“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
“I was scared. I was, like, ‘How am I going to perform this live?’”: Zara Larsson on why she worried about singing her hit single Midnight Sun on stage, and the ‘90s Madonna song that inspired its “ethereal major key feeling”
“I just bring one guitar on tour and force it through every tuning possible. It’s easier. I’ll adjust one string up or down almost every song”: Russian Circles’ heaviness comes from restraint, not distortion
“Andrew’s phone went off and 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 reveals the tape-splicing techniques behind his latest solo album
“I was always scared of things getting awkward in the studio. I thought that the whole thing could fall apart”: We speak to James Ellis Ford about producing Fontaines D.C.’s new album, Dopamine Chamber
“My father took away my electric guitar when I’d first gotten it, which was a bummer. I thank him for that now because it taught me the foundation”: Jake Kiszka’s top 5 tone tips
Roland unveils a new Jupiter-8-inspired Boutique synth in celebration of the original’s 45th birthday – and drops an all-new wavetable synth too
Australian Guitar #170 is on sale now, featuring Paul McCartney, Anthrax, Greta Can Fleet, Tommy Emmanuel and more
“She’s John, Paul, George, and Ringo all in one”: Taylor Swift finally performs a Life of a Showgirl song on stage at the Academy Museum Gala
“We could barely get on stage. We were shaking. It was the first time we’d been in that situation for years”: Thom Yorke reflects on Radiohead’s emotional live return
“I really loved the Pistols album – it was dreadful at first until Chris came in and made a great record”: Roger Taylor sings the praises of the Sex Pistols, and John Lydon
“There are some songs that we made for a specific reason. They’re hard for me to listen to”: Producer Andrew Watt on Ozzy Osbourne’s unreleased final recordings and his last meetings with the legendary singer
Basic income scheme for Irish musicians is up and running, with €34 million to be given away over three years
“They let zero mistakes go by”: The Strokes’ first producer remembers being awed by their perfectionism when recording their debut EP
Harry Styles signs up acclaimed filmmaker for Together, Together tour doc, “featuring authentic human stories of everyone involved”
