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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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"She was lightyears ahead of her time": Eventide releases reimagined version of Laurie Spiegel's Music Mouse, four decades on from its release

This groundbreaking piece of software is a fun, playful and accessible way for anybody to generate unexpected chords, melodies and arpeggios with nothing more than a humble mouse ...
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“These chemicals are not just additives; they may be migrating from the headphones into our body”: Research shows nearly all headphones contain chemicals that are da…

Also found in the headphones were phthalates, which are potent reproductive toxins that can impair fertility; chlorinated ...
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“You can have a great amp but if the speaker sucks it won’t sound good”: Sylosis' Josh Middleton on the most important link in your signal chain – and how a remarkable ...

If you have a 1x12” cabinet, be it standalone or in a combo, it can be a relatively cheap mod (you’d pay about 150 bucks for a Celestion V30 these days), and not that difficult to do at home.
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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 ...
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“I was super flattered to be invited back into The Simpsons universe, and particularly with this grand message of great hope”: Michael Stipe returns to Springfield to sing ...

Despite disbanding in 2011, REM still have an official Instagram account and Stipe posted a message on it, announcing his ...
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Best studio monitors 2026: Studio speakers for musicians and producers on any budget

If you want to get serious about your mixing, then you'll need a pair of the best studio monitors for your setup. Once you've bought the right pair, don't expect instant results. You need to get to ...
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“Cruise Ship Designer sounded so weird, I would have been scared if you’d said it would ever become a single”: We speak to Dry Cleaning about the making of the Cate Le ...

Post-punk indie futurists Dry Cleaning have set the bar high for 2026 albums with their masterful third album Secret Love. They tells us how they created it in cahoots with acclaimed producer Cate Le ...
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“I brought two speakers, keyboards and a vocal mic, and moved the dining table”: Producer Mike Sabath on starting Raye’s “outrageous” second studio album at an Airbnb ...

As we continue to count down to the 27 March release of Raye’s hotly anticipated second album - This Music May Contain Hope is the follow-up to 2023’s multi-award-winning My 21st Century Blues - one ...
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“He was a guy in my neighbourhood who played... I was scared to say it at the time, but he played at the level of John McLaughlin!”: Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reid ...

The track is titled Meditation On The Last Time I Saw Arthur Rhames. It is Reid’s tribute to the late Arthur Rhames, the New York-born jazz musician who died in 1989 at the age of 32. Living Colour ...