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“Afterwards he sent David an invoice for $10,000. I don’t know if David actually paid him that much”: Tony Visconti on Dave Grohl’s “ludicrious” Bowie session fee

Not so. In a new interview with Spin, in which he talks about his role in Bowie’s 21 st Century work, Visconti lets slip a couple of titbits about the guests on 2002’s Heathen. First, there’s Dave ...
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Here's 7 of the hottest guitar gear releases I tried at The Guitar Show this weekend that are available to buy right now

I joined a sold-out Guitar Show in Birmingham, UK, to get hands-on with the latest and greatest from the world of guitar ...
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Chompi's latest firmware update turns this cutesy sampler into an "entirely new instrument" with an arpeggiator, sample-slicing and more

The Pattern Generator is used to trigger Slice, a new sample engine that automatically slices audio files into 16 segments, ...
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“I’m watching this sort of genius develop right in front of me, and he seems he has no physical barriers”: Joe Satriani on what it was like to teach a teenage Steve Vai

Here's this "goofy" Ace Frehley fan with big hands and he keeps coming back for more... Satch says it wasn't long before he recognised Vai's potential ...
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“I thought it would be fun. That was a big mistake. I underestimated just how difficult it would be”: When Phil Collins made a guest appearance playing drums with a Genesis ...

His worries increased when he got together with the band at the venue in Geneva. “The drummer said, ‘My kit is exactly the same as yours’, but when I got on it felt nothing like mine. We ran through ...
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Hello Old Friend: Clapton heads out to Midwest for September US tour

Fellow blues guitarist Jimmie Vaughan will be the special guest at all shows, while Clapton's band is set to include guitarist Doyle Bramhall II, drummer Sonny Emory, keyboardists Chris Stainton and ...
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Novation unveils Launch Control 3 with OLED screen and expanded connectivity

12 years on from the previous iteration, Novation has unveiled the third generation of its Launch Control MIDI controller, a compact, fader-less version of the Launch Control XL 3 released in 2025.
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“This is a love and friendship story I have with Mexico that can’t be compared to anything. Thank you for all the excitement, all the joy you’ve made me feel”: Shakira ...

Shakira made history over the weekend when she played to over 400,000 people in Mexico City’s Zócalo – it was the largest gig ever to take place in the historic square. The Zócalo is at the heart of ...
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“I’m going, ’We’re from North Hollywood! What do we have to sing about Africa?’“: How Toto crafted their deathless classic

And so the band set to work on a new album, and with Rosanna in the bag, felt certain that they had something they could ...
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“There’s a box for the band, and if we’re lucky and they want to jump on stage, great”: Could Billy Joel make a live comeback at his own tribute night?

It’s been over a year now since Billy Joel last played live. Last March the singer songwriter announced that he had to undergo surgery for the brain condition Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus - which ...
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“Independent venues aren’t just part of music history – they’re where the future is written”: Marshall launches membership scheme and pledges percentage of online ...

Sign up to Marshall's Amplify scheme and the British amp giant will use one per cent of members' web store purchases to ...
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Lights Up: Harry Styles one-off cut price Manchester show is to be made into a Netflix Special

The Manchester date will be Styles’ second appearance at the Co-Op Arena in a week. He was there at the Brits on Saturday, when his performance of his current single Aperture was one of the undoubted ...