“People aren’t expecting to hear the organ, and when they hear it, they lose their minds”: Anna Lapwood on removing her musical blinkers, social media stardom with Bonobo and Raye, and why you shouldn’t watch The Lord of the Rings with her
“It’s one of the best songs ever written, and it’s only a minute and a half long”: Exploring The Beatles’ riff-led Revolver highlight that John Lennon considered a throwaway
“An affront to any songwriter who has lived and struggled in this world and earned the right to create a song”: Nick Cave on AI song-generating platforms
“I hope granular synthesis becomes the new Doom, something people try to run on all kinds of musical devices”: We speak to the industrious innovators who have repurposed long-dead video game consoles to make music
“They had the energy of a great rock band, but the musicianship was on another planet. The odd meters. The improvisation. The precision. The power”: Al Di Meola picks his five greatest jazz albums – and names the Beatles masterpiece that blew his mind
“It’s bad enough using one, why compound it with two?”: Nicko McBrain reflects on why he thought using a double bass drum was “un-drummer-ish”
Dua Lipa, Madonna, Tame Impala and SZA all confirmed for next year’s Coachella – but Drake’s not happy
50% off gear and a 4.5-star Hetfield-esque Epiphone – my top picks from the freshly launched Musician’s Friend pre-Black Friday sale
Musician’s Friend goes early on Black Friday with huge savings of up to 50% off gear from Guild, Epiphone, Fender, Schecter, Martin, and so much more
