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“They’re absolutely going to kill all that was good with the Pistols by eliminating the point and the purpose of it all”: John Lydon writes off Sex Pistols tour as "karaoke"
By Daniel Griffiths published
As the band prepare to head out on tour without their original frontman, Lydon has a few things to say about it

“In my head I was there with Freddie in those moments”: How Brian May completed Freddie Mercury’s final song for Queen
By Paul Elliott published
Mercury recorded his vocal part just a few months before his death

“Without small venues you wouldn’t have Depeche Mode, which is a world not really worth living in”: Kelly Lee Owens worries that clubs could be dead within the decade
By Daniel Griffiths published
Appearing on the Sidetracked podcast, the artist/producer spells out the latest stats and her concerns for the future of the UK's electronic music scene

MusicRadar deals of the week: Score an impressive £487 off a Fender Jazzmaster, as well as hundreds off recording gear from Beyerdynamic and Universal Audio
By Daryl Robertson published
We've uncovered the very best offers on a range of music-making gear from the likes of Beyerdynamic, PRS, Fender, and more

Native Instruments heads east for Scene: Lotus, its latest cinematic instrument
By Daniel Griffiths published
Designed for producing, stunning, project-ready sounds fast, NI’s Scenes just got a Japanese-inspired new addition

Gibson unveils Murphy Lab replica of Eric Clapton’s “Disraeli Gears” 1958 Les Paul Custom
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Cream of the crop for collectors, this forensic reproduction ships with a second pickguard signed by Slowhand and Lee, a custom Duck Brothers case and a lot of mojo

Steven Wilson promises no less than the reinvention of the “extended classic rock solo” on new album
By Jonathan Horsley published
The prog visionary says Randy McStine's solo is one of the highlights of an album that's animated by a grand musical ambition in the vein of Mike Oldfield and Pink Floyd

“We were always going to try to break boundaries”: It was the first No.1 pop single to feature rapping - and it came from Blondie
By Neil Crossley published
“Some people loved it, and some people hated it,” recalled drummer Clem Burke
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