Dolly Parton’s unique creative process remembered: “Dolly said, ‘Can you just make it, like, reds and greens and sparkles?’ I played as many notes as I could while the other hand was working the transposer. She was going, ‘Yeah, yeah, that’s it. Whee!’”
“You were the barometer. The north star. Bold and brilliant. Talented and tenacious. You taught so many lessons on how to be uniquely oneself”: Beyoncé, Paul McCartney, Taylor Swift and Jack White join the tributes to the late great Dolly Parton
“Rock and roll is for senior citizens now – However strange one feels, you can just look at the Stones who are far older and further down the path to oblivion”: Robyn Hitchcock reflects on his many decades of innovative songwriting
Forget waiting another 12 days, Sweetwater just launched its massive Labor Day sale early with up to 50% off Fender, Line 6, Marshall, and a whole lot more
Day Tripper without the guitar riff? Listen to a rare recording of Lennon and McCartney working on a Beatles classic – before its most famous musical motif was written
“My dad’s favourite musician was John Mayer… so I put them on a song together”: Alex Warren busts out his air guitar as he reveals the touching reason why the big-time bluesman is on his new album
16-year-old guitarist wins over America’s Got Talent with Soundgarden’s Black Hole Sun: “I think you could really win this competition – you can sing and you can play that guitar, insanely”
Marshall honors Jimi Hendrix with another limited-edition half-stack – and this one doesn’t cost $3.4k
Sweetwater has jumped the gun on Labor Day with deals of up to 50% off Fender, Line 6, Marshall, and more
Say goodbye to the hefty space requirements of gigantic orchestral libraries as Dreamtonics’ Instrument X provides a range of classical instruments – and expressive control over them – with a tiny footprint
Sweetwater just launched its Labor Day sale 2 weeks early with up to 50% off Fender guitars, Line 6 pedals, Marshall amps, and loads more
Polyend’s MIDI and QWERTY keyboard hybrid looks like such an elegant design concept that we wonder why no one thought of it before
Sleep Token’s first signature guitars have landed – and IV’s custom baritone has been brought to the masses
John Mayer’s Neural DSP plugin joins the Quad Cortex as part of biggest firmware update in company’s history
Soundgarden announce live return with Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready and The Pretty Reckless’ Taylor Momsen
“David invited me to his hotel. He asked me to go on tour as his live guitarist. I said no”: Robert Fripp on his landmark David Bowie sessions – and why he didn’t join the legendary singer on tour
