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Nancy Wilson and Chappell Roan

Heart’s Nancy Wilson told Chappell Roan that she’ll be her "rock and roll auntie if you ever need any advice"

By Ben Rogerson published

"Zeppelin was kind of our influence, and the Beatles and Elton John," says Wilson. “These girls have us and Sheryl Crow and others”

Artists
Justin Hawkins [left] of the Darkness plays an open G on his offset electric and closes his eyes as he performs onstage; soul-reggae icon Johnny Nash [right] frets a chord on his acoustic and wears a patched denim jacket.

How Darkness’ Justin Hawkins learned diminished chords from a reggae-soul icon

By Jonathan Horsley published

The Darkness frontman says the late, great Johnny Nash dared to step outside of standard studio chord progressions and broadening a young Hawkins' musical vocabulary in the process

Artists
Liam and Noel Gallagher

Ticketmaster criticised over Oasis tickets debacle, but this time it's got nothing to do with dynamic pricing

By Will Simpson published

Platinum tickets with no added benefits may have broken law

Gigs & Festivals
The Monkees

Micky Dolenz explains Mike Nesmith's "frustration" at being in The Monkees

By Will Simpson published

“I knew what he was going through. He was frustrated because he was misled"

Artists
output

Output launches AI-powered Co-Producer plugin that listens to your project and chooses samples for you

By Matt Mullen published

Co-Producer analyzes your track's rhythm and harmony and suggests samples from Output's library that fit with your project

Tech
Seymour Duncan Jazzmaster Silencer Pickups: these aftermarket pickups feature a patent-pending triple-coil design and are drop-in replacements for any standard Jazzmaster pickup.

Seymour Duncan unveils the Jazzmaster Silencer, drop-in pickups to soup-up your offset

By Jonathan Horsley published

Step on that fuzz pedal and fear not about the the noise thanks to Seymour Duncan's patent-pending triple-coil design. The Jazzmaster Silencer is offered in Vintage and high-output Hot editions

Guitars
Steve Stevens

“I was thinking, oh, the monkey’s going to be jumping around…”: When Steve Stevens played on a Michael Jackson hit

By Andrew Daly published

Artists
DJ with Apple Music

DJ with Apple Music lets you use your subscription with Serato, Rekordbox, Engine DJ and more

By Si Truss published

Users can now access over 100 million tracks in their DJ software of choice – albeit with a few caveats

Dj Gear
Mike + The Mechanics

“I said, ‘Are we sure we can write a song about death?’”: The story of Mike + The Mechanics' The Living Years

By Neil Crossley last updated

"If we’d got it wrong, it would’ve been very schmaltzy"

Artists
Old Blood Noise Endeavors Black Fountain: an oil can delay simulator that comes with heaps of contemporary features – it's stereo, MIDI-compatible, and has presets.

Old Blood Noise Endeavors’ Black Fountain is a oil can delay emulation packed with modern features

By Jonathan Horsley published

Available in three different colourways, this expands the Black Fountain to stereo operation and offers presets, MIDI connectivity and every knob can be assigned to an expression pedal

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