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Story of a Hit #1: "All by Myself"
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Semi-hollow Guitar Made from IKEA Furniture
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Milestones in Music History #22: The Birth of the So-Called Musique Concrète
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Korg Acquires Controlling Stake in Darkglass Electronics
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TOP 5 Key Statements by Rick Rubin
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Under the Hood #25: The Cunetto Era and First Fender Relic Guitars
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Andy McCoy: I Serve the Song, Whatever It Needs. That’s What I See As My Job
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Festiwall: Unique Trade Fairs, Concerts and Workshops this weekend
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Guitar Gear Alert: September 2022
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Notes of a Frontwoman #3: Potemkin Villages of Half-Playbacks
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Dreamstruments #4: Florian Bouyou Millimetric Instruments
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Milestones in Music History #21: Prokop Diviš and the First Electronic Instrument
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Derek Day (Classless Act): We Take Our Music Seriously, but Not Ourselves
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TOP 10 Aspiring Music Students
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Dreamstruments #3: Macho Guitars
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All Eyes on Australia with Toby Alexander: Indigenous Artists Are Really Popular in Australia Right Now
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Notes of a Frontwoman #2: "I'll Do It Myself" or Releasing a Single from A to Z
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Under the Hood #24: Fender and the First Signature Guitar of Eric Clapton
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Milestones in Music History #20: Glitch. The Beauty of Imperfection.
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Miscellaneous Gear Alert: August 2022
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Tyranny of Modern Temperament Tuning
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Fender's George Harrison Rocky Stratocaster
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Under the Hood #23: Fender Jazz Bass
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Sliotar: "Hearing Somebody Sing With Pain in His Voice Gives You Permission To Let Go"