears ahead of her time": Eventide releases reimagined version of Laurie Spiegel's Music Mouse, four decades on from its release

This groundbreaking piece of software is a fun, playful and accessible way for anybody to generate unexpected chords, melodies and arpeggios with nothing more than a humble mouse ...
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“Every time you put on that bald cap, you know you’re about to have the time of your lives”: Pitbull fans will attempt to break a world record at Hyde Park gig in July

In a statement, Pitbull said: “Guinness Book of World Records, get ready for all the Bald-E’s that’ll be putting it down on ...
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“You can have a great amp but if the speaker sucks it won’t sound good”: Sylosis' Josh Middleton on the most important link in your signal chain – and how a remarkable ...

If you have a 1x12” cabinet, be it standalone or in a combo, it can be a relatively cheap mod (you’d pay about 150 bucks for a Celestion V30 these days), and not that difficult to do at home.
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“I was super flattered to be invited back into The Simpsons universe, and particularly with this grand message of great hope”: Michael Stipe returns to Springfield to sing ...

Despite disbanding in 2011, REM still have an official Instagram account and Stipe posted a message on it, announcing his ...