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“They pick one crisis in one country and they paint the whole of Africa": Fuse ODG, the rapper behind Band Aid’s 40th anniversary controversy, releases his own We Know It's Christmas clapback track
By Daniel Griffiths published
First he persuaded Ed Sheeran to step away from the track. Now he’s made his own answer record to set the story straight
I recently bought a Les Paul, but the Squier Troublemaker Tele I’m reviewing has just been reduced by a whopping $136. Now I need to find space for another guitar before the price goes back up
By Stuart Williams last updated
Forget the name on the headstock, this Squier is the Telecaster for die-hard Gibson fans
With the LEGO Strat close to its lowest-ever price, who needs the Fender Custom Shop? Be quick, though, you don't have much time left to grab it and build your own
By Daryl Robertson last updated
Fender and Lego have made the perfect gift for Strat fans: Woodworking tools or skills not required
"A standout year for female artists": But Taylor Swift didn’t bag Spotify Wrapped’s most streamed song of 2024
By Daniel Griffiths published
The all-important year-end figures, released today, show that another artist snagged the song of the year
Michael Palin on his most famous musical moment and the “genius” of Neil lnnes
By Danny Scott published
“Neil’s got a songwriting credit on an Oasis track? I can only assume I was on one of my big trips at the time but it just shows you how good his music was,” he says
“You’ve caressed them with Stairway To Heaven. Now you’re going to disturb them!”: Jimmy Page on the perfect Led Zeppelin album
By Paul Elliott published
“We were crafting albums for the album market,” Page said
Nils Frahm hits out at genre snobbery in classical venues
By Andy Price published
“Most of the classical venues have a very arrogant attitude towards pop music, which is what I’m considered to be by most of them”
Meet the dongle nightmare that’ll get your original iPod working with your M4 Mac
By Daniel Griffiths published
Attention hipsters. Still rocking Apple’s first ever 5Gb iPod from 2001? We've got some great news
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