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“You’re watching a lot of this film through your fingers”: We speak to director Mike Christie about bringing Wham!’s groundbreaking 1985 China trip back to life in a ...

In April 1985, Wham! became the first western pop act to perform in China, winning over a people for whom the type of exuberant technicolor pop then dominating Western popular culture was entirely ...
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“I don’t know, but never say never... We have fluctuated between getting on really well and not getting on at all over the years but there’s always been telepathy": Could ...

It’s one of the great sibling enmities in rock, but the relationship between Ray and Dave Davies of the Kinks appears to have thawed in recent years. Now, Dave has given an interview with The Times in ...
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Harley Benton throws a big ol' T party and you are all invited, as the Fusion-T II series debuts 18 new models featuring high-end specs and a sub-$500 price tag

You might remember Harley Benton’s Fusion IV series. No, you will remember them. Launched in May, high-performance S-styles, officially MusicRadar approved, they retailed for under $600 and there were ...
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"I’ve got George singing the track and Elton singing the track so the dream is to make another track": Could a 'new' George Michael and Elton John duet be heading for release?

The pair previously had a hit with their version of Elton's Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. An ...
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"As Ozzy would say, 'when you want to remember me, just yank up the music really loud, as loud as you can get it, and just head bang'": Sharon Osbourne remembers …

It’s a year to the day since Ozzy Osbourne left us and his widow Sharon has been talking to the BBC about her memories of him ...
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“You listen to it one time and you know what it is”: The origins and slick musicology of TLC’s most iconic hit – the "girl's anthem" about a no-good man

The pseudo-biographical No Scrubs provided TLC with their biggest hit to date. We dig into its structure and sweet jazz harmonies When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...
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"I had pulled up at the traffic lights on Hope Street when who should I see - Sir Paul with Ringo on FaceTime": Beatles fans on a Liverpool tour bus get an unexpected b…

Beatles fans who were on the official Magical Mystery Tour bus around Liverpool on Monday got a whole lot more than they ...
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“They all came back to me and said ‘What – are you crazy? It’s perfect as it is! You don’t want to add words!’”: The story of the peculiar, chorus-free song that ...

"Even though the chorus has no words it's a kind of commentary on the verses, which is what a good chorus should do” When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.
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“It’s the best album ever made! It transcends rock boundaries”: The Queen classic hailed as the GOAT

Every musician has a moment in their young life when they connect with music in such a powerful way that they know this is what they were born to do. For Dan Hawkins, guitarist in The Darkness, it ...
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“We’ll be in a room with multi-million-dollar speakers and he'll be sitting on the floor with the worst quality headphones and his laptop doing his thing”: Rogét ...

“He's one of the most enormous talents in the world – and one of the only people who treats the computer like an instrument” When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...
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Best pedalboards 2026: top choice 'boards for guitarists

Pretty much every guitarist will come to the point in their playing career when they need one of the best pedalboards. Whether you're a strictly at-home player with a handful of stompboxes or you're ...
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“These circuits have a history and personality that I wasn’t willing to compromise”: Dirty Boy partners with Warm Audio to make its Neal Schon and John Frusciante ...

Dirty Boy is opening a new chapter in the boutique guitar effects pedal brand’s history by teaming up with Warm Audio for the Junior Series, offering a compact $169 reimagining of three of its classic ...