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“The next step in cable technology”: Ibanez and JTC claim to have created the world’s most advanced guitar cable – but what makes it so special?

The Glideline collaborative instrument cable delivers high-resolution signals that “eliminate any compromise” from guitar tones

Guitar World

Mobb Deep review – New York rap duo can still keep the temperature rising

Thirty years on from their album The Infamous, and seven years after the death of founder member Prodigy, Havoc teams up with Big Noyd for a breathlessly-paced set

The Guardian - UK

“This is on a level of Live Aid, mid-'80s”: John Mayer and Dave Matthews to perform as a duo for the first time at L.A. FireAid benefit concert, alongside Red Hot Chili Peppers, Joni Mitchell and Green Day

The mega-event will take place on January 30 at L.A.'s Intuit Dome and Kia Forum, and will be broadcast on multiple platforms

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NAMM 2025: Offering both digital and analogue control, Flock Audio’s Switch takes takes audio routing to the next level

With DAW control and a customisable LED display, this latest switch gear is pulling out all the stops

MusicRadar

“A highly specialized design built to Mick’s exact specifications”: Mick Thomson’s long-awaited ESP signature guitar is finally here – but it’s not what we expected

The Slipknot guitarist’s first ESP signature guitar has been a long time coming, and its final form might take you by surprise

Guitar World

“The goal was to shake up B.B. King’s music and make it chart-friendly”: B.B. King had his breakthrough blues guitar moment with The Thrill Is Gone – but it was Jerry Jemmott’s bass that made it groove

For The Thrill Is Gone, Jemmott played his 1964 Jazz Bass – which would be stolen soon afterward

Guitar World

Haken guitarist Charlie Griffiths unveils new Tiktaalika project

Haken's Charlie Griffiths will release his second solo album Gods Of Pangea under the Tiktaalika banner in March

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Robert Plant and Johnnie Walker’s ex-radio colleagues arrive for DJ’s funeral

Walker died aged 79 in December, with his death being announced on New Year’s Eve by Bob Harris

Evening Standard

Rufus Wainwright says he should use the fact Trump is a fan to ‘reason with him’

Trump is reportedly a fan of Wainwright’s cover of Leonard Cohen’s ‘Halleujah’

The Independent UK

“The album was played in LaGuardia Airport for a brief period, but travellers said it ‘induced unease’ and sounded like funeral music”: A music professor breaks down Brian Eno's Ambient 1: Music For Airports

Following the release of Gary Hustwit's long-awaited Eno documentary, our resident music prof puts the fabled producer's most celebrated release under the musical microscope

MusicRadar

Mac Miller – Balloonerism review: a richly important missing piece of the rapper's creative journey

3/5 The posthumous release from Mac Miller’s estate of a 2014 album is nowhere near Miller’s best, but isn’t that the point?

Evening Standard

“I never get to discuss guitar in most interviews!” Franz Ferdinand’s Alex Kapranos reveals his obscure vintage gear obsessions, how Peter Green was a huge influence on his playing, and why the thrill of guitar is undeniable

The Franz Ferdinand leader rarely gets to talk guitars. He shares his love of vintage Japanese instruments, explains the process of demoing, looping and mic’ing on new album The Human Fear – and reveals why the secret to studio success is that there’s no secret

Guitar World

TikToking on heaven’s door: Bob Dylan joins social media app as US ban looms

Songwriter, 83, signs up to TikTok with platform facing Sunday deadline to sell US operation

The Guardian - UK

“I had to have a spare liver and pancreas on ice… Then I missed my flight, and that’s when the comedy really began”: Zakk Wylde tells the story behind his infamous Guitar World cover with Dimebag Darrell

It's one of the most legendary GW cover shoots of all time: two metal legends, one with a freshly dyed green beard, and lots of alcohol…

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Sir Rod Stewart among UK stars singing at LA wildfires support event

Sir Rod Stewart and Sting are among the British stars to be singing at FireAid - a support event for the LA wildfires.

Louder

“We didn’t know we were creating a new style… we took sounds from anywhere and everywhere”: Tony Visconti, Roger Dean and the making of Osibisa’s debut album

Released in 1971, the African-tinged record pioneered what would become world music, and took prog into fresh new waters too.

Louder

The Dust Coda announce departure of old frontman, new frontman already in place

The announcement of The Dust Coda's new frontman comes ahead of a UK tour in March

The Independent UK

Mac Miller’s posthumous album is a wonderful, if unsettling, reminder of a talent lost

4/5 Unlike your typical bucket-scraping rattlebag of audio oddities thrown together to con extra cash from grieving fans, this record feels complete and cohesive

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"I first heard it when I started taking acid": Devin Townsend picks the soundtrack of his life

Canadian maverick Devin Townsend names his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and reveals the music he listens to while mowing the lawn

Evening Standard

Taylor Swift: The destruction caused by LA wildfires is ‘heartbreaking’

The 35-year-old star made the comments as she posted a list of organisations she has donated to.

MusicRadar

“The VQD could well unlock drumming for people who otherwise can’t possibly play a kit at home”: Roland VQD106 review

If noise annoys those around you when you’re drumming, this ultra-quiet electronic set has the solutions - plus, watch our volume comparison video with a standard e-kit

Louder

“All you have to do is turn on the TV and you’re inundated by complete lies from people who are supposed to be running this country”: How distortion, chaos and a world gone mad shaped R.E.M.’s game-changing album Document album

On 1988’s Document album, ‘the thinking person’s rock band’ ditched the jangling guitars for distortion, power chords and arena rock singles

MusicRadar

NAMM 2025: Have all your keyboards always connected with Heritage Audio's Synth Buddy, a 10 to 1 reversible and fully passive stereo switch

Loads of gear and not enough inputs? No problem - getting your favourite noisemaker into your mix is just a dial spin away

Metal Hammer

"My first concert was The Black Crowes, but my second was ZZ Top. That would've been the cooler answer!" Brat's Liz Selfish: 10 Records That Changed My Life

From Eyehategod and A Day To Remember to 50 Cent and Dave Matthews Band, these songs have shaped Brat vocalist Liz Selfish

MusicRadar

"I realised the key was wrong - it was like this puzzle we were trying to piece together.”: How Chappell Roan’s Good Luck, Babe! went from album cast-off to global smash

Tweaked and perfected for months, Roan’s breakthrough track was a three-way labour of love

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