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“It is thoroughly road tested and fit for purpose”: Fatboy Slim’s Satisfaction Skank bootleg is finally released
By Will Simpson published
Track combines Stones classic with Rockerfeller Skank

Just in time for the party season, Spotify is finally back in iOS and Android DJing apps
By Ben Rogerson published
You can now mix Spotify music in Algoriddim’s djay and AlphaTheta rekordbox

Electro-Harmonix and JHS Pedals team up for a Big Muff based on schematic that had been lying forgotten for 50 years
By Jonathan Horsley published
While researching a book on the history of EHX, Josh Scott found a 50-year-old schematic from Big Muff inventor Bob Myer. He took it to the breadboard and now it's here... The Big Muff 2

Seymour Duncan teams up with Dino Cazares for signature Machete humbuckers – and their versatility might surprise you
By Jonathan Horsley published
Available for six or seven-string guitars, the Machete is the same high-powered heavy-hitter Cazares uses in his signature Ormsby guitar, and is all about power and clarity

Mick Hucknall says he was simply green with envy when he heard George Michael's duet with Aretha Franklin
By Ben Rogerson published
“George goes and records this fantastic song with my heroine. And I just… arghh!”

Crazy Tube Circuits squeezes out another sweet twofer with the Orama preamp/fuzz pedal
By Jonathan Horsley published
One classic British amp-in-a-box circuit, one '90s boutique fuzz, two footswitches and countless tones to explore, the Orama is CTC's "vision in gain" and it looks (and sounds) mighty fresh

Ableton and Arturia reign supreme as Reverb reveals best-selling synths, samplers and drum machines of 2025
By Matt Mullen published
Ableton knocks Elektron off its perch as Push 2 tops the best-sellers list, and the Akai MPC makes a storming comeback

Brian May just got Tony Iommi the best Christmas present ever
By Jonathan Horsley published
Talk about doing Christmas shopping early? May's gift was two years in the making, and it's a big one – Queen meets Black Sabbath on a Red Special replica with a signature Iommi twist
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