The world's most Googled guitar song chords and riffs prove Elvis has not left the building in South America and Ethiopia loves Blur
There's a strong showing from British acts according to a new survey
There's a strong showing from British acts according to a new survey
We put one of MJ's best-loved tunes under the musical microscope and explore the unlikely origins of its iconic hook
The latest from the Gibson amp line has two channels, two Jensen 10” speakers, tube-driven reverb and tremolo, and design input from Randall Smith and the Boogie team
Watt produced the band's new album Dark Matter
Hurry though - entries for this potential big break close this week
In this in-depth chat from 2007, White talks about the recording of the White Stripes' Icky Thump, hails Nashville for keeping it real and explains why music is not fun
The DT-DX is based on the Raspberry Pi-powered MiniDexed DIY synth
Amps, mics and the pedal on Heart-Shaped Box that nearly caused a rift between Cobain and Krist Novoselic – "He really thought Kurt was trying to sabotage the song"
The late guitar great believed his superior work was Oh Well Pt. 2 – an instrumental Fleetwood Mac never played live but the Pink Floyd legend honored decades later
An “accidental leak” was to blame, apparently
Electronic artist, producer, gear explorer, film composer, and modular master Robin Rimbaud has been releasing music as Scanner and other acts for more than four decades. Here, he gives us a more electronic expert viewpoint on what separates a demo from the finished article…
Including delta blues, gypsy jazz, country, medieval, folk and bluegrass
Head like a… E5addb9
Set your reverb pedals to stun
I'm feeling supersonic, give me F#m11/C#
The essential tools for a blues jam are all here – complete with a backing track to try them out on
Waiting on the D/F# to change
All my strumming, I will send to you
Unpicking the fingerstyle of the most influential blues guitarist
This all-in-one room correction package means no more excuses for a muddy low-end
It’s designed for snare drums. It’s a microphone. It’s the Lauten Audio Snare Mic
The Swedish developer launches a sample-based drum machine. We give it a shot
A feature-packed, great value-for-money audio interface that could be the perfect companion for live shows and studio work
A solid and affordable off-the-shelf monitoring option
Headphones designed for both recording and mixing? We're intrigued
Well designed coaxial monitors can offer substantial sonic benefits. We hook one up
Following the widely-loved Soothe, we ask if Oeksound’s latest might become another must-have