Latest articles by Will Groves
Was Paul McCartney the "best drummer in The Beatles"?* Listen to the fab 4 tracks he played on, and the isolated drum parts, and decide for yourself
*Obviously not, don't be silly
John Lennon on completing Eleanor Rigby's lyrics for Paul McCartney: "It's his first verse, and the rest of the verses are basically mine"
"I was insulted and hurt that he'd thrown it out in the air... to him that meant nothing. That's the kind of person he is"
Grover Jackson, the original hot-rodder, is building a new guitar range
Collab with Tennesseean boutique amp firm Morgan Amps revealed
Ed Sheeran's final album will be "perfect" and released "after I die"
Star reveals he wants to build the posthumous album "for the rest of my life"
Jack White pays tribute to Meg White as journalist apologises for kicking off viral debate with ‘petty, obnoxious’ drumming tweet
"To be born in another time, any era but our own would’ve been fine," offered the White Stripes singer
Tributes pour in for Steve Mackey, Pulp bassist, who has died aged 56
Britpop bassist also had a successful production career
Travis Barker's mangled finger is being fixed today (fingers crossed)
Blink-182 man shares gruesome pics and painful video ahead of surgery
"The better you are at the guitar the worse songs you write": Radiohead's Thom Yorke in 1992
Oh, and "Jim Morrison’s a talentless bastard, and he’s dead"
Audient's new iD24 audio interface "made with producers and engineers in mind"
And it'll play nice with your favourite outboard FX
Watch Paul Reed Smith nail it live with Alter Bridge
Guitar maker takes the stage with Tremonti, Kennedy and co - and holds his own
Can you play the 'old-school' C Chord? Here's how, in less than a minute
Adding a G for a fatter, fuller sound
De La Soul founding member David Jolicoeur dies, aged 54
Rapper AKA Trugoy The Dove had revealed congestive heart issues
Watch Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith play for audience of 17 after crashing open mic night
Star drummer joined Melbourne locals for AC/DC covers rockout
Roger Waters has secretly re-recorded Pink Floyd classic Dark Side of the Moon: “I wrote The Dark Side of the Moon. Let’s get rid of all this ‘we’ crap!”
Ex-bandmates' creative input dismissed: "They can’t write songs, they’ve nothing to say. They're not artists"
Steve Albini hates Steely Dan: "Christ, the amount of human effort wasted to sound like an SNL band warm up"
The alt-rock superproducer is not for turning: "I will always be the kind of punk that shits on Steely Dan"
Grammys 2023: Beyonce breaks all-time winners record, Ozzy wins Best Rock Album and Harry Styles scoops coveted Album of the Year award
Jack Antonoff wins Producer of the Year for the second year running
Radiohead drummer Phil Selway cools reunion talk: "We have got together and we’re talking about future plans, but in the immediate future we’ve all got other projects"
Speaking as an ambassador for Independent Venue Week, Selway recalls band's first gig at Oxford's Jericho Tavern
Ozzy Osbourne retires from touring: "The thought of disappointing my fans really F**KS ME UP"
"After three operations, stem cell treatments, endless physical therapy sessions, and most recently groundbreaking Cybernics Treatment, my body is still physically weak," writes the Prince of Darkness
Rick Rubin on Paul McCartney's bass playing and 'simple' songwriting: "He’s using this technique that any child could do, then it morphs into one of the greatest songs of all time"
"He is the best of all bass players, he’s number one"
Paul McCartney reveals previously unheard Jeff Beck collaboration
"It's great guitar playing - because it's Jeff"
12-year-old busker wins Johnny Marr Award funding
Marr: "It’s a pleasure and privilege to give some assistance to a young musician especially when they’re as dedicated as John. Well done brother"
Neural DSP’s Quad Cortex 2.00 update adds Hybrid Mode and nearly 900 new Neural Captures
Plus new workflows, features and a chunky Directory refresh
Jane's Addiction call in Josh Klinghoffer as Dave Navarro dep for 2023 tour
"We all hope Dave can be out playing with us when he feels healthy and ready"
