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"There had to be some sort of telepathy going on”: The genius of Eric Clapton's controversial masterpiece, Layla
By Neil Crossley published

How Rick Rubin’s philosophy of chance led System of a Down to the first metal masterpiece of the 21st century
By Andy Price published
It’s one of the biggest streamed metal songs of all time, but what role did the hand of fate play in its origin?

Drunk on stage: Our pick of music’s most legendary under-the-influence performances
By Daniel Griffiths published
Because a little dutch courage before taking to the stage never did anyone any harm. Did it?… I said ‘Did it!?!’

8 tips and tricks from a design expert to style a digital piano
By Holly Cockburn published
From adding details to choosing the correct lighting, a design expert shares her top tips to ensure your digital piano lives in perfect harmony with your existing décor

Why you should never view music-making as a job
By Andy Price published
In the first of our 100 things that all modern music-makers should know, we’re stressing that a bleak outlook for the industry doesn’t mean you should stop creating music on your own terms

Blood Incantation on cosmic sounds, a near studio meltdown and the making of Absolute Elsewhere
By Jonathan Horsley last updated
Paul Riedl and Morris Kolontyrsky takes us back to “the craziest summer ever“, when the cosmic expansion of their sound yielded a landmark of prog death and an air con outage near destroyed it all

“It pretty much half killed us”: The Radiohead album that almost broke up the band - and became their best record
By Matt Mullen published
“It’s our classic album - our Transformer, our Revolver, our Hunky Dory”

How we test digital pianos
By Quentin Lachapèle published
Everything you need to know about how the MusicRadar team tests digital pianos for our reviews and buyer's guides - full methodology explained
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