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THIS YEAR MARKS a decade since John Mayer teamed up with Grateful Dead singer and guitarist Bob Weir and drummers Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann to breathe new life into the band’s iconic catalog und

A new frontman. Unmasked Ghouls. And a bombastic sixth album that’s going all existential on us. Welcome to the era of Papa V Perpetua

Three decades after Sparks asked, a touch forlornly, When Do I Get To Sing My Way?, it seems we may finally have an answer. No, pop’s favourite Dadaist siblings haven’t suddenly decided to give us the

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THERE’S BEEN A REVOLUTION IN EFFECTS PEDALS IN RECEN T TIMES. HERE’S OUR PICK OF THE BEST FROM THE PAST FIVE YEARS – ALONG WITH EXPERT TONE ADVICE FROM TOP PEDALBOARD PROS...