Latest articles by Ben Rogerson
RePedal is a free ‘AI guitar pedal maker’ that creates a new stompbox every time you click it
Now you can get that ‘new gear’ dopamine hit without spending any money
Sly Stone says he once acquired some very intimate footage of Jimi Hendrix
“I didn’t think it was right to have it out there in the world like that, where it could appear suddenly and do him harm”
Jacob Collier: “None of my albums have ever been on any chart. I'm personally deeply proud of this”
“I mean, there's no such thing as Album of the Year,” he says. “This is made up. Someone made that up”
Dave Stewart recalls his first meeting with Bob Dylan as he unveils new covers album, Dave Does Dylan
“It's been a long road and these lyrics and melodies have kept me company through the best and the worst of times,” he says
“The ultimate wireless guitar rig built into premium headphones”: Positive Grid launches Spark Neo
It includes headphones, a wireless transmitter and an app
What were those controllers sitting on Jon Batiste's piano when he sang at the Super Bowl?
It’s a Star-Spangled puzzler, that’s for sure
Billie Eilish’s Birds of a Feather is the Record of the Year nominee that most guitarists and pianists want to play
And Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ Die with a Smile is the Song of the Year nominee that most musicians want to learn
Donny Osmond uses “mind-blowing AI and CGI technology” to duet with… himself
"I’m going to be talking and singing with Donny Osmond. You know - the one from 1972”
Prince’s estate claims a “big win for his legacy” as it confirms cancellation of Netflix documentary
Instead, we’ll be getting an ‘official’ film that will “make the music the priority”
Mike Scott says he "loved" what Prince did when he covered his biggest hit, but did he write it about him?
A previous interview gives us the answer
Best synthesizers 2025: Top analogue, digital, mono and polysynths
From mini monosynths, through to mighty polyphonic workstations, our experts have hand-picked hardware synth recommendations for every budget
Studio footage shows producer Andrew Watt berating Elton John for his impatience
The record also features lyricist Bernie Taupin and former Red Hot Chili Peppers colleagues Chad Smith and Josh Klinghoffer
Ariana Grande tells Billie Eilish why she said no to having “trap drums” in one of her Wicked songs
“I just kind of mustered up the courage to say ‘you know, respectfully, I think maybe she does not have that in her’”
Recently unearthed footage shows Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham discussing the making of Rumours
He also tells the tale of how he and Stevie Nicks ended up joining Fleetwood Mac in the first place
Prince's former bandmate reveals her "total surprise" when he gave her the nod to play the Purple Rain guitar solo
“After the third chorus, he’s singing ‘in the purple…’ and then he pointed at me, which was the cue to take the solo," says guitarist Donna Grantis
George Michael’s backing singer says that he was "very particular on vocal sound"
Jo Garland confirms that it’s her voice that you can hear singing the re-recording of Patrice Rushen’s Forget Me Nots refrain on Fastlove
“This is a hideous name drop, but…”: Jon Hopkins reveals what he learned from Brian Eno
“As much as possible, don't get bogged down in the tiny minutiae,” he says
Women’s recent 'dominance' at the Grammys is massively overstated, says new report
The success of the likes of Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish has obscured what’s really going on, research suggests
"I really didn’t know who Timothée was”: Larry Saltzman on teaching Chalamet to play the guitar
“He kind of knew one or two chords and formed a couple of chords. I could tell he was just very musical right away.”
FKA Twigs has a very specific way of describing the “feminine touch” she wants her music to have
“I want more, like ephemeral soft edges. More all-encompassing kind of beautifulness,” she explains
Steve Lukather on why Toto have built up such a huge Gen Z audience
“It’s a demented thought but at the same time it’s kinda cool to think that people around the world like our music that we wrote in North Hollywood when we were much younger,” he says
Meet Kurzweil’s new K20 series synths, a VAST improvement on the ‘90s classic that inspired them
A K2000 for 2025
NAMM 2025: ROLI’s Piano is a larger keyboard for use with its Airwave hand-tracking hardware and music learning software, but is it large enough?
49-note controller has light-up keys, per-note pitchbend and polyphonic aftertouch
