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Orzabal and Smith talk collaboration, high-concept pop-rock production and songwriting chemistry, and why they've never been just a “couple of guys with synths and a backing tape”

MoonDial finds Metheny in the company of just a baritone and ribbon mic, and yet it takes jazz into a twilight world existing beyond time, where, he says, there is no future, no past

Bass legend Joe Preston breaks cover to reflect on his career with Melvins, High On Fire, Earth and more, and admits that trying to make a living from music was his biggest mistake

As Ritenour returns with Dave Grusin and a record celebrating the music of Brasil, the jazz fusion maestro and session legend tells us why we should expect the unexpected at his shows

In this in-depth chat from 2007, White talks about the recording of the White Stripes' Icky Thump, hails Nashville for keeping it real and explains why music is not fun

The jazz guitar maestro shares the secrets to guitar phrasing and discusses the irrational melodies and Eno-inspired “sound forward” approach behind his new album, Speak To Me

The Big F’s executive VP of product says eyes peeled for more Road Worn finishes, artist signature Acoustasonics, and more special releases to celebrate 70 years of the Stratocaster

Best of 2023: Troy Van Leeuwen checks in from The End Is Nero Tour to talk fuzz favourites, filling in for Dave Navarro in Jane's Addiction, and why no one pedal alone can recreate Queens Of The Stone Age's guitar tone

Reflecting on a life of warping electric guitar norms, Moore discusses punk's duality, guitar technique, environmental sound, and taking his sound beyond the boundary

The master teacher behind the Marty Music YouTube channel discusses personal tuition vs video, how tech is helping more people learn, and reveals the player he would want a lesson from