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The magazine is named after the cable: the microphone in the booth, the line to the desk, the DMX run that fires the lights. Studio, stage and rig share the same cable. Most magazines pick one of the three. This one covers all of it, because the people we read do too — the engineer mixing a record on Tuesday is on front of house by Saturday.

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Sam Fender Pre-Sale Delayed After ‘Sophisticated Bot Attack’

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Sam Fender performs at Coca-Cola Coliseum on October 03, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario. (Photo by Jeremychanphotography/Getty Images) Sam Fender is the latest artist to halt an on-sale due to bots.

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