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“I haven't really listened to Rush music… I never stumbled into the catalogue”: Anika Nilles on her preparation for Rush’s 50 Something tour

Anika Nilles has been talking about her experience playing with Rush and her preparation for the reunited band’s 50 Something ...
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“It’s much less tension and pressure than directing a movie... It’s kind of our first heavy metal album”: John Carpenter on why he’s happier making music than films ...

It’s been a long while since horror doyen John Carpenter made a movie. But since The Ward in 2010, Carpenter has started up a ...
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"Imagine what Bucket faces every day, because he don't talk to people. He talks with his guitar. And that's pretty much it.”: Bootsy Collins on his friendship with oddball ...

Pair have teamed up on new concept album about mental health When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Bootsy Collins, be-shaded bass ...
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“I’m still disappointed when people hear the chorus line as ‘got to’ rather than ‘get to’”: How One rescued Achtung Baby and saved U2

The band were struggling. Slogging through an early version of Mysterious Ways – then entitled ‘Sick Puppy’ – the group were trying a number of different chord progressions for the bridge when The ...
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“Everybody used to say how great Clapton was, but I remember saying to Eric, ‘You try playing that one riff for eight minutes!’”: How rock legends Status Quo stole a ...

BEST OF 2025: Join us for our traditional look back at the news and features that topped MusicRadar's charts in 2025. Way back in 1970, during a long night of drinking at a club in the German city of ...
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“A worthy successor to one of the most recognisable synths of all time – but unlikely to replicate its predecessor’s iconic status”: Korg MicroKorg 2 review

Like its best-selling predecessor, the MicroKorg 2 is an accessible, versatile digital synth. Version 2 makes some smart updates to the format, although it feels a little dated in other areas and face ...
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“There are people in my band who are questioning whether they’ll perform it with me. And those people will be fired”: Boy George says he’ll sack any bandmates who ...

Boy George has clearly decided that his controversial AI-assisted ‘pro-Israel’ song We Will Dance Again is going to be the hill upon which he dies. In the two weeks since he announced its existence, ...
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"I will be restraining you, sir, if you do not stay seated!": DnB producer Bou samples cabin crew's altercation with angry passenger then invites flight attendant to his show

Bou brought British Airways hostess Sophie Turner on stage to perform new track STAY SEATED, which samples her interaction with the row traveller When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...
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“Oh, it was a nightmare. I was becoming physically sick just thinking of going to the studio each night. I used to love working with the band. By that point, I dreaded it ...

MusicRadar spoke to the legendary late Geoff Emerick back in 2014, when he told us in frank detail about their late 60s’ studio struggles ...
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“The first three times I performed it in public, I burst into tears – because it brought back the intensity of the experience”: How Joni Mitchell wrote Woodstock – an ...

An anthem inspired by the legendary music festival – by an artist who wasn’t actually there When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. It’s ...
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“Scars are cool. I’ve never left a show when my hands are a mess and I think ‘I wish I didn’t play the way I did’”: Travis Barker on his drumming style and how his ...

Travis Barker is the subject of a forthcoming Disney+/Hulu documentary about his career and the 2008 plane crash that changed his life, and ahead of its release, the Blink-182 drummer has given a long ...
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“Picture Madonna, the biggest pop star in the world, playing with this retro gear that you could buy for $50 in The Recycler”: The story of how Madonna and William Orbit ...

Is it Madonna’s best single? This William Orbit-produced smash found the Queen of Pop hurtling full-speed into a technicolour sonic universe When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an ...