"Dying young is good for the record company, but what’s in it for you?”: Springsteen on the pressures of fame
Young artists dying before their time has become a “normal thing” he says
By Will Simpson published
Springsteen on the pressures of fame on young artists
By Ben Rogerson published
"Everyone played their best around Quincy. He commanded the room. Everyone was their extra best for every take”
By Will Simpson published
The 'most mysterious song on the Internet' is identified at last
By Will Simpson published
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel have met up and patched up their friendship
By Jonathan Horsley published
The making of Queen’s debut album was a learning process for all, none more so than Mercury who used the studio as a tool for radical self-improvement and take full command of his instrument
By Will Simpson published
Billy Corgan thinks he's under-rated as a guitarist
By Ben Rogerson published
Phillinganes reveals that he last saw Jones earlier this year, when they “talked and reminisced”
By Ben Rogerson published
"Everyone played their best around Quincy. He commanded the room. Everyone was their extra best for every take”
By Matt Mullen published
The latest version of Steinberg's flagship DAW has arrived
By Si Truss published
NI’s beat-maker gets its first full upgrade in 11 years adding stem separation, a new sound library and… not much else
By Andy Jones published
The Score comes up with a film soundtrack based on your stylistic choices, but that’s just the start of it. We score The Score
By Ben Rogerson published
Both classic and rare models are included
By Will Simpson published
Jon Batiste jazzifies Green Day's Holiday
By Matt McCracken published
Grab yourself some monstrous discounts with these early plugin deals over at Waves
By Ben Rogerson published
The show was called Techno, but the music definitely isn’t
By Matt Mullen published
The Greek brand celebrates its 10th anniversary with the release of a beastly analogue poly kitted out with Sinevibes effects
By Andy Jones published
An emulation of a classic channel strip from a console used by many music business legends, you say? Don’t mind if we do
By Simon Arblaster published
Universal Audio finally gets into the high-gain game – and about time
By Rob Laing published
Double-bound for glory?
By Jonathan Horsley published
For a super-budget travel and practice option, the 10-watt JAMster series is hard to beat. It has Bluetooth connectivity, a headphones out and can be battery-powered. All for less than $50
By Will Simpson published
Billy Corgan thinks he's under-rated as a guitarist
By Jonathan Horsley published
Basilio’s Violet is available now in Purple and Black and features a clever 3-Band EQ in which the midrange controls are placed before the distortion to expand your palette of tones
By Daryl Robertson published
Make unbelievable savings on one of the most iconic electric guitars and so much more ahead of Black Friday
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Gov't Mule frontman says a Les Paul and a Firebird are incoming...
By Jonathan Horsley published
Available in standard white or in limited edition black, the latter with a Turbo mode featuring NOS Germanium 1n34a diodes, this Bat is a mutant Rat with more than a few tricks up its sleeve
By Jonathan Horsley published
DeCola was still only a teenager in 1982 but he had already had a reputation for being able to work magic on a tremolo system, which he duly did on Rhoads' iconic polka-dotted Sandoval V
By Roland Schmidt published
"It's what the overwhelming majority of us listen to first and foremost"
By Andy Price published
The virtuoso guitarist explains his approach to music theory and the wider scope a little knowledge can bring
By Leigh Fuge published
From Cigarettes & Alcohol to a little-known banger
By Andy Price published
Want to learn - or brush up on - a little theory? We’re here to help
By Rob Laing published
Get the guitar action you need
By Rob Laing published
Finish, strings, hardware – it all needs a spruce now and again. Here's how to do it right
By Andy Price published
"Everything being diatonic is not some sort of requirement or restriction on things sounding good"
By Leigh Fuge published
Definitely maybe some chords you don't know
By Jonathan Horsley published
The Sicilian maestro introduces his course with a blazing solo with JTC promising everything you need to nail his fingerstyle fusion approach, with easy-to-follow exercises, solos and more
By Stuart Williams published
Don’t let annoying gremlins spoil your playing. From no sound to too much noise, most problems can be solved with some simple settings or affordable upgrades - here’s how
By Roland Schmidt published
"It's what the overwhelming majority of us listen to first and foremost"
By Daniel Griffiths published
The best methods to make those swamped, boxy recordings pristine
By Martin Delaney published
There's no need to draw for expensive third-party plugins when you're DIY mastering. Here's how to build a versatile mastering chain using Ableton's ample selection of processors
By Leigh Fuge published
From Cigarettes & Alcohol to a little-known banger
By Andy Price published
“We have the YouTube generation to thank for its explosion”
By Rob Laing published
Get the guitar action you need
By Hannah Bruce published
Level up your music-making with these simple but effective tricks that can be easily used by those with zero knowledge of music theory
By Si Truss published
We catch up with Ableton to get some tips on how to get the most out of the company's new hardware groovebox
By Rob Laing published
Finish, strings, hardware – it all needs a spruce now and again. Here's how to do it right
By Future Music published
Setting up an entire mastering chain in your DAW needn’t be a daunting task. Here we take a look at one way you can go about it…
By James Grimshaw published
Hearing unwanted buzz? Not getting any sound at all? Here’s how to fix these and other unwanted interface issues and get your session back on track
By Sara Simms published
Dance music’s core genres have influenced pop for decades. We dig into their impact on the mainstream
By Roland Schmidt published
It’s time to turn up the heat and Axxess a spicy lead
By Sara Simms published
It’s simple to make a killer loop, but how does that become a dancefloor-filling hit? It only takes a few steps to get the process started…
By James Russell published
We take you step by step through some of the basic operations of MPE, from setting it up to understanding basic parameters to creating or amending a patch
By James Russell published
Find out how to use today's top theory tools to make your tunes stand out
By Leigh Fuge published
Definitely maybe some chords you don't know
By Simon Arblaster published
Universal Audio finally gets into the high-gain game – and about time
By Rob Laing published
Double-bound for glory?
By Si Truss published
NI’s beat-maker gets its first full upgrade in 11 years adding stem separation, a new sound library and… not much else
By Andy Jones published
The Score comes up with a film soundtrack based on your stylistic choices, but that’s just the start of it. We score The Score
By Andy Jones published
An emulation of a classic channel strip from a console used by many music business legends, you say? Don’t mind if we do
By Andy Jones published
Minimal Audio brings its distinctive power and ease of use philosophy to the world of swirling frequencies. Set your phasers to stunning
By Jonathan Horsley published
Vintage fuzz tones from an actual tuna can that will leave you hungry for more
By Andy Jones published
After going from soft to hard synths, Arturia is going soft again, with its first analogue synth getting a virtual version. It’s a Brute