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NPR just posted its most brutal Tiny Desk Concert ever as Napalm Death bring grind chaos to the office
By Jonathan Horsley Published
Taylor Swift, U2, Dua Lipa... the UK grind pioneers join exalted company as they give NPR a performance for the ages

"We are devastated”: L7 bassist Jennifer Finch diagnosed with brain cancer
By Beth Simpson Published
Band have set up a GoFundMe page for her care

“Hope you will joining us in wishing Simon the speediest of recoveries. And Eden – thanks”: Son of Gallup saves the day for The Cure
By Beth Simpson Published
Young bassist is filling in for his dad

Este Haim says sibling rivalry, Princess Peach and Tina Weymouth led her to the bass guitar
By Ben Rogerson Published
"I was moping around, like, ‘I don't have any talent. What is my place in the world?’ At eight years old! Existential crisis. So my dad was like, ‘I got an idea’”

Mick Jagger had to check that Paul McCartney's bass playing was "punk" enough for new Rolling Stones song
By Ben Rogerson Published
“I said to Andy, ‘Is he into this?’ Because it's really a punk tune, and it's going to go really fast," remembers Jagger

"When he died, I cried and I actually jumped into the ocean": Carlos Santana and more on bass legend Jaco Pastorius
By MusicRadar Published
We salute a true bass guitar virtuoso

Commodores co-founder and bassist Ronald LaPread has died, aged 75
By Ben Rogerson Published
“They said, ‘oh man, it’s too black’”

Thom Yorke joins Flea for 10-minute Marvin Gaye jam at Chili Pepper’s only solo UK date
By Beth Simpson Published
They played Got To Give It Up

Geezer Butler, Tal Wilkenfeld and Nate Mendel hail the legacy of the P Bass, as Fender celebrates its 75th anniversary
By Jonathan Horsley Published
Fender unveils the 75th Anniversary P Bass Collection featuring a stunning American Professional PJ Bass, a Player II P Bass in Diamond Dust Sparkle, and a retro American Vintage II 1951 model

“It was the record that changed our lives”: Rush frontman Geddy Lee on the band's classic 2112
By Jonathan Horsley Published
No one at the record company was happy to hear that Rush had another concept record. But this time the prog trio stuck the landing on a sci-fi epic that changed everything
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