“Every time I played it, I got phone call after phone call. I thought I’d get howls of protest, but that wasn’t the case. Listeners were actually moved by it”: The story of William Orbit’s rework of Adagio for Strings and its chart-smashing trance remix
Peter Frampton met one of his favorite new guitar players at George Lucas’s birthday party: “It was weird looking out and seeing Harrison Ford and Steven Spielberg looking back at us”
“Once I got one of those pedals, it was just like, ‘That’s the sound.’ It feels like your amp is about to explode”: Meet Friko, the Chicago indie darlings with guitar tones rigged to blow
“Imagine what Bucket faces every day, because he don’t talk to people. He talks with his guitar. And that’s pretty much it.”: Bootsy Collins on his friendship with oddball guitar virtuoso Buckethead
“Every artist that has played it goes crazy about it – it has been owned by two legends for a reason”: Up close with the Les Paul Custom that both Paul Kossoff and Eric Clapton owned
“It’s much less tension and pressure than directing a movie… It’s kind of our first heavy metal album”: John Carpenter on why he’s happier making music than films these days
Angine de Poitrine on why they’re one of 2026’s biggest success stories: “It would be presumptuous to think that it’s only about the music”
“The first three times I performed it in public, I burst into tears – because it brought back the intensity of the experience”: How Joni Mitchell wrote Woodstock – an era-defining song that spoke to a generation
“Picture Madonna, the biggest pop star in the world, playing with this retro gear that you could buy for $50 in The Recycler”: The story of how Madonna and William Orbit united and crafted a euphoric electronic pop classic
“Scars are cool. I’ve never left a show when my hands are a mess and I think ‘I wish I didn’t play the way I did’”: Travis Barker on his drumming style and how his versatility was Blink-182’s secret weapon
Billy Strings plays show wearing a helmet after being hit in the head by object on stage: “Maybe I shouldn’t have come back”
We have “a clear set of principles” that are “always rooted in supporting artistry and creativity ” says Suno CEO, as company seeks to limit reputational damage from latest legal defeat
“The thing that they do so well, when they’re weaving together and listening to each other and responding to each other is alive and well”: Mick Jagger talks about Keith and Ronnie Wood’s guitar work on new Stones song
“I was set up in the garage with Rick Rubin. Tom picked up my Broadcaster. He just started playing that rhythm. That’s what ended up on the record”: Mike Campbell on 5 classic Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers tracks recorded with his Fender Broadcaster
1010music updates its Blackbox sampling workstation with a better screen, onboard battery and USB audio streaming
