“I’ve always said that if they wanted me to reform, I would do it. I would even play harmonica or do a walk on”: Steve Hackett is still open to a hypothetical Genesis reunion
“Try to have one in your hand as much as possible, maybe more than girls. Because if you really look at a shape of a guitar, it’s really like a woman, you know what I mean?”: Richie Sambora offers some eyebrow-raising advice to aspiring guitarists
“I was geared up to play Steve Vai solos. But they sent me in a completely different direction”: How John Squire’s replacement had to reinvent his playing when he joined the Stone Roses
“Me and my dad went to pick it up from a woman’s house and it turns out it was her ex-husband’s. Somewhere out there is a guy wondering where his Strat went!” Zac Schulze on the ultimate eBay bargain Strat, and the greatest blues tone ever
“He slowed the tape down really slowly and played the parts slowly… When it came up to the right speed it sounded amazing”: How Christine McVie’s pop songcraft and Lindsey Buckingham’s production genius created one of Fleetwood Mac’s biggest ’80s hits
“I’m hoping the reaction won’t be too intense for people, but I know that it will be because it has been for us”: Drummer Matt Cameron confirms that a final Soundgarden album is currently being mixed
“It’s a strange little song. It’s weird and off its trolley – but people love it and everybody knows it”: We speak to The Selecter’s Pauline Black about their breakthrough 1979 single – and 2 Tone’s moment as the sound of British youth culture
“It pioneered the long-form pop album as an art form”: The Beatles’ Rubber Soul Special Edition contains a newly unearthed demo of a John Lennon song no one has heard before
Grammys CEO says new ‘Asian Pop’ category was “created to celebrate the depth, diversity and extraordinary growth of pop artistry coming out of Asia” after BTS rule themselves out
ReFX’s Rippler promises to “emulate acoustic instruments both real and imagined” with its advanced physical modelling engine
“They said they had David Bowie on board. They had Go West, Natalie Cole…. and they wanted us to write a song for the soundtrack”: How Roxette repurposed a Christmas song for the Pretty Woman soundtrack and ended up with a US number one
“For me, he will always be everywhere I see a coin spinning into an open guitar case”: Bono, Bob Geldof, Bruce Springsteen, Billie Eilish and Finneas mourn Glen Hansard as tributes continue to pour in
“He said, ‘God, when I asked for a song, I didn’t expect this!’” Tom Petty and Mike Campbell on the song they couldn’t give Stevie Nicks — and the one they did that became a hit
“I wanted to make sure it was perfect. A completely different type of Kramer”: Kramer and Malina Moye make history with the underrated modern guitar hero’s first signature model
“Its scale and influence remain extraordinary – a defining British record that continues to unite generations, fill stadiums and soundtrack lives”: As the UK album chart turns 70, the biggest seller of all time has been confirmed
Olivia Dean, Paul McCartney and Raye score Mercury Prize 2026 ‘best album’ nominations… but Lily Allen and Harry Styles miss out
