A new Blondie album, featuring Clem Burke's final sessions, is coming out in early 2027
High Noon will feature the final recordings of Clem Burke
Artists
A new Blondie album, featuring Clem Burke's final sessions, is coming out in early 2027
High Noon will feature the final recordings of Clem Burke
Justice confirmed as GTA VI soundtrack composers: French duo get the Rockstar seal of approval
News comes as they as they release their thunderous new song, Flower in a Hurricane, with Tame Impala and SZA
Billy Corgan praises Travis Barker as the "most Influential" drummer of the last 30 years
Plus Blink man tells Corgan how playing drums after plane crash connected him to “something”
We enter the studio of soundtrack overlord Tyler Bates
Tyler Bates on scoring John Wick 4, building sound around a single vocal gesture, and working with The Exorcist director William Friedkin
“This decision is necessary and important to us and our future ambitions”: Floor Jansen has exited Nightwish
Vocalist had been with Finnish metal band for thirteen years
How Frank Ocean broke the hip-hop rulebook with his 2016 magnum opus
Back in 2016 Frank Ocean confounded expectations and changed hip-hop’s landscape with his groundbreaking second album
“I said, ‘This is a home run!’”: The inside story of a classic ’80s hit – Footloose by Kenny Loggins
“The movie lifts the song and the song lifts the movie”
Music Tech
Teenage Engineering is working on a portable, stackable amp for outdoor jams
The EP-35 K.O.-AMP was revealed in a recently surfaced FCC filing
How to set up patch bay alongside your audio interface
Revolutionise your home studio's connectivity and signal paths with a patch bay – here's how
We enter the studio of soundtrack overlord Tyler Bates
Tyler Bates on scoring John Wick 4, building sound around a single vocal gesture, and working with The Exorcist director William Friedkin
How Frank Ocean broke the hip-hop rulebook with his 2016 magnum opus
Back in 2016 Frank Ocean confounded expectations and changed hip-hop’s landscape with his groundbreaking second album
Best small studio monitors 2026: Portable & desktop speakers
Tried and tested compact nearfields to free up valuable desktop space without compromising on sound
Best keyboard stands 2026: Our picks for home, studio and stage, whatever your budget
What you should look for in a keyboard stand, plus our pick of the most sturdy, stylish keyboard stands from K&M, Quicklok, RockJam, Roland, Jaspers and more…
"Anytime I had a little bit of money, I would buy gear” Jack Antonoff talks Taylor Swift’s Midnights
We sit down with the world's biggest producer to talk Taylor Swift, his deep love of vintage gear, and why he can’t stop scrolling through Reverb at 4AM
Why we still have a thing for hardware outboard gear
Long before computers and plugins, studio effects were generated by hardware boxes. For some, they still are, but in this day and age, what is the alluring appeal of hefty hardware effects?
“Delivers impressive scale for a speaker of this size”: Eve Audio EXO 24 review
Compact desktop monitors can be a bit of a compromise. Can these new designs deliver? Let’s find out
Never cleaned your synths? Here's how – and why – to do it properly
Follow these top tips to keep your 'boards clean, in tune and ready to play, whatever the day
Guitars
Inside Fender's 80-year battle against 60-cycle hum – the nemesis of single-coil guitars
Fender's Silent System is a solution for hum-free single-coil pickups with no tone loss. Director of product Allen Abbassi shares the story of its development
Teenage Engineering is working on a portable, stackable amp for outdoor jams
The EP-35 K.O.-AMP was revealed in a recently surfaced FCC filing
“Tarantino wanted to get a genuine reaction”: Hateful Eight Martin wasn't smashed by accident claims historian
It wasn’t an error after all, he says
Josh Scott of JHS Pedals is getting rid of a (literal) truckload of rare gear on Reverb
A truck came and took away hundreds of pedals, a heap of guitars, some very rare amps and you can buy this stuff from Oct 21
“This will only get better over time”: Darkglass Anagram Guitar Essentials review
No longer just a bass pedal, this limited edition of the Anagram multi-effects is loaded with essential tones for us six-stringers
Jackson unveils classic Scott Ian, Randy Rhoads, David Ellefson and Marty Friedman signature models
The ultimate metal guitar signature drop? With a replica of the Rhoads that started it all, this has got to be up there
Harley Benton’s mega-drop: S-styles with VegaTrems and semis with BB King and Dave Grohl vibes
Budget semis don't get much nicer than the HB-35Plus Rotary and Tribute Series HB-35TL – but the VegaTrem ST Modern Plus is a stunner, too
Guitar Lessons & Tutorials
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Confused by guitar tabs and notation? Use this complete guide to reading music for guitar
Learn to play acoustic and electric guitar in record time with our guide to easy-to-read notation
"Don't play scales just to get faster. Speed is a happy by-product of playing more accurately": Beginner Guitar Lessons - nailing scales
The A major pentatonic, A minor pentatonic and Mixolydian are great places to start and we'll show you how
"There isn't one correct answer": 6 things you need you need know about how to clean and condition your guitar fretboard
A string change is the ideal opportunity to get your 'board back to its best
What are the best online guitar lessons in 2026? I’m a professional guitar gear reviewer and these are my highest-rated lessons platforms
My expert pick of the best online guitar courses will supercharge your playing wherever you are, and whether you're a beginner, intermediate, or advanced player
How Tom Morello used his guitar to drill into the off-limits domain of the turntablist
The Rage Against the Machine axe-man’s most memorable moment saw him emulate a DJ scratch breakdown using a trick that few have fully mastered
With a massive 89% discount, $99 for a year's worth of Guitar Tricks online lessons is the best way to upgrade your guitar playing this Black Friday
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Ignite your inner guitar god for just 27 cents a day with TrueFire’s July 4th sale - save 60% on online lessons
With over 84,000 lessons at your disposal, this is one of the best value guitar tuition subscriptions online right now
Can you fix your guitar's frets yourself? We try three innovative approaches from MusicNomad to investigate how they might conquer a major cause of fret buzz
Uneven frets are a common issue with our guitars, but MusicNomad has come up with different ways to empower players to deal with it themselves
Latest Tuition
How to set up patch bay alongside your audio interface
Revolutionise your home studio's connectivity and signal paths with a patch bay – here's how
How to connect your audio interface to your computer – for both PC and Mac users
Our simple step-by-step guide to hooking up your audio interface to a laptop or computer
Starting to record at home? Grab these essentials to make life a lot easier
Getting into home recording has never been easier, but apart from a DAW and a mic, what else do you need to record successfully at home? Here’s a list of those value-added extras that you may need!
10 mic tips for recording drums, piano and other instruments in your DAW
Get the right mic in the right place!
How to play a piano with both hands
Here's the simple way to get your left and right hands making beautiful music together
It's time to finally learn music theory – Start here with our basic notation overview
Learning to actually read music can open up many avenues as a musician, and it isn't as difficult as it might look…
Here's everything you need to know about keyboard sizes but were afraid to ask
Looking for the perfect keyboard? Does size really matter? 88, 49, 32?… Here’s the full guide to navigating the keys-world
6 steps for perfectly capturing a real drum performance in your DAW
Inject some feel into your tracks by recording a real human drummer (no jokes, please). It's easier than you think
How to start recording pristine picked acoustic guitar in just three simple steps
You can create a great guitar track using just a single microphone and it's simpler than you think…
10 music theory tricks every producer and songwriter should know
Spruce up your chords and snazz up your scales with these simple but powerful techniques
How to use a mixing console
Faders, knobs, buttons, sliders and sockets explained: Here’s how to find your way around a modern mixing desk
The difference between distortion and saturation and how to effectively get a gnarly sound
Adding small or even large amounts of saturation doesn’t have to be bad for you, as we explore how to singe your sonics
How to use reverb to build impressive-sounding filters, reverses, risers and pads
Create your own reverb effects with our step-by-step tutorial
How to get Radiohead’s resonant National Anthem vocal effect in software
On Kid A, Radiohead went resonant with some severe vocal processing - although complex at the time, the incredible results can now be easily achieved in software
Build your own expressive talkbox with plugins
If you love the sound of the talkbox, but grapple with the practicality of the hardware, we have some top tips for recreating the classic sound with plugins
How to get recognisable pop sounds and effects using only Logic’s stock plugins
If you’ve got Logic, you’re already more than capable of recreating Skrillex’s manipulated reverb, Billie Eilish’s formant shifting and much more…
How to emulate one of Jon Hopkins' signature sonic techniques with plugins
We get creative with an effects chain inspired by Jon Hopkins, and a heavy dose of felt piano
Exploring how Harry Styles brought the sounds of minimal techno to pop with Aperture
Aperture heralded a new approach for Styles, but its sounds clearly cribbed from the minimal techno playbook
Latest Reviews
“This will only get better over time”: Darkglass Anagram Guitar Essentials review
No longer just a bass pedal, this limited edition of the Anagram multi-effects is loaded with essential tones for us six-stringers
“Delivers impressive scale for a speaker of this size”: Eve Audio EXO 24 review
Compact desktop monitors can be a bit of a compromise. Can these new designs deliver? Let’s find out
"I do not see a lifetime in which I naturally reach the limits of what this device is capable of": Apple MacBook Pro M5 Max review
Despite a high asking price, the MacBook Pro M5 Max’ engineering proves to be far more than wallet-stretching, spec-sheet smirkery
“It improves in all the right places”: Strymon TimeLine MX review
Fifteen years on, Strymon's flagship TimeLine returns with dual engines, new delay types, a reverb, and a five-minute looper
“The ISA preamps deliver superb quality recorded tones”: Focusrite ISA C8X review
The Focusrite ISA C8X pairs two Lundahl-transformer ISA preamps with six Focusrite preamps, analogue saturation, and a built-in monitor controller
“An excellent example of the genre’s shifting atmospheric soundscapes”: EarthQuaker Devices Towers review
DOD builds on the legacy of its Rubberneck with a new analogue delay that’s sure to get your attention
"Genuinely punches above what its asking price might suggest": Patina PJ-6 offset guitar review
A solidly made, budget-friendly guitar that is looking to deliver relic'd aesthetics without the custom shop price tag
“This could well be the amp simulator to rule them all”: Line 6 Helix Stadium Native review
Line 6 Helix Stadium Native brings Agoura amp models, Proxy clones, and 48-blocks to your DAW, but is it worth the $399.99 asking price for new users?
