Mick Jagger gives Sam Fender the seal of approval as he covers a Rolling Stones classic for the John Lewis Christmas ad: “I think he’s done a great job with it”
Why spend big on a mini synth stand when this clever Ikea hack means you can build you own for just €11?
“He said, ‘It’s a country song that used to be in 3/4, and I think we can play it in a straight 4/4.’ I said, ‘Are you sure you know where you’re going with this?’”: Carl Palmer on Asia’s classic ’80s hit – and how they were tricked into recording it
“Choose your model and let the magic happen”: iZotope launches Photon, the company’s first plugin developed with new owners Boris FX
“Up there with the BigSky and the Flint as one of Strymon’s most accomplished pedals”: Strymon La Brea review
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“Unfortunately, Tim is attempting to shift responsibility for his own overspending and financial decisions onto someone else”: War of words breaks out between Timbaland and his ex-managers
“It was clear from the start something was off”: Suspects wanted after attempting to sell $500,000 worth of stolen guitars to famed Nashville store
“I landed it on Brian May. I said, ‘Bring a couple of guitars over.’ ‘Why?’ ‘Just bring them…’” Tony Iommi on life after Black Sabbath, Ozzy’s last gig and why he has no intention of slowing down
“I landed it on Brian May. I said, ‘Bring a couple of guitars over.’ ‘Why?’ ‘Just bring them…’” Tony Iommi on life after Black Sabbath, Ozzy’s last gig and why he has no intention of slowing down
“They are pushing themselves harder than most acts and within the band, they are pulling in different directions – it can be fractious sometimes”: James Ford tells us about the intensity of working with Fontaines D.C.
“I was hoping that I’d get the all-clear to hang on”: Deep Purple pull the rest of their European tour due to Ian Gillan’s ‘medical problem’
“Steve Vai came in, did everything in one take, and said, ‘See you later.’ He is on another level”: Steve Lukather on making the 2003 Christmas album that united the world’s greatest guitarists
“The guitar is a voice, and if you don’t know what you’re gonna say, it’s pointless opening your mouth”: Brian May on his thoughtful, noodle-free guitar style
“We were doing an all-night session at my place in Hampstead. I picked up my double bass and played the riff of Sunshine Of Your Love. Pete looked out the window and he wrote, ‘It’s getting near dawn…’”: How Cream created their masterpiece Disraeli Gears
“I get asked this about once a week. My answer is… not yet”: Mariah Carey’s grunge album still seems no nearer to getting released
“The tape had sat in a box for nearly 30 years”: Lost ’90s Daft Punk mix unearthed by British DJ Ralph Lawson
“I’m not someone who necessarily believes every artist has to be political”: Bruce Springsteen gives insight into the fine craft of political songwriting
“They were standing on our toes, jabbing us with elbows, generally giving us a bad time – to see my beloved Beatles treated so roughly was heartbreaking”: Mal Evans’ lost memoir reveals the darker side of Beatlemania
“It was all a bit silly and sad really – I tried to get him to do certain things but found it really hard going”: Bill Nelson on the struggle to make the Gary Numan album he ultimately removed his name from
