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“The lyrics talk about machines writing music, and that’s actually happened. All things considered, it was a very prophetic song”: The iconic track that sparked the MTV generation also predicted the entire future of music
This Trevor Horn-helmed classic documented a sea change in music consumption, and its vision of tomorrow was spookily accurate
Spotify fights back: Think that artists aren’t getting enough cash? Spotify says there's a good reason for that
After a stream of anti-Spotify sentiment, the supersized streaming service wants to set the record straight
Fender’s Justin Norvell on the $599 Standard Series and why it's not a Squier with a different decal
Fender’s EVP of product on who its new Indonesian entry-level series is for, what its critics are getting wrong, and why this is (probably) as affordable as the Acoustasonic is going to get
“Pat Metheny is one of the best composers”: Matteo Mancuso – 10 albums that changed my life
The Sicilian virtuoso salutes Jimmy Page's stylistic adventurism, the compositional genius of Pat Metheny and Al Di Meola, and declares Jaco Pastorius “the Jimi Hendrix of bass”
Plini shows us his modded signature Strandberg Boden, but what’s that hiding in the tremolo springs?
Plini was hanging around at ArcTanGent 2024 waiting for his set to start. We asked him what was new with his Strandberg, pointed a camera at him, and this is what he told us....
From David Bowie to Radiohead and Steely Dan, here’s some of popular music’s most outlandish theory choices
No theory practitioner would advise you do as these great artists did, but the brilliance of their songs speak for themselves
Is pop music really being dumbed down? A music professor explains what the science really says
Scientific studies claim that modern music is growing simpler than ever before - both lyrically and musically. But are they measuring what really matters?
How we test electronic drum sets
Everything you need to know about how the MusicRadar team tests e-kits for our reviews and buyer's guides - full methodology explained
