“Analogue is better than digital, Behringer gear is garbage and your cheap-ass monitors are ruining your mixes”: 10 of the most enduring music tech myths busted
The Smiths held their label to ransom until Johnny Marr got this guitar: “As soon as I got that back to the hotel, I wrote Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now in about 10 minutes”
“If the house were on fire, it wouldn’t just be the one guitar I’d take – it would be the one possession I’d take. I love it that much”: Afghan Whigs’ Greg Dulli on the guitar he values most, and what links Jimmy Page and Prince
“The man shaving my balls didn’t tell me.” Robert Fripp says he’s still baffled by his bizarre hospital mystery
“For decades, he has given us unforgettable music.” Chris Spedding is battling lymphoma — and a GoFundMe has been launched to support the guitar legend
I’ve recorded everything from vocals to guitars with this unbelievably versatile mic – and it just plummeted to only $79. That’s so cheap I had to check the price twice
Peter Hook on Joy Division, New Order and the basslines that made him a legend: “How did I manage that?”
“You’re an unknown – then all of a sudden 10 million people have seen you”: How Sawyer Hill went from playing in Arkansas garage bands to touring arenas with Yungblud
“I found a 1968 Gibson on eBay and took a chance. The neck has snapped three times, but it’s still the best bass I’ve ever played”: How a battle-scarred vintage Gibson survived three broken necks to power a Mercury Prize-nominated jazz collective
“The way he put it to me, it just seemed really distasteful. Eric had been a friend of mine, and I couldn’t possibly have been a party to that”: Why Jimmy Page turned down multiple offers to join the Yardbirds – and why he relented
“James’s rhythm parts are insane. His right hand looks like it’s not even moving – It’s one of the most aggressive, precise things you’ve ever heard in your life”: Andrew Scheps on the complex legacy of Metallica’s Death Magnetic
“My hands started shaking as soon as I began recording. We weren’t talking about it or rehearsing – we were actually doing it”: Vivian Campbell on joining Dio just before recording their classic debut album
“I found a 1968 Gibson on eBay and took a chance. The neck has snapped three times, but it’s still the best bass I’ve ever played”: How a battle-scarred vintage Gibson survived three broken necks to power a Mercury Prize-nominated jazz collective
