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August 30
- Van Halen jump on John McCain over song use
August 29
- Metallica team up with Foo Fighters on live radio show
- Computer Music 130 – Orchestral Manoeuvres cover feature / FreqAnalyst CM on the disc
- Backstage with Bon Jovi: Exclusive!
- The best of YouTube: #26
- Fender launches Kenny Wayne Shepherd Stratocaster
- U2 leak part of new single
- Slash, Perry and Bonnamassa Feature On Les Paul Album Tribute
- Ultrasone's 'radiation reducing' Pro 900 headphones
- September issue of Rhythm OUT MONDAY!
- New Seymour Duncan Blackouts
- James Blunt and Roots Manuva: It's official
- Led Zep Working On New Material
- Metallica's Death Magnetic: the track-by-track guide
August 28
- Lars Ulrich talks cocaine, Oasis and Megadeth
- Spaun Edgevent drums look like Swiss Cheese
- The Beatles' Sgt Pepper tracks isolated
- Muse to commence work on 'Black Holes...' follow-up next month!
- AC/DC debut new single, Rock 'N Roll Train
- Gear brands team with Guitar Hero
- Snow Patrol set date for A Hundred Million Suns
August 27
- Blogger arrested over Guns N' Roses leaks
- Oasis begin world tour in Seattle
- Ojayzis: Oasis and Jay-Z get remixed
- Michael Jackson records new album of Burns poetry, Gest guests
- Cardboard synths are boxfresh
- KISS rerecord greatest hits for Japanese release
- YOUR QUESTIONS: For Ted Nugent
- Pink Floyd receive 2008 Polar Music Prize
- Ibanez recreates Joe Satriani's 'Black Dog' guitar
August 26
- Crazy video: 'Indian chief' Ted Nugent shoots guitar with flaming arrow
- Lynyrd Skynyrd write with John 5, set album for 2009
- Sonic Youth go indie
- Hear new Cradle Of Filth song Tragic Kingdom
- Metallica offer new track, My Apocalypse, for streaming online
- New 'Dean' guitars to launch in 2009
- World's first open source stompbox arrives
- Fall Out Boy to release new album in November
- Free Music Masterclasses With Top Session Players
- 'Ass' found in 23% of hip-hop
August 25
- Radiohead bassist works on soundtrack
- Jason Bonham says he's been jamming with Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones
- Arctic Monkeys to work with Josh Homme
- Is Guitar Hero saving rock 'n' roll?
- Jimmy Page and Leona Lewis close Beijing Olympics
August 24
- Rage Against The Machine rock Reading and Leeds
- Sting's guitarist Hiram Bullock dies
August 23
- College rock costs revealed
- It Might Get Loud with Jimmy Page, The Edge and Jack White
- Is Matias Kupiainen the new Steve Vai?
August 22
- AC/DC preview Rock 'N Roll Train on MySpace
- Sammy Hagar on Van Halen: "They keep making mistakes"
- The best of YouTube: #25
- Kurt Cobain and Axl Rose hated each other
- Doors slammed shut on 'The Doors'
- Grace Notes: Jeff Buckley biography coming next month
- BLOG: 13 losing songs for the Beijing Olympics
- Vote for 2008's most innovative gear - and win £500 of gear!
- Metallica and RATM score in Kerrang! awards
- Jack White talks James Bond and Alicia Keys
- Sheryl Crow gives away album to voters
- We Will Rock You Regional Tour Confirmed
August 21
- Metallica premiere single The Day That Never Comes
- Slipknot's Corey Taylor denies blame for sword-rampaging teen
- MySpace page incriminates guitar thieves
- Johnny Marr joins The Cribs
- Ohm Force Bank Holiday Bonanza
- Vote In Our Reader Awards Now!
- Page Attempts To Kill Own Credibility
- Joey Jordison breaks ankle, Slipknot cancel European shows
- Slipknot, Machine Head and Children of Bodom hit the UK in December
- MusicRadar interview: Tom Morello
- Oasis' Wonderwall lyric among most misheard of all time
- Beat 2008 Young Drummer Comp deadline approaching
- Bird's Nest Stadium is now a USB speaker
- iPod product line to be overhauled?
- Remix Johnny Cash – win prizes
- Boy Quits School To Play Guitar Hero Professionally...
August 20
- Velvet Revolver settle plagiarism case
- Dischord Records goes digital
- Linkin Park perform worst version of Sweet Child O' Mine in history
- Babyshambles ban forces entire festival cancellation
- Master Of Tickets: Metallica to play 02 Arena next month, tickets £5 each
- Maddest Album Title Ever?
- This Charming Band: Johnny Marr joins The Cribbs full-time
- Metallica's James Hetfield uses an iPhone when songwriting
- Higher Voltage: New AC/DC album to weigh in with a whopping 15 tracks
- Vivian Campbell: Music piracy is good for Def Leppard
- Upcoming Guitar Break Events
- Antares Auto-Tune Evo said to see software "reborn"
- Machine Collective controllers – so close!
- Subscribe to Rhythm today and get THREE great gifts!
- Up to 35% of new PCs running Windows XP
August 19
- Rolling Stones music awakens man from coma
- Noel Gallagher says new Oasis album isn't 'Britpop'
- Morrissey: Don't buy my DVD, it's appalling
- Sonalksis prepares Mastering Suite
- Matt Helders picks his late night tracks
- Learn djembe with the Rhythm Studio
- Music Live Tickets Selling Fast - Get Yours Now!
- Take That more popular than The Beatles (and Jesus?)
- John Mayer autographed BlackBerry Curve for sale on eBay
- Neil Young announces massive US tour
- Latest Guitar Techniques issue a real stormer!
- New AC/DC song Rock 'N' Roll Train leaked… sort of
- Bloc Party surprise with third album Intimacy
- 'Compose' tablet records and transcribes your songs
- Label Sues 30 Seconds To Mars... For $30 Million!
- Squarepusher previews new album, Just A Souvenir
August 18
- Wilco change directions, eye spring for new album
- BLOG: Yes, the album cover is dead
- Mouse pad has mic, speakers and USB hub
- Terrors Hawked: £60,000 of Orange amplifiers taken in heist
- Mark Ronson hits back at Noel Gallagher
- £60,000 worth of amps stolen from Orange HQ
- Orange Crushed as £60,000 Worth of Amps Stolen
- Metallica kiss, make up and go to bed with Napster
- The Kinks' Ray Davies joins The Kooks onstage
- Win: Gibson and Haynes launch riff competition
- Foo Fighters to release 'Best Of' album
August 16
- AC/DC to make 'fancy dress return' at Reading Festival
August 15
- The best of YouTube: #24
- SOAD To Represent Armenia At Eurovision '09?!
- Borland Joins Mazza
- New Guns N' Roses song Shackler's Revenge leaked
- Dress Up As Angus And Win A Trip To See AC/DC Rehearse!
- Hammett: "My Solos Sound Like Angus Young!"
- Total Guitar’s work experience bloke meets Bowling For Soup. Doesn’t make tea. Gets glowing report anyway
- Wes Borland joins Marilyn Manson
- Could The Beatles' lyrics save the music industry?
- Korn's Jonathan Davis grabs banjos and lutes
- New Oasis album track-by-track
- Manson’s Guitar Show Returns
- Wes Borland Is New Marilyn Manson Guitarist
August 14
- Jackson Browne sues John McCain over song usage
- eJay eQuality: Interface screenshots revealed
- MusicRadar interview: Daron Malakian
- Ben Folds leaks his own 'fake' album
- Ludwig Unveils Black Magic Snare Drums
- Jimmy Page and Leona Lewis to close 2008 Beijing Olympics?
- Hear new Oasis song 'Falling Down' here now!
- Marilyn Manson and Korn revisit A Nightmare
- Say hello to the iPig
- Daughtry to release Daughtry...again
- Kanye West to open hamburger restaurants
- Judgement Day: Arnocorps Vs Austrian Death Machine!
- YOUR QUESTIONS: For Fleetwood Mac's Lindsey Buckingham
- Free Reason Moog ReFill from Propellerhead
- Who Should Be Velvet Revolver's New Singer?
- TG's Joel McIver Special Guests On Bruce Dickinson's Radio Show
August 13
- Paul McCartney plays Hey Jude...for Jude!
- Ex-Korn guitarist debuts new track online
- New MacBook to have redesigned keyboard?
- The Killers strip down for album three
- Serj Tankian and Jonathan Davis remember Dimebag
- Pink Floyd's Great Gig In The Sea
- Muse denied live spaceship stunt at V Festival
- Michael Jackson announces tracklisting for King Of Pop
- 2008's National Drum Fair announced
- Win a Peavey combo signed by Biffy Clyro worth £569!
- Amy Winehouse calls Jack White Bond decision "boring"
- Blink-182 producer Jerry Finn dies
- Lenny Kravitz to Join Motorhead?
- Kravitz: "I'm not joining Velvet Revolver"
- Lies: Lenny Kravitz not joining Velvet Revolver
August 12
- New Metallica music: Cyanide
- Now Kanye West is producing Jay-Z album
- Deerhoof give away free sheet music
- The Beatles' first fully-signed Epstein contract up for auction
- Prince snubs singing dentist
- BLOG: Isaac Hayes and me
- Barack Obama asks Joss Stone to record campaign song
- Kravitz For Velvet Revolver?
- iZotope iDrum now on iPhone
- Radiohead announce video winners, give away $30K
- Is Lenny Kravitz the new Velvet Revolver frontman?
August 11
- Miley Cyrus to tour with Coldplay
- DrumWright auction: Own a slice of drumming history
- Appetite For Destruction to be re-released with original artwork
- Chemical Brothers produce first ever Oasis remix
- U2 and Cher fan ordered to destroy record collection
- Justice: "We still use GarageBand"
- The Enemy star continues playing despite sliced finger
- Intel names new processors Core i7
- Interview With Austrian Death Machine's Tim Lambesis!
- Epic Fail: Guitar marathon world record attempt fades out fast
- Scouting for Girls and The Courteeners sign up to use Mapex and Paiste
August 10
- Liam Gallagher calls Radiohead and Coldplay fans "ugly and boring"
August 9
- BLOG: What are the weirdest instruments used in modern music?
- Now iPhone can control Pro Tools
August 8
- Velvet Revolver undecided on singer
- Video: Melodyne Direct Note Access creator reveals all
- New Jimi Hendrix tribute DVD
- The best of YouTube: #23
- Build your own synth for $20
- Behringer launches strap-on 25-note keyboard
- The Police take a final bow in New York
- Pete Lockett working on new Bond film
- Iron Maiden Appeal For Stolen Guitar's Return
- Vox JamVox: We’ve Played It
- MusicRadar interview: Mastodon's Bill Kelliher
August 7
- reFX releases Nexus 2
- Using your iPhone as a MIDI controller?
- E-MU releases free Proteus sound module
- Bad, bad guitars
- iTunes still wiping the floor with CDs
- Shock news: one in five people would like to be a rock star
- The Black Cab Sessions: Lykke Li
- MeTeoR crashes onto Windows Mobile
- Wanted: Bassist and Drummer (for Wolfmother)
August 6
- Does metal make you depressed?
- BBC's banned music to be released
- Bono Talks Bollocks, The Edge Benefits
- Metallica's James Hetfield: Robert Trujillo "has already contributed more" than Jason Newsted
- Latest issue out now
- Apple to release touchscreen DJing app?
- Iron Maiden star Adrian Smith's guitar stolen
- Wolfmother to split
- The Chemical Brothers want you to make their video
- New Diploma Launched For Guitar Teachers
- Soniccouture releases 'bowed piano' for Kontakt and EXS24
- WusikGrooveBox lets you create beats in your DAW
- Noise.io is the first iPhone synthesizer
- Jack & Bobby: Return of The Kings
- Burial reveals his identity
- Wolfmother Split?
- When should you hire a manager?
August 5
- Michael Jackson asks fans to pick songs for new 'best of'
- The Stooges' equipment stolen
- Muse collaboration with The Streets was "a bit of a laugh"
- AirDrives: a revolution in headphone technology?
- Rage Against The Machine to play near Republication Convention
- Propellerhead releases Reason 4 Premium Edition
- Oasis to play Wembley Stadium?
- Queen and Paul Rodgers reveal album artwork
- NI's Absynth Twilights: dark, creamy and luxuriant
- iPhone gets a Roland TR-909 clone
- Trent Reznor talks Johnny Cash
- Page, White And Edge Star In New Rockumentary "It Might Get Loud!"
- Metallica to release Death Magnetic on Friday, September 12
August 4
- Campaigners ask Bono to retire from public life
- Audio Damage's new 'ghost in the machine' plug-in
- Jimmy Page's Gibson named 'coolest guitar in rock'
- Burial's identity to be revealed?
- Les Paul Documentary Comes To DVD
- Your band could open for Motley Crue
- Guitar masterclass with Guthrie Govan
- Randy Rhoads Gets Own Signature Amp
- New Keane song available as a free download
- 88 drummers for 88-minute composition? It must be Boredom
- Schoolboy busker shreds for £70 an hour
- Radiohead beaten by BitTorrent
- Deftones' Abe Cunningham checks in...
August 1
- Led Zeppelin Cardiff gig is off
- Download rare and unreleased music on Lost Tunes
- Jack White drums on James Bond 'Quantum of Solace' title track
- Oasis artwork curse strikes again?
- YOUR QUESTIONS: For Daron Malakian
- Metallica Shoot Video For 'The Day That Never Comes'
- Rare Clash material set for October release
- The best of YouTube: #22
- Orion Galaxy Omega 8 is a synth for the space age
- Stone Gods lose drummer
- Epiphone Prophecy Series electric guitars