Grammy winner Jason Isbell shares important advice for new guitar players about making music easier to learn. The country singer suggests spending extra money at music stores to have professionals adjust guitars before taking them home. Guitar technicians can fix string height and make instruments stay tuned better. Many beginners quit because cheap guitars hurt their fingers during practice sessions. Proper setup work costs between 50 and 100 dollars but prevents pain.
Isbell taught guitar lessons near Memphis during his twenties and always recommended electric guitars for young students. Electric instruments feel softer under fingers compared to steel-string acoustic models. Some older musicians claim pain builds character and makes...
Ed Sheeran beat his final court challenge over the song Thinking Out Loud. The US Supreme Court refused to hear another appeal from people who claimed he copied Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On. Amy Wadge helped write the hit song and called the decision a huge relief. She told BBC Radio that legal battles had haunted her life for ten years. The ruling protects other musicians from similar lawsuits.
Sheeran and Wadge created Thinking Out Loud back during 2014 and it became a massive worldwide hit. The song won Song of the Year at the 2016 Grammy Awards and reached number one across many countries. Ed Townsend's estate first sued them claiming the melodies sounded alike. A jury disagreed and dismissed the case during May 2023.
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Liquid Death released ten special cans containing Ozzy Osbourne's DNA for $450 each. The company sealed the cans after the Black Sabbath singer drank from them. Each collector item comes with a lab container and Osbourne's signature. The makers claim people could clone the rock star when technology advances. Osbourne joked about why anyone would want another version of him.
The promotion connects to Osbourne's upcoming Back To The Beginning Show at Villa Park. The 75-year-old rocker works with a trainer to prepare for his first concert after years away from performing. Osbourne admits the physical preparation feels difficult but remains determined to take the stage. He believes his trainer can help him reach performance condition. The...
Avid released Pro Tools 2025.6 with direct access to Splice sample library. Musicians can browse millions of royalty-free sounds without leaving their recording session. The software uses smart technology to suggest samples that match audio already recorded. Pro Tools gives users over 2,500 free Splice samples but requires monthly payments for full access. Studio One added similar features last year as the first music program to work with Splice.
The new version adds speech recognition that turns spoken words into text automatically. Musicians can search audio files for specific lyrics or dialogue through transcript windows. Pro Tools improved its piano roll editor with better note labels and faster input monitoring. The program...
Cornerstone released the Imperium V2 overdrive pedal with two different drive sounds. The company combined effects from their Gladio and Antique pedals into one unit. Musicians can use both drives together or separately through four input and output jacks. Each drive section has its separate footswitch for easy control. The new design looks much better than the original version.
The Gladio side responds well to how hard players pick the strings. It features volume and gain knobs with a clean control that mixes the original guitar sound. Musicians can adjust how much drive they want mixed with their clean tone. The Antique section offers volume, gain and presence controls for shaping the high frequencies. Both drives work well for blues...
Kenya police arrested one of their officers after he shot an unarmed protester during street demonstrations. Video footage shows the uniformed officer firing at civilians with an anti-riot shotgun. The shooting happened during protests demanding justice for blogger Albert Ojwang who died under suspicious circumstances. Police took the wounded victim to a hospital for medical treatment. Officials promised to take the shooter to court immediately.
Protesters marched through Nairobi demanding answers about Ojwang's death behind bars. The blogger had criticized a high-ranking police official on Facebook before his arrest. Authorities claim he hurt himself inside his jail cell but many people doubt this story. Witnesses saw injuries on his...
International money experts visited Zimbabwe to check on the country's finances. The team spent two weeks meeting with government leaders and business people. Zimbabwe keeps its local money stable after years of crazy price increases. Good weather helped farmers grow more crops and gold mining made extra money. The economy should grow 6 percent during 2025.
Government workers earn higher salaries and the country spent money hosting African leaders. Zimbabwe borrowed more cash to pay bills and fell behind on other payments. The local ZiG currency lost value quickly one night last September. Prices jumped up fast but came back down when money markets settled. People still prefer using American dollars for most business deals.
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University of Indonesia officials discuss expanding student programs with Zimbabwe government representatives. Nia Ayu Ismaniati leads cooperation efforts at the Indonesian university. She says the school accepts international students who meet academic standards. Zimbabwe wants more spots for its citizens to study at the respected institution. The university must review current student performance before adding new quotas.
Twenty-one students from Zimbabwe currently attend bachelor and master degree programs across different departments. These students receive money through various scholarship programs to pay for their education. The Indonesian government helps fund some students through special partnership deals. University leaders...
Zimbabwe might approve Wicknell Chivayo's $400 million medical supply deal. Information Ministry worker Nick Mangwana confirmed Chivayo's company TTM Global Medical Exports sent a proposal for cancer equipment and medicine. The South African company shows Chivayo as director and uses a hotel address in Sandton. Critics doubt the company's reliability after it started just seven months ago. People became angry after contract details leaked during President Mnangagwa's hospital tours.
Papers show the government would pay $110 including across four years for medical supplies. Mangwana says the contract remains unsigned and needs Cabinet approval. Chivayo claims the contract is fake and blames opposition groups for spreading lies. He says...
