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“All major keys are created equal, but Eb is the best”: Jon Batiste answers the internet’s piano queries and agrees with one potentially controversial musical statement

Batiste contrasts this with Db major, which he says “feels like Mother Earth”. Eb major “feels like the tree that’s coming from the ground, so it’s the roots that are dug into the soil, so there’s a ...
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“I did like Bob Dylan, but he was a great con man! He strung a lot of nonsense together and made it seem like it was really important”: Motörhead legend Lemmy Kilmister ...

He said of the deal with the Osbournes: “I never got royalties, but that was all right with me. “After Mama, I'm Coming Home I wrote a few more for him. I wrote Desire and I Don't Wanna Change The ...
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"I thought I was amazing at making garage – then I tried to make DnB": Flava D on why drum & bass is the toughest genre to produce

As she releases her album Here & Now on Hospital Records, the genre-hopping UK producer tells us why embracing DnB has been 'the ultimate learning curve' ...
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"Before this plugin, the only way to get this tone was by chasing down old hardware or buying boutique pedals": Audio Hertz's Mk.pre emulates the Tascam Portastudio …

Audio Hertz has announced the release of a new plugin that promises to recreate the sought-after tones of Michael Todd Gordon ...
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“I finally get the opportunity to say, ladies and gentlemen, will you please welcome, the most badass mother, Ilan Rubin”: Dave Grohl introduces new drummer at Foos' secret gig

The Foo Fighters played their first gig with new drummer Ilan Rubin this weekend at a 900-capacity venue in San Luis Obispo, California. It was very much a last-minute booking. The band only announced ...
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“I missed a couple of things which I would have loved to get better”: Brian May suggests that he wasn’t completely satisfied with his Bohemian Rhapsody guitar pla…

When they leave the stage, even the greatest musicians have a habit of focusing on what they could have done better rather ...
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“Imagine if Paul McCartney dies and there’s early 16-year-old Beatles recordings, and then right up to the 10 best of his entire career”: Ed Sheeran reveals that plans ...

He continued: “My will of wishes is to make a record out of all the songs from the age of 18 (until his death). "So when I pass away, choose the 10 best. Imagine if Paul McCartney dies and there’s ...
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“Striking design”: Zultan add two new models to their effects cymbal range

Zultan has launched two new editions to their range of effect cymbals – the Zultan Vortex and the Zultan Razor Disc. The ...
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“I’ve never fully gelled with Logic and Pro Tools – they kind of feel like Microsoft Excel to me”: Jacques Greene and Nosaj Thing on the making of their new ...

As two mainstays of modern electronica unite as Verses GT, we hear about the Sequential synths, $20 plugins and Eurorack gems behind their debut full-length project ...
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"Not being a musician you feel a little bit of an imposter, but I've got a passion for it and I think a lot of great musicians respect me for that": Dub pioneer Adrian Sherwood ...

“I modelled my approach a bit on having a professional rhythm section,” Sherwood explains. “I was lucky to work with Jamaican musicians like Style Scott, who’ve been part of a great rhythm section, ...
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“They still maintain these ridiculous hours. After lunch until, like, two in the morning”: Marlon Richards says that the Stones have been putting together a new album in London

The next album would be coming, comparatively, hot on the heels of Hackney Diamonds, which came out in October 2023. At the tim,e Jagger counselled against seeing that record as ‘the last Stones album ...
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“One of the things I’ve wanted to really focus on, and zone into, is the limitation of a single instrument”: Using his signature ‘DAEAD’ tuning, Jacob Collier ...

"I had to work so fast that I couldn’t second-guess anything - I just had to roll with and trust the process," he says ...