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Did George Harrison contribute to more Beatles songs than he is given credit for?
By Neil Crossley Published
"I think in the balance I would have had more things to be niggled with him about than he would have with me"

Did James Blake really sample the Titanic's SOS signal on Death of Love?
By Matt Mullen Published
A highlight from recent album Trying Times, the track also features a rare Leonard Cohen sample approved by the artist's son

How Dave Grohl delivered his Smells Like Teen Spirit drum track
By Stuart Williams Published
The drum part that introduced Nirvana and a drummer named Dave Grohl to the world was released back in 1991
![Kirk Hammett plays his Mummy ESP signature guitar [left]; Neal Schon plays a Les Paul on a stage lit up in purple.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zLwrLewdapgJA4vxYgYjSK-320-80.jpg)
Kirk Hammett felt so guilty after buying Neal Schon's Les Paul on the cheap he offered to return it
By Jonathan Horsley Published
Some might have thought that this was the bargain of a lifetime, a Factory Black '57 Les Paul with P-90s, and it was. And that was the problem

DAWs for DJs, rotary mixers and the world's first standalone motorized controller: 5 of the coolest pieces of gear we saw at Thomann's DJ Days
By Matt Mullen Published
We ventured out to rural Germany to check out the latest and greatest in DJ controllers, mixers, software and more at the European gear retailer's DJ-focused trade show

AlphaTheta’s CDJ-1500X is a WiFi equipped DJ player that lets your audience vote on track requests
By Si Truss Published
The brand’s latest multiplayer distills the essence of the flagship CDJ-3000X into a smaller, more affordable package

“He's very… Harry Stylish. But that's all that he is": Producer Mike Stock on today's pop landscape
By Daniel Griffiths Published
Having crafted over 100 hits with Stock Aitken Waterman, the super-producer is back with today’s biggest stars in his sights

Jackson and Brandon Ellis unveil a top-tier 27-fret Kelly that's designed especially for metal solos
By Jonathan Horsley Published
The Cannibal Corpse touring guitarist's Kelly is finished in Gold Crackle and comes loaded with his Dyad Parallel Axis humbucker and a Gotoh double-locking vibrato
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