“Her Mississippi heritage was always present in everything no matter how expansive her artistry evolved”: Blues jazz singer Cassandra Wilson has died, aged 70
“My guitar is like my best friend. My guitar can get me through anything”: As she enters a new era by dropping the Cyrus name and rocking out in a white jumpsuit with a black Fender Strat, here’s what Miley has said about playing guitar
David Byrne’s song for Musk documentary is comprised entirely of the tycoon’s quotes: “No editorializing. Straight from the man’s mouth to mine”
Guitar Center’s Labor Day sale offers rare savings on exclusive gear with up to 30% off studio monitors, digital pianos, electronic drum kits, guitars, and more
Olivia Rodrigo reveals the trick that producer Dan Nigro uses to get a better vocal take from her: “When I’m not giving an emotional enough performance, he will actually just set up the camera on his phone and film me, and I’ll always do a better job”
“The drum parts are so iconic and… straight-faced. He was a stone-cold assassin!”: The first Neil Peart documentary trailer is out
Arise, Sir AVH: Alex Van Halen knighted in the Netherlands for his part in writing a “remarkable chapter in the history of rock music.”
Jimmy Page recommended Jeff Beck for the Yardbirds. What Beck gave him in return would become a key part of Led Zeppelin history: “This is yours”
With 30% off across the board in Guitar Center’s Labor Day sale, you can afford to splash out on tasty exclusive finishes from Epiphone, Fender, Taylor, and more
Headless pioneer Strandberg is developing a guitar with a headstock for a mystery player: “Their needs are beyond what any current guitar on the planet can meet”
Save up to 30% on exclusive Epiphone, Fender, and Taylor finishes thanks to some hearty discounts in the Guitar Center Labor Day sale
IK Multimedia’s touchscreen TONEX Board is its most ambitious modeler to date – and it’s biting at the heels of its biggest rivals
“I think the price was down to the ‘cute’ factor of being a little nine-year-old. The poor attorney took pity on me”: Hannah Wicklund on how a blues lawyer got her playing boutique guitars aged 9 – and the weapon she picked to take on Deep Purple and Yes
“I thought it was only for heavy riffs”: I traded my ES-335 for a baritone guitar for a month and fell under its spell – here’s 5 reasons why I think every traditional guitarist should try a baritone
“I got over the fact that I was lumbered with the bass – I realised the control you had over the band. They can’t go anywhere, man. Ha! Power!”: Revisiting a classic Paul McCartney interview from our archive
“We were talking about Lana Del Rey the other day”: Dani Filth tells us about his dream collaborators, Cradle of Filth’s reliance on Dropbox and his surprisingly stripped-back home studio
“She will not agree to work with an incompetent blackmailer for the next 15 years or pay her a ransom under the gun”: Alanis Morissette to sue “terrible” ex-tour manager
One of my top-rated guitar practice tools just dropped to $99 – save nearly 40% on the Positive Grid Spark Neo Core
How to tune a piano: “Even the most experienced professionals, with the best ears, can spend many hours achieving the perfect tuning”
“I am still in a bit of disbelief that it happened”: Olivia Rodrigo reflects on the success of her Daisy Chain Fields fest, which saw her duet with Stevie Nicks and Alanis Morissette
