Syl Johnson, heavily sampled soul singer and guitarist, dies aged 85

Johnson’s 1967 hit Different Strokes is one of the most sampled soundbites ever, and appears on tracks by Public Enemy, Wu-Tang Clan and Jay-Z

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Eric Gales: “I could just look at a guitar and almost start crying! I have never been more in touch with myself than I am now”

The undisputed champ of electric blues guitar unpacks the styles and inspirations behind his latest album, the Joe Bonamassa-produced tour-de-force aptly titled Crown

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NativeAudio debuts dual-mode optical tremolo pedal, the Rising Sun V2

Updated iteration offers selectable waveforms, a redesigned control layout and +13dB of boost for dynamic preamp powers

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Best guitar VSTs 2022: transform your home recordings with the leading plugins for guitarists

Our pick of the hottest studio software essentials for guitar players from the likes of IK Multimedia, Positive Grid, Eventide, Neural DSP and more

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Beauty School release new music video for ‘Pawn Shop Jewels’

BEAUTY SCHOOL have released a new music video! The new music video, for the track Pawn Shop Jewels, is the brand new single from the Leeds-based alternative rock band and follows on…

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Moon Tooth announce new album ‘Phototroph’

MOON TOOTH have announced a new album! Titled Phototroph, the upcoming album from the Long Island-based band is the follow-up to 2019’s Crux and is scheduled to be released in May this year, via Pure…

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The Devil Wears Prada release new music video for ‘Watchtower’

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA have released a new music video! The new music video, for the track Watchtower, is the brand new single from the metalcore band and follows on from their…

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Izzy Fontaine on Plucked Chord Arpeggios | Technique of the Week | Fender

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Monuments release new music video for ‘Cardinal Red’

MONUMENTS have released a new music video! The new music video, for the track Cardinal Red, is taken from the transatlantic progressive metal band’s upcoming new album, In Stasis, which is scheduled to…

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Tómarúm announce debut album ‘Ash In Realms Of Stone Icons’

TÓMARÚM have announced their debut album! Titled Ash In Realms Of Stone Icons, the upcoming album from the Atlanta, Georgia-based progressive black metal duo is their debut full-length album and is scheduled…

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