Did Daft Punk say ‘non’, turning down an “unlimited budget” to reunite for Grand Theft Auto VI soundtrack?
“He is like the Shakespeare of rock ‘n’ roll isn’t he?”: His Lordship’s James Walbourne on the importance of Chuck Berry, and being a Pretender for 18 years
“I find it incredible and humbling that people are still interested in our story”: Paul and Ringo give thumbs up to massively expanded new Beatles museum in Liverpool
Built for DJing in the most demanding environments, Technics’ new SL-1210MKX promises greater stability and finer pitch control
“That pedal sounded amazing. I literally used it that night in the show. I was like, ‘I need this on the guitar’”: Matt Bellamy bought the firm that makes his guitars. Now he’s using it to update Muse’s sound and build instruments for icons
“I’ve kept this bass for a long time. I’m probably asking too much for it. But it’s the only one there is”: What this one-of-a-kind 1964 Jazz Bass tells us about Fender’s custom colors and the hot-rodders who painted them
“Suddenly he was like, ‘Oh, hi Elton.’ I had Andrew and Elton on one shoulder and Paul on the other whilst I was doing this edit”: McCartney’s engineer Steve Orchard on the tape-splicing techniques behind The Boys of Dungeon Lane
“The only thing that can beat this night is when you’re standing here and I’m sitting there”: Tim McGraw pays tribute to his wife Faith Hill as he is inducted into the Country Hall Of Fame
“We were denigrated for the fact that it was machines on the records, whereas New Order made Blue Monday and were hailed as the best thing since sliced bread”: Watching The Wildlife: The failure of Frankie Goes To Hollywood’s Liverpool, 40 years on
“It’s so stupid… it changed my voice. Nicotine is so hard to quit. If you’re going through it, or if you’re even trying to vape, it’s just not worth it”: Selena Gomez says that vaping has changed her voice
“The songs were chosen for me by Geddy and Alex. I didn’t know at the time that they were already rehearsing with Anika Nilles”: Gavin Harrison says that his jam with Rush on the Neil Peart documentary was a tribute – not an audition
“One of my favourite synths just got a little bit better. Who could complain about that?”: Arturia MiniFreak 49 review
“The guy is phenomenal. His bending? He’s curving the bullet”: John Mayer’s current favorite guitar player is disobeying fretboard physics – and has already been championed by Slash
