Johnny Marr invites fan on stage to play guitar on This Charming Man… and he only goes and nails it By Michael Astley-Brown published 8 July 19 The Smiths guitarist temporarily relinquishes six-string duties
Guitar sales surge following The Cure’s Glastonbury set By Michael Astley-Brown published 8 July 19 Schecter guitars see major uplift
Pete Townshend pays tribute to late guitar tech Alan Rogan By Michael Astley-Brown published 5 July 19 The Who tech dies on eve of band’s Wembley show
Music tech legend Roger Linn: “I rarely listen to anything with drum machines in it” By James Russell published 3 July 19 The product pioneer on continuous controllers, future synth stars, and the secret of the MPC’s swing
High On Fire/Sleep’s Matt Pike just had his pedals stolen by airline employees By Michael Astley-Brown published 2 July 19 Pedalboard lost then returned completely empty
The Stranger Things 3 soundtrack is another nostalgic ‘80s synth-fest By Ben Rogerson published 1 July 19 Kyle Dixon and Michael Stein ride the sci-fi synthwave once again
10 of the best electronic music acts to watch at Glastonbury 2019 By Greg Scarth published 28 June 19 The hi-tech artists you can’t afford to miss this weekend
Hans Zimmer is working with BMW to design the sounds for its new electric cars By Ben Rogerson published 25 June 19 BMW Vision M Next is the first to feature BMW IconicSounds Electric
John Mayer just gigged with Jerry Garcia’s iconic Wolf guitar By Michael Astley-Brown published 25 June 19 Legendary Grateful Dead electric appears onstage with Dead & Company
How Stardust made Music Sounds Better With You… and why it was their only release By Ben Rogerson published 24 June 19 As the French house classic is reissued, we examine its production and legacy