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“When we did this 25 years ago, it felt like we had no clue of what we were doing”: Alan Braxe and Fred Falke on the beautiful simplicity of French house classic, Intro

Intro, by French musicians Alan Braxe and Fred Falke, is a prime example. Released in 2000 on Braxe’s Vulture Music label, Intro samples its refrain from The Jets’ 1985 hit Crush on You, that main ...
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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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“We are seeing free parties rise, mid-tier venues disappear… extraordinary resilience, but resilience is not a policy”: New report into UK electronic music brings mixed news

But people still want to dance. The survey has picked up a significant increase in free parties – a rise of 34% since 2024, ...
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Harley Benton just dropped an 8-string for southpaw players that has a multi-scale build, high-gain humbuckers – and it offers change from 300 bucks

On the eighth-string the scale length measures 27.2”, with a more regulation Fender-esque 25.5” on the high E. The ...
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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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“Offers power, warmth, charm and usability, in a highly convincing virtual analogue reproduction, with real heart and soul”: Cherry Audio SH-MAX review

Continuing its Japanese homage, Cherry Audio reignites three of Roland’s finest synths from the '70s, in a single soft-synth ...
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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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“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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Get golden-era guitar tone with $600 off thanks to the awesome Presidents' Day sale on Vintera II guitars over at the official Fender store

Presidents’ Day just got real thanks to this latest sale over at Fender, where you can bag yourself some titanic discounts of up to $600 off guitars and accessories. The best deals are on Vintera II ...
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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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"The tones may not quite be best of the lot, but it's comfortably the easiest and most enjoyable modeller to use": Line 6 Helix Stadium XL review

A decade after the Helix was born, the Helix Stadium has big boots to fill – is it a worthy successor to the hugely acclaimed modeller name?
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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 ...