Why Krist Novoselic hated Kurt Cobain’s original “Heart-Shaped Box” solo: “Why are you sabotaging this beautiful song?”
“An exceptional talent whose songs continue to be cherished by so many”: Amy Winehouse to be celebrated at special Back To Black anniversary gig and BBC programming
“I just got sick of having this perfect guitar sound”: Why Dinosaur Jr.’s J Mascis moved away from high-end amps in favor of the humble gear he used back in the ’80s
Native Instruments confirms “Maschine is alive and evolving” with first major update since InMusic acquisition
“I’m literally an international arms dealer and mercenary. All I do is warfare”: Dolly Parton’s estate and ‘killer’ nephew in bitter fallout
“I took a blowtorch to it. I nearly killed myself”: Johnny Marr tried to make his first guitar look like Rory Gallagher’s – and it made him pass out
“Curiosity is understandable. Bricked boxes, less so”: Elektron bans sharing of modified firmware on its community forums
“I never imagined I’d be standing onstage playing Detroit Rock City with Kiss”: Tommy Thayer is taking a funky next step with Shogun Mojo – but he still loves the day job
Fender says it’s solved single-coil hum issues with a new breakthrough – and it could change the playing experience forever
“I thought, ‘This guy has a really good voice. He sounds really similar to Chris Martin’”: Busker unknowingly plays Coldplay classic with the band’s frontman
Muse have had their social media handle taken by Mark Zuckerberg but Matt Bellamy seems chill about it: “He’s alright. He’s not too bad”
“I have an actual Rhodes in the studio, but I used the little Yamaha CP on my desk – it’s right there, and it’s closer!”: Bonobo reveals why he chose a $499 Reface mini keyboard over a real electric piano for Me and You
“Every time I do it I’m like, ‘Damn, I do like to listen to this song over and over and over again, and it’s because I threw a random chord in the final chorus’”: Miley Cyrus on the bulletproof songwriting trick she learned from Max Martin
One of our favourite synths of recent years now lets you upload your own sounds, as Arturia MiniFreak hits v5.0
“John Lennon told me it was a great song. We took it off the worst album we ever made and turned it into one of the biggest hits we ever had”: Alice Cooper’s satirical ’70s hit – and his high times with Lennon, Keith Moon, Ringo Starr and Salvador Dali
“Suno’s v6 is not a fresh start; it is the fruit of the same poisoned tree”: Universal and Sony sue AI firm over continued copyright infringement in its new model
“I was like, are these guys just really dumb?”: Beabadoobee admits she thought This Is Spinal Tap was a real documentary when she first watched it
