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Olivia Rodrigo and David Byrne ignore the nasty weather and get down at the New York Governor’s Ball fest
By Will Simpson published
They duet on Burning Down The House

The Grammy-winning hit that Eric Clapton wrote to order, with a little help from Foreigner’s Mick Jones
By Ben Rogerson published
With Phil Collins on drums and Pino Palladino on bass, it was pretty much a sure thing

Your chance to win Kurt Cobain's plectrum — used during Nirvana’s legendary Unplugged show
By Paul Elliott published
Visitors to the new London exhibition can enter the prize draw

McCartney joins Springsteen to play Can’t Buy Me Love at Liverpool’s Anfield Stadium
By Will Simpson published
The pair had earlier made surprise visit to LIPA performing arts school

Codec, one of our favourite free lo-fi plugins, just got an update
By Matt Mullen published
Lese's Codec repurposes a real-time audio coding standard designed for internet voice communications to produce a crunchy, chaotic and digitally degraded sound

Lifeguard on abstract noise and pop hooks – and the creative epiphanies behind their stellar debut
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Chicago trio's debut LP, Ripped And Torn, is a half-hour riot of post-punk urgency, freewheeling experimentalism and the sound of a band figuring out how to give their audience whiplash

How Lorde established herself as Bowie's creative heir with her weirdest and most brilliant single
By Andy Price published
Co-written with Jack Antonoff, the first taste of Lorde’s modern classic Melodrama was stacked with inspired choices

“Never let your publishing go”: The best music industry advice Sharon Osbourne has ever been given
By Will Simpson published
She also talks about the rejection that spurred Ozzfest
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