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More than three hundred sources, in sixteen languages: makers and their release notes, reviewers who put a hand on the thing, studios and touring crews, the producers and collectives surfacing this month and the scenes they came out of. Synths and modular, plugins and DAWs, guitars and drums, microphones, monitors, PA and lighting. What the trade is talking about is counted and plotted. The editor's letter has just started; it will find its rhythm.

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Steve Lukather revives his out-of-print Christmas album starring Eddie Van Halen, Slash and Steve Vai

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Steve Lukather 's Santamental , his offbeat 2003 Christmas album featuring guitar greats Eddie Van Halen , Slash and Steve Vai, is back in print after years of being unavailable.

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Steve Lukather revives his out-of-print Christmas album starring Eddie Van Halen, Slash and Steve Vai

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