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“For about six months, we were the coolest band on the planet”: We talk to Embrace about the extraordinary song that put them on the indie map

Embrace announced their arrival with one of the most memorable songs of the post-Britpop age, we catch up with its creator to ...
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"The baritone format might just be the CVT’s natural home": Gretsch Electromatic CVT Baritone review

For many, a baritone guitar is a commitment rather than a ‘play it for a couple songs’ type indulgence. But here, Gretsch has managed to check both boxes at once by delivering a quality example of the ...
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“The ones who were there want to go back. The ones who weren't want to understand what the fuss was about”: There's no Glastonbury this year, but this newly restored movie ...

For festival goers, the Glastonbury-shaped hole in this year’s calendar might not be such a bad thing. A UK heatwave means that temperatures down on Worthy Farm would have been pretty unbearable, and ...
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“A very impressive all-in-one audio recording solution aimed at music and multimedia users”: Hisong AirStudio S1 review

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. All-in-one compact design. Included IEMs with integrated charging. Basic onboard DSP. Impressive ...
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“An incredibly exciting instrument that's capable of some pretty clever party tricks”: Expressive E Osmose CE review

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Beautifully built and incredibly engaging keyboard. Brings the Osmose experience to a controller ...
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“Charli has one consistent theme when it comes to drum beats - simplicity”: How to replicate Charli XCX’s sonic characteristics

Step 1. Despite shifting between various different genres, Charli’s music has one consistent theme when it comes to drum ...
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“When I listen to the record, it just sounds like me. Maybe that was the point to begin with. There was no point doing an anorak sounds-alike thing”: Why Joe Bonamassa’s ...

Joe Bonamassa won’t be forgetting about the first three nights of July 2025 in a hurry. The blues supremo performed a trio of shows to a 5000-strong sold-out crowd at Cork festival Live At The Marquee ...
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I’ve been a professional producer for decades, and these are the plugins I always call-up when working on a project

There’s so many plugins out there that can handle the same tasks slightly differently, but in the eyes of production expert ...
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“Apparently that beat was originally for Kanye, years ago, and then didn’t work out. Then he was like, ‘I know where to put this’”: Finneas on the "weird production ...

The Billie Eilish collaborator, solo artist and television composer picked out ten "fascinating and unconventional" moments in music production for the Track Star podcast When you purchase through ...
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Arturia’s new Ocean-inspired reverb will turn your sounds “into a living sonic current”

Arturia’s catalogue of effects has expanded rapidly in recent years and, for our money, the latest generation of its FX Collection bundle offers one of the most well-rounded software packages on the ...
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“There will be, like, maybe two more LPs of unreleased tracks… There was a lot of writing in that band”: Billy Corgan to release unheard Zwan material

Billy Corgan has revealed that he’s planning to release 60 tracks of never-before-heard Zwan material – two new albums worth, he reckons. Zwan? Who? You’d be forgiven for forgetting about Corgan’s ...
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Want crispy, retro digital drum machine sounds? Here’s our top picks of the plugin options that emulate the pioneering classics

Despite low-quality sample rates, vintage digital drum machines remain a production constant. We hook-up three of the best, ...