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"I was definitely doing too much Bolivian marching powder." Hollywood star Rob Lowe reveals that he once "cut a demo" with AOR superstars Toto, which might just be the most '80s thing ever

Wait, there's an unreleased Rob Lowe/Toto collaboration out there somewhere? Colour us intrigued!

“There was a minute in the ‘80s where I was just being a lunatic. I got it into my head that I should think more about music and I cut a demo with Toto”: Rob Lowe says that his wild antics led him to believe that he should consider a career in soft rock

“There was a minute in the ‘80s where I was just being a lunatic. I got it into my head that I should think more about music and I cut a demo with Toto”: Rob Lowe says that his wild antics led him to believe that he should consider a career in soft rock

“I took having fun very seriously,” he says

"Above all, it was detested by the critics": A beginner’s guide to yacht rock in five essential albums

"Above all, it was detested by the critics": A beginner’s guide to yacht rock in five essential albums

Yacht rock, soft rock – call it what you will. Here are five brilliant albums that define the genre in all its bearded, Hawaiian-shirted glory

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“We’d all heard the myth of Miles Davis – the scary Miles Davis. But he liked us skinny little white boys!”: How the jazz legend ended up on a Toto record

And instead of payment, he grabbed a painting off the band’s drummer

“He’d be like, ‘Let’s throw Lukather in there.’ The next thing I knew, I’m in a room with Stevie Wonder and all these guys. It was like a childhood dream come true”: Steve Lukather on Quincy Jones’ ability to create “magic” in the studio

"Everyone played their best around Quincy. He commanded the room. Everyone was their extra best for every take”

How to recreate classic recorded drum sounds from The Beatles, Metallica, Nirvana and more

ArtOfDrumming shows you how to make your drum recordings sound like the greats

"Music is like the cuisines of the world – there's too much good food out there; we can't just stick to curry": Royal Republic are planning a musical feast - and you're invited

Livewire, turbo-harmonised, disco-rocking Swedes Royal Republic are getting ready for upgraded UK and Europe dates

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Toto announce the Dogz Of Oz UK and European tour with Christopher Cross

Toto announce the Dogz Of Oz UK and European tour with Christopher Cross

Toto will play 20 shows across the UK and mainland Europe early next year

“They asked Billy Gibbons, John Mayer and me. I wish this would make me sound like Jeff Beck, but it won’t”: Steve Lukather confirms Jeff Beck guitar tribute project as he wields his iconic White Strat to cover Jimi Hendrix’s Little Wing

“They asked Billy Gibbons, John Mayer and me. I wish this would make me sound like Jeff Beck, but it won’t”: Steve Lukather confirms Jeff Beck guitar tribute project as he wields his iconic White Strat to cover Jimi Hendrix’s Little Wing

Lukather is one of the first players to use the late guitar great's old instruments as part of an ongoing “musicians’ project to honor Jeff’s legacy” – and many more are expected to follow

Toto's video for Africa has now been watched a billion times on YouTube

Toto's video for Africa has now been watched a billion times on YouTube

Meanwhile, Baby Shark Dance has been viewed 14,633,604,283 times and counting

Feeling Flush: Japan's High-tech Toilets Go Global

Feeling Flush: Japan's High-tech Toilets Go Global

As Japan plays host to a record influx of tourists, one of the country's more private attractions -- the high-tech toilet -- is becoming a must-have in luxury bathrooms worldwide.

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Simon Phillips signs up for the new Karmakanic album

Simon Phillips signs up for the new Karmakanic album

Karmakanic's upcoming album Transmutation, due early next year, will be the band's first new music for nine year years!

“Guitarists need to start bands again – we’re a little caught up in the TikTok world where everyone’s on their own”: Trev Lukather on why he loves St. Vincent’s guitars, and the guitar lessons he learned from his dad

“Guitarists need to start bands again – we’re a little caught up in the TikTok world where everyone’s on their own”: Trev Lukather on why he loves St. Vincent’s guitars, and the guitar lessons he learned from his dad

The St. Vincent Music Man-toting son of Steve explains why David Gilmour ranks above his favorite shredders, and how Steve Perry agreed to be on The Effect’s latest single

"The result is a track that perfectly encapsulates the 'anything goes' atmosphere of the early '90s, and makes a great Christmas record for the discerning raver": The top 10 most unlikely sample sources

"The result is a track that perfectly encapsulates the 'anything goes' atmosphere of the early '90s, and makes a great Christmas record for the discerning raver": The top 10 most unlikely sample sources

Aled Jones meets rave and Macaulay Culkin goes jungle

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“My dad always said, ‘Focus on your rhythm and writing songs.’ But when I got the itch to start doing solos, I got into Eddie Van Halen”: Trev Lukather on the guitar lessons he learned from his dad, Steve Lukather

The Toto great advised his son to sharpen up a certain aspect of his playing – but then EVH, Neal Schon and David Gilmour entered the picture

“It’s Chuck Rainey’s concept of ‘what you don’t play is as important as what you do play’”: After decades of studio sessions with artists ranging from Eric Clapton to Usher, Nathan East reflects on the business of bass

Nathan East looks back at some of his biggest tracks, and why he’d love to have a career like Pat Metheny or Marcus Miller

The best limited edition picture discs for (almost) every Record Store Day

Our pick of some of the best limited edition picture discs released for (almost) every Record Store Day.

“The initial thought was, ‘What the hell am I gonna play?’ There are so many players on this track, and so much is going on, but they just let me be me”: Steve Lukather takes you behind the scenes of Mark Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes

Going Home is the all-star charity guitar track of the year, with Knopfler recruiting over 50 players to the cause. Toto legend Steve Lukather reflects on making a little bit of music history

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“I’m happy we’ve had hits. But I do wish the record label had put out some of our challenging songs as singles”: Some only know them as ‘That Africa band,’ but how prog are Toto?

They were inspired by prog heavyweights and their records have always contained surprising depth

"I like your version better than ours!": Acoustic fingerstyle guitarist covers Toto's Rosanna and wows Steve Lukather

Casper Esmann's version also features a candidate for most impressive capo slide of 2024!

"It's so mid-eighties I can see Molly Ringwald and the rest of the brat pack dancing in a bedroom in my mind's eye": Mr. Mister master the period cliches on Welcome To The Real World

Mr. Mister released four slickly produced albums. Three bombed. Welcome To The Real World certainly didn't

Jon Anderson's In The City Of Angels to get another reissue

Jon Anderson's fifth studio album, 1985's In The City Of Angels, saw him working with most of melodic rock band Toto

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The Ultimate Road Trip Songs Bracket Final Four

Journey vs. Toto. Bruce Springsteen vs. Queen. Vote for the ultimate road trip song!

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‘The Bene Gesserit can kill with their voices. That’s what I try to do’: the musicians mining Dune for tunes

Iron Maiden, Fatboy Slim and Grimes have all made music inspired by Frank Herbert’s 1960s sci-fi epic. So what makes ‘Dunecore’ different to other interpretive genres?

Sons Of Rock Legends Form Band 'The Effect' In Miami

Trev Lukather and Nic Collins form band The Effect, blending hard pop-rock and defying nepotism stereotypes in the music industry.

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