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Damon Albarn suggests that Gorillaz helped to lay the groundwork for the success of KPop Demon Hunters

By Will Simpson published 18 February 26

But they may yet return to the US, he says

Eventide releases reimagined version of Laurie Spiegel's Music Mouse, four decades on from its release

By Matt Mullen published 18 February 26

This groundbreaking piece of software is a fun, playful and accessible way for anybody to generate unexpected chords, melodies and arpeggios with nothing more than a humble mouse

“These chemicals may be migrating from the headphones into our body”: Research suggests headphones contain dangerous toxins

By Will Simpson published 18 February 26

And they could be absorbed into your skin via sweat

“You can have a great amp but if the speaker sucks it won’t sound good”: Sylosis' Josh Middleton on the most important link in your signal chain

By Jonathan Horsley published 18 February 26

The secret to great tone? Don't forget the speaker cabinet matters, too

Gary Clark Jr channels the King of the Blues for limited edition Gibson Custom Shop collab

By Jonathan Horsley published 17 February 26

The 21st-century blues king pays dues to his hero with a stunning limited edition Cobra Burst ES-355, fresh from the Custom Shop

“Know you’re about to have the time of your lives”: Pitbull fans will attempt to break a world record in July

By Will Simpson published 17 February 26

A bald attempt to generate publicity and drum up ticket sales, you might say

Michael Stipe returns to Springfield to sing a rewritten version of one of REM's biggest hits

By Will Simpson published 17 February 26

It’s his second appearance on the show

How the gift of a divisive Rolling Stones album scuppered the chance of a collaboration between Nile Rodgers and John Mayer

By Ben Rogerson published 17 February 26

Rodgers believes that the 1967 record in question is "the most underrated rock and roll album of all time”

Producer Mike Sabath on starting Raye’s “outrageous” second studio album at an Airbnb

By Ben Rogerson published 17 February 26

“Mark Ronson DM’d me. He was like, ‘Nice.’ And I was like, ‘yeah!’”

Tributes paid to Billy Steinberg, one of the defining songwriters of the '80s and '90s, who has died

By Will Simpson published 17 February 26

A “pure genius”, says Cyndi Lauper