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7 festive free plugins we found under the Christmas tree
We've rounded up a selection of festive freebies to save you some much-needed Christmas cash - and keep you busy while the rest of the family argues over who burned the turkey
Music = Science and Einstein + Jazz = Genius: Stuck in a musical rut? Give the ‘Coltrane Circle’ a spin?
Jazz legend John Coltrane penned his famous circle in 1967 and musicians have been pondering it ever since
Chris Martin: “I'm as obsessed with Mary Poppins as I am with Radiohead”
“Songs pop up everywhere. They wake you up, songs”
“Proof you can fit guitar solos into perfect two-minute pop songs”: Towa Bird stars in the top five guitar albums of 2025
If you’re looking for that last-minute Christmas gift for the guitar player in your life, help is at hand!
MusicRadar deals of the week: Quick! Score hundreds off guitars, pianos, and drums just in time for Christmas
We've uncovered the very best offers on a range of music-making gear from the likes of Epiphone, Fender, Alesis, Korg and more
How to use diminished chords effectively in your songs
"They unite Lennon and McCartney, Michael Jackson and even the classic work Mars by Gustav Holst"
New book Dust & Grooves Vol.2 tells the tall tale of the scam records that could make collectors a fortune
Some of today’s most in-demand rare records actually weren’t meant to be bought at all…
Festivals are down… but gigs are through the roof as new figures show how important live performance has become
With streams earning artists pennies, music’s cash increasingly comes from big tours with no shortage of fans willing to pay big money
Ringo Starr joins Paul McCartney for emotional Got Back tour finale in London
The surviving Beatles reunited at the O2 Arena to mark the end of Paul's mammoth world tour
“It’s better in every way. The second version took what the first could do and made it five times as useful”: Waleed on Digitakt II, Ableton Live and overcoming creative block
Waleed's 2021 debut was championed by the likes of Four Tet and Ben UFO. After wrestling with the pressure of a follow-up, he's rediscovered the joy of music-making and released an EP that's one of this year's best