REVEALED: 41 | Vintage Vibes

After over a decade of silence, Boards Of Canada confirm new album

Duo had teased it via mailouts of VHS tapes

MusicRadar · Apr 23

"Want to harness the lush analogue sonics of one of the most sought-after synthesizers in music history?": Behringer's Jupiter-inspired JT-2 is available for preorder

The Eurorack-compatible JT-2 promises "warm pads, punchy leads and huge analogue tone"

MusicRadar · Apr 23

“I would never say that to anybody. Isn't that horrible?” So what exactly did Dave Grohl say to David Bowie the first time he met him?

“I backpedalled so fast,” he recalls

MusicRadar · Apr 23

“There are two ways that you cannot sing – if you're crying or if there's hair in your mouth”: Vanessa Carlton explains how her surprise Coachella performance of her classic piano pop hit was almost blown off course

Carlton also says that she went through a "bad period" with the song – "it was like a burden to bear"

MusicRadar · Apr 22

“Everyone is using these tools, artists at all levels – but they don't want to talk about it”: How AI is changing electronic music

From Suno sampling to robot B2Bs, artificial intelligence is reshaping the way electronic music is created and performed, blurring the lines between innovation and exploitation

MusicRadar · Apr 22

Plinky 12 is an expressive touch synthesizer available with three swappable faceplates for “different kinds of musical thinking”

Making Sound Machines’ new instrument is available in three different configurations named Blocks, Chords and Toadstep

MusicRadar · Apr 22

“Step it in, play it in, or let the machine take the lead”: Cre8audio Programm is a CV and MIDI sequencer that blends playability and algorithmic generation

The 12 track sequencer can be used as a desktop device or Eurorack module

MusicRadar · Apr 22

“Forged from the fires of Hell and made for players ready to take on the Lord of Hatred”: Calling all role-playing dungeon crawlers, Jackson has the unholy Diablo collab you’ve been waiting for

Jackson unveils a graphic finish Kelly to frighten the neighbours and celebrate the arrive of the Diablo IV: Lord Of Hatred videogame

MusicRadar · Apr 22

“They’re the foundation of any real culture. Without them, you don’t get The Smiths, Amy Winehouse or The 1975. You get silence”: New study suggests thousands of young people have given up on music because there’s nowhere to play

The UK has lost 11,000 venues since 2019

MusicRadar · Apr 22

The budget sampler Casio teased at NAMM is now available for preorder

Looking like a colourful hybrid of a Game Boy, a calculator and a Roland SP-404, the SXC-1 draws inspiration from the classic SK-1 sampler keyboard

MusicRadar · Apr 22