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May 30
- Radiohead to Prince: Put "Creep" back on YouTube
- Interactive music formats MPX4 and MT9 offer alternative to MP3
- PC World names 100 best tech products of 2008
- Dave Grohl and Paul McCartney to duet
- New Daft Punk album in the works
- System Of A Down side project ready to roll
- Now we've seen everything part 343: The BalvenAmp
- Boston find new lead singer - on MySpace
- BLOG: Why sampling isn't stealing
- The best of YouTube: #13
- PMT buy Sound Control stores
- The greatest guitar songs of all time
May 29
- BLOG: Going back to the Heavy Metal Parking Lot
- New Spinal Tap video
- Touring - it's not just for youngsters anymore
- Amy Winehouse lyrics in Cambridge exam paper
- Veteran drummer Mickey Waller dies aged 66
- FabFilter Volcano 2 features customisable interface
- Sigur Rós release free song, announce new album
- Springfestival!!!!
May 28
- Chris de Burgh plans concerts in Iran
- Bootsy Collins takes off the gloves for Prizefighter theme
- Fountains Of Wayne's Adam Schlesinger nominated for Tonys
- Get your tunez on the new MySpace show!
- Metallica fire up new website
- Sammy Hagar says new supergroup could "rival Zep"
- Two drummers take to comedy stage
- Death Of A Dead Band: SikTh call it quits
- Billy Sheehan and Guthrie Govan to appear at London Guitar Show
- Keith Moon rejected by English Heritage
- FIRST LOOK: Blackheart BH5H Little Giant
- Simple Minds to record together for first time in 27 years
- Win a shedload of Aquarian drum heads!
May 27
- Bid for a Vox amp signed by Paul McCartney
- Win a place at the BIMM Metal Summer School worth £299!
- Kanye West sued for using uncleared sample
- Manzarek talks Doors documentary, other projects
- HowAudio's new Mixcraft 4 tutorial is online
- Ambient Drums comes with its own synth engine
- BLOG: Songs that sound the same
- Real drummers give Guitar Hero drums the thumbs up
- Banned Be Your Own Pet tracks coming out
- Pro Tools Music Creation Tour - It's not too late
- Matt Sorum wails on Scott Weiland...again
- VirSyn Bark: the multiband filter that's modelled on your ear
- It's So Easy: Velvet Revolver's new singer to be announced soon
- Frog Chorus: Classic Krokus line-up reunite
- Welcome To The Machine: Phil Demmel to appear at London International Music Show
May 23
- Steve Earle gets his own Martin signature model
- Kustom releases 'big sounding' small amp
- CM Special - The Ultimate Guide to GarageBand
- Alice In Chains back in the studio
- The best of YouTube: #12
- Lit drummer Allen Shellenberger has brain cancer
- Trey Anastasio gets probation after counseling and treatment
- Yngwie To Play London Guitar Show
- Jackson add Machine Head signature guitar
- Bernard Butler retires from performing
- Crowd Chamber gives you virtual fans
- Upcoming documentary examines Lemmy
- The Killers top driving songs poll
- Post your unfinished songs on rifflet.com
- Justin Timberlake is most powerful musician of today?
- MT9: remove the parts of songs that you don't want to hear
May 22
- Competition: Win a Gibson LP and a place at Rock Camp!
- BLOG: The joys of misheard song lyrics
- 2008 Ivor Novello Awards winners announced
- Barack Obama to guest on hip-hop album
- Music Rising auction to be broadcast live
- British Folk: Tuning with Martin Carthy and the art of guitar building
- Backstreet Boys founder gets 25 years for $300m fraud
- Blue Microphones Snowflake is low-cost USB mic
- Will Led Zeppelin play this summer?
May 21
- Pro Tone busts out the Rams Skull Fuzz pedal
- New documentary focuses on studio legends
- Pink Floyd win major music award
- OrangeVocoder now an Audio Units plug-in
- Top Guitarists' Top Guitarists...
- Waves Gold Native and Ableton Live 7 bundle
- John Mellencamp debuts CODE audio format
- Are the Red Hot Chili Peppers toast?
- London School of Sound and Miloco Studios team up.
- Low-cost laptop to feature two touch screens
- Now PS2 pad can be a MIDI controller
May 20
- Courtney Love sets record straight about new CD
- Kick the bucket with BucketDrums
- The Guitar Hero MIDI controller
- BLOG: 7 bands who should fire their drummer, apparently
- Shine bright with the JazzBlaster
- Now we've seen everything: The ChroniCaster
- The gig-fx Megawah pedal gets an update
- YOUR QUESTIONS: For Mike Portnoy
- Universal Audio 710 is tone-blending preamp
- Oasis steal Robbie Williams' drummer
- HighC lets you 'draw' your music
- Reason Electric Bass ReFill samples classic guitars
May 19
- Mapex's new "Pop To Bop" component pack
- U2 to release re-masters of first three albums
- Razorlight drummer Andy Burrows auctions drum kit for charity
- Win A Slot At Download 08!
- Retro-King unleashes The Plexi 100
- Peter Gabriel backs online music project
- Gibson offers chance for new act to play Download
- Lay Your Hands On… Free Bon Jovi Tickets!
- Album art mash-ups
- Subscribe to Rhythm today for a FREE Vic Firth Practice Pad and Sticks!
- Simon Fuller named most successful music manager of all time
- MusicRadar podcast: Death Cab For Cutie
- Win Bon Jovi tickets AND a Tico Torres signed snare drum!
- Win Audio Technica mics worth £1604!
- Win A Piece Of Music History...
- Support British Acoustics!
May 18
- Pearl Jam letting new songs "grow up"
May 17
- Metallica album out in September 2008
- Original Rush drummer dies
May 16
- Courtney Love tosses her new album
- The Mahaffay AW99 Triple Output guitar amp from Songworks Systems
- Taylor Hawkins replaces The Beach Boys' Dennis Wilson
- Disturbed Vs Dillinger: Round One!
- A Big Fat Boob
- Foo Fighters's tour rider is a hoot
- The best of YouTube: #11
- An extremely useful list of free, legal music websites
- Pearl Day fast approaching...
- Music can help lower blood pressure
- Metallica Update: "Puppets Was The Template..."
- Crunchessor 2.0 delivers compression and valve warmth
- Razorlight man to auction vintage Ludwig for charity
May 15
- BLOG: The greatest record producers of all time
- It's all over for Fatboy Slim
- Win Metal Chops... And Shoes!
- Spaun debuts the "Inferno" signature snare
- BLOG: The best film scores ever
- Don't Miss "The New Django" In Concert
May 14
- BLOG: Why The Police mattered
- Study shows music can enhance wine's taste
- This year's Ozzfest will be one-day "stadium spectacular"
- London Songwriters Week launched
- SSL Mynx is X-Rack chassis
- New technology can 'clone' musicians
- 5 Recession Busting Software Packages!
May 13
- Green Day, er, The Foxboro Hot Tubs to tour clubs
- Joaquin Phoenix recording album he may never release
- Spider named after Neil Young
- MusicRadar podcast: Paul Gilbert
- KT Tunstall to judge songwriting award
- Issue 150: Chris Adler notation error...
- YOUR QUESTIONS: For Rob Zombie guitarist John 5
- Blue Cat adds Oscilloscope to Multi Pack
- PowerCore X8 now available with Sonnox plug-ins
May 12
- Rock Download 2008 with Jackson Guitars
- New John Mayer video - A lesson in songwriting
- Oasis to part company with drummer?
- Safe sex with Marky Ramone
May 9
- Dave Grohl writes Metallica a little letter
- The best of YouTube: #10
- The 10 best hair metal videos
- Go mobile with the Mighty Moe Strap Amp
- Pro Tools Music Creation Tour hits the UK
- BLOG: Why do we like the music we do?
- BLOG: MP3s are good for music
- Guitar Techniques: Bolan to Bodhisattva!
- Free gating plug-ins from de la Mancha
May 8
- Sebastian Bach speaks about possibly joining Velvet Revolver
- Unleash "Dooms Day" with Zoom's G1J John 5 signature pedal
- Phish reunite at Jammy Awards
- Horse The Band seek new drummer
- Over 1900 guitarists break Guinness Word Record with Hey Joe
- Happy Birthday Cornford! Guthrie Govan & Roadhouse 30 in Guildford
- Guitarist Issue 303: Fifty years of the Gibson V and Explorer plus free DVD!
- Sabian crosses over with new Vault ride cymbal
- Fender University is a school that's all class
- GT cover guitar
- Want to play fabulous minor key solos?
- Orion software studio overhauled
- Get Your Blues On With Bluescamp
- Guitar Rig Session is a complete recording solution
- Fifty years of the Gibson Flying V and Explorer
May 7
- Page, Edge and White rock in new 'Loud' film
- Bryan Adams goes the independent route
- Sir Paul McCartney is most irritating pop star
- BIMM to host metal summer schools '08!
- Get Gig Experience At Bluescamp
- Algorithmix releases K-Stereo ambience processor
- Computer Music 126 – The CM Guide to Techno and KeyToSound Dynamic EQ on the disc
- A complete band on your iPhone or iPod Touch
- Digidesign previews Transfuser loop workstation
- Ableton releases Orchestral Instruments for Live
- Darkest Hour's Advice Column
May 6
- Is the Hendrix "sex tape" a hoax?
- June issue of Rhythm OUT TOMORROW!
- Fender announces Elvis Costello Signature Jazzmaster
- BLOG: The creative benefits of playing live
- Born To Be Wild judged greatest ever music/movie moment
- Rocktron's Prophesy II guitar preamp has 127 presets
- Make a sound contribution to Mode 7's new game, Frozen Synapse
- Ilan Rubin recruits drummer for The New Regime
May 5
- Steinway Virtual Concert Grand Piano Professional Edition from Garritan
- The Master Design LG507 from U.S. Masters Guitar Works is shipping
- AudioWarrior releases Studio Electric Lead Guitar for HALion3
May 4
- Sound Control closes 10 stores
May 3
- The Edge auctions his Gibson Explorer for charity
May 2
- The best of YouTube: #9
- Free Waves plug-in presets from the pros
- Gramophone Magazine to put 85 years of back catalogue online for free
- Aguilar ships the DB 285 JC bass cabinet
- Swineshead reveals Dragonfly and Spotlight Tele pickups
- New PreSonus FaderPort drivers compatible with Logic Pro and Logic Express
- BLOG: Too much production?
- Luna Guitars lets you design your own Neo electric
- Gear Experts Contest Is Go!
May 1
- Empress Effects debuts Super Delay stompbox
- BLOG: Tom Petty's valuable lesson
- Yamaha keyboard/notepad hybrid
- Morrissey lyrics to teach business students
- Not for the Limp wristed: take drum lessons with John Otto
- Musician tricked into anti-piracy video campaign
- Phatbeatz is an affordable drum sampler
- Digitech debuts the HarmonyMan Intelligent Pitch Shifter guitar pedal