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How many keys are there on a piano? – and why are some keyboards bigger than others? Here's everything you need to know about keyboard sizes but were afraid to ask

Looking for the perfect keyboard? Does size really matter? 88, 49, 32?… Here’s the full guide to navigating the keys-world

MusicRadar · Aug 14

How Pete Townshend’s drunken night with two Sex Pistols inspired The Who’s last classic song with Keith Moon: “I used to go to clubs and get insulted. Just stand there and endure these snotty little kids saying, ‘Boring old fart!’”

Townshend took punk seriously but refused to be cast off as an irrelevant rock dinosaur

MusicRadar · Aug 14

Check yourself (before you wreck yourself): It's MusicRadar's Quiz of the Week #17!

It's time to test your knowledge of this week's music news with our regular weekly quiz

MusicRadar · Aug 14

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MusicRadar · Aug 14

“We always recorded with Michael in the dark - he hated light. The studio was absolutely dark”: Behind the scenes of Michael Jackson’s monster hit

Back in 2009, we spoke with Thriller’s legendary recording engineer Bruce Swedien, who shared some remarkable insights into the making of Michael Jackson’s biggest ever success

MusicRadar · Aug 14

The guitar genius of Ritchie Blackmore in 5 classic tracks: “There is nothing cooler on record than the dimension-altering alliance of Blackmore, Roger Glover’s bass and Lord’s Hammond organ”

With Blackmore returning onstage with Deep Purple for the first time since '93, we unpack his explosive talents over a handful of tracks (none of which are Smoke On The Water)

MusicRadar · Aug 13

“An effects unit aimed squarely at those who want a fast, powerful way to experiment with sound”: Soma Laboratory Warp review

Warp's 15 algorithms take in things like reverb, delay and compression – but in typical Soma style, it's a lot weirder and more fun than it first appears

MusicRadar · Aug 13

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Travis Barker’s new doc is out today - here's 8 other drummers whose incredible stories deserve to be told on screen

From overcoming severe adversity and industry exploitation to battling stage fright, sexism, and sudden loss, these stories demand to be seen

MusicRadar · Aug 13

“I don’t want to say The Beatles cleared it, but somebody at EMI or Apple. So whoever you were that did it, thank you. Thank you, Sir Paul”: Mike D on how the Beastie Boys got away with sampling five Beatles songs on Paul's Boutique

Ahead of the release of his debut solo album, Mike D looks back at the audacious, anything-goes sampling ethos behind the Beastie Boys' magnum opus

MusicRadar · Aug 13

“Our producer worked with Ozzy Osbourne, so I said, ‘What if Ozzy sang on this song?’ But then I said, ‘How about Rob Halford? The Metal God!’ They all went, ‘Nah, that’s a crazy dream’”: When the Judas Priest legend teamed up with Five Finger Death Punch

“Rob is really into heavy metal, like really into it. After all these years, he just loves heavy metal”

MusicRadar · Aug 13

“Music has always been my first language. Justice has always been my inheritance. Contra-ICE is where those two lineages meet”: Ad-Rock, Tom Morello, Kathleen Hanna and others team up for Anti-ICE benefit album

Plus there’s a live event in LA in October

MusicRadar · Aug 13

“As a bona fide guitar nerd this is the epitome, this is the high-water mark”: Martin unveils a pair of Joe Bonamassa signature acoustics based on a 1937 pre-War vintage unicorn

The 00-18 Joe Bonamassa and its more affordable 00-10E Retro are based on a '37 shade-top of incalculable mojo

MusicRadar · Aug 13

"My goal was, get it out before I die! If I live another 20 years, I'll hit everyone with part two!": Travis Barker in 2012 on his memoir, becoming sober and why he's never really changed his kit

An archive interview with the Blink 182 drummer

MusicRadar · Aug 13

“It’s a sick, twisted song. I thought it was a love song. Just like all those people that get married to it not realising it’s a dark, demented track”: Stewart Copeland on The Police’s double-edged classic

Stewart Copeland spoke to MusicRadar back in 2019 and gave us his honest take on some of The Police’s most celebrated work

MusicRadar · Aug 13

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MusicRadar · Aug 13

Watch Ritchie Blackmore perform onstage with Deep Purple for the first time in more than 30 years: "A couple of days ago I got a message from a local lad, ‘I only live ‘round the corner – do you mind if I come and jam?’

Blackmore joined his former bandmates for a storming rendition of Smoke On The Water

MusicRadar · Aug 13

Brian May asked AI to recreate the cover of Queen's The Game. He wasn't happy with the results: “So this is the kind of intelligence that will soon be ruling the world??!”

The guitarist also made a serious environmental plea

MusicRadar · Aug 13

Reissue, Repackage, re-evaluate the songs: Morrissey And Marr have collaborated on new Smiths Rough Trade archive release

Both contribute sleeve notes to Rough Trade 45s box set

MusicRadar · Aug 12

AI's ties to major labels deepen as Suno strikes licensing deal with BMG

The agreement arrives ahead of Suno's launch of its first generative AI model "developed in partnership with the music industry"

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MusicRadar · Aug 12

Fender refreshes the vintage-inspired US models that offer “a near 1:1 comparison with their original predecessors” – adding classic finishes from the paint room

More finish options for the American Vintage II series and, my oh my, that rosewood 'board '61 Strat looks good in Surf Green

MusicRadar · Aug 12

Rod Stewart cancels the rest of his US tour following heart surgery

Operation was successful, says singer

MusicRadar · Aug 12

“Artists who use AI should step to the side and let real artists do their thing. There is too much amateur music being released that clogs the arteries of the music business”: Tony Visconti on why human musicians will never be replaced

Bowie’s chief collaborator told MusicRadar in no uncertain terms his position on the AI debate

MusicRadar · Aug 12

inMusic reportedly closes down Native Instruments’ UK office as senior leadership exits company

A representative for inMusic told MusicRadar: "We are simplifying our organizational and legal structure, including Native Instruments UK"

MusicRadar · Aug 12

Japanese punk band Otoboke Beaver apologise for hospitalising fan with guitar throw: “I’ve reflected deeply on the overwhelming burden and heartache I have caused this person due to the inadequate response”

Guitarist Yoyoyoshie has rep for chucking her instrument into the crowd

MusicRadar · Aug 12

“I sang it to Yoko, Phil Spector and a few people and they always winced. I decided to change it... The words were silly anyway”: How John Lennon created one of his greatest post-Beatles songs – with a little help from Yoko

A raw confessional piano ballad about his own deep personal insecurities

MusicRadar · Aug 12

Ritchie Blackmore to play with Deep Purple for the first time since ’93 tonight: “Well, it is a secret, and I don’t want anybody to know, but I’m probably going up to do an encore”

Blackmore sent his “AI pigeon” to ask Ian Gillan and got the thumbs up from the band, and now it is all systems go for tonight’s show in Wantagh, NY

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