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“They’re not just relics of the past. They are benchmarks”: The holy grail of tone – three amps that built the sound of recorded guitar

From shimmering cleans to full throttle roar, these three classic amplifiers helped shape the sound of modern music and still define what great guitar tone means today

Guitar World

“People have told me they’ve heard it at weddings – with a guy singing it at the organ. Oh God! I can’t imagine what that was like”: Bryan Adams and the ballad that ate the world

The Groover from Vancouver’s record-breaking hit

MusicRadar

Portugal elects socialist as president but far-right rival takes record vote share

António José Seguro scores resounding win despite André Ventura’s populist Chega party securing 33.2% of votes

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‘When did empathy become exceptional?’: what’s behind Sánchez’s plan to ‘regularise’ 500,000 undocumented migrants in Spain

As anti-migration policies sweep the continent, the Spanish PM is going against the tide by announcing that half a million undocumented people and asylum seekers will be ‘regularised’

The Guardian - UK

Spain’s mass regularisation for 500,000 undocumented migrants is not extreme, unprecedented or opportunistic

As governments around the world tighten migration controls, Spain has taken a strikingly different path. In January 2026, the Spanish cabinet approved a decree opening a pathway to legal residency for hundreds of thousands of undocumented migrants who already live in the country. At a time when deportations, detentions and…

The Conversation

Chumbawamba call on Spain’s far-right Vox to stop using their best-known song

British pop collective decry use of 1997 hit Tubthumping to promote the party’s ‘small-minded, hate-fuelled agenda’

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s like a gift from God’: undocumented foreign workers welcome Spanish amnesty

Half a million migrants will be ‘regularised’ under plans to boost economic growth that have angered rightwing parties

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“I traded Elliot Easton an old left-handed Telecaster for them. I did really well with that trade”: Lenny Kravitz and Craig Ross on how big dreams and gourmet tones shaped a ’90s rock classic – and why modern gear has nothing on vintage

30 years ago, the soulful rocker recorded Circus, his most guitar-heavy album. Kravitz and fellow guitarist Craig Ross take a look back at a suite of songs born of jams, soundchecks and dreams

Guitar World

Spain approves decree to regularise half a million undocumented migrants

Move affecting those who have been in Spain five months or more runs counter to anti-migration policies across Europe

The Guardian - UK

Spanish train drivers call three-day strike after deadly railway crashes

Union is demanding better safety standards for workers and passengers after two collisions this week killed 46

The Guardian - UK

Servers Are Sharing Customer Horror Stories And These 40 Are True Nightmares

It’s the middle of the lunch rush, the kitchen is sweltering hot, tickets are piling up, and somehow, that one table still gets exactly what they want. But here’s the thing — even when staff do everything right, some diners are still rude. They snap, ignore basic restaurant etiquette, and…

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“Reimagines the hybrid amp experience for a new generation”: Vox marries old-school amps and modelers by introducing its most advanced iterations of the Valvetronix series yet

The tube-powered modeler combos unite traditional touch sensitivity with digital flexibility

Guitar World

“Heard on recordings by icons like Rory Gallagher, Brian May, and Marc Bolan, this pairing helped define the sound of rock’s formative years”: Vox unveils “re-engineered” treble booster with all the tone and none of the inconsistency of vintage units

NAMM 2026: Vox's VTB-1 Treble Booster in inspired by vintage Rangemaster units but remixes the circuit recipe and promises lower noise and a more robust performance

MusicRadar

“It might just be the coolest offset guitar ever. And it’s finally back”: All the guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including some huge early NAMM releases

It is the week before NAMM, and the gear drops are coming in thick and fast. This week, we have "the ultimate modern headless guitar", a recreation of Keith Richards' go-to six-string, John Mayer's new-favorite Silver Sky finish and more

Guitar World

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“Built to carry its sonic legacy into the future of listening”: Fender becomes the latest guitar and amp firm to enter the home audio space – but can Fender Audio stand up to Marshall?

Fender joins Marshall, Vox and Orange as the latest big-name guitar/amp brand to launch its own headphones – and a speaker you can plug your guitar into

Guitar World

“One of the most expressive effects ever conceived”: Cliché or pedalboard essential? How the Cry Baby wah pedal changed electric guitar – and why it’s still (kinda) underrated

The Independent UK

Lynx rewilding project under threat as EU funding ends

IN FOCUS: A scheme to re-introduce endangered lynx to Spain has proved hugelty successful, but the future is uncertain as funding ceases at the end of this year. Graham Keeley reports from Extremadura, in western Spain

The Guardian - UK

Spain’s socialists shed voters in regional election as far right makes gains

Vox doubles its seats in Extremadura as Socialist Workers’ party, mired in corruption scandals, loses 10 of its 28 seats

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Extremadura votes in early elections with PP seeking absolute majority

Around 860,000 Extremadurans go to the polls today in an unprecedented election in the region. María Guardiola brought forward the elections after failing to pass the budget. The polls point to the PP as the winner, but without a majority to govern alone.

The Guardian - UK

Spain’s ruling party faces crunch regional poll amid corruption and harassment claims

Results of Sunday’s snap election in Extremadura are seen as key test of Pedro Sánchez and his PSOE party

The Guardian - UK

Spain’s ruling socialist party accused of failing to act on sexual misconduct by senior men

Slew of allegations of sexual harassment hits party already battered by corruption claims and political setbacks

Guitar World

“It’s clear to see that modelers have won the battle”: Modelers outsold traditional amps and combos in 2025 – but the war between the two might not be over just yet

Reverb's end-of-year sales stats make for interesting reading with regard to the current state of the amp modeler vs. tube amp debate

The Conversation

Why the rise of a new far-right party in Catalonia spells danger for the Spanish government

Catalan politics are now, it seems, a far cry from 2017’s infamous, unauthorised independence referendum. It was violently repressed by national police forces, led to widespread rioting, triggered a constitutional crisis in Spain, and saw leaders like Carles Puigdemont flee the country.

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Woman Receives Texts She Wasn’t Supposed To See, Finds Out Her Friends Hated Her Birthday Parties

A woman decided to take full advantage of her birthday by throwing a unique, culinary-themed party. However, she soon found out that her friends didn’t enjoy the day quite as much as she did, so she turned to the internet to ask if she was perhaps wrong to not provide…

The Mary Sue

‘Hazbin Hotel’ star Amir Talai on recording songs for season 2: “I want to line up with these f—— Tony nominees and Tony winners”

It’s been nearly a month of Hazbin Hotel season 2, and as we’re reaching our first Hazbin-free Wednesday since the October 29 premiere, the loss is one acutely felt. It’s going to be 2027 before we see anything about season 3, and until then, we are left with our own…

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