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Tame Impala's synth company releases Pistil companion app for Orchid
By Matt Mullen published
Telepathic Instruments Pistil is also available as a VST3/AU plugin for those that don't own Orchid, putting its Tame Impala-designed sounds in your DAW

Prince’s Purple Rain co-star recalls the moment he had the idea for one of his greatest songs
By Ben Rogerson published
10 years after his death, Apollonia Kotero is one of many friends and collaborators who’ve been remembering him

Boards of Canada are back with their first new music in 13 years
By Matt Mullen published
The legendary Scottish duo return with a new song shared on their official YouTube channel

Olivia Rodrigo still has The Cure’s Robert Smith on her mind on new single, Drop Dead
By Ben Rogerson published
Lyrical reference follows Rodrigo and Smith’s Glastonbury collab last year

You might want to open a window before using The Crow Hill Company's filthy new synth
By Matt Mullen published
Give it ten minutes before you open the DAW

Yamaha expands TransAcoustic lineup with more guitars that look like regular acoustics but are anything but
By Jonathan Horsley published
Yup, more second-gen acoustics in concert, dreadnought sizes, with and without cutaways, and with Yamaha's clever onboard tech as standard

David Lee Roth has clarified his creative role in Van Halen (again)
By Ben Rogerson published
“Our stuff is like West Side Story,” he says of the Van Halen back catalogue

Anne Hathaway on what changed her view of Taylor Swift and how she inspired her in Mother Mary
By Ben Rogerson published
The movie's soundtrack includes songs written by regular Swift collaborator Jack Antonoff and Charli XCX

One of our favourite Les Pauls just got more affordable as Gibson gives the Double Trouble the Studio treatment
By Jonathan Horsley published
Okay, so you lose the body binding and the case is soft, but the Double Trouble Studio has Ultra Modern weight relief, push/pull coil-taps, and there is a considerable saving to be had
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