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Timbaland Launches New Site With Remix Competition
Beatclub, Metapop and NI join forces

 09-May-21    full story...

A Close Look At The Yamaha PSS-480
2 Operator FM synth with 9 editable parameters

 08-May-21    full story...

Future 1000 Programme Aims To Diversify Electronic Music
Open to UK students 12-18 who identify as female, trans or non-binary

 08-May-21    full story...

Launchpad Pro Support For iOS Groove Box GR-16
Jim Pavloff's Groove Rider updated

 07-May-21    full story...

1920s Compact Typewriter As A MIDI Controller
Type my beats up!

 06-May-21    full story...

In Conversation With CJ Bolland
midierror meets the acclaimed Techno producer

 05-May-21    full story...

TR-606 Inspired Eurorack Drum Sequencer
Tubbutec makes 3U and 1U models available

 30-Apr-21    full story...

Drum And Bass On A Bike
Not yet part of the cycling proficiency scheme

 29-Apr-21    full story...

Downsize Your Collection With Hardware Pin Badges
Miniature DX7 and Jupiter 8 for your blazer

 29-Apr-21    full story...

3 Free Workshops On Audio Development For Android
Workshop series from Music Hackspace start next week

 28-Apr-21    full story...

Meditate With Moby
Artist performs improvised ambient pieces for relaxation, sleep and study

 27-Apr-21    full story...

The Man With The Prodigy's Original Gear
Roland W30 and TB-303 once owned by Liam Howlett

 27-Apr-21    full story...

Free Ableton Fundamentals Course From Berklee Online
4 week course covers all you need to know to get started

 25-Apr-21    full story...

New Film Explores Story Of Female Pioneers In Electronic Music
'Sisters with Transistors' on general release today

 23-Apr-21    full story...

Loopcloud 6 Uses AI For Harmonic and Rhythmic Matching
And more

 22-Apr-21    full story...

Podcast: Sonic TALK 665 - Lets Talk Bunkers
Pure Piano, VideoSync, Cranborne 500R8 and more

 22-Apr-21    full story...

Beatport To Accept Bitcoin Payments
Music retailer soon to accept crypto-currency

 21-Apr-21    full story...

Halina Rice - Interactive Virtual Livestream
Futuristic projection and visuals for her latest release

 21-Apr-21    full story...

Arturia Releases Pigments 3
Polychrome software synthesizer adds a host of new features

 21-Apr-21    full story...

Generate Endless Acid Bangers Online
Beats and bleeps created by a randomised algorithm

 20-Apr-21    full story...

euroNES: Chipmusic Module For Eurorack
7 voice unit inspired by the Nintendo games console

 20-Apr-21    full story...

Early 90s Rephlex Records Interview with Aphex Twin
RDJ and Grant Claridge-Wilson discuss the electronic label

 20-Apr-21    full story...

Bluedot Festival Postponed Until 2022
Planning the greatest event yet when they return

 14-Apr-21    full story...

Accent Velocity - Sequenced Emphasis For MIDI Tracks
Sequence the relative velocities of incoming MIDI

 14-Apr-21    full story...

Free Online Sequencer To Create & Share Melodies
Save sequences online and download later

 13-Apr-21    full story...

Test Your Knowledge Of Classic Club Tracks
10 classic tracks to identify in each blind test

 11-Apr-21    full story...

Unearthed Chemical Brothers Interview From 1997
Tom & Ed discuss their early days and formation

 10-Apr-21    full story...

The Synth Sounds Of Tyler The Creator
Sounds of artists 2017's album Flower Boy re-created

 09-Apr-21    full story...

The Hidden Easter Eggs In Synths & Samplers
The secret modes and unwritten features of many favourites

 01-Apr-21    full story...

20 Year Anniversary Release For Spirit Of Gravity
Experimental music night release compilation raising money for local venues

 01-Apr-21    full story...

Cover of Ghosts By Hazel Mills and Harriet Riley
Prophet 6, SH09 and concert Marimba

 01-Apr-21    full story...

Testing The World's Longest Reverb
Tom Scott investigates vast wartime fuel tanks

 31-Mar-21    full story...

Free Virtual Concerts For Piano Day
Online events to mark annual celebration of the instrument

 29-Mar-21    full story...

ADE Announces In-Person Event for 2021
Performers named for event going ahead in October

 25-Mar-21    full story...

Chaabi: An Intricate Moroccan Groove
Yogev Gabay explains and deconstructs the unusual rhythm

 24-Mar-21    full story...

Lego Brick Modular Sequencer
16 step tactile sequencer using toys as triggers

 23-Mar-21    full story...

Free MIDI All The Things Hack Chat
Previous projects and future applications from MIDI aficionado

 22-Mar-21    full story...

The Future Of Musical Performance In 1984
Specialist musical robot could sight read and play music

 21-Mar-21    full story...

Prodigy Documentary In The Works
Tracking the full journey of the electronic punks

 19-Mar-21    full story...

Chipmusic Making With FamiStudio
New DAW for NES / Famicom music makers

 18-Mar-21    full story...

Learn More About Ableton Products
Free introductory webinars announced for Ableton Live & Push 2

 16-Mar-21    full story...

Book A Session With A Pro Drummer Or Get Free Drum Stems
Emily Dolan-Davies introduces improved booking system

 11-Mar-21    full story...

Interview: Ade Fenton Producing Gary Numan's New Album
'Intruder' is due for release on 21st May

 10-Mar-21    full story...

Creating A Hands-On Live Dub Mix
Setup and effects overview by Mungo's Hi Fi

 05-Mar-21    full story...

Designing A Phenakistoscope With Drew Tetz
Vinyl artist shares tutorial on his fantastic revolving illusions

 04-Mar-21    full story...

Reacting to Frank Zappa Is Now A Thing
Youtubers reacting to...

 04-Mar-21    full story...

Radio Documentary Brings Hope To Disabled People
'The Right to Record' by Sound Artist Hannah Kemp-Welch

 04-Mar-21    full story...

Audio Inception: Live Vinyl Cutting Lathe Delay
Vinyl Artist Richard Houghten's one of a kind effect

 03-Mar-21    full story...

GPU Audio Processing On The Horizon?
Swiss company promise cutting-edge developments to audio processing

 02-Mar-21    full story...

A Brief History Of Hardware Sequencers
From Arp to Squarp

 02-Mar-21    full story...

Abbey Road Celebrate Womens Day With FREE Virtual Festival
A week of online talks, mentor sessions and masterclasses

 27-Feb-21    full story...

UK Music Festival Tickets On Sale And Selling Out!
Reading and Leeds announced, Creamfields sold out

 26-Feb-21    full story...

Build A High End Condenser Mic On A Budget
Two variations based on the Neumann U87

 25-Feb-21    full story...

Classic Vangelis - Commanding A Virtual Orchestra
Incredible performance on a vast range of instruments

 23-Feb-21    full story...

End Of An Era For Daft Punk
Duo Split After 28 Years Together

 22-Feb-21    full story...

Classic Synths In Miniature - Arp Quadra
Incredible miniature replications of classic synths

 22-Feb-21    full story...

Mix With A Grammy Winning Producer
Ken Lewis Mixing Night session series

 21-Feb-21    full story...

Can This Only Be Two People Performing?
Impressive hybrid drumming and multi-instrumentation

 18-Feb-21    full story...

What are the 50 Greatest Ambient Albums?
Extensive list of recommended listening

 17-Feb-21    full story...

How Many Audio Illusions Can You Name?
Over 40 psycho acoustic effects explained

 16-Feb-21    full story...

Chick Corea RIP
Legendary Jazz pianist has died

 12-Feb-21    full story...

Sisters With Transistors
New film tells the story of electronic music's female pioneers

 11-Feb-21    full story...

Aphex Twin Visual Collaborator Weirdcore Shares His Process & Influences
30 minute talk on his work with Warp and more

 10-Feb-21    full story...

New Female Vocal Sample Library
Soundiron releases Voice Of Wind: Audrey

 27-Jan-21    full story...

Sound Advice For All Musicians
New book is a health-focused performance and career manual

 22-Jan-21    full story...

MIDI Basics: Connecting A USB MIDI Controller To Your Computer
Simple guide to get you started

 12-Jan-21    full story...

In-Depth Practice Guide For The ContinuuMini
Video shows all you need to know about Haken's portable Fingerboard

 14-Dec-20    full story...

Live Blog: Black Friday Gear Deals
When we spot them, we'll post them

 23-Nov-20    full story...

Spectrasonics Trillian 1.5 Update - Big Sur Compatible
Bass focussed instrument is a Free update

 14-Nov-20    full story...

Arturia Offer Big Black Friday 50% Early Discounts
Save on V Collection 7 , FX Collection and Pigments

 13-Nov-20    full story...

  Podcast: Sonic TALK 641 - Chris Huggett
Output 45mill, Jon Carpenter, Erae Touch

 29-Oct-20    full story...

Chris Huggett - Influential Synth Designer Has Died
RIP British pioneer of affordable synths

 26-Oct-20    full story...

Behringer Set Their 2600 Price - $599
Wow, thats not what we expected

 20-Oct-20    full story...

Podcast: Sonic Talk 639 - Ducking Techno
Aphex synth, Superbooth 21, 1010, 1010 Bluebox

 14-Oct-20    full story...

Fenestra Supports Visually Impaired Musicians
Global initiative launches

 05-Oct-20    full story...

Implexus Wavefolding Performance Synth Now On Kickstarter
Two oscillator, wave folder and FX

 02-Oct-20    full story...

Yamaha YC-61 Sounds Only Demo
More than an organ

 04-Sep-20    full story...

Podcast: Sonic TALK 626 - Facehugger Multi-track
Zoom H8, Studio One 5, Ennio, Beethoven and more

 09-Jul-20    full story...

UK Announces £1.57 Billion Arts Support Fund
Finally, some support for the creative industry

 06-Jul-20    full story...

Podcast: Sonic TALK 624 - I Only Run It At Night
Neve 8424, Lisa Bella Donna, Knobcloud.com, Stutter Edit2, JMJ VR

 25-Jun-20    full story...

3dPdModular - Pure Data Hardware Modular Launched
Hardware PureData system now live

 09-Jun-20    full story...

A Distributed Music Synthesizer Using WiFi
Build your own alles

 19-May-20    full story...

Superbooth 20HE: Bastl Instruments MIDI Looper and Stereo Filter
Vaclav takes us through the new pieces

 25-Apr-20    full story...

Waves Offers Extended 90-Day Demo...
...for the Abbey Road Studio 3 and Nx Virtual Mix Room over Headphones Plugins

 20-Apr-20    full story...

Bitwig Studio Updated
Version 3.2 focuses on greater control and sculpting possibilities for all sounds

 20-Apr-20    full story...

XYZ Accelerometer - A Synthesizer For iOS
Motion-controlled synth with parameter control via its x, y and z axis

 09-Apr-20    full story...

  Friday Fun: M-Audio Venom, Dreadbox Hypnosis
Play nice together

 20-Mar-20    full story...

Workflow: Elektrons With XZone DB4 Looping DJ Mixer
Dave Mech shows Digitakt, Digitone with looping for live performance

 18-Mar-20    full story...

  Friday Fun: Ninja Tune Zen Delay, Argon8 and Neutron
Its a synth jam

 13-Mar-20    full story...

Granular Cloud Reverb For Your Korg
Sinevibes Albedo is a plugin for prologue, minilogue xd and NTS-1 synths

 13-Mar-20    full story...

PreSonus Updates Studio Magic Suite
New additions to the 2020 edition of the software bundle for hardware owners

 20-Feb-20    full story...

Human Speech A.I. Cloned From 5 Second Samples
Not long till the robots take over - listen

 12-Feb-20    full story...

New Rack For BAE 500-Series Modules
Get R53 Channelstrip 19" rack unit free with purchase of three modules

 01-Nov-19    full story...

Manley Announces Anniversary Mic
Only 100 Reference Cardioid XXX Anniversary Limited Edition Microphones will be available

 08-Oct-19    full story...

Arturia - 3 Delays You'll Actually Use Released
Buckets, Tape and Digital types

 27-Aug-19    full story...

  5-MINUTES-WITH: Putney EMS VCS3
Bonkers British synth

 27-Aug-19    full story...

Cyclotronic Signals Collection
Five sampler instruments for Kontakt feature electromagnetic interference and more

 27-Aug-19    full story...

Sphere Modeling Mic Gets New Mic Models
Version 1.4 of the Sphere plug-in takes individual model total to over 30

 07-Aug-19    full story...

Making Techno Using Artificial Intelligence
Video demonstrates how you can incorporate AI into your music production workflow

 01-Jul-19    full story...

VI Influenced By Boards of Canada
SampleScience releases Northern Boarders

 28-May-19    full story...

MAAT Releases 2BC multiCORR
Multi-band correlation meter and monitor controller

 16-May-19    full story...

Ableton CV Tools For Live - Both In And Out
10 Tools for modular voltage control

 07-May-19    full story...

Live Blog: Superbooth Berlin - 2019
The biggest synth show in Europe

 07-May-19    full story...

Syntplex 2019: Omnishpere 2.6 More On That Arpeggiator
James gives us some more info

 02-Apr-19    full story...

Podcast: Sonic TALK 571 - The Mathematics of Random
Nils Frahm NOIRE, Flock Audio, SSL SiX, Game Synth

 28-Mar-19    full story...

Resynator: The Story Of A Synth, A Father And His Daughter
A documentary about connecting with a Father she never knew through a synthesizer

 28-Feb-19    full story...

NAMM 2019: Guitar Accessories You Might Want
Thimble Slide and Pebble Pedal Board

 31-Jan-19    full story...

NAMM 2019: Make Noise QPAS - Stereo Filtering On The Floor....
A hot mess of analogue circuitry...

 26-Jan-19    full story...

Dramatic Drop In Sales Of Hard Drives
SSDs are the future but can we afford them?

 11-Jan-19    full story...

Halloween Track: Pumpkin Massacre With Digitakt
Track made from pumpkin destruction

 29-Oct-18    full story...

Steinberg Expands Iconica Orchestral Library
Iconica Ensembles and Iconica Opus are now available

 28-Sep-18    full story...

Eurythmics From 1983 And Lots More Archive Footage
Juno 60 and Synare Drums

 27-Sep-18    full story...

DEAL: Waldorf - KB37 Get A Free NW1
Minilogue with Free Case - US Only

 19-Sep-18    full story...

Knobcon 2018: Deckards Dream Patches with Paul Schilling
Sound designer Paul Shilling demos some of his latest patches for the Deckards Dream

 15-Sep-18    full story...

Knobcon 2018: Erogenous Tones - Structure Video Synthesizer
A new visual synthesis module

 15-Sep-18    full story...

Knobcon 2018: Suit & Tie Guy Interview
Mr Suit tells us why we should all be attending Knobcon

 15-Sep-18    full story...

That Time When Pink Floyd Played Venice On A Massive Raft
And had to turn it down to avoid damaging buildings

 21-Aug-18    full story...

Massive Propaganda Speaker Banks In Taiwan From 1950s
Used to blast audio to mainland China

 17-Aug-18    full story...

This 1969 iHop Ad Featured Modular Synths But Its Still Horrible
Cutting edge production for the time

 14-Aug-18    full story...

New Releases From Alessandro Cortini And Battery Operated Orchestra
Sonoio Fine and BOO Snare

 13-Aug-18    full story...

Major Update For iOS MIDI Effect
FAC Envolver AuV3 plug-in gets new features in version 2

 07-Aug-18    full story...

Dennis Verschoor Interviewed At WORM Studio
Stuffed with ancient electronic music gear

 02-Aug-18    full story...

Divkid Shares His Modular Setup For Kids
Designed for festival science tent action

 31-Jul-18    full story...

It's International Songwriting Competition Time
ISC announces its panel of judges for the 2018 competition

 19-Jun-18    full story...

You'll Probably Want To Hear Smooth Criminal On Barrel Organ
Might put a smile on your face

 18-Jun-18    full story...

  Meet The Makers: Vlad Kreimer Of Soma Laboratory
Oragnismic manufacturing explained

 02-Jun-18    full story...

Jordan Rudess Gets Schooled In Synth-off
Well sorta

 28-May-18    full story...

MasteringBOX Mastering Application Updated
Drag-and-drop online application uses artificial intelligence to detect what your track needs

 23-May-18    full story...

MiniRig Mini - Pocket Sized Portable Speaker
Little brother of the MiniRig

 22-May-18    full story...

Time Manipulation Inside Pro Tools
zplane.development announce elastiqueAAXtce for use with the built-in TCE tool

 16-May-18    full story...

Dutch Festival Showcases The Modular Synth
Utrecht Centraal incorporates Colin Benders' Museum of Sound

 10-May-18    full story...

Portable Cassette Player With USB Audio
Archive all your old stuff

 21-Apr-18    full story...

MESSE 2018: Ferrofish B4000+ Hammond
We take a look at this clone of the classic Hammond sound

 11-Apr-18    full story...

MESSE 2018: Waves Tract - New Plugin
Audio Plugin for live audio engineers

 10-Apr-18    full story...

MESSE 2018: ZCase Flight Case Systems For Mixing Desks
2 minute set up got us excited...

 10-Apr-18    full story...

A Song About The 808 On The 808
Alex Ball smashes it

 10-Mar-18    full story...

New 2-Oscillator Analog Synth
TEM mini is made in the Czech Republic and features a MiniMOOG-inspired filter

 13-Feb-18    full story...

A Pulse Machine For Kontakt
Waveskimmer creates pulses, rhythms, riffs, melodic patterns, evolving pads & risers

 12-Feb-18    full story...

John Chowning Speaks to Elektron on FM Synthesis
An interesting insight into FM synthesis with the creator

 08-Feb-18    full story...

NAMM 2018: Gaz Williams and Cuckoo with a Pocket Operators Sampler
Gaz and Cuckoo finally meet

 27-Jan-18    full story...

Modular Control With A Fidget Spinner
Spin it for some analog dubstep...

 04-Jan-18    full story...

LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER - Hackoustic Village Walkthrough
Takes us through the Hackoustic Village at We Are Robots Festival

 08-Nov-17    full story...

Want A Nostalgia Trip But Don't Want To Watch Stranger Things?
Go back to 1985 with this vintage 2 hour video lesson!

 30-Oct-17    full story...

Want To Hear About The Sound World of Bladerunner 2049?
Thought so

 20-Oct-17    full story...

Wanna Know More About The History Of Electronic Music Instruments?
This website might be just the resource you need

 19-Oct-17    full story...

Music Theory Can Be Confusing... TheoryBoard Wants To Make It Easy!
New Kickstarter for music theory MIDI Controller

 02-Oct-17    full story...

This Inception Theme Cover On Arturia Minibrute Is Amazing
John Heath certainly rose to the challenge

 30-Aug-17    full story...

Neo-Soul Keys Studio For iPad
Gospel Musicians piano app is a complete replica of the desktop version

 22-Aug-17    full story...

The Theremin Explained
See one in action in the video from Doctor Mix

 02-Aug-17    full story...

  Brighton Modular Meet 2017: Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe
We sat down with Rob to discuss the creative process and what lead him to using a modular

 24-Jul-17    full story...

New Set Of Prophet 6 Patches
See all 100 GEOSynths Evolved Vol 1 patches in a video demo

 07-Jun-17    full story...

Two New ESI USB Audio Interfaces
U168 XT and U86 XT are USB 2.0 high- speed audio interfaces for Mac and PC

 03-May-17    full story...

Superbooth 17: Tubular Bells On 30 Synths from Superbooth
A feat of incredible persistence

 25-Apr-17    full story...

  Superbooth 2017: Cirklon Chief Scientist Colin Fraser Shows Off Some New Features
One hell of a hardware sequencer...

 22-Apr-17    full story...

  Superbooth 17: Polivoks Synthesizer Clone - Sounding Aggressive As Always
We take a look at the fully legal Polivoks clone

 21-Apr-17    full story...

  Superbooth 17: 4ms SWN - 6 Oscillator Wavetable Madness
It looks kinda like SMR but it is definitely not!

 20-Apr-17    full story...

  Superbooth 17: Rossum Electro-Music Assimil8or - 8 Channel Sampler
From one of sampling's great innovators

 20-Apr-17    full story...

  Superbooth 17: Day 1 Floor Walk
Come and take a look around the show

 20-Apr-17    full story...

PUSH TURN MOVE Gets A Kickstart
Kickstarter campaign now underway for book on interface design in electronic music

 20-Apr-17    full story...

Live Blog: Superbooth 2017 From Berlin
Synths a plenty at Berlin's new show

 19-Apr-17    full story...

  MESSE 2017: Radial Engineering New Products
Always have Interesting Useful Boxes

 19-Apr-17    full story...

  MESSE 2017: Chandler Limited REDD Mic - The Preamp Is Inside The Mic!?
Adam takes us through the features of the new mic

 13-Apr-17    full story...

  MESSE 2017: Suzuki Melodions - Sounds More Like a Flute Than We Thought...
The first one he plays is actually rather lovely....

 07-Apr-17    full story...

  MESSE 2017: Pons Guitars - Worlds First Interchangeable Body Guitar
We take a look at this interesting concept

 06-Apr-17    full story...

  MESSE 2017: Zynaptiq WORMHOLE Multi-effects Processor
A whole multitude of otherworldly effects

 05-Apr-17    full story...

  MESSE 2017: Radial Technologies Keylargo Keyboard Mixer and USB Interface
A small 3 channel mixer built for the road

 05-Apr-17    full story...

Live Blog: Musik Messe 2017
All the fun of the fair

 05-Apr-17    full story...

Hexinverter Release Latest Addition to Mutant Drum Series
And its an absolute squawker

 01-Apr-17    full story...

PUSH TURN MOVE
Book focusing on interface design in electronic music is coming soon

 23-Mar-17    full story...

Wanna Learn How The Human Body Makes Sounds?
This web app will show you, its also weirdly addictive

 22-Mar-17    full story...

Free Buchla-Style Synth For Reaktor
Trevor Gavilan's Cloudlab 200t is based on a Buchla 200 and 200e modular system

 22-Mar-17    full story...

Deckard's Dream - A CS-80 Clone Is In The Works
Rackmounted, DIY or Pre-built

 02-Mar-17    full story...

An Instrument You Play With Your Hugs
Introducing Musii: A Multi Sensory Interactive Inflatable

 27-Feb-17    full story...

Synth Action In Leamington Spa
Meet the Leamington Spa Home Made Electronic Music Society

 07-Feb-17    full story...

  NAMM 2017: Sonicsmith Audio Controlled Synths
A new type of synthesis that allows control via an audio input

 24-Jan-17    full story...

  NAMM 2017: Analogue Solutions Polymath Paraphonic Modular Synth
Tom Carpenter has been making vintage inspired analogue synths for 20 Years!

 24-Jan-17    full story...

  NAMM 2017: Erica Synths Black Octasource LFO
An excellent looking CV source for your modular

 22-Jan-17    full story...

  NAMM 2017: Expert Sleepers Disting MK4 and More
Os takes us through the latest updates

 20-Jan-17    full story...

Chiptunes Computer Celebrated
Viva Amiga is a film about the Amiga computer

 13-Jan-17    full story...

A Synth In Any Colour You Choose
Say hello to the Synthesizer Coloring Book

 16-Dec-16    full story...

  Synth Bike - We Get The Details
Completely mad, but completely fantastic

 08-Dec-16    full story...

Credit Card-Sized Synth
Tiny TS has a 1-octave capacitive touch keyboard

 30-Nov-16    full story...

Performance Control For Lemur
Control Yourself is a performance control template for Liines Lemur on IPad and Android

 29-Nov-16    full story...

Learning Modular: A Glossary of Terms
Do you know your AHDSR from your LPG?

 21-Nov-16    full story...

How the 1980 Dr. Who Theme Was Made
Check out the Yamaha CS-80 and other analog synths in the BBC Radiophonic Workshop

 07-Nov-16    full story...

Kano - Computers Anyone Can Make As Easy As Lego
Make a speaker, a dum machine a synth and more

 06-Oct-16    full story...

Palette - Modular MIDI Controller
Design your controller to fit your needs

 04-Oct-16    full story...

Kraftwerk Tickets Sell Out Fast
But if you've got the cash you can have em!

 30-Sep-16    full story...

Kraftwerk's Classic Roboter Covered by School Children
As tickets for Kraftwerk's world tour go on sale we post this excellent rendition of Roboter

 30-Sep-16    full story...

See S U R V I V E's Live Synth Rig
Short video at rehearsals for major US tour

 30-Sep-16    full story...

First Recording of Computer Generated Music Restored
Created by Alan Turing in 1951

 27-Sep-16    full story...

Stekker 2016: Objekt - We Talk Workflow and Tech
We managed to grab some time with TJ at Studio Stekker

 15-Sep-16    full story...

Stekker 2016: Call Super Interview
Second year at the festival, we were keen to hear about Joe's approach

 13-Sep-16    full story...

Stekker 2016: Dj DNA Studio Tour
Urban Dance Squad co-founder talks us through his studio set up

 06-Sep-16    full story...

Stekker 2016: Sjamsoedin Live Modular Rig
We talk to Sjam ahead of his first improvised live modular gig

 26-Aug-16    full story...

Stekker 2016: Sie Medway-Smith Interview
A veteran of Studio Stekker, Sie talks us through what keeps him coming back

 25-Aug-16    full story...

Stekker 2016: Dato Duo - The Synth For Two
The Dato Duo guys were on hand at the festival to show off their new synth

 16-Aug-16    full story...

RIP Ray Wilson
Synth DIY legend passes away

 25-Jul-16    full story...

Onde Magnetique: Cassette Synthesizer
OM-1 is a cassette based synthesizer

 18-Jul-16    full story...

Free Tremolo Plug-In For Mac and Windows
Adam Monroe's Tremolo could be the ideal companion for your virtual electric piano

 18-Jul-16    full story...

Watch A Modular System Being Connected
Live modular act #Instantboner releases a stop motion video of their setting up

 14-Jul-16    full story...

Want to Control Ableton Live With Your Modular?
CV4Live from Skinnerbox makes it easy!

 11-Jul-16    full story...

New Sounds For Korg Kronos
Kid Nepro releases Electric Guitars V2

 07-Jul-16    full story...

Synthesis Drum Machine For iPad
Audionomy follows their DM1 sample-based machine with the DM2 powered by Pure Data

 20-May-16    full story...

Herb Deutsch Extended Interview from Electronic Voyager
From the film about Bob Moog's journey

 09-May-16    full story...

Theremin Player Talks
Pamelia Stickney discusses playing the instrument in a new video

 19-Apr-16    full story...

  MESSE 2016: Mikme - Put A Studio In Your Pocket
Designed to capture singing, playing, drumming and speaking in studio-grade quality

 09-Apr-16    full story...

  MESSE 2016: Mackie AXIS Mix Control Surface
Its big and it talks Dante, and it has plenty of LCD displays

 09-Apr-16    full story...

  MESSE 2016: Label That Cable
DYMO wants us to sort our s*&^ out

 09-Apr-16    full story...

  MESSE 2016: Antelope Audio LiveClock
A portable BNC word clock for all your live clocking needs!

 07-Apr-16    full story...

  MESSE 2016: Theresyn - One Unique Theremin Inspired Instrument!
Nori Ubukota takes us through his instrument

 07-Apr-16    full story...

  MESSE 2016: New Audio Technology Spatial Audio Designer
A new plug-in for creating 3d spaces on your regular headphones

 07-Apr-16    full story...

Ever Wanted to Change Your Pedal Board On The Fly?
Patchulator 8000 - 8 channel desktop patchbay

 15-Feb-16    full story...

So What Do Black Holes Colliding Sound Like?
Like this, apparently

 12-Feb-16    full story...

NAMM 2016: What You May Have Missed But Shouldn't Have
A selection of the weird and wonderful

 02-Feb-16    full story...

  NAMM 2016: Bitwig Touchscreen Changes Everything
Play your DAW like an Instrument

 24-Jan-16    full story...

  NAMM 2016: Presonus Add Cascading For RM Mixers
New feature allows up to 64 channels with two mixers

 22-Jan-16    full story...

Are Strymon Hinting at a Eurorack Line?
Strymon's Pedal Monsters are cute and cuddly, but are very hiding a secret?

 15-Jan-16    full story...

This Pile of Springs Will Blow Your Mind
Chas Smith makes beautiful ambience from welding springs onto an old circular saw blade

 07-Jan-16    full story...

Audio Damage Fluid Chorus Pedal Coming
To be debuted at NAMM

 05-Jan-16    full story...

Play Roland's Rhythm Programming Game
Free TR-REC GAME app features rhythm programming used in the TR-808 and TR-8

 16-Dec-15    full story...

  Eat Static: Live Modular Rig
A new type of live performance from Eat Static

 11-Dec-15    full story...

  London Modular Alliance: Live Modular Rig
2 thirds of the Alliance talk us through their rig

 11-Dec-15    full story...

  VCOADSR: Live Modular Rig
We chatted with Phil about his modular setup

 10-Dec-15    full story...

  Blue Wolf Se7en: Live Modular Rig
Cirklon controlling 12u of eurorack

 08-Dec-15    full story...

Scanner Live Modular Rig
Robin Rimbaud shows off his live rig at Bells 'n' Whistles, Crackles 'n' Pops

 05-Dec-15    full story...

Bells and Whistles Crackles and Pops
A modular meet presented by Lamond Design and DivKid

 11-Nov-15    full story...

Carbon: A New Pattern Based Sequencer From Kilpatrick Audio
Crowdfunding campaign launched!

 05-Nov-15    full story...

Watch Producer KiNK Jam On The Novation Circuit
During ADE Novation grabbed KiNK for a JAM

 04-Nov-15    full story...

Module Teases From Around The Web
We look at the teases we are starting to get before the end of the year!

 30-Oct-15    full story...

MIDI Control From An Acoustic Guitar
ACPAD wireless MIDI controller offers access to instruments and loops from a guitar

 22-Oct-15    full story...

How Streaming Is Changing The Music Industry
Check out the infographic to see the results of recent research

 05-Oct-15    full story...

  Battle of The Verbs - Big Sky, Polara and Splash MK3
We compare all three

 28-Sep-15    full story...

  Abstract Data Octocontroller Patch Demo 3
Third part in this series of patch demos

 28-Sep-15    full story...

Leeds Modular Meet: Matttech Modular
One of the newest modular suppliers in the UK

 21-Sep-15    full story...

  Modular Meets Leeds: tIB BugBrand Modular Live Rig
Techno on the BugBrand Modular

 31-Aug-15    full story...

  Modular Meets Leeds: Radek Rudnicki
Sound designer, music composer and performer shows off his rig

 28-Aug-15    full story...

  Modular Meets Leeds: Thonk DIY
We talk to Steve at Thonk about the DIY Eurorack scene

 28-Aug-15    full story...

  Modular Meets Leeds: Bitloader (Transistor Sound Labs) Live Rig
Transistor Sound Labs show off their Stepper Acid

 25-Aug-15    full story...

  Modular Meets Leeds: Blue Wolf Se7en Live Rig Setup
A trio of Elektrons in this live rig

 20-Aug-15    full story...

  Stekker 2015: Hunee - Abusing The CR-8000
We found DJ and Producer Hunee playing with the Roland CR8000

 13-Aug-15    full story...

Noise And Reverb Removal Plug-In
accusonus ERA-D features patented noise and reverb reduction technology

 29-Jul-15    full story...

Which Overdrive Pedal Should You Use?
Make the right choice...

 19-Jul-15    full story...

Synth JAM: Dreadbox Erebus Taster
Paraphony is your friend

 14-Jul-15    full story...

10 Things You Didn't Know About Dialtone Pickups
We caught up with the guys behind the innovative pickup company

 13-Jul-15    full story...

Bitwig And Nektar UK Summer Seminars
Unleashing creativity in electronic music production

 10-Jul-15    full story...

Guitar Synth Demos Don't Get Much Better Than This!
The 80s was an exciting time...

 09-Jul-15    full story...

Modular Synth Film Premiere
Special screening and electronic music event to launch I Dream Of Wires

 06-Jul-15    full story...

Think Of The Synthesizer As A Fly In A Matchbox!
Synthesis explained by Thomas Dolby with the help of Muppets

 02-Jul-15    full story...

  Top Five Pedal Board Options For Guitarists
You've got your pedals, now you need a board to put them on

 01-Jul-15    full story...

This One Fact About EMG Pickups Just Blew Our Minds A Little Bit
It was RIGHT there in front of us... all along

 29-Jun-15    full story...

Yamaha Tease Us With Something Called Reface
Looks like there are something new is coming

 19-Jun-15    full story...

Hear A Track From Alessandro Cortini's New Album
The all round great guy is at it again!

 19-Jun-15    full story...

Hear The Worlds First Digital Additive Synth
Play the Star Wars theme and more

 19-Jun-15    full story...

Ringo Rocks - Its Official
Dave Grohl, Chad Smith Stewart Copeland and others say so

 17-Jun-15    full story...

Unique Czechoslovakian Synth In Action
Only one Elektron-83 was ever made

 16-Jun-15    full story...

What Would Happen If A Modular Synth And A DAW Had A Baby?
Modulince is here to answer that question

 15-Jun-15    full story...

Massive Guitar Jam In NYC
Free play-along event on June 21 is open to guitarists of all levels

 15-Jun-15    full story...

Dave Grohl 'Breaks His Leg' During Foo Fighters Gig - Comes Back And Finishes Set
The Foo Fighters frontman reportedly proved his legendary status tonight

 12-Jun-15    full story...

Video of an IMPOSSIBLY Cool All Star Jam For Les Paul's 100th Birthday
Joe Bonamassa, Steve Vai, Joe Satriani and more!

 11-Jun-15    full story...

Wanna Make Modular Techno Without The Modular?
Sampleloops.com offer up their services

 09-Jun-15    full story...

Knobcon 2015: Raiders Of The Lost Arp
The greatest synthesizer event in the galaxy enters it's fourth year

 08-Jun-15    full story...

LiveBlog: Brighton Modular Meet
Synth lovers by the seaside

 30-May-15    full story...

Sonar Traffic's Modulation Event at Kytopia
A special event from one of our favourite places

 27-May-15    full story...

A Tribute To The Sound Design of Star Wars
All the iconic sounds in under 2 minutes

 17-May-15    full story...

8 Options For Starting With A Semi Modular
Not ready to go all in yet? Try these for size

 11-May-15    full story...

Aphex Twin Deletes All 205 Tracks On SoundCloud
Then uploads 58 more to a new account...

 06-May-15    full story...

Aphex Twin and The Never Ending Soundcloud Playlist
With over 200 tracks now uploaded we help you navigate the mass of music

 06-May-15    full story...

Wait Is That A Novation MoroderNova?
Glimpse of a synth in Moroder/Sia video

 05-May-15    full story...

Get Your Modular Started With A Case
Choices for price and expandability

 05-May-15    full story...

  MESSE 2015: Wireless Controlled Effects Pedals From Norway (Demo)
Control your effects when away from your pedal board

 21-Apr-15    full story...

  MESSE 2015: BluGuitar Amp1 Demo Through New FatCab & NanoCab
Analog amplifier that's the size of a pedal

 17-Apr-15    full story...

  MESSE 2015: Relish Guitars Demo - European Cool In an Upmarket Guitar
Aluminium frame electric guitars with hollow bodies and solderless tech

 16-Apr-15    full story...

  MESSE 2015: Digitech Obscura Delay Demo - 'Are You SURE It Isn't Analog?'
The new era of Digitech continues to impress

 16-Apr-15    full story...

  MESSE 2015: The New TC Electronic Ditto Stereo Looper In Action
Standard-sized stompbox with a world of functionality

 16-Apr-15    full story...

  MESSE 2015: Warm Audio Shows Pultec EQ Clone
Classic Pultec sound going for a song

 16-Apr-15    full story...

  MESSE 2015: Brand New Analog Dub Delay Spotted
Prototype S-CAT & Oram Dubsta-Delay Box looks Badass

 16-Apr-15    full story...

  MESSE 2015: Tobias Lindell Has New 500-Series For You
Four new little lovelies from the 500-meister

 16-Apr-15    full story...

  MESSE 2015: Pittsburgh Modular Patch Box Demo
Richard gives us a full look at the new offering

 16-Apr-15    full story...

  MESSE 2015: Demo of Polyphony on the BOSS SY-300 Guitar Synth
Alex Hutchings demos the pedal's full capabilities

 16-Apr-15    full story...

  MESSE 2015: Greenhouse FX New Products Overview
All of the new pedals and treats from Greenhouse

 16-Apr-15    full story...

  MESSE 2015: The Latest Addition To The Gibson Family Of Brands?
They're flying high, or is it free-falling? Hard to tell...

 15-Apr-15    full story...

  MESSE 2015: A Quick Messe-round With The H&K TriAmp Mk III
We take a very quick look through the amp

 15-Apr-15    full story...

  MESSE 15: Arcadia - DIY Pedal Kits With PCBs
For around $60 you get the kit - which is an hour build

 15-Apr-15    full story...

  MESSE 2015: Greenhouse FX Modular Pedal Board Demo
The cartridge-based system will be available in August

 15-Apr-15    full story...

  MESSE 2015: Greenhouse FX Double Edge Dual Overdrive and Sonic Orb Phaser Demo
Two of the new pedals from the Israeli pedal company

 15-Apr-15    full story...

  MESSE 2015: Hughes & Kettner TriAmp Mk III Demo
SO MUCH AMP in one enclosure

 15-Apr-15    full story...

MESSE 2015: Pittsburgh Modular Patch Box Preview
We got in the way while the guys were setting up their booth

 14-Apr-15    full story...

SSL Live Consoles Update
V3 software introduces over 40 new software and hardware features

 13-Apr-15    full story...

SnapDrive Is Live! Modular Effects Pedal Crowdfunding Campaign Begins
Fund the future of this building block project

 05-Apr-15    full story...

The Music Box Reimagined For The 21st Century?
An interesting sculptural take on the drum machine using magnets

 31-Mar-15    full story...

Pittsburgh Modular Are About To Step Into The Modular Guitar Effects Market
Many have tried and failed - but this could be the one

 28-Mar-15    full story...

Arturia Microbrute Plus Pedals = Jam
Polara, EHX and Boss pedals meet

 26-Mar-15    full story...

This Is Not A Joke...
Or maybe it is a joke, no, wait, it's not

 25-Mar-15    full story...

Which Delay Pedal Should You Buy?
There's an easy way to find out...

 25-Mar-15    full story...

Have You Ever Wanted Your Stomp Boxes in Your Modular?
With a little DIY know-how it can be done!

 24-Mar-15    full story...

Ever Wanted To Play Space Invaders On Your Maschine?
This hack lets you do just that and much more!

 23-Mar-15    full story...

The Rubiks Cube Just Got A Little More Puzzling
Swedish inventor builds a sequencer from Rubik's Cubes

 23-Mar-15    full story...

This Photo Will Hurt Your Mind - But Which Would You Play?
A mockup of a Gibson Les Strat and a Fender Stratopaul

 17-Mar-15    full story...

808 The Movie Debuts at SXSW
Star studded cast remember its impact

 11-Mar-15    full story...

  DanceFair 2015: Paul Nolan - Accomplished Electronic Musician
Some great tips for crossing from the dance music world into the film score business

 09-Mar-15    full story...

Digitech Polara Short Demo: 7 Clean Sound Examples
SonicState's Richard Beech gives the Polara's Lexicon reverb sounds a whirl

 09-Mar-15    full story...

  BOSS DM-2W Waza Craft review: Get Happily Lost In Analog Delay
BOSS' updated re-release of a classic is still full of character

 05-Mar-15    full story...

SnapDrive: Modular Effects Pedals Made Up Of 'Building Blocks'
Turn your distortion pedal into an overdrive pedal in two seconds

 02-Mar-15    full story...

  NAMM 2015: AlphaSphere Release New Model
The AlphaSphere ME is just $200 - wow

 12-Feb-15    full story...

Stereo Dynamics Processor For iOS
Kymatica releases AUFX:Push

 12-Feb-15    full story...

Meet Jack - The Wi-Fi Wireless Guitar Transmitter Running On 'Secured Network'
Transmit to any Wi-Fi enabled device

 09-Feb-15    full story...

Here's Why John Mayer Doesn't Care What You Think About His Pink Guitar
Mayer's pink Jackson Soloist made people aaaangry

 09-Feb-15    full story...

NAMM 2015: Best Guitar Gear From The Show - Pedals, Amps and More
Guitars Editor Richard Beech wraps up our guitar coverage with his top picks

 05-Feb-15    full story...

  NAMM 2015: A Look at the MXR Submachine Fuzz and Il Torino Overdrive
We go way down low... but also get a little high

 31-Jan-15    full story...

  NAMM 2015: Line 6 Firehawk FX Pedal Demo
Over 200 amplifier and effects models in one unit

 27-Jan-15    full story...

  NAMM 2015: Crazy Tube Circuits - We Just Fell In Love With A Pedal
Hear three new pedals from the Greek pedal company

 25-Jan-15    full story...

  NAMM 2015: 65Amps Lil' Whiskey and New Fuzz Pedals In Action
We get to hear the Colour Face and the Colour Bender

 25-Jan-15    full story...

  NAMM 2015: TC Electronic Viscous Vibe and Helix Phaser Demo
Hear the two new pedals from TC Electronic in action

 25-Jan-15    full story...

  NAMM 2015: Kemper Profiling Amp With 3.0 Firmware
Cristoph Kemper talks us through the new updates

 25-Jan-15    full story...

  NAMM 2015: Knaggs Guitars Steve Stevens Models and Joe Knaggs Interview
Master luthier Joe Knaggs talks to SonicState

 24-Jan-15    full story...

  NAMM 2015: Hear The New Bass Distortion Pedal From MXR
Distortion designed with bassists in mind

 24-Jan-15    full story...

  NAMM 2015: Way Huge Saucy Box, Blue Hippo and Saffron Squeeze Demos
New pedals from Way Huge in action - Jeorge Tripps has been busy

 24-Jan-15    full story...

  NAMM 2015: Electro Harmonix Good Vibes Demo
Vibrato and chorus pedal from EHX with that old uni vibe... if you know what we mean

 24-Jan-15    full story...

  NAMM 2015: Electro Harmonix Pitchfork Through a C9 Organ Machine
Yes, yes, yes, yes, yes, so much yes

 24-Jan-15    full story...

  NAMM 2015: Hear The Electro Harmonix C9 Organ Machine In Action
Felipe gives us a rundown of the new C9 organ pedal

 24-Jan-15    full story...

  NAMM 2015: Electro Harmonix Super Pulsar Stereo Tremolo DEMO
We hear it in action at the EHX booth at NAMM

 24-Jan-15    full story...

  NAMM 2015: Jim Dunlop Mini Cry Baby Wah In Action - The NEW Cutest Wah Ever
We said Mooer had the cutest wah pedal but now we've changed our minds

 24-Jan-15    full story...

  NAMM 2015: AVID Pro Tools Free and Collboration
We get a look at some of the new features

 24-Jan-15    full story...

  NAMM 2015: Catalinbread Zero Point Tape Flanger - A Novel Concept
Instead of pressing your thumb on the flange - press your foot down on the switch

 23-Jan-15    full story...

  NAMM 2015: Catalinbread Talisman Plate Reverb Pedal Gives EMT 140 Sounds
Make shimmering clean verbs or bulk up your gain tones

 23-Jan-15    full story...

  NAMM 2015: Catalinbread Valcoder Tremolo Pedal In Action
That classic Valco Supro trem sound in a pedal

 23-Jan-15    full story...

  NAMM 2015: The CRAZY Catalinbread Antichthon Fuzz Tremolo Pedal
It's not from another planet - it's from another universe

 23-Jan-15    full story...

  NAMM 2015: Blackstar BEAM Bluetooth Amplifier
Bass, electric, acoustic and music playback in one little package

 23-Jan-15    full story...

  NAMM 2015: Digitech Trio in Action - It's a Band in a Pedal
It's like having a bass player and a drummer - only with more intelligence

 23-Jan-15    full story...

  NAMM 2015: We Get Dangerously Lost In The Drum Room But Find Salvation
Just to give you an idea of HOW LOUD NAMM IS

 23-Jan-15    full story...

  NAMM 2015: Ibanez Iron Series Fanned Fret 7 and 8 String Guitars
Ibanez shows off prototype at NAMM for fanned fret Iron Core guitars

 23-Jan-15    full story...

  NAMM 2015: Mooer Win The Prize For CUTEST Wah Pedal Ever
The baby wah folds out to become a, well... toddler wah

 23-Jan-15    full story...

  NAMM 2015: JHS Pedals - Josh Demos The Twin Twelve and Alpine Reverb
Two new pedals from JHS at NAMM

 23-Jan-15    full story...

  NAMM 2015: Updated Orange Crush Series With Analog Circuitry and Digital FX
The Crush range has been updated

 23-Jan-15    full story...

  NAMM 2015: A Little Thunder - Latest Updates And Demo
Andy Alt takes us through the pickup that adds bass to your guitar

 23-Jan-15    full story...

  NAMM 2015: Orange OB1-500 and OB1-300 Bass Amps
New Class A amps for bassists from Orange

 23-Jan-15    full story...

NAMM 2015: Apogee And Sennheiser Announce Partnership
New products planned

 23-Jan-15    full story...

  NAMM 2015: Fender '68 Series Vibrolux In Action
Pleasing to the eye - even more pleasing to the ear

 23-Jan-15    full story...

  NAMM 2015: Gibson Les Paul Reference Monitors... Yes You Read That Correctly
If you didn't already know about these - this is worth a watch

 22-Jan-15    full story...

  NAMM 2015: Fender Hot Rod Deville Michael Landau Signature Has TWO Clean Channels
Tone guru gets his own signature Deville

 22-Jan-15    full story...

  NAMM 2015: New Fender American Standard Stratocaster With Newly Designed Pickup
Tim Shaw humbucker pup and split pot gives a whole new sound to the Strat

 22-Jan-15    full story...

  NAMM 2015: A New Brass Nut From Gibson That Will Make Life SO MUCH Easier
We take a look at the entire 2015 Gibson range with adjustable brass nut

 22-Jan-15    full story...

  NAMM 2015: Roland's New JD-XA - Big Daddy Of JD-Xi
Now this looks interesting too

 21-Jan-15    full story...

  NAMM 2015: Tom Oberheim Two Voice Pro Reissue
A faithful recreation of a classic - but with some interesting new features

 21-Jan-15    full story...

  NAMM 2015: GTC Revpad Guitar Effect Needs To Be Seen To Be Understood
A pad surface which allows you to control EIGHT effects with one finger

 21-Jan-15    full story...

  NAMM 2015: Rock and Roll High - a Must-Watch For Parents With Budding Rockstar Kids
A new way of learning guitar for the rockstars of tomorrow

 21-Jan-15    full story...

Best Guitar Amplifiers 2014: SonicState Gear Of The Year Awards
Find out which amps we voted best of 2014

 02-Jan-15    full story...

Best Effects Pedals 2014: SonicState Gear Of The Year Awards
See which pedals our panel chose as the top pedals this year

 30-Dec-14    full story...

BIAS Desktop Update
Positive Grid's plug-in amp modeller gets artists Amp Match presets

 04-Dec-14    full story...

The 10 Thoughts That Go Through Every Guitarist's Mind When They Break A Guitar String
It's the worst... just the worst

 28-Nov-14    full story...

LiveBlog: Black Friday Deals
We keep our eyes peeled for you

 28-Nov-14    full story...

Best Chorus Pedal Results: The Top Five - According To You
Oi oi, roll up roll up, it's time to announce the best cchhoorruuss pedals

 27-Nov-14    full story...

Where Deep House Meets Garage
Prime Loops releases Future House sample pack

 11-Nov-14    full story...

PRS Adds Three All-Mahogany S2 Standards
S2 Standard 24, S2 Standard 22, and S2 Singlecut Standard announced

 04-Nov-14    full story...

10 Greatest Fender Stratocaster Guitarists: The Results
Our readers voted - and now we can reveal the top 10

 03-Nov-14    full story...

This Is Why You Should Always Get Insurance When You Send An Amplifier
It takes a lot to smash up an amp... so how did this happen?

 27-Oct-14    full story...

More On John Mayer
Watch the documentary that explores all aspects of John Mayer's career

 14-Oct-14    full story...

The History of the Fender Stratocaster In Classic Adverts
Take a look at how one of the world's most iconic designs was marketed through time

 12-Oct-14    full story...

Is This The World's COOLEST Pickguard?
Thorn Guitars vinyl scratchplate is the business

 07-Oct-14    full story...

World's Biggest Guitar: A GIANT Gibson Flying V Is Actually Playable
You might struggle getting your hands around this one

 07-Oct-14    full story...

Metal Fans Are 'Creative' And 'Gentle' According To Researchers
In fact, their just like classical music fans

 30-Sep-14    full story...

Ozzy: I'll 'Fly To The Moon' To Record Final Black Sabbath Album During Iommi's Cancer Treatment
Black Sabbath frontman says new album will be sooner rather than later

 29-Sep-14    full story...

Hear The Incredible New Strymon Deco Tape Delay Pedal
Well this just sounds... just, wow

 28-Sep-14    full story...

Poll: What's The Best Guitar Chorus Pedal?
Have your say - whether it's for grunge, jazz or 80s metal

 24-Sep-14    full story...

Presets For U-he Diva
VSP releases Analog for Diva

 24-Sep-14    full story...

What Happens When You Replace Guitars With SLUGS?
Photos of your favourite guitarists totally shocked by the slugs in their hands

 23-Sep-14    full story...

Every Single Pedal Review Ever - We Plead Guilty
How many of these pedal review clichés are familiar to you?

 19-Sep-14    full story...

Poll: Who Is The Greatest Fender Stratocaster Guitarist Of All Time?
To celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Strat - we look at the legends who helped make it famous

 12-Sep-14    full story...

ZVEX Sales Manager Andrew Richardson Passes Away Age 36
A fund has been launched where the guitar community can donate to Andy's family

 04-Sep-14    full story...

J. Rockett Audio Designs Archer Demo
Classic 70s rock tone channeling the mighty Klon Centaur

 02-Sep-14    full story...

Loop Corner: Chic 'Le Freak' With a TC Electronic Flashback and a Yamaha THR
Amped Editor Richard Beech is in de-Nile about his disco abilities

 17-Aug-14    full story...

Brazilian Street Guitarist Sounds EXACTLY Like Mark Knopfler
He's quite honestly better at being Mark Knopfler than Mark Knopfler is

 11-Jul-14    full story...

Discounts On Upgrades To Ivory II Pianos
Synthogy announces limited time offer through July 31, 2014

 01-Jul-14    full story...

9 Guitars Keith Richards Played That Definitely WEREN'T Telecasters
We take a look at some of the Rolling Stones legends lesser-known guitars

 24-Jun-14    full story...

Rolling Stones Gear: WIN a Copy of The New Book
We're giving away three copies because we're nice like that

 20-Jun-14    full story...

Free Mellotron Sounds For Kontakt
Tronsonic releases The Expressive Tron featuring Flute, Strings, Cello and Male Choir

 19-Jun-14    full story...

Revealed: The 5 Best Analog Delay Pedals On The Market
Here's what our readers have voted as the best analog delays

 15-Jun-14    full story...

Fractal Audio FX-8 Multi-FX Pedal Unveiled... Wait, WHAT?!
It's the moment a lot of you have been waiting for

 09-Jun-14    full story...

What's The Best Analog Delay Pedal Of All Time?
No further delays, please, let's have the answer

 03-Jun-14    full story...

More On How Great Rock Records Were Made
Hal Leonard publishes Behind The Boards II

 29-May-14    full story...

Bootsy Collins Talks About The New Tru-Tron 3X
You got the funk? Well Bootsy's got the funk too

 20-May-14    full story...

  Sonic Touch 32 - iVCS3 and Cakewalk Z3tA+
Something old and something new - well both new actually

 13-May-14    full story...

Best Delay Pedal For Guitar
What's the best digital delay pedal on the market in 2014?

 11-May-14    full story...

Circuits To Cure Cancer 2014: Buy a Guitar Pedal For a Great Cause
Wampler, Black Cat, Earthquaker and Mojo Hand pedals for sale

 07-May-14    full story...

11 Annoying Things Guitarists Say
Amped columnist Richard Beech thinks it's time for a bit of self-deprecation

 03-May-14    full story...

It's Official: Guitarists' Brains Are Different To 'Normal' People... Really?
We're, quite simply, better than everyone else (maybe)

 02-May-14    full story...

How To Play Guitar Solos That Give Women Sexual Pleasure
This is not a joke, apparently

 29-Apr-14    full story...

Rory Gallagher's Berlin Legend Guitar Sells At Auction For $42,000!
The limited edition Patrick Eggle doesn't fetch a Bad Penny

 22-Apr-14    full story...

Cross DJ Updated, Mix Contest Announced
Win a trip to Paris with Mixvibes

 11-Apr-14    full story...

The Music Industry Self Help Guide
The first volume in a series of music education guidebooks launches

 08-Apr-14    full story...

10 Things You Didn't Know About The Klon Centaur
These things may or may not be true

 08-Apr-14    full story...

COMPETITION: Win A Jim Dunlop EP101 Echoplex Pedal
Win the new EP101 preamp courtesy of Jim Dunlop and SonicState

 07-Apr-14    full story...

My Incredibly Expensive MusikMesse Guitar Gear Shopping List
Amped columnist Rob Hicks tells you what to spend your money on after Messe

 03-Apr-14    full story...

  MESSE 2014: Korg New Digital Pianos
Ian Bradshaw takes us through the new range

 13-Mar-14    full story...

MESSE 2014: Dynaudio Announces AIR Control
Free configuration and installation software

 13-Mar-14    full story...

MESSE 2014: Boss Announces VE-2 Vocal Harmonist
Studio vocal sounds in a stompbox for singers

 12-Mar-14    full story...

The Simple Design Flaw That Could Blow Your Guitar Amp
Amped blogger Neville Ward on why some amps don't make the grade

 02-Mar-14    full story...

Column: My NAMM Guitar Shopping List Is Going To Hurt My Wallet
Richard Beech lists everything from NAMM he now wants to add to his rig

 28-Feb-14    full story...

'Beautiful But Sad' Music Can Lift Your Mood
New research from university psychologists proves it

 20-Feb-14    full story...

NAMM Awards: Top 10 Best Guitar Amplifiers From The Show in 2014
We wish we could have taken ALL of these guitar amps home with us

 13-Feb-14    full story...

Blog: Why Do I Need A Seven-String Guitar?
Simon Hetherington talks about seven-string guitars - and why YOU need one

 12-Feb-14    full story...

Blog: Guitar Tracker App Tells You When To Change Your Strings
Amped blogger Michael Elsner has discovered a handy tool for busy guitarists

 11-Feb-14    full story...

NAMM Awards: Top 10 Best Effects Pedals From This Year's Show
We run through this year's best in show - SonicState style

 10-Feb-14    full story...

NAMM 2014: Charvel Joe DuPlantier Signature San Dimas Style 2 (Video)
Gojira's Joe DuPlantier gets a new signature model available to the public

 01-Feb-14    full story...

NAMM 2014: Temple Audio Locking Pedal Board System - Truly Genius
Lightweight pedal board with a brilliant solution to messy cables and wires

 30-Jan-14    full story...

  NAMM 2014: Source Audio Soundblox 2 Manta Bass Filter With Hot Hands Wobble Bass (Video Demo)
We went to the Source Audio booth at NAMM - and yes, we had some fun

 28-Jan-14    full story...

  NAMM 2014: Ibanez Guitar With Korg Kaoss Pad (Video)
Yep, this is actually happening - an Ibanez Kaoss Pad guitar

 28-Jan-14    full story...

  NAMM 2014: Ibanez RG9 New 9 String Guitar (Video)
One of the flattest neck profiles we've ever seen - and it needs to be

 28-Jan-14    full story...

  NAMM 2014: Mod Kits DIY Wahtz Wah Demoed At NAMM
Build your own wah pedal and mod it to your heart's content

 27-Jan-14    full story...

  NAMM 2013: Focusrite iTrack Dock
iPad Mini or full size works with both

 27-Jan-14    full story...

  NAMM 2014: New SM Pro Audio M-Patch Active and Passive
Two new models

 27-Jan-14    full story...

  NAMM 2014: Wampler Thirty Something PLUS New Prototype Tremolo (Video Demo)
Brian Wampler talks us through the Thirty Something and new prototypes

 26-Jan-14    full story...

  NAMM 2014: Yamaha THR10 + THR5 DSP Updates (Video)
Julian Ward talks us through the updated models

 25-Jan-14    full story...

NAMM 2014: Digitech Launches Live Harmony
New vocal harmony processor is designed for live performance

 25-Jan-14    full story...

NAMM 2014: Armchair Blog Day 2 - Dripping with Keytar
Scott McGrath returns with a few picks from Day 2

 25-Jan-14    full story...

  NAMM 2014: Earl Slick (David Bowie, John Lennon) Plays The New 65Amps Whiskey (Video)
One of those brilliant NAMM moments - right place, right time

 24-Jan-14    full story...

  NAMM 2014: Kemper Profiling Amp Pitch Bend (Video) - Plus Off Piste Gonzo Silliness
What happens when a Brit, a Swede and a German get together? Well, this happens...

 24-Jan-14    full story...

NAMM 2014: Back to the Armchair - Not Quite a Liveblog, But...
Sonic blogger Scott McGrath picks favorites from Amped's NAMM Reports

 23-Jan-14    full story...

NAMM 2014 Guitar Preview: Every Single Darned Thing You Need To Know
Gossip, rumours and intel on the BIGGEST event in the guitar calendar

 14-Jan-14    full story...

Gear of the Year RESULTS: Best Effects Pedals of 2013
Which pedal took the top spot in our Gear of the Year Awards?

 05-Jan-14    full story...

How To EQ: Get Your Guitar Sounding Great In A Mix
Production and mixing EQ guide for guitarists and sound engineers

 16-Dec-13    full story...

Gear of the Year RESULTS: Best Guitars of 2013 Revealed
What did SonicState readers and staff choose as the best guitar of the year?

 09-Dec-13    full story...

Sign Up For The Gene Simmons Rock Camp
Fantasy Camp will feature Tommy Thayer, Sebastian Bach, Steve Stevens and Dave Ellefson

 06-Dec-13    full story...

45 Watt Vintage-Style Combo
Koch introduces the Jupiter 212

 27-Nov-13    full story...

Gear of the Year Awards: What's The Best Amplifier Released in 2013?
Vote for your favourite amp of the year in the annual SonicState awards

 26-Nov-13    full story...

Elektro Moskva - Russian Electronic Music Movie
This looks awesome

 20-Nov-13    full story...

Gear of the Year Awards: What's The Best Electric Guitar Released This Year?
SonicState Awards: Choose 2013's best guitar in our mammoth poll

 16-Nov-13    full story...

Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Marshall STACK Is On Sale On eBay
Raise money for charity AND own the best thing ever made

 13-Nov-13    full story...

Gear of the Year Awards: What's The Best Effects Pedal of 2013?
SonicState Awards: Choose this year's winners

 12-Nov-13    full story...

Win Every Alchemy Mobile Sound Library
Camel Audio launch a survey for feedback on their iOS synthesizer

 08-Nov-13    full story...

Social Media Promotion For Musicians
Bobby Owsinski releases a manual for marketing yourself, your band and your music online

 05-Nov-13    full story...

The REAL World's Fastest Guitar Player
You've seen the pretenders, now see the real thing

 30-Oct-13    full story...

Guitar Center Sessions Brings Guitar Back To Our TVs
Korn, Lissie, Joan Jett and Gary Clark Jr feature in the new series

 30-Oct-13    full story...

130 Vintage Guitars STOLEN From Fretted Americana In Cali
Californian vintage guitar shop reportedly cleaned-out by robbers

 28-Oct-13    full story...

What's The Best Digital Delay Pedal On The Market?
The TimeFactor, the Timeline, the Flashback, vote for your favourite digi delay

 28-Oct-13    full story...

Tara Busch Live at Mountain Oasis Electronic Music Summit
Tonight! Drop everything and go there Now!

 26-Oct-13    full story...

Casio VL-Tone Recreated For Reaktor
Icebreaker Audio releases the Calc-U-Synth VR

 25-Oct-13    full story...

Gypie Mayo Dies At 62: Tribute
Why Gypie was an under-rated rock and roll hero

 24-Oct-13    full story...

New Neve Mic Pre And EQ Modules
Rupert Neve Designs announces The Shelford Series

 23-Oct-13    full story...

Nile Rodgers and Giorgio Moroder To Collaborate
Now THAT is a prospect

 22-Oct-13    full story...

Brian May: Freddie Mercury Film Would Suffer From Sacha Baron Cohen's Big Personality
Queen guitarist explains why Baron Cohen left the project

 20-Oct-13    full story...

Gus G Shows Off Cool Heavy Metal Guitar Trick
Ozzy Osbourne Guitarist says 'in metal you have to show off'

 20-Oct-13    full story...

Tube Comparison: 16 Brands of 6L6GC Valves On Test
Kurt Prange compares 16 separate variations of the 6L6 power tube

 19-Oct-13    full story...

Watch Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal Give An Hour-Long Guitar Clinic
Guns N' Roses guitarist Ron Thal delivers his pearls of wisdom

 19-Oct-13    full story...

Recording On The Road With iOS Changed My Life!
Amped Columnist Michael Elsner on new iOS recording apps

 15-Oct-13    full story...

What Guitar Should I Buy?
This graphic shows you what you should be after

 15-Oct-13    full story...

Wampler Releases Special Edition Pedal For Breast Cancer Charity
The company will raise money for charity with pink pedal

 09-Oct-13    full story...

The Best Fuzz Pedals For Guitar: Revealed
Which pedal will take the top spot?

 07-Oct-13    full story...

Josh Homme Auditions For The New Star Wars Movies
QOTSA guitarist is a big Star Wars fan, wants to play R2D2

 07-Oct-13    full story...

Steve Vai Lists His Home And Personal Recording Studio For Sale
Got a bit of spare change? Buy Steve Vai's house, go on, do it

 04-Oct-13    full story...

Reasons Why Being A Guitarist Is Rubbish... In Autumn
Autumn isn't our time, but when Winter comes, oh boy...

 02-Oct-13    full story...

An Easy Way Of Locking Your Tap Tempo Delay To Your Drummer's Beat
Amped blogger Michael Elsner takes a look at the Time Bandit

 02-Oct-13    full story...

There's Nothing Wrong With An Addiction To Buying Guitar Gear, Honest
Debunking the myth that G.A.S. is shameful

 25-Sep-13    full story...

Nile Rodgers Working On New Material With Disclosure
God of disco working with new kids on the block

 23-Sep-13    full story...

Josh Homme Tells Jay Z He Should F**k Off
Queens Of The Stone Age guitarist has a run in with the rapper

 20-Sep-13    full story...

What's The Best Fuzz Pedal Of All Time?
Vintage, new school, or classic mod - what's your weapon of choice?

 19-Sep-13    full story...

How To Become A Session Guitarist: Part Two
Session guitarist Michael Elsner gives his advice and tips

 17-Sep-13    full story...

Foo Fighters Could Play Nirvana Songs, Says Pat Smear
Pat Smear, Dave Grohl and Krist Novoselic could play Nirvana material

 10-Sep-13    full story...

How To Get Work As A Session Guitarist: Part One
Guest blog with advice from session guitarist Michael Elsner

 08-Sep-13    full story...

Guitar Trends in 2014: What To Expect From NAMM 2014
It's a long way away, but the guitar industry has some exciting releases

 08-Sep-13    full story...

Korg Announces The Pandora Stomp
Latest in the long-running series is a multi-effect/tuner pedal

 06-Sep-13    full story...

Win A Luxury Knaggs Guitar With Seymour Duncan Pickups
Our favourite boutique guitar company fitted with legendary pups

 05-Sep-13    full story...

Did Daft Punk Get Lucky By Ripping Off Korean Guitarist?
Daft Punk song is strikingly similar to song written in 2010!

 04-Sep-13    full story...

Free Mellotron Emulation
UVI brings back '60s and '70s 'sampled' sound for free with Mello

 04-Sep-13    full story...

Blog: Watching A Gig In A Swimming Pool
Beautiful experience as sound reflects off walls and water

 01-Sep-13    full story...

Revealed: The Five Best Multi Effects Pedals


 30-Aug-13    full story...

Knobcon The 13th Part II: The Final Friday
Questionably named Synth-Fest happens again

 30-Aug-13    full story...

Something for the Weekend
Cool video interview with Daniel Lanois

 30-Aug-13    full story...

Teenage Vocalist Sings Like She's Been AutoTuned
Impressive video - check it out

 27-Aug-13    full story...

Diaries of a Guitar Tech: Sleuth Against The Clock
When the techy saves the day!

 24-Aug-13    full story...

Gus G Talks Working With Ozzy Osborne and New Solo Album
Firewind wizz talks about next step for him

 22-Aug-13    full story...

John Frusciante Says He Has No Interest In Playing Live Any More
Will the former Red Hot Chilis guitarist ever play live in the future?

 20-Aug-13    full story...

New Project To Combine Gigs With Guitar Product Demonstrations
A chance for the audience to get involved, in more ways than one

 12-Aug-13    full story...

Diaries of a Gear Reviewer: The White Noise of Online Reviews Is Deafening
How do you find a review you can trust?

 08-Aug-13    full story...

Dang! The Peavey Vypyr VIP Sounds Pretty Versatile
Good price, great range, convincing tones

 07-Aug-13    full story...

Slash Says: Ignore The Rumours, Lemmy Is Fine!
Slash pays a visit to his old mate Lemmy and says he's doing okay

 07-Aug-13    full story...

Alex Hutchings: Getting Better All The Time
Is he on course to be linked with the 'best guitarist' poison chalice

 05-Aug-13    full story...

Diaries of a Guitar Tech: 'Who Thought That Would be a Good Idea?'
Guitar tech + cheap 60s amplifier = improved tone

 03-Aug-13    full story...

The End For Guitarists: A Machine That Plays Guitars
An incredible technological effort from Georgia Tech Institute

 01-Aug-13    full story...

Wampler Velvet Fuzz: First Look At New Pedal
First video of the new fuzz pedal from Wampler

 09-Jul-13    full story...

Heavy Metal Guitarists Did NOT Invent Tapping
No, this Italian guy in the 1960s did

 04-Jul-13    full story...

Free Synth For Macs
Juno Ju-X releases Gimmick Graph

 03-Jul-13    full story...

New band blog: Introducing Antimatter People
Daniel Magee writes about one of his favourite new bands

 02-Jul-13    full story...

OK This Proves It - Drummers ARE Crazy!
Cliff diving flying drummer shenanigans

 02-Jul-13    full story...

Vintage Broadcast Limiter Plug-In
Variety Of Sound releases ThrillseekerVBL VST for Windows

 02-Jul-13    full story...

What's The Best Multi-FX Pedal of all Time?
Vote on your favourite Multi-FX pedal

 30-Jun-13    full story...

Rabea Massaad Demos His New Chapman Guitars Signature ML-1 BEA
Hear the new signature axe in action

 27-Jun-13    full story...

Video Preview: The Aristocrats New Album 'Culture Clash'
This is definitely going to be one of the best albums this year

 11-Jun-13    full story...

Eminence Speakers Introduce New Exit Compression Driver
A low and loud compression driver from Eminence

 11-Jun-13    full story...

Interview: Level 42 Bassist Mark King Talks Tone and Sweet Mingers
Mark King on tone, technique and the future of music

 09-Jun-13    full story...

Fathers Day: Five Presents For a Guitar Playing Rock n Roll Dad
Your dad's cool, so get him a cool present you terrible excuse for a son/daughter

 08-Jun-13    full story...

Mini Metal Band Rocking Out Harder Than You
Unlocking The Truth are three 11-year-old metal heads

 08-Jun-13    full story...

American, Italian And German Grand Pianos
VI Labs True Keys Singles are available now

 06-Jun-13    full story...

Mike Campbell: New Tom Petty Album Is Coming Soon
Follow up to 2010's Mojo is well on the way

 04-Jun-13    full story...

How to EQ: Advanced EQ Production and Mixing Techniques
Part two of our EQ advice column aimed at guitarists

 01-Jun-13    full story...

What Should Our Next 'Best Gear Poll' Be About?
Best delay, best phaser, best fuzz? Choice is yours

 31-May-13    full story...

Callum Williams Covers Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
The new kid is back on the block

 30-May-13    full story...

Guitar Porn of the Month: May
The most scintillating guitar and gear pics from this month

 29-May-13    full story...

Have You Tried This? TC Electronic Flashback Loop
The Flashback flashing back and back in a flash

 23-May-13    full story...

Queen Guitarist Brian May Slams TV Talent Show The Voice
Legendary rocker says he hopes show 'dies a natural death soon'

 21-May-13    full story...

HUGE Effects Pedal Giveaway At Effects Database
One of the biggest pedal giveaways we've ever seen

 21-May-13    full story...

Deep Purple Guitarist Says He Struggled To Please David Gilmour Producer
Steve Morse says Bob Ezrin was difficult to please

 20-May-13    full story...

Jeff Hanneman To Get Public Memorial On May 23 In Los Angeles
Up to 4000 people will be able to attend Slayer guitarist's memorial

 20-May-13    full story...

How to EQ: Getting The EQ Right On Your Mix
A guide on how to get the EQ right when recording guitar

 18-May-13    full story...

Review: Orange VT1000 Valve Tester
We give the Orange VT1000 Valve Tester the Amped treatment

 14-May-13    full story...

Why We Love NoiseKICK FX
Let us tell you about a little company we know

 14-May-13    full story...

The Music Industry Gathers To Remember Phil Ramone
Visionary, producer, engineer, composer and audio technologist

 14-May-13    full story...

Mike McCready: New Pearl Jam Album Is Going To Be Great
Pearl Jam says new guitarist is going to be better than Backspacer

 13-May-13    full story...

Review: ToneRite For Guitars Plays In New Strings For You
Device designed to 'play in' your guitar

 12-May-13    full story...

Dead Giveaway - Current Events Inspired News Mashup
Pretty creative but questionable

 09-May-13    full story...

'Please Mend The On Switch': Diaries of a Guitar Tech
Amped blogger Neville Ward on the life of a guitar tech

 08-May-13    full story...

Giorgio Moroder On Daft Punk Collaboration
No more perm or moustache, but he's the man!

 07-May-13    full story...

Jeff Hanneman Dead: Legendary Slayer Guitarist Passes Away Age 48
Slayer guitarist suffers liver failure

 02-May-13    full story...

Can Guitarists Really Plan a Viral Video Hit on YouTube?
Amped blogger John Huldt poses the question

 02-May-13    full story...

Authentic Four Deck Tape Delay Setup
Radiophonic Workshop style

 19-Apr-13    full story...

  MESSE13: Giant Metronome
That should keep you in time...

 13-Apr-13    full story...

MESSE13: Analogue Synths From Smaller Manufacturers
ALEX4 showcases a slew of specialist products at Musikmesse

 10-Apr-13    full story...

MESSE13: Is Going To Be A Very Synthy Affair
A look at what we know is being released and a few comments on what we would like to see...

 08-Apr-13    full story...

Awesome Blues Jam Featuring Paul Gilbert, Andreas Oberg and Martin Taylor
Awesome blues jam, but who wins?

 04-Apr-13    full story...

Guitar Porn of the Month: The hottest photos from March
The most scintillating guitar and gear pics from this month

 04-Apr-13    full story...

Monthly Roundup of New Pedals With Bart Provoost of Effects Database
Bart takes us through the hottest new pedals

 02-Apr-13    full story...

Revealed: The 5 Best Distortion Effects Pedals Of All Time
You voted for your favourites, and here are the results

 24-Mar-13    full story...

This Makes You Appreciate How Much Work Goes Into Building a Guitar
100 hours of work for this young student luthier

 22-Mar-13    full story...

22 Different Brands of 12AX7 Tubes Tested Against Each Other
Guest writer Kurt Prange rates 22 12AX7 valves

 22-Mar-13    full story...

Matt Bellamy Smashes Up Guitar And Throws It In Crowd
Kurt Cobain moment for Matt Bellamy

 18-Mar-13    full story...

Ever Had A Guitar Stolen From You? There's Still Hope You'll Get It Back
Joe Ely's guitar returned after 27 years

 18-Mar-13    full story...

St Patrick's Day: Rory Gallagher - The Most Underrated Guitar Hero
Simon Hetherington recalls his memories of Rory Gallagher

 17-Mar-13    full story...

Ever Seen a Man Play a Guitar With a Hair Comb?
Well now you have

 16-Mar-13    full story...

Bruce Dickinson Speaks About New Iron Maiden Beer
The Trooper is the band's new beer

 12-Mar-13    full story...

Have Your Say: What Is The Best Distortion Pedal Of All Time?
We're looking for the one distortion to rule them all

 12-Mar-13    full story...

Joe Bonamassa UK Tour Tickets Now On Sale
Joe is playing seven dates in the UK

 11-Mar-13    full story...

Is It Possible To Make a Top 10 Hit In Your Bedroom?
Blogger Rob James muses on the bedroom musician's chances

 11-Mar-13    full story...

Reaction To Alvin Lee's Passing - Tributes From Guitar Community
Twitter was awash with people paying their personal tributes

 07-Mar-13    full story...

Giant Tuba - 50M of Tubing Coming To Musik MESSE
2m high, weighing in at 50kg

 05-Mar-13    full story...

Fruity Orange Amps Meme Is Food For Thought
Grocerock and roll... and roll

 04-Mar-13    full story...

Unlearning Years of Guitar Technique, and Retraining From Scratch
John Huldt comes to terms with turning full circle

 04-Mar-13    full story...

OP-1 In Action
DJ Thomas White plays house music at the Teenage Engineering NAMM party

 04-Mar-13    full story...

Guitar Porn of the Week: February 25 - March 3
The most titillating guitar and gear photos from this week

 03-Mar-13    full story...

Interview: Callum Williams - One To Watch Out For
Callum's had an incredibly promising start to his career, but what's next?

 02-Mar-13    full story...

30 Pad Chord Progressions In MIDI Format
Equinox Sounds releases Chillout MIDI Pad Chord Progressions

 28-Feb-13    full story...

Devi Ever Unveils MYOPIA Modulated Delay Prototype (Video)
Modulated delay that has a mind of its own

 27-Feb-13    full story...

Jon Gomm Masterclass - Is He Too Good To Be Real?
Gomm masterclass begs question of his very existence

 27-Feb-13    full story...

The NAMMage Is Done: The ULTIMATE Guide To What Happened at NAMM 2013
Scott McGrath gets NAMM dunked

 25-Feb-13    full story...

Salad Bar Version 8 Released
Soundcells updates their long-running ReFill

 21-Feb-13    full story...

Butch Trucks And Crazy Tales Of Duane Allman
Drummer with Allman Brothers goes 'Fishin' With Duane'

 20-Feb-13    full story...

YouTube Guitarist of the Week: Sean Ashe
Sean gets the nod from us, for his February rock jam

 19-Feb-13    full story...

Hear The First Song From New Jimi Hendrix Album, 'People, Hell and Angels'
First song from album is 'Earth Blues'

 19-Feb-13    full story...

Write Songs With Tony Iommi and Brian May - It's Happening!
Apparently, the rumours were actually true

 17-Feb-13    full story...

Guitar Porn of the Week: February 11 - 17
Wampler, Devi Ever, Gibson, Ampeg, 65Amps and Parker

 17-Feb-13    full story...

Give Your Guitar A Facelift With Stunning Handpainting From Bad Ace
Not a fan of relicing? Go in the opposite direction

 17-Feb-13    full story...

New Website For Buying and Selling Guitars Locally
New website from Seymour Duncan media guru Scott Olson

 11-Feb-13    full story...

YouTube Guitarist of the Week: James Smith
James' blues shuffle is a winner, with killer tone, and killer licks

 11-Feb-13    full story...

Guitar Porn of the Week: February 4 - 10
The best gear photos from around the interwebz

 10-Feb-13    full story...

Awesome Polish Busker Tears It Up On A Classical Guitar
Shredding on a classical with the utmost awesomeness

 09-Feb-13    full story...

Guitar Masterclass Lesson With Opeth Guitarist Frederik Akesson
Tapping with string skipping, and legato smoother than a smoothie

 09-Feb-13    full story...

Backstage Pass With Zakk Wylde And Black Label Society (Video)
Honest, frank, and full-on, it's BLS on tour!

 08-Feb-13    full story...

A Guide To Buying Your First Seven String Guitar
Simon Hetherington gives you his tips for getting to seventh heaven

 05-Feb-13    full story...

Eric Clapton Crossroads Guitar Retail Collection Preview
Gibson and Fender get involved in the new Eric Clapton series

 05-Feb-13    full story...

Youtube Guitarist Of The Week: Callum Williams
Cover of 'Slow Dancing in a Burning Room' by Callum Williams

 04-Feb-13    full story...

New Gibson Guitar Honours Its Creator
Gibson introduces the Les Paul Tribute

 04-Feb-13    full story...

  WNAMM13: Sonuus New Products
Flame Tuner, Buzznut and iRock

 31-Jan-13    full story...

  WNAMM13: Sonic Clamp - iPhone Guitar Mount
Take that call during the gig

 31-Jan-13    full story...

  WNAMM13: 4ms Pingable Animation Generator
Video effects from CV in modular form

 30-Jan-13    full story...

  WNAMM13: Sampleholics Guitars For Stylus RMX
Simple guitar samples with RMX amp models

 30-Jan-13    full story...

WNAMM13: Artist Appearances At NAMM 2013 (in pictures)
Zakk Wylde, Neal Schon, Mick Thomson, Orianthi, George Benson

 26-Jan-13    full story...

  WNAMM13: Just One of Those Great NAMM Moments With An Awesome Rig (VIDEO)
Joe Hardy demos The Hawk drum system, and gathers a crowd

 26-Jan-13    full story...

WNAMM13: Scott McGrath's Armchair NAMM Blog - Day 1
Scott gives us some much needed outside perspective

 25-Jan-13    full story...

  WNAMM13: Wheelharp Up Close Video
From Antiquity Music

 25-Jan-13    full story...

WNAMM13: The 5 Coolest Things We Saw At NAMM Day 1
What was hot on day 1?

 25-Jan-13    full story...

  WNAMM13: New MXR Talkbox Sounds 'Great, Mate' (VIDEO)
Compact Talkbox from MXR, we think it's a winner

 24-Jan-13    full story...

  WNAMM13: UAD Apollo Enhanced
Audio interface gets key system features and new plug-ins

 24-Jan-13    full story...

WNAMM13: The 5 Coolest Things We Saw At NAMM Today
Today was press day, and here's our favourite stuff

 23-Jan-13    full story...

WNAMM13: World's Most Powerful PC For Audio Production
Music Computing makes the claim with CoreMC

 23-Jan-13    full story...

Zynaptiq Announces UNVEIL Update
Version 1.6 adds Windows VST x64 and AudioSuite Preview

 21-Jan-13    full story...

Iron Maiden Guitarist Steve Harris Announces Intimate Solo Tour
British Lion side project to go on the road

 16-Jan-13    full story...

WTF? Ronnie Wood and David Hasselhoff Topless Together
This is not something we were expecting to see today

 16-Jan-13    full story...

New Randall Amp Ranges Revealed
RG, RD and Thrasher Series are designed by boutique amp guru Mike Fortin

 16-Jan-13    full story...

The Issue Of Pedal Cloning, Is It Getting Out Of Hand?
A number of boutique manufacturers claim to have been done over

 14-Jan-13    full story...

NAMM 2013 Guitar Coverage: 5 Things That Will Be Huge This Year
Guitarists, this is what to look out for this year at NAMM

 12-Jan-13    full story...

Anthrax Overwhelmed By 57,000 Messages From Fan Boys Wanting To Join Band
Band confirm they are NOT hosting auditions

 10-Jan-13    full story...

Straight Outta Sci-Fi: Epiphone Unveil Slick TV Silver Collection
Six models given cosmic makeover

 10-Jan-13    full story...

Is There A Gap In The Market For The MI Audio Flex SmartAmp?
Potentially cool technology, will be a big NAMM draw

 09-Jan-13    full story...

Wilko Johnson Diagnosed With Cancer, And Turns Down Treatment
Dr Feelgood guitarist will still go ahead with new album

 09-Jan-13    full story...

Billy Sheehan Signature Drive Pedal
EBS and legendary bassist co-operate on new stompbox

 09-Jan-13    full story...

Why Joe Bonamassa's Year In Review Is Good News For Guitarists
Time to be optimistic, guitarists

 08-Jan-13    full story...

Sunday Funny: Trombone + Go Pro = Laugh
Thats awesome

 06-Jan-13    full story...

Mixvibes Releases CrossDJ For iPhone
DJ anywhere

 21-Dec-12    full story...

Pulteq-Style EQ With Digital Recall And Automation
TransAudio Group introduces the Bettermaker EQ 232P

 19-Dec-12    full story...

An Early Christmas Present For VoiceLive Users
TC-Helicon gives away 500 new vocal presets

 19-Dec-12    full story...

10 Must Hear Tracks And Remixes For 2012
As chosen by Beatport.com

 18-Dec-12    full story...

Free Joe Bonamassa Track For The Holidays
Blues guitarist offers up a free Christmas song

 17-Dec-12    full story...

Chord-Based Audio Loop App
SessionBand lets anyone make music on the iPhone, iPad and iPod

 14-Dec-12    full story...

8 Great Gift Ideas For Guitarists This Christmas
Gifts for guitarists who want to rock around the Christmas tree

 05-Dec-12    full story...

New Mattias IA Eklundh Album 'Smorgasbord' to Feature Guthrie Govan
New album will be released on Steve Vai's label in 2013

 05-Dec-12    full story...

Exhibition of Giant Classic Synth Photographs
Can Love be Synth? by Katja Ruge

 05-Dec-12    full story...

New Sounds For Korg Kronos And OASYS
Karma-Lab releases a new set of 32 combis

 05-Dec-12    full story...

These Glorious Pedals Are Distorted Past Their Limits
Analog pedals as you've never seen them before

 04-Dec-12    full story...

Bumblefoot Recommends Hemorrhoid Cream Instead of Potatoes
Guns N' Roses guitarist in candid mood

 04-Dec-12    full story...

Everything You Need To Get Playing Guitar
Epiphone Les Paul Player Pack includes guitar, amp, tuner and lessons

 01-Dec-12    full story...

Something Woody For The Weekend?
Maple neck Guitar (check); Maple PC/Mac Keyboard (check!)

 30-Nov-12    full story...

Interview With Producer of Turn It Up Guitar Film Doug Forbes
We ask Turn It Up film maker about magic moments

 28-Nov-12    full story...

Eric Clapton and Florence Welch to Join Rolling Stones On Stage
Guitar legend to join Rolling Stones on 50th anniversary gig

 28-Nov-12    full story...

Dave Weiner Talks About Clever Radial DI Amp Solution
Radial JDX used on Steve Vai tour for live tone

 27-Nov-12    full story...

This Is What a Jam Between Jeff Beck, Keith Richards, and Ronnie Wood Sounds Like
Just in case you didn't know...

 26-Nov-12    full story...

A New Way To Try Out Pickups
No need to remove strings or original pickups with the AxeTrak Pickup Tester

 26-Nov-12    full story...

Dweezil Zappa and Mattias IA Eklundh Guitar Battle
Pair battle it out on classic Zappa track Zombie Woof

 25-Nov-12    full story...

Guitar Porn of the Week: Nov 19 - 25
The sexiest guitar and gear pics from this week

 25-Nov-12    full story...

Sonic Science: Do Woods Really Make a Difference To Tone?
Jawor Iwanow argues that there is more to tone than tonewood

 25-Nov-12    full story...

Dave Weiner 'Ignition' Live in Paris
Intense solo from Steve Vai's backing guitarist

 23-Nov-12    full story...

The 10 Best Gibson Les Paul Guitarists Of All Time
Here's the top ten, as voted by you.

 23-Nov-12    full story...

Jimi Hendrix: People, Hell and Angels
New Hendrix Album?!

 23-Nov-12    full story...

Store 12 Guitars In 3 Feet Of Space
GuitarStorage.com introduces the Carousel Deluxe Multi-Guitar Stand

 22-Nov-12    full story...

A Creative Way To Make New Grooves
Steinberg's sonote beat re:edit plug-in is soon to be available

 22-Nov-12    full story...

Important Update From Chapman Guitars About Seven String Model
Seven stringers: take note!

 21-Nov-12    full story...

Graham Coxon Writes Bad Love Songs For TV Show
Blur guitarist writes terrible loves songs based on his own material

 20-Nov-12    full story...

New Online Guitar Show 'Gear Addicts' In Bid For Funding
Gear Addicts aims to be the Top Gear of guitar shows

 20-Nov-12    full story...

Video: The Mini Band Are Improving All The Time
New video shows full set at The Joiners

 19-Nov-12    full story...

Notion Music Releases Progression 2.0 Guitar Software
Latest version features cross platform compatibility between desktop and iPad versions

 19-Nov-12    full story...

Mick Jagger Compares One Direction to Rolling Stones
Stones singer sees similarities in the two bands

 18-Nov-12    full story...

Awesome Guitar Battle Between Steve Vai and Dave Weiner (Video)
Vai and Weiner trade licks in Padova

 18-Nov-12    full story...

Guitar Porn of the Week: Nov 12 - 18
The best guitar and gear photos from this week

 18-Nov-12    full story...

Introducing Soundslice: Invaluable New Collaborative Learning Tool For Guitarists
Youtube and tab, combined, and open sourced

 18-Nov-12    full story...

Guitar Practice Doesn't Always Make Perfect, Or Does It?
Scott McGrath on the trials and tribulations of practice

 18-Nov-12    full story...

Alabama Shakes Declined Invitation To Enter X-Factor
Blues-rock band were approached by the show's researchers

 18-Nov-12    full story...

Mumford and Sons: Bob Dylan Is Not Authentic
British folk-rock band defend allegations of authenticity

 17-Nov-12    full story...

Joe Satriani On Why Gifted Guitarists Get Such A Hard Time
Virtuoso talks about the dichotomy of criticising players with great technique

 17-Nov-12    full story...

Dave Grohl Confirmed As Keynote Speaker For SXSW
Foo Fighters frontman will deliver speech at music event

 16-Nov-12    full story...

Tom Morello Says Rage Are Most Popular Political Band Ever
Rage guitarist also says band do not have plans for new material

 16-Nov-12    full story...

Old Busted Granny Piano Gets An Overhaul
Soundiron updates their upright sound library

 16-Nov-12    full story...

It's A Skateboard Pedalboard!
Ten points for style

 15-Nov-12    full story...

Video: Ex Iron Maiden Singer Gets Into Awkward Confrontation
Let the 20 minutes of cringing commence

 15-Nov-12    full story...

Jason Becker Filmmaker Says Film Gave Him Hope
Jason Becker - 'Not Dead Yet' finally released in UK on Friday

 14-Nov-12    full story...

Pure Sine
Gospel Musicians releases synth plugin for UVI Player Workstation and MachFive 3

 14-Nov-12    full story...

Greg V is Back With a Bogner Palermo Demo
The simple amp with the classic heritage

 13-Nov-12    full story...

How You Can Appear In a Film About Bruce Springsteen
it's all about the Boss, and you can get involved

 13-Nov-12    full story...

A Drum Solo Beats a Guitar Solo... That Can't Be Right!
It's sad but apparently, it's true

 13-Nov-12    full story...

The Peavey AT200 Auto Tuning Guitar - Pure Genius or Pure Evil?
Auto tuning Peavey now available in UK

 13-Nov-12    full story...

Brass And Woodwind For Kontakt
Best Service releases Chris Hein Horns Pro Complete

 13-Nov-12    full story...

Scott McGrath on Growing Old Disgracefully With The Guitar
Adult learning is rock and roll, and the day job pays for new pedals

 11-Nov-12    full story...

Interview With 3D Printing Guitar Builder Olaf Diegel
3D guitar designer tells us about the emerging industry

 11-Nov-12    full story...

Guitar Porn of the Week: Nov 5 - 11
The most mouth watering guitar and gear photos from this week

 11-Nov-12    full story...

New Blink 182 Songs On The Way For Christmas
Pop punk band are quick with new material after record company split

 10-Nov-12    full story...

Touted Rolling Stones Tickets Reach £11,000 as Band Defends Prices
Ronnie Wood defends high prices

 09-Nov-12    full story...

Classic Video: Paul Gilbert Teaches Power Drill Solo
How to play guitar with a power drill

 08-Nov-12    full story...

Guitar Bargains of the Month - November
Rob Hicks points out some dirt cheap gear

 08-Nov-12    full story...

Rolling Stones Unveil New Track 'One More Shot'
Second new track to be released by band this year

 07-Nov-12    full story...

Paul McCartney and Wings Guitarist Critically Ill After Heart Attack
Henry McCullough in critical condition

 07-Nov-12    full story...

Simon Hetherington On The Open Source Devi Ever Console FX System
Cartridge based system has raised $40k

 07-Nov-12    full story...

Tricky Restoration Job Of 134 Year Old Recording
Cylinder covered in foil brought to life

 07-Nov-12    full story...

The Story of David Gilmour and a Hot Little Pickup
How the Pink Floyd guitarist made the single coil hotter

 06-Nov-12    full story...

Dave Grohl To Play On New Queens Of The Stone Age Album
Foo Fighters guitarist to hook up with Josh Homme once more

 06-Nov-12    full story...

US Election: Should Musicians Weigh In On Politics?
Famous guitarists have been vocal about their choices

 06-Nov-12    full story...

Controversial Guns N' Roses Advert Axed
Robo rape poster pulled by Hard Rock Cafe

 06-Nov-12    full story...

How Not To Market a Special Offer
This is how you don't market a special offer on amps

 06-Nov-12    full story...

Pete Townshend Walks Offstage After Sound Problems At The Who Gig
The Who guitarist appeared unhappy at sound levels

 06-Nov-12    full story...

Richard Barone Talks About His Favourite Gibson Guitars
Indie veteran talks at Gibson Showroom NYC

 05-Nov-12    full story...

Noel Gallagher and Kasabian to Cover 'Walking In The Air'
Christmas classic to be covered by Kasabian and Noel Gallagher

 05-Nov-12    full story...

Courtney Love Denies Kurt Cobain Broadway Rumour
Nirvana guitarist's widow says show will never happen

 04-Nov-12    full story...

Can Playing Guitar Cause Brain Cancer?
One guitarist believes it does

 02-Nov-12    full story...

Buy The Nirvana Bass Featured On 'Smells Like Teen Spirit'
Smashed up Nirvana bass will go for auction

 30-Oct-12    full story...

Joe Satriani Announces New Studio Album Plans
Legendary guitarist will also go on tour

 29-Oct-12    full story...

Funny video: The origin of dubstep
Ever wondered how dubstep was born?

 29-Oct-12    full story...

Kirk Hammett Talks About New Metallica Album
Work on new album will start soon

 25-Oct-12    full story...

Joe Bonamassa's Top Five Bluesbreakers Tracks
A favourite track for each guitarist with the legendary band

 25-Oct-12    full story...

Steve Vai Covers Highway to Hell With 2Cellos (Video)
Funny new music video from 2Cellos

 25-Oct-12    full story...

Improve Your Sex Life With Music
No six-pack needed if you've got the right soundtrack

 24-Oct-12    full story...

Ron Wood All But Confirms Secret Rolling Stones Shows
Guitarist says band wil play shows under alternative name

 23-Oct-12    full story...

Has Technology Ruined Music?
One famous rock singer thinks so, but do you?

 23-Oct-12    full story...

Depeche Mode In The Studio 2012
Lordy, did you ever see so much modular gear?

 23-Oct-12    full story...

Benny Benassi Installs Bassbins On The Bus
Currently on tour, he takes the music with him

 23-Oct-12    full story...

Kick Drum And Vocal Mic In One
TransAudio Group ships Bock Audio IFET large diaphragm condenser mic

 23-Oct-12    full story...

Bargain Alert: Sonuus Wahoo For £200
Next generation wah pedal on offer

 22-Oct-12    full story...

Wampler Partner Up With Rob Chapman
Chappers becomes official Wampler artist

 22-Oct-12    full story...

Jack White, Eddie Vedder, Neil Young and Guns 'N' Roses Jam
Footage of all-star jam at Bridge School benefit

 21-Oct-12    full story...

Gene Simmons Given $200m to Help Reform Led Zeppelin
Kiss bass player says Robert Plant not interested in money

 21-Oct-12    full story...

Sonic Science - Why Does My Tone Sound This Way?
The nature of sound - our new Sonic Science series

 20-Oct-12    full story...

1/4 Bend It Like David Beckham
David Beckham's son is rocking a Gibson Les Paul

 17-Oct-12    full story...

Cook Your Dinner in the Shape of a Guitar... Obviously
We have no reason to buy this, but we probably will

 16-Oct-12    full story...

Don't Try and Steal a Man's Guitar
Otherwise this will happen to you

 16-Oct-12    full story...

The Most Badass Heavy Metal Solo... On a Clarinet
Nobody rocks harder than a Clarinetist.. Clarineter? Whatever.

 16-Oct-12    full story...

Old Enough To Rock, Too Young To Vote!
We look at some best young guitarists

 14-Oct-12    full story...

Metallica To Replace Green Day While Billie Joe in Rehab
Metallica will step in at festival

 14-Oct-12    full story...

The Loudest Chord Ever?
Cover your ears, now!

 14-Oct-12    full story...

Slash Invites Young Up and Coming Guitarist On Stage
Impressed Slash gives youngster a spotlight

 14-Oct-12    full story...

Mark Tremonti Didn't Want To Make a Shred Album
Metal maestro wanted to focus on melodic motifs

 13-Oct-12    full story...

Dinosaur Jr Guitarist J Mascis' Jazzmaster Stolen
Mascis is latest high profile musician to have gear stolen

 13-Oct-12    full story...

Tom Delonge Curses His Younger Self For Not Using Effects Pedals
Blink 182 guitarist looks back at his slow start

 12-Oct-12    full story...

Inmates at Chicago Jail to Receive Guitar Lessons
Jail Guitar Doors extends courtesy of MC5 guitarist

 12-Oct-12    full story...

Give Alice Cooper Your Gun and He'll Give You a Guitar
King of theatrical rock starts new scheme

 12-Oct-12    full story...

Limited Edition Epiphone SG
Ltd. Ed. '1966' G-400 PRO features Alnico Classic PRO pickups and push/pull coil-tapping

 12-Oct-12    full story...

Rolling Stones New Track 'Doom and Gloom' - What Do You Think?
What do you think of the first new Rolling Stones track in years?

 11-Oct-12    full story...

Iconic Minimalist Gittler Titanium Guitar Due For NAMM 2013 Release
Lauded design soon to be available

 09-Oct-12    full story...

Extremely Rare Gibson '59 Les Paul For Sale: $125,000
Left-handed sunburst Les Paul one of only four in existence

 09-Oct-12    full story...

Tom Petty Talks About His First Musical Memories
Heartbreaker frontman talks about meeting Elvis as a kid

 09-Oct-12    full story...

Can You Identify This Organ?
Naked box needs identification

 09-Oct-12    full story...

Jimi Hendrix's Dad Didn't Like Son's Singing
Jimi's old man was not a fan of his laid-back vocals

 08-Oct-12    full story...

Steve Vai Guitarist Dave Weiner Gives Home Recording Tips
Want to make better home recordings? Dave Weiner has some advice!

 08-Oct-12    full story...

How I Fell In Love With... Django Reinhardt
The guitarist whose style can never be ignored gets new tab book

 08-Oct-12    full story...

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2012: Who Would Get Your Vote?
The list is light on guitar bands, are we not cool anymore?

 08-Oct-12    full story...

Is Your Dad Cool Enough To Rock Out With You On Stage?
Maybe if your dad was in a famous rock band

 06-Oct-12    full story...

Awesome but Bonkers: A Sink In The Shape of a Guitar
It's every aspiring rock star's dream... maybe

 06-Oct-12    full story...

So Why The Hell Do We Compare Guitarists To Each Other Anyway?
We ask virtuoso guitarist Mike Dawes the burning question

 05-Oct-12    full story...

Jimmy Page is Better Than Brian May is Better Than Jimmy Page
Rob and Rich argue, but what's the point?

 04-Oct-12    full story...

How Your Ear Works
Listen up, there might be a test.

 04-Oct-12    full story...

Prolific Session Guitarist Big Jim Sullivan Dies
Big Jim played on over 1000 chart singles in his career

 02-Oct-12    full story...

Dave Grohl Assures Fans That Foo Fighters Are Not Splitting Up
Foo Fighters singer addresses break-up rumours

 02-Oct-12    full story...

Has Yngwie Malmsteen Undercooked His New Teaching Website?
With all the fire, we're surprised it's not burned

 01-Oct-12    full story...

New Gwar Guitarist Pustulus Maximus Unveiled
Replacement found for Corey Smoot

 01-Oct-12    full story...

One of the Coolest Guitar Gear Pictures... Ever?
This just wins on so many levels

 01-Oct-12    full story...

Tommy Emmanuel Announces UK Tour With Martin Taylor
The Colonel and the Governor Tour 2013

 01-Oct-12    full story...

Cell Phone Ban Doesn't Stop Abuse Aimed At Jack White
Jack White on the receiving end after cutting short show

 30-Sep-12    full story...

Watch: Justin Bieber Pukes On Stage
Bieber comes down with a Bieber Fever

 30-Sep-12    full story...

Mumford and Sons Topple Green Day in UK Charts
It's a great week for guitar music

 30-Sep-12    full story...

Slash Reveals He Is A Huge Fan Of Adele
GNR guitarist curbed rock and roll lifestyle for health

 30-Sep-12    full story...

Soundgarden Stream New Song 'Been Away Too Long'
Band are back with a big single

 27-Sep-12    full story...

Acoustic Guitar Show Figures Double, Electric Guitar Show Fails
Good news is followed by bad news for guitar industry

 27-Sep-12    full story...

The Killers: Guitar Bands Are Not Writing Good Enough Songs
Guitarist and singer say guitar bands aren't competing with DJs

 27-Sep-12    full story...

John 5's Advice For Guitarists: More Is More
Less is definitely not more says Rob Zombie guitarist

 25-Sep-12    full story...

Sex Pistols Guitarist Says Modern Bands Are Too Tame
Steve Jones thinks more bands need to make a fuss

 25-Sep-12    full story...

Billie Joe Armstrong Seeks Treatment For Substance Abuse After Rant
Statement suggests singer could have been under the influence on stage

 23-Sep-12    full story...

Classic Video: Guthrie Govan Teaches Slapping On Electric Guitar
A classic bombastic video lesson from Guthers

 23-Sep-12    full story...

Tom Morello Blasts UKIP Leader For 'Racist' Use of RATM
UKIP leader Nigel Farage retorts unsuccessfully

 23-Sep-12    full story...

Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong Smashes Guitar In Anger (Video)
Green Day singer takes offense to having set cut short

 23-Sep-12    full story...

10 Great Jokes About Guitarists
Go on, have a laugh at your own expense

 22-Sep-12    full story...

Comedy Metal Album On The Way From Scott Ian and Brian Posehn
One tune to be called 'Satan is Kind of a Dick'

 22-Sep-12    full story...

5 Most Undervalued Music Products on Amazon
Ace of Saves searches out those bargains

 21-Sep-12    full story...

Slash Embarrassed Over Naked David Bowie Anecdote
Guitarist says original conversation was blown up

 19-Sep-12    full story...

Carlos Santana: No One's Better Than Me
Latin virtuoso talks straight

 19-Sep-12    full story...

What Is The Greatest Hard Rock Song Of All Time?
In fact, what are the 100 best hard rock tunes?

 18-Sep-12    full story...

Foo Fighters Guitarist Was Banned From Rock Music
Pat Smear reveals in new video that rock music was banned in his house

 18-Sep-12    full story...

INSANELY Good Cover of 'How High The Moon' by Tommy Emmanuel
Guitarist joined by Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo

 17-Sep-12    full story...

Eric Clapton Announces 50th Anniversary Tour
Slowhand is back again, with new album too

 17-Sep-12    full story...

New Thin Lizzy Album On The Way
Scott Gorham confirms new album

 17-Sep-12    full story...

What A Drum Solo Looks Like
Carter Beauford puts a camera in his mouth and plays

 09-Sep-12    full story...

Trevor Horn and Thomas Dolby in Nokia Podcast
Nokia music technology podcast

 04-Sep-12    full story...

Three Ways You Can Improve Your Guitar Technique Instantly
Simple ways to be a better guitarist

 29-Aug-12    full story...

Flight of the Conchords Return With New Charity Video
Watch the new music video from Flight of the Conchords

 28-Aug-12    full story...

Guest Blog: Rob James Gives His Tips For Beginner Resources
Tools that every beginner guitarist shouldn't be without

 28-Aug-12    full story...

Kevin Cronin and Lars Ulrich Give Their First Musical Memories
New preview footage for Dave Grohl's Sound City Movie

 21-Aug-12    full story...

Motorhead Preview New Album Online
New album previews go online from The World Is Ours Vol II

 20-Aug-12    full story...

Paul Ryan Rocks Out To Rage Against The Machine... Apparently
Conservative Republican loves left-wing rap metal

 16-Aug-12    full story...

Axl Rose Claim Against Guitar Hero III Goes Through Court
One claim thrown out, but another claim to be heard by judge

 16-Aug-12    full story...

Questions Raised Over Sorry State of Gary Moore's Grave
Guitarist's resting place still without a headstone

 13-Aug-12    full story...

Google Downgrade Piracy Sites in Search Results, But Will It Aid Music Industry?
Music piracy sites are to become less visible in search results

 13-Aug-12    full story...

G3 2012 Backstage Tour of Guitar Rigs
Check out the awesome gear in this vid

 02-Aug-12    full story...

Interview: Richard O'Brien talks bass inspiration
We talk to Richard O'Brien about his solo project

 31-Jul-12    full story...

Slash Announces Headline UK Academy and Arena Tour
Guns 'N Roses guitarist will head to England and Scotland

 30-Jul-12    full story...

Metallica Set Fire To Technician, Audience Don't Take It Too Well
Technician runs across stage in a ball of flame

 30-Jul-12    full story...

Brian May and Pete Townshend Call For British PM To Curb Music Piracy
Rockstars believe music could help out struggling economy

 25-Jul-12    full story...

In The Pleasure Groove With Duran Duran's John Taylor
All is revealed by the award-winning bass player

 23-Jul-12    full story...

Essential Software Amp Sims And FX Racks For Guitar Part 2
There's so many of them these days – here's 5 more...

 20-Jul-12    full story...

Charlie Sheen Presents Slash With Hollywood Star
Slash is honoured with star on Hollywood Blvd

 10-Jul-12    full story...

Watch: Aerosmith Release Awesome New Music Video 'Legendary Child'
The veteran rockers are back with a bang

 10-Jul-12    full story...

Five Guitars You Must Own In A Zombie Apocalypse
It's a battle to save the Earth, better get playing!

 08-Jul-12    full story...

Misha Mansoor Talks About a Common Problem for Guitarists
Mansoor on new Periphery album

 07-Jul-12    full story...

Mike Campbell On How To Get The Tom Petty Guitar Tone
Tom Petty guitarist talks about his guitars

 04-Jul-12    full story...

5 Essential Amp Sims And FX Racks For Guitar
Things have moved on - here's five we think you should know about

 04-Jul-12    full story...

Arctic Monkeys To Get Heavy On Guitar Orientated Album
Band will try a heavy guitar sound for new album

 03-Jul-12    full story...

Two New Noel Gallagher Tracks Leaked Online
Listen to the new songs, which have surfaced on Youtube

 29-Jun-12    full story...

Guitar Music Is Dying, Or Is It? Speak Up!
The decline of guitar music is making headlines

 26-Jun-12    full story...

NAMM To Open Its Doors To The Public This Summer
Get tips from music industry insiders

 25-Jun-12    full story...

What The Hell Is An 'Affordable Guitar' Anyway?!
Well it usually means one of three things

 28-May-12    full story...

Three Reasons Your Band Will Break Up
Yes, your band will split up, and we know why

 23-May-12    full story...

Feature: Tips For Live Laptop Use
Robbie Bronnimann tells all

 21-May-12    full story...

Watch: Metallica Debut Performance Of 'Don't Tread On Me'
Track is played at concert in Prague

 11-May-12    full story...

A Very Important Note From Dave Grohl
Just read it

 01-May-12    full story...

Slipknot's Jim Root Talks About His Signature Stratocaster
Root explains the decisions behind his black strat

 26-Apr-12    full story...

George Martin 'Best Producer Of All Time' Says Butch Vig
From one legendary producer to another

 24-Apr-12    full story...

Spectral Synthesis Explained
Youtube video shows how to understand and use the spectrogram in Izotope Iris and Camel Audio Alchemy

 24-Apr-12    full story...

Previous Unreleased Pantera Track Now Online
'Piss' is the new old song from Pantera

 12-Apr-12    full story...

New Brainworx Amp Sim Sounds Great On Video Preview
Watch the video on Amped

 11-Apr-12    full story...

The Coolest Custom Effects Pedal Ever?
The answer is a resounding and totally biased 'yes'

 11-Apr-12    full story...

  GadgetShow12: Dube Percussion Instrument
Dion Dublin's invention

 11-Apr-12    full story...

Mark Tremonti Post Update On Solo Project (Video)
We got a little too excited over the new track

 10-Apr-12    full story...

DJ Handbook
Hal Leonard publishes Spin Now! ($12.99) by DJ Shortee

 30-Mar-12    full story...

Tony Iommi Posts Update On Cancer Battle
Black Sabbath guitarist thanks his band mates

 27-Mar-12    full story...

Patchbay Allows Comparisons Of Stereo Processors
SPL announce MasterBay S - The S-Class Patchbay

 14-Mar-12    full story...

My Rare Guitars B Stock And Ex Demo Sale
Grab yourself a bargain!

 01-Mar-12    full story...

Feature: A Social Network Just For Guitarists
Hook up with other guitarists and join the party

 21-Feb-12    full story...

Granular Audio Manipulation Program
Grainstretch for Mac released

 21-Feb-12    full story...

Node - Synth Supergroup Back In The Studio
Flood, Ed Buller, Dave Bessell and Mel Wesson

 21-Feb-12    full story...

INTERVIEW: Mattias IA Eklundh Talks About His New Album
We caught up with IA as he took a break from recording

 20-Feb-12    full story...

Podcast: SONIC TALK 255 - Whats A Stochastic Synth?
Comsosƒ, EMIS synth cave, AudioGL, Klirrfaktor, synth programming from Moog

 16-Feb-12    full story...

Jack White And Tom Jones Cover Howlin' Wolf's 'Evil'
Song will be released as single on Third Man

 10-Feb-12    full story...

VIDEO: Lamb Of God Guitarist Demos His Mesa Boogie Royal Atlantic
Mark Morton shows off his beautiful Mesa rig

 09-Feb-12    full story...

VIDEO: Play Guitar Like A Freak!
Learn to play like Mattias IA Eklundh

 09-Feb-12    full story...

Tommy Emmanuel Streaming Live Clinic Today
Guitar TV streaming live event

 08-Feb-12    full story...

Jack White's Machine Gun Silhouette Taken Offline
Song will be B-side to Love Interruption

 08-Feb-12    full story...

VIDEO: Chi Cheng Emerging From Coma?
Deftones bassist responds to commands from friends

 08-Feb-12    full story...

Win A Boss Pedal Every Day In February
It's easy, and it's free

 07-Feb-12    full story...

What Are Metallica Planning?
Your thoughts on the secret announcement

 06-Feb-12    full story...

Duff McKagan Sports A New Birthday Guitar
But do you know what it is?

 06-Feb-12    full story...

Kerry King Talks About New Slayer Record And Hanneman Health
Guitarist says the album will be classic Slayer

 06-Feb-12    full story...

Get Told Where To Smoke By Jerry Cantrell
Alice In Chains guitarist with simple message

 02-Feb-12    full story...

The Darkness Release New Video
'Nothing's Gonna Stop Us' from watching this ten times

 02-Feb-12    full story...

VIDEO: Shit Guitarists Say
Some hilarious home truths going on right here

 01-Feb-12    full story...

New Jack White Song Available For Online Streaming
Stream it while it's steaming hot

 31-Jan-12    full story...

  WNAMM12: Joe Bonamassa Jams With Seymour Duncan
The coolest impromptu jam ever?

 21-Jan-12    full story...

  WNAMM12: Joe Bonamassa Talks To Us About His New Pickups
Joe talks about his new Seymour Duncan signature set

 21-Jan-12    full story...

WNAMM12: Moog Wins TEC Award for Slim Phatty
Couldn't happen to nicer folk - congrats, guys!

 21-Jan-12    full story...

  WNAMM12: CopperLAN Now Commercial Release
Lets push for a new standard interface - could this be it?

 20-Jan-12    full story...

  WNAMM12: Teenage Engineering OpLab Preview
Everything but the kitchen sync

 19-Jan-12    full story...

  WNAMM12: The Keith McMillen Instruments QuNeo
Next-gen multi touch controller

 19-Jan-12    full story...

  WNAMM12: Digitech iStomp Demonstration And Future Developments
We interview the product manager

 19-Jan-12    full story...

WNAMM12: Play The Vox Blues
Vox brings back custom 1963 styling with blue vinyl and Tygon grille cloth in limited edition amps

 19-Jan-12    full story...

Fender Announce A New 50th Birthday Jaguar For NAMM
New guitar looks almost purrfect

 12-Jan-12    full story...

Dave Grohl On Future Of Rock And Roll
'There will always be rock and roll'

 11-Jan-12    full story...

KISS And Motley Crue In Joint Tour?
The Crue could support KISS on Monster Tour

 11-Jan-12    full story...

What Do You Want Us To Check Out At NAMM 2012?
Fender, Gibson, PRS, Gretsch, Taylor, and everything in between

 10-Jan-12    full story...

VIDEO: New Van Halen 'Tattoo' Video
The first single from the new album

 10-Jan-12    full story...

Live Performance Stompbox Guitar Interface
IK Multimedia announces iRig STOMP for iPhone/iPod touch/iPad

 10-Jan-12    full story...

Two Unreleased Radiohead Tracks Leaked Online
More songs from 1986 demos now online

 09-Jan-12    full story...

Free Rock Backing Track
C# mixolydian backing track for a dark groove

 09-Jan-12    full story...

Nickelback Thank Carney For Harsh Words
Thick skin, or something...

 06-Jan-12    full story...

The Killers Talk About New Record
The band are back in the studio

 05-Jan-12    full story...

Lou Pallo Style Jazz Guitar Lesson
Learn to play like one of the greats

 04-Jan-12    full story...

Unearthed Radiohead Song Actually Recorded By Baker
Song exposed as a fake

 03-Jan-12    full story...

Winner Of The Heart Of Fire Competition Announced
The winner has been chosen by Eddie Kramer and Misha Mansoor

 03-Jan-12    full story...

  Top Stories From 2011
Cant beat a good list.

 02-Jan-12    full story...

Paul McCartney Goes For The Jugular Of The Fakers
No tapes for Sir Paul

 02-Jan-12    full story...

Keith Emerson Comedy Moment
Synthesizers in humour, a rarity

 20-Dec-11    full story...

Cancer Bats New Album Teaser
Watch it on Amped

 15-Dec-11    full story...

How To Solo In Drop B Tuning
Sound fatter than a really fat thing

 15-Dec-11    full story...

Learn To Play A Festive Classic
Waltz slowly around the christmas tree

 15-Dec-11    full story...

'THAT' Beatles Chord Revealed By Randy Bachman
So the debate is over, right?

 14-Dec-11    full story...

Foo Fighters Get Ball Rolling On New Album
Grohl announces he is not finished yet

 14-Dec-11    full story...

Stolen Pearl Jam Guitar Recovered By Police
Guitar was a gift for a cancer patient

 13-Dec-11    full story...

Merry Christmas From Steel Panther
X Rated Christmas song, be warned!

 13-Dec-11    full story...

Win Gear Signed By Coldplay, Elbow And The Pet Shop Boys
Charity auction of signed Nord Keyboards and Larrivée Guitars from Mencap's Little Noise Sessions

 13-Dec-11    full story...

New Radiohead Material Coming Next Week
The Daily Mail and Staircase on the way

 12-Dec-11    full story...

Yngwie Malmsteen Rig Rundown
Rebecca Dirks checks out Malmsteen's rig

 12-Dec-11    full story...

  Watts Up Episode 5, The Analog V.S. Digital Special
Rob and Rich go head to head

 12-Dec-11    full story...

Learn Easy But Impressive Country Rhythms
Walking basslines with chords, it's a winner

 06-Dec-11    full story...

VIDEO: Steely Dan Rig Rundown
Take a look at Jon Herington's rig

 05-Dec-11    full story...

Llexi's Licks Guitar Lesson Episode 5
More melodic shred from Llexi Leon

 05-Dec-11    full story...

Blues Legend Hubert Sumlin Dies Aged 80
Howlin Wolf contributor was an electric blues pioneer

 05-Dec-11    full story...

High Quality Aristocrats Live Footage
Warning: May contain extreme levels of awesome

 05-Dec-11    full story...

Paul Gilbert Announces Guitar Lessons
Have a one-on-one session with Gilbert

 30-Nov-11    full story...

Fender Modern Player Series In Depth Review
Chappers reviews the Jaguar and Marauder

 30-Nov-11    full story...

New Overdrive And Fuzz Pedals
The Tone God releases the Acute ModestScream and Acute NerFuzz

 30-Nov-11    full story...

Analog Or Digital? Take The Blind Challenge
Challenge 1 in our new Watts Up series

 29-Nov-11    full story...

Another Controversial Yet Boring Guitar List
Who's number one? Who cares?

 28-Nov-11    full story...

Nickelback Respond To Haters
The band show their funny side

 28-Nov-11    full story...

Learn To Play Guitar Like Steve Vai And Jason Becker
Use arpeggios in your technique arsenal

 28-Nov-11    full story...

Hey Tambourine Woman... Shut Up!
Coldplay frontman bans tambourine!

 28-Nov-11    full story...

Joe Satriani 3D Film To Hit Cinema Screens
2D version will also be available for DVD

 28-Nov-11    full story...

Prototype App Needs Comment
Influence the future - give feedback

 28-Nov-11    full story...

Brian May Joins The Darkness On Stage For Three Songs
Watch the video footage right here

 28-Nov-11    full story...

Richards And Jagger To Meet In December
Could the pair patch it up?

 24-Nov-11    full story...

Bryan Beller Rig Rundown
Aristocrats bass player shows all

 24-Nov-11    full story...

Get On Reality TV
International casting call for music reality TV series that focuses on up-and-coming musician/producers

 22-Nov-11    full story...

Guthrie Govan Rig Rundown
Check out Guthrie's gear

 21-Nov-11    full story...

Noel Gallagher Files Court Accusations Against Liam
Brothers look set to go to court

 21-Nov-11    full story...

Experience The Jimi Hendrix App
App designed for Hendrix fans

 21-Nov-11    full story...

Bumblefoot Releases New Singles
Guitarist teams up with Scarface

 21-Nov-11    full story...

Learn To Play Guitar Like Joe Satriani
Nail down the techniques of a guitar legend

 20-Nov-11    full story...

Slayer Are 'Writing A New Record'
Follow up to 'World Painted Blood'

 20-Nov-11    full story...

Rod Stewart Guitarist Goes Blind
Jeff Golub Sudden Sight Loss

 16-Nov-11    full story...

Foo Fighters Perform With Joan Jett
Band plays 'Bad Reputation' on Letterman

 16-Nov-11    full story...

Keith Richards Receives Prestigious Award For 'Life'
Norman Mailer award for Rolling Stones guitarist

 16-Nov-11    full story...

Stop Making Rock And Roll Uncool Please
Jimmy Page should not be knighted

 16-Nov-11    full story...

Axl Rose Deserves A Good Beating... Apparently
The wise words of Gene Simmons

 15-Nov-11    full story...

Full Rundown Of Iron Maiden Guitarist's Rig
See how Dave Murray gets his sound

 15-Nov-11    full story...

VIDEO: Michael J. Fox Plays Johnny B. Goode On Guitar
Insert time travel pun here

 15-Nov-11    full story...

Jason Newsted Talks Metallica And Lulu
Ex-Tallica bass player in interview

 14-Nov-11    full story...

Stream The Who's Shepherds Bush Quadrophenia Playback
Features a set from Pete Townshend

 14-Nov-11    full story...

Gwar Unmasked In Memory Of Cory Smoot
Band in tribute to late guitarist

 14-Nov-11    full story...

VIDEO: Metallica And Lou Reed Perform On Italian TV
Che Tempo Che Fa

 14-Nov-11    full story...

  Sonic LAB: MXR Flanger And Voice Of God
Two new plugs for UAD2 DSP Powered plugins

 14-Nov-11    full story...

Queen And Michael Jackson Songs Set For Release
Collaboration will see light of day

 13-Nov-11    full story...

Keith Richards Compares Mick To A Diva
Despite the differences the two are still 'brothers'

 13-Nov-11    full story...

Win An ESP Guitar Or Bass!
Guitar giveaway from Andertons

 13-Nov-11    full story...

Watts Up: How To Improve Your Improvisation, Episode Four
New episode also goes through getting cheaper gear online

 12-Nov-11    full story...

Keith Richards: Rolling Stones To Reunite For Rehearsals
Confirmation of first rehearsal in four years

 10-Nov-11    full story...

Chimaira Guitarists To Leave Band
Rob Arnold and Matt DeVries will leave at end of year

 10-Nov-11    full story...

Roadrunner's Top Ten Albums Of The Century
As voted for by the public

 09-Nov-11    full story...

Brian May: TV Culture In Music Is Unhealthy
Guitarist comments on tough times for musicians

 09-Nov-11    full story...

New App For Pink Floyd Lovers
Official app hits stores next week

 09-Nov-11    full story...

Ideal Christmas Gift For Drummers
A Drummers Perspective - 160 pages of hardcore drum action

 09-Nov-11    full story...

ACPAD Guitar Combines Acoustic and MIDI
Solo performance from Robin Sukroso

 08-Nov-11    full story...

TC Electronic Viral Video Revealed As TonePrint App
Now we know what the video was all about!

 08-Nov-11    full story...

Black Sabbath To Announce Reunion On Metal Day?
Iommi and crew could also be announcing new album

 08-Nov-11    full story...

Lulu Is 97% Worse Than Metallica's Death Magnetic
The numbers don't look good for Loutallica

 07-Nov-11    full story...

John Petrucci Compares Pink Floyd To A Film
Guitarist: 'What would David Gilmour Do?'

 07-Nov-11    full story...

Steve Vai To Win Prestigious Les Paul Award
Virtuoso will win award during NAMM 2012

 07-Nov-11    full story...

Tony Iommi Set Black Sabbath Bandmate On Fire
Practical jokes got out of hand

 07-Nov-11    full story...

VIDEO: Chickenfoot Perform Three And A Half Letters
Band play live on Jimmy Kimmel

 07-Nov-11    full story...

Free Exposure For Your Guitar Band
Just follow the instructions in the video

 04-Nov-11    full story...

GUEST POST: A Lesson In Tone
Learn to talk is tonal science, not tonal jargon

 03-Nov-11    full story...

Meet A Star And Win A Guitar
Win a signed guitar from metal's finest

 03-Nov-11    full story...

MXR Flanger/Doubler And Little Labs VOG For UAD-2
New plug-ins accompany enhancements to Pro Tools workflow and ATR-102 plug-in in UAD Software v6.1

 03-Nov-11    full story...

VIDEO: Up Close And Personal With Dream Theater
Prog legends in Orlando

 02-Nov-11    full story...

New Blur Album Could Be On The Way
The band are recording together again

 02-Nov-11    full story...

It's Going To Be A Black And Very Wylde Christmas
BLS to release Crimbo EP

 02-Nov-11    full story...

Hayley McLean Demonstrates Custom 53 Tapped Tele
Seymour Duncan Tele pickups on show!

 02-Nov-11    full story...

Damon Albarn And Flea Supergroup?
Rocket Juice And The Moon

 02-Nov-11    full story...

Trigger The Bloodshed Post New Song Online
Free EP download also available

 02-Nov-11    full story...

Iced Earth To Tour With Symphony X
Band also post new video online

 01-Nov-11    full story...

Rolling Stones To Release New Single
No Spare Parts coming in November

 01-Nov-11    full story...

Metal Guitarist Paralysed In Armed Robbery
Tony Lorenzo may never walk again

 01-Nov-11    full story...

Pete Townshend Calls iTunes A Digital Vampire
Guitarist speaks out at John Peel Lecture

 31-Oct-11    full story...

Ronnie Wood Showcases Rock N Roll Art
Ronnie Wood's Faces, Time and Places

 31-Oct-11    full story...

Nicky Wire: We Just Wanted To Be Hated
Manics man tears apart music industry

 30-Oct-11    full story...

Noel Gallagher Would Collaborate With U2 Or Coldplay
Record sales are a big factor

 30-Oct-11    full story...

Unheard Freddie Mercury Queen Demos To Be Released
New Freddie material could be on the way

 27-Oct-11    full story...

Pink Floyd Announce New Release Of Popular Material
A Foot In The Door collection out soon

 26-Oct-11    full story...

Yngwie Malmsteen Gets Folked Up
Guitar legend performs to songs on Swedish TV

 26-Oct-11    full story...

Megadeth Are At It Again!
Mustaine and co release new song 'Black Swan'

 26-Oct-11    full story...

Confirmed: Metallica Begin Work On New Album
Trujillo reveals band are writing and recording

 26-Oct-11    full story...

Noel Gallagher Didn't Want To Be Number 1
Guitarist says he would prefer to share the wealth

 25-Oct-11    full story...

The Boxer Rebellion Release New Live Music Video
Present to fans after show cancellation

 25-Oct-11    full story...

Slash Calls For Rory Gallagher Hall Of Fame Honour
Growing demand for Gallagher induction

 25-Oct-11    full story...

Pete Townshend Announces Prince's Trust Rock Gala Gig
The Who guitarist to play at tenth gala

 25-Oct-11    full story...

Trivium Cover Iron Maiden's 'Iron Maiden'
The metal band show their acoustic side

 24-Oct-11    full story...

Poison Guitarist Allegedly Stole Music From Another Band
Lawsuit filed against 80s band

 24-Oct-11    full story...

Tony Iommi: Sabbath Have Rehearsed And Played Old Stuff
Reunion looks ever more likely

 24-Oct-11    full story...

Gibson 25/50 Les Paul Flame Top Still Available
Thought to be the last unsold 25/50

 21-Oct-11    full story...

Keith Richards Speaks Out On Rolling Stones Hiatus
Years without Stones is 'purgatory'

 21-Oct-11    full story...

Kiss Tom Petty's Amp!
Go on, you know you want to

 20-Oct-11    full story...

Megadeth Post New Track, Whose Life, Online
From the forthcoming album Th1rt3en

 20-Oct-11    full story...

Muse Announce Plans To Release Next Album
October 2012 is set as preliminary date

 20-Oct-11    full story...

Metallica And Lou Reed Post Samples Of Entire Album
Hear 30 seconds of each album

 19-Oct-11    full story...

John Lennon's Tooth To Be Sold At Auction
Wisdom could be in the tooth of the holder

 19-Oct-11    full story...

IK Multimedia Releases AmpliTube 3.7
Seven new gear models including Jet City amps and an updated Authorization Manager

 19-Oct-11    full story...

Kurt Cobain Now Has His Own Graphic Novel
Nirvana guitarist comes to iPad

 18-Oct-11    full story...

Would You Like A Slice Of Fail With Your Guitar?
Well maybe you should head to Guitar Fail

 18-Oct-11    full story...

Noel Gallagher Re-Recorded Oasis Song After Liam Refused To Sing
More brotherly love from Noel

 17-Oct-11    full story...

Def Leppard's Joe Elliott Blasts 'Lazy' R.E.M And Tom Waits Fans
Singer angered by hair metal label

 17-Oct-11    full story...

Hear Prodigy's Remix Of Foo Fighters' White Limo On Amped
It gets pretty damn heavy!

 16-Oct-11    full story...

  Watts Up: Advice On Technique, Recording, And Budget Guitar Gear
Our brand new guitar show online now!

 16-Oct-11    full story...

VIDEO: Joey Jordison Talks About Iowa
Slipknot drummer chats about seminal album

 15-Oct-11    full story...

Rolling Stones Announce Some Girls Reissue Track List
12 previously unreleased tracks!

 14-Oct-11    full story...

Radiohead To Head Back To The Studio
Yorke and co will record in December

 14-Oct-11    full story...

Lou Asked Metallica: 'Ready To End Your Career'?
Curious project gets curious trailer

 14-Oct-11    full story...

VIDEO: Llexi Leon Guitar Lesson - Pedal Licks
Llexi Leon teaches you his favourite licks

 14-Oct-11    full story...

Mesa Boogie Royal Atlantic RA-100 Demo
Know everything you need to know

 13-Oct-11    full story...

Tom Petty To Play Benefit Gig
Heartbreakers only gig of 2011

 13-Oct-11    full story...

Watch LickLibrary Live!
Includes the Guitar Idol final

 13-Oct-11    full story...

VIDEO: Dave Grohl Joins Cage The Elephant... Temporarily
Foos frontman stands in on sticks

 13-Oct-11    full story...

Hear Jack White's Dirty New U2 Cover
Love Is Blindness

 11-Oct-11    full story...

VIDEO: Tom Morello Performs At Occupy LA
This Land Is Your Land

 10-Oct-11    full story...

Pete Townshend Unveils Unheard Quadrophenia Demo
The Who unveil new version of 'Cut My Hair'

 10-Oct-11    full story...

Help Us Make A Cheap Guitar Sound Like The Real Deal
We need your help in our new show

 09-Oct-11    full story...

Josh Homme Remixes Jack White
Beck and Mark Lanegan also weigh in

 09-Oct-11    full story...

Watch Arctic Monkeys Debut New Song
Evil Twin is B-side to next single

 08-Oct-11    full story...

Rush Time Machine Tour Comes To DVD
Includes footage of Rush's biggest tour

 08-Oct-11    full story...

Stars Pay Tribute To The Late Bert Jansch
Graham Coxon, and Paul Smith in tribute

 05-Oct-11    full story...

Stream A Live Radiohead Event Next Week
Event will take place in London

 04-Oct-11    full story...

Kaiser Chiefs Worry About Demise Of Guitar Bands
But guitar music goes strong in the album charts

 03-Oct-11    full story...

  BPM11: Twitch To Ableton Live Translator
Software app allows control of Abletons' Live

 03-Oct-11    full story...

Amplified Parts Announces October Sale
Get 10% off throughout the month

 02-Oct-11    full story...

VIDEO: Corey Taylor Talks About Iowa
Interview with Slipknot frontman

 30-Sep-11    full story...

Rolling Stones Release Exclusive Free Concert Footage
Clip from the upcoming DVD

 30-Sep-11    full story...

The Darkness Are Back!
Rock n' rollers announce intimate London show

 30-Sep-11    full story...

VIDEO: MGMT Cover Pink Floyd's Lucifer Sam
MGMT on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

 30-Sep-11    full story...

Eastwood Announce The Airline '59 1P
Angular beauty comes in black and red

 30-Sep-11    full story...

The Beatles' First Hamburg Recordings To Be Released
Recordings with Pete Best and Tony Sheridan

 30-Sep-11    full story...

PRS Announce The SE Angelus
The low down on the Angelus

 29-Sep-11    full story...

Nick Mason Wants Pink Floyd Reunion
Drummer refuses to retire

 29-Sep-11    full story...

Slipknot Release Iowa 10th Anniversary Trailer
Anniversary edition coming soon

 29-Sep-11    full story...

VIDEO: Korn Premiere New Music Video Featuring Skrillex
It's all gone a bit... dubstep!

 29-Sep-11    full story...

VIDEO: Zakk Wydle Shoots The Breeze With Eddie Trunk
Who could drink more, Babe Ruth, or Mickey Mantle

 29-Sep-11    full story...

Stream The New Russian Circles Track
Post rockers get anthemic with Mladek

 29-Sep-11    full story...

It's A Metal Guitar Masterclass From Kramer And Sylosis!
Kramer team up with British Music Experience

 28-Sep-11    full story...

VIDEO: Roger Waters And Foo Fighters Team Up For In The Flesh
Feel the warm thrill of confusion!

 28-Sep-11    full story...

Sonic Youth Album Coming Soon
Hits Are For Squares picked by musicians

 28-Sep-11    full story...

VIDEO: More Studio Dwellings With Dream Theater
More soundbites from the band

 28-Sep-11    full story...

VIDEO: Jon Stewart Interviews Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Butch Vig
Jon Stewart talks to Nevermind players

 27-Sep-11    full story...

Guns N' Roses And Red Hot Chili Peppers Go Head To Head
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominations announced

 27-Sep-11    full story...

VIDEO: Opeth Soundcheck At Webster Hall
See how the professionals do it

 27-Sep-11    full story...

Mark Hoppus Didn't Want Lame Material On New Blink Album
You can stream the new album for free

 27-Sep-11    full story...

Nick Mason Watches The Shins Perform Breathe
Pink Floyd drummer on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon

 27-Sep-11    full story...

Watch Slipknot And Metallica's Sets From Rock In Rio
If you missed the live-stream, watch it now!

 26-Sep-11    full story...

VIDEO: Watch The New Pink Floyd Pig Fly Over Battersea
Pink Floyd have uploaded video footage of the event

 26-Sep-11    full story...

In The Studio With Dream Theater
A quick glimpse at creating prog gold

 26-Sep-11    full story...

Listen To Megadeth's New Song Here
Never Dead is streamed online

 26-Sep-11    full story...

VIDEO: Coldplay In Musical Tribute To R.E.M.
Everybody Hurts, even Chris Martin

 26-Sep-11    full story...

Watch The Rolling Stones In A Cinema Near You
Some Girls Live In Texas 1978

 26-Sep-11    full story...

R.E.M. To Release Final Recordings
Greatest hits package is one last offering

 26-Sep-11    full story...

VIDEO: Radiohead Open New Season Of SNL
Lotus Flower on Saturday Night Live

 25-Sep-11    full story...

Devin Townsend Project Releases New Video
Juular is weird and wonderful

 25-Sep-11    full story...

VIDEO: Tom Morello Joins Ben Harper In Charity Gig
Duo pair up for Nightwatchman rendition

 25-Sep-11    full story...

Lou Reed And Metallica Release Another Sound Clip
90 second preview of The View

 25-Sep-11    full story...

The Pink Floyd Pig Flies Again
Head down to Battersea Power Station tomorrow

 25-Sep-11    full story...

VIDEO: Opeth Premiere New Music Video
The Devil's Orchard Goes Live

 23-Sep-11    full story...

VIDEO: Previously Unreleased Hendrix Cover Song
Jimi plays Like A Rolling Stone

 23-Sep-11    full story...

Domain War As Tea Party Band Look To Sell Up
Far right versus Canadian rock

 20-Sep-11    full story...

John Mayer Cancels Shows And Delays Album Plans
Singer is suffering from a throat condition

 20-Sep-11    full story...

Mott The Hoople DVD Coming Soon
The Ballad Of Mott The Hoople

 19-Sep-11    full story...

Stream The Jimi Hendrix Winterland Album Now
Single disc version available for streaming

 19-Sep-11    full story...

Zakk Wylde Living In Fear Of Stalker
Stalker deemed mentally unstable

 19-Sep-11    full story...

Foo Fighters Return Fire At Westboro Christians
Kepping it clean

 19-Sep-11    full story...

VIDEO: Slash Doesn't Get Mashed
Watch an awkward moment in history

 18-Sep-11    full story...

Mick Jagger Quells Rolling Stones Reunion Rumours
We can't always get what we want

 17-Sep-11    full story...

Jimmy Page Has A New Death Wish
Hear a new track on vinyl

 17-Sep-11    full story...

Chickenfoot Talk About New Song
Latest podcast gets deep

 16-Sep-11    full story...

VIDEO: The World's Angriest Guitar Player
Ever seen a man shout at his own fingers?

 16-Sep-11    full story...

VIDEO: Arctic Monkeys Premiere New Single
Suck It And See

 16-Sep-11    full story...

VIDEO: Big Four Jam Motorhead's Overkill
No Mustaine in big jam

 15-Sep-11    full story...

Velvet Underground Meets Supermario For Flaming Lips Epic
Six hours of bleeping music?

 15-Sep-11    full story...

Megadeth Big Four Show Scare Is Just A Scare
David Ellefson confirms the band's appearance

 13-Sep-11    full story...

Van Halen To Ban Jump Cover On Rick Gervais Show
Pilkington's version is too bad for America

 13-Sep-11    full story...

VIDEO: New Coldplay Single Released Today
Paradise goes on sale

 12-Sep-11    full story...

Could The Rolling Stones Be Planning Tour?
The four spotted leaving building together

 09-Sep-11    full story...

VIDEO: Our Brand New Guitar Show Is Now Online
Reviews, news, tips, tutorials, all on Watts Up

 09-Sep-11    full story...

Flaming Lips Want Fan's Input In Six Hour Song
Epic will raise money for charity

 08-Sep-11    full story...

Primus Stream New Album On South Park Page
Green Naugahyde streaming on SP Facebook page

 08-Sep-11    full story...

VIDEO: Aerosmith Jamming In The Studio
Band works on their fourteenth album

 08-Sep-11    full story...

Watch Free Chickenfoot Gig Live Online
Free gig from the comfort of your home

 07-Sep-11    full story...

VIDEO: Chris Cornell Joins Pearl Jam On Stage
It's a Temple Of The Dogs reunion!

 06-Sep-11    full story...

More Metallica And Lou Reed Titles Announced
Nine out of ten songs announced

 06-Sep-11    full story...

VIDEO: The First Android Guitar Controller Girl Band?
Chinese girl band rock out using Android phones

 05-Sep-11    full story...

New Noel Gallagher Song Emerges Online
Listen to the new song here on Amped

 31-Aug-11    full story...

Lets All Go On A Heavy Metal Cruise Ship
Monsters of Rock cruise for Fall 2012

 31-Aug-11    full story...

VIDEO: Bach For Two Bass Guitars Played By One Man
Incredible talent we think!

 30-Aug-11    full story...

VIDEO: Tom Morello Previews New Music Video
Black Spartacus Heart Attack Machine

 30-Aug-11    full story...

Foo Fighters Take Home Prize At VMAs
Walk wins best rock video award

 29-Aug-11    full story...

Butch Vig: Kurt Cobain Was A Pain In The Ass
Nevermind producer remembers Cobain

 24-Aug-11    full story...

Gary Moore Live DVD Coming Soon
Late legend Live At Montreux

 24-Aug-11    full story...

New Chili Peppers Album Streaming Free Online
I'm With You available for streaming on iTunes

 23-Aug-11    full story...

Metallica And Lou Reed Website Goes Live
The project is now online, sort of

 18-Aug-11    full story...

Primus Stream New Song Online
11 year wait is over

 18-Aug-11    full story...

Adrenaline Mob Debut At No. 13 On Heatseekers Chart
Lucky thirteens for Portnoy

 18-Aug-11    full story...

Learn Guitar From Eric Johnson
Learn Cliffs Of Dover from app

 17-Aug-11    full story...

Tony Iommi Calls Into Question A Sabbath Reunion
Will they, won't they?

 17-Aug-11    full story...

Spider-Man Will Play Jeff Buckley On Screen
Reeve Carney to take on hotly contested role

 16-Aug-11    full story...

Reunited Black Sabbath Start Rehearsals
Ozzy, Iommi, Geezer, and Ward back together

 16-Aug-11    full story...

Top Paid Music 10 Apps Listing
Some good, some bad..

 16-Aug-11    full story...

Mastodon Stream New Song On SoundCloud
Curl Of The Burl is online now

 15-Aug-11    full story...

Musicians Help Clear Up Riot Damages In London
Kaiser Chiefs pitch in amongst others

 12-Aug-11    full story...

Absolute Radio Ga Ga, Queen Doc Series On The Way
Two-part radio documentary about Queen

 12-Aug-11    full story...

Megadeth And Metallica Supergroup On The Way?
Mustaine looks to set up collaboration

 12-Aug-11    full story...

Battle Other Guitarists Online With AxBattles
New Axbattles website goes live

 11-Aug-11    full story...

Tom Morello Weighs In On The London Riots
Rage guitarist tells us why it happened

 11-Aug-11    full story...

Jane's Addiction Stream 3D Fan-Shot Concert
Concert shot on LG 3D phones

 11-Aug-11    full story...

12-Year-Old Writes Charity Song For Joplin
Eli Clarke's 'Good Song' to raise money for Joplin

 10-Aug-11    full story...

Deep Purple Legend Diagnosed With Cancer
Jon Lord releases a statement confirming his illness

 10-Aug-11    full story...

Remix Tiësto
'Work Hard, Play Hard' Remix Competition

 10-Aug-11    full story...

Ok Go To Team Up With The Muppets
New video will feature The Muppets

 09-Aug-11    full story...

Musicians Are Being Blackmailed For Charity Says MU
Musicians Union looks to pass a new law

 09-Aug-11    full story...

New Dream Theater Song Online, Listen Here
Bridges In The Sky preview released

 08-Aug-11    full story...

Chili Peppers To Play Live TV Concert For Album Launch
Fuse will broadcast the show worldwide

 05-Aug-11    full story...

Band Battle Video Game Company For Their Own Name
Ubisoft show the ugly side of big business

 05-Aug-11    full story...

Check Out FindAGuitar.co.uk For New Guitars
New website helps guitar dealers

 04-Aug-11    full story...

Win A $5000 Fender Guitar Package From Reunion Blues
Awesome giveaway on Facebook

 04-Aug-11    full story...

15-Year-Old Guitarist Plays Incredible Acoustic Shred
Video of uniquely talented tapper

 04-Aug-11    full story...

Jane's Addiction Debut New Single
Irresistible Force Now Online

 03-Aug-11    full story...

Free Audio Editor For iPad, iPhone
Wooji Juice Intros Hokusai

 02-Aug-11    full story...

Oramics to Electronica: Revealing Histories of Electronic Music
New Exhibit At London's Science Museum

 02-Aug-11    full story...

Kings Of Leon: We Are Not Breaking Up
Drummer posts on Twitter

 02-Aug-11    full story...

Aristocrats Album Preview Online
The moment has finally arrived!

 02-Aug-11    full story...

Mr Big Swap Instruments On Stage
Band cover Smoke On The Water

 02-Aug-11    full story...

Foo Fighters Stream Garage Tour
Highlights now online

 01-Aug-11    full story...

Ronnie Wood Gets A TV Show
The Rolling Stone Will Appear On Sky Arts

 31-Jul-11    full story...

Sir Sampleton Gets CoreMIDI Support
Updated To Version 1.5

 30-Jul-11    full story...

Space Station Soundset for Tone2 Gladiator
Features 88 Synth & Pad Sounds

 30-Jul-11    full story...

Mark Tremonti On GuitarWorld's Lick Of The Day
Tutorial video from Alter Bridge guitarist

 30-Jul-11    full story...

Chuck Berry Honoured With Statue In St Louis
Chuck's still standing, and always will be

 30-Jul-11    full story...

Guns N' Roses Bassist Releases New Track
Tommy Stinson streams Meant To Be

 29-Jul-11    full story...

B-Wing Fighter Star Wars Guitar?
Play guitar with a Jedi's Force

 29-Jul-11    full story...

VIDEO: Rush, Primus, Tool, And Police Members Jam
Super-groove video of Count Drumula

 29-Jul-11    full story...

Jarvis Cocker Features On Erol Alkan And Boys Noize Avalanche
Dance cover of Leonard Cohen classic

 29-Jul-11    full story...

Radiohead Planning Tour After Leading Vinyl Sales
The band led a vinyl resurgence in 2011

 28-Jul-11    full story...

20 Years Of Rare Pearl Jam Footage
The trailer for Twenty is here

 28-Jul-11    full story...

New Blue Yeti Cradle
Suspend your massive mic

 28-Jul-11    full story...

Pete Townshend Responds To Hearing Loss Claims
Townshend needs a break – he's getting on a bit!

 27-Jul-11    full story...

Pearl Jam Guitarist On Stage With Soundgarden
Mike McCready joins reformed grungers in L.A.

 27-Jul-11    full story...

The Aristocrats Get Social On Facebook
Guthrie Govan's new band now online

 25-Jul-11    full story...

Guerilla Video 6: Rage Rehearse On Camera
Preview of RATM in the rehearsal studio

 25-Jul-11    full story...

Black Keys, Foo Fighters, And Beastie Boys Up For VMAs
MTV announces Video Music Award Nominees

 24-Jul-11    full story...

Tom Morello To Record Soundtrack For His Comic Book
Nightwatchman will have his own comic series

 23-Jul-11    full story...

Unseen Beatles Photographs Sell For Over $360,000
Teenagers photos of the Fab Four break estimates

 22-Jul-11    full story...

National Metal Day Is Announced By VH1
A day for metalheads to let their hair down...

 21-Jul-11    full story...

COOL VIDEO: Cello Cover Of Welcome To The Jungle
Awesome video of 2Cellos covering GnR

 21-Jul-11    full story...

Björk's Biophilia Now Available For iOS
Combines Music, Nature & Technology

 20-Jul-11    full story...

Official Queen Book Coming Soon
Book will cover 40 years of Queen

 20-Jul-11    full story...

Unreleased Dimebag Song Streaming Online
Song features Dimebag Darrell, Phil Anselmo, and Sean Yseult

 20-Jul-11    full story...

Cascadr For iPad Gets Major Update
Adds MIDI Out, Via WiFi & Apple Camera Connection Kit

 19-Jul-11    full story...

Audio Of Slash, Phineas And Ferb Song Now Available
Listen to Slash's cartoon tune here

 19-Jul-11    full story...

New Beastie Boys Video Directed By Spike Jonze
Don't Play No Game That I Can't Win

 19-Jul-11    full story...

Hear The New Red Hot Chili Peppers Track Here
Streaming of the new track available

 19-Jul-11    full story...

Warning. This Is Weird.
But it does have a synth in- sort of

 18-Jul-11    full story...

New Chili Peppers Single Out Today
The Adventures Of Rain Dance Maggie

 18-Jul-11    full story...

StepPolyArp iPad MIDI Arpeggiator Updated
Gets Multitasking, Configurable Step Length

 17-Jul-11    full story...

How To Make A Flame Sing
High Voltage + Acetylene Torch Loudspeaker

 17-Jul-11    full story...

Jimmy Page Performs With The Black Crowes
Busy Page with new website and performances

 15-Jul-11    full story...

Keith Urban Rig Rundown (May Contain Unaffordable Cool Gear)
Guitars, effects and amps used by Urban

 15-Jul-11    full story...

White Stripes Cover Sessions Streamed Online
Vault #8 sessions previously unreleased

 14-Jul-11    full story...

Rolling Stones To Recreate 1969 Hyde Park Gig
Ronnie Wood talks about anniversary gig

 14-Jul-11    full story...

New Basement Session Radiohead Tracks Online
The Daily Mail and Staircase previewed

 12-Jul-11    full story...

Coheed And Cambria Bassist Arrested For Armed Robbery
Michael Todd will not be on tour

 11-Jul-11    full story...

Muse Hope To Record In Outer Space
Bellamy hopes to fly Virgin Galactic

 11-Jul-11    full story...

Tom Morello Talks About Early Rage And Upcoming Gig
20th anniversary gig at LA Rising

 10-Jul-11    full story...

New Synth For Windows - BR808
Available As A Beta Download

 09-Jul-11    full story...

Andre 3000 To Star As Jimi Hendrix On Screen
Outkast rapper would relish role

 08-Jul-11    full story...

Lenny Kravitz New Track Online
Free download of Rock Star City Life

 08-Jul-11    full story...

VIDEO Interview With Brian May And Roger Taylor
Queen members talk about Freddie

 07-Jul-11    full story...

Radiohead's Phil Selway With New EP
Solo career continued with Running Blind

 06-Jul-11    full story...

The Sound of Transformers: Dark of the Moon
The Latest In The SoundWorks Collection Series On Sound In The Cinema

 06-Jul-11    full story...

VIDEO Steve Vai Attempts To Define Shred
Vai's account of what makes a shredder

 04-Jul-11    full story...

24 iPads = One Cool Music Lesson
Now thats a lesson I wouldnt have skipped

 04-Jul-11    full story...

Free 4-Track Studio For iPhone, iPod touch
Sound Trends studio.M Offers 4 Tracks, Upgradeable To 8

 03-Jul-11    full story...

Metallica's Tenth Album On The Horizon
Rubin says he is in dialogue with the band

 30-Jun-11    full story...

Biffy Clyro Release New Live Tin Set
Free previews online of Mountains and Bubbles

 28-Jun-11    full story...

Trivium Preview New Song
Dusk Dismantled now online

 28-Jun-11    full story...

Dave Grohl Talks About Playing Smells Like Teen Spirit
Song jammed with Pat Smear and Krist Novoselic

 27-Jun-11    full story...

Girls Gone Vinyl
New Documentary Project Looks At The Untold Story Of Female DJ's

 27-Jun-11    full story...

Browser-Based DJ Software
iWebDJ Remix Player

 27-Jun-11    full story...

A Cymbal Crash At 1,000 Frames Per Second
High Speed Photography Reveals Bizarre Physics Of Sound

 26-Jun-11    full story...

VIDEO Andy Six Suffers Three Broken Ribs On Stage
Black Veil Brides singer's stunt goes wrong

 20-Jun-11    full story...

Secret Tales Of Jimi Hendrix
Yes man talks guitar great

 14-Jun-11    full story...

Guitar Noize Release FREE eBook
Handy chord handbook

 13-Jun-11    full story...

CableGuys Update All Their Plugins
Curve 1.3, FilterShaper 2.2, VolumeShaper 2.2, PanCake 1.2

 13-Jun-11    full story...

DestrOrgan - The Breakable Anti-Stress Organ
If You Don't Like The Sound Of iPhone Music Software - Destroy It

 13-Jun-11    full story...

VIDEO: Petrucci Announces Date For New Dream Theater Album
Untitled album available in September

 08-Jun-11    full story...

Free VSTi Synth For Windows
Synthestra Monophonic Virtual Analogue Synthesizer

 08-Jun-11    full story...

  AMPED Review: Blackstar HT-Effects
Three valve stomps

 07-Jun-11    full story...

BRAND NEW Guthrie Govan Tracks Available
Eclectic stylings from the man with too much talent

 07-Jun-11    full story...

Red Hot Chili Peppers Announce New Album
Title and release date made public

 06-Jun-11    full story...

One Way To Stop The Trombone Jokes - Add A Flamethrower
Forget 3 Octaves - The Flamebone Has A 21' Range

 05-Jun-11    full story...

Rage Against The Machine Planning Something Big
20th anniversary may be one to remember

 03-Jun-11    full story...

Have Kaiser Chiefs Really Dragged The Album Into 21st Century?
Make your own album on website

 03-Jun-11    full story...

Keith Richards Hints At 50th Anniversary Stones Gig
Last final ultimate ever ever ever reunion tour

 02-Jun-11    full story...

Weezer Cover Paranoid Android
Clip now online, Amped writer confused

 31-May-11    full story...

GameSoundCon 2011
Events Announced In LA, San Francisco

 29-May-11    full story...

49 New Music Hacks
From Music Hack Day Berlin

 29-May-11    full story...

Is Your Hearing At Risk?
Call for more sound advice in music and entertainment industry

 24-May-11    full story...

Symphonix Evolution Updated
A Sneak Peak At The New Features Of This iPad Music Sequencer

 23-May-11    full story...

Clapton And Bonamassa In Gary Moore Tributes
Two guitarists in their own special tributes

 23-May-11    full story...

The Dr Who Theme, Played On Tesla Coils
Half A Million Volts, MIDI Controlled

 22-May-11    full story...

London Sound Survey Explains How To Make A Sound Map
Using Commercial Or Free Tools

 22-May-11    full story...

New AC/DC DVD Featuring Lemmy and Billy Corgan
Legendary 1979 concert on Blu-ray

 20-May-11    full story...

Introducing The MIDI Fighter Pro Controllers
'The Perfect Controllerist Instrument'

 20-May-11    full story...

Musician' Brains Are Highly Developed, Researchers Find
Not Just Bigger - But Better Brains

 19-May-11    full story...

Guthrie Govan Interview
Linea Rock interviews with Govan and Zakk Wylde

 19-May-11    full story...

On The Road With Joe Bonamassa
Another day another show

 16-May-11    full story...

Long Lost Rory Gallagher Album To Be Released
Audio preview - Notes From San Francisco

 16-May-11    full story...

NAMM Odditites 2011
You've Seen All The Good Stuff From NAMM - But What About The Rest?

 15-May-11    full story...

Polychord 2 For iPad Now Available
Adds Soundcloud Support, New UI

 13-May-11    full story...

James Hetfield Signature Pickup Interview With EMG
Hetfield talks about his new signature EMG

 13-May-11    full story...

John Petrucci Talks About Portnoy Replacement
Dream Theater guitarist talks about Mike Mangini

 12-May-11    full story...

Legendary Jazz/Soul Guitarist Cornell Dupree Dies
Cornell Dupree dies aged 69

 11-May-11    full story...

Google Music Beta Makes Your Music Available Anywhere.....
As Long As You're In The US

 11-May-11    full story...

Guitar TV Launches Today
Steve Vai's guitar channel launches today

 10-May-11    full story...

Meteor Multi Track Recorder for the iPad
Turns Your iPad Into A 12-Track Audio Recorder

 09-May-11    full story...

Optigan Triple Header Now Available
Three New Sample Discs For This Rare Sample Playback Keyboard

 09-May-11    full story...

Steve Vai To Launch TV Channel
Guitar TV goes live on May 10th

 06-May-11    full story...

Sit On Your Guitar Stand
Iconic Metal's AxSys 1.0 guitar system is seat and stand all-in-one

 06-May-11    full story...

Learn To Tap Like Joe Satriani
Finger tapping lesson

 03-May-11    full story...

Posthumous John Martyn Album
Final John Martyn recordings to be released

 28-Apr-11    full story...

Modular Codebending Instrument
illucia has the interface of a modular synth, but is actually used to control software

 28-Apr-11    full story...

Sound Design WIth Water Balloons, Lentils & Milk
Diego Stocco Makes A Sound Signature

 28-Apr-11    full story...

Binary Bleeps Sampler
New Performance Sampling Instrument For iPhone

 28-Apr-11    full story...

50 Years Of Silicon - 1961 Singing Computer
Max Mathews had a hand in it

 27-Apr-11    full story...

Ableton Live Controller Gets Smart XY Pad, Performance Tweak
touchAble 1.2 Adds 'Multi Dots XY Pad'

 23-Apr-11    full story...

Free Drum Samples From Wave Alchemy.
Featuring The Korg KPR-77

 23-Apr-11    full story...

Free Windows VST, Augur
Inspired By The SCI Prophet VS

 22-Apr-11    full story...

Music Gear Deals For Easter Weekend
Limited Time Offers On Sound Libraries, Soundsets & More

 22-Apr-11    full story...

Rush Guitarist Gear Interview
Alex Lifeson goes through his live rig

 21-Apr-11    full story...

Dream Theater Offer Fans Preview Into Drummer Auditions
Become part of the search

 20-Apr-11    full story...

Kenny Larkin On The Novation Launchpad
Improvising Techno

 19-Apr-11    full story...

New Radiohead Tracks Online
Record Store Day releases surface on Sound Cloud

 19-Apr-11    full story...

Win A Buckcherry Autographed Guitar
Giveaway with Eddie Truck

 18-Apr-11    full story...

Is It Time To Kiss Record Stores Goodbye?
The Telegraph Says 'Download Some MP3s

 15-Apr-11    full story...

Foo Fighters Give Away Master Tape Cuts
Buy Wasting Light and you might get one chord

 15-Apr-11    full story...

F1 Driver Lewis Hamilton Buys Prince's Guitar For $100k
Now he just needs his Little Red Corvette

 14-Apr-11    full story...

Podcast: SONIC TALK 214 - Post MESSE Mess
Schmidt poly, JP-80, RME Recording lots more..

 14-Apr-11    full story...

Sugar Bytes Turnado Promises 'Massive' Real-Time Audio Manipulation
New Multi-Effects Processor For Mac, Windows

 14-Apr-11    full story...

ToneScape Intros Free Animato Sample Library
Features 1000+ Samples & Loops

 14-Apr-11    full story...

  MESSE11: Nlog Synth for iPad Demonstrated
Looks pretty comprehensive too

 13-Apr-11    full story...

  MESSE11: Sonoma Wire Works Unveil Guitar-Jack for iOS Devices
Best Ever iPad IO for Recording?

 13-Apr-11    full story...

Ever Wondered How Vintage Electronics Work?
This video tells you everything you need to know

 13-Apr-11    full story...

Mike Spreitzer's Guitar Geek Episode One
Everything you need to know about noise gates

 13-Apr-11    full story...

Robbie Robertson Speaks To Rolling Stone
Guitarist talks about his early career

 12-Apr-11    full story...

Free Weekly Live Racks
New Web Project Features Racks For Ableton Live

 12-Apr-11    full story...

  MESSE11: Superbooth Tour! Here It Is!
The yearly treat for Analog Synth Fetishists

 11-Apr-11    full story...

Dave Grohl Confronts Past Demons
Foo Fighter ready to talk about the past

 11-Apr-11    full story...

New Soundset for Novation V-Station
EDM Soundset III Features Trance, House Leads, Basses & Pads

 10-Apr-11    full story...

New Jane's Addiction Song On Free Download
New track in exchange for email address

 09-Apr-11    full story...

How To Play The Flute In Space
Astronaut Cady Coleman Demonstrates How

 06-Apr-11    full story...

John Foxx On Electronic Independence
New Interview With The Synth Pop Pioneer

 03-Apr-11    full story...

MoDrum & Bassline Now On Sale
iOS Sync Over WiFi

 03-Apr-11    full story...

Free Step Sequencer For Windows
Jim Singh's FlexibeatzII

 01-Apr-11    full story...

Record Store Day UK Update
160 Exclusives Confirmed

 29-Mar-11    full story...

Amazon Intros Free Cloud-Based Streaming Music Service
Stream Your Music To Web, Android Phones

 29-Mar-11    full story...

Sound Doodle For The Mac
Brings 'Doodling' To The World Of Sound

 29-Mar-11    full story...

CP 1919 Updated
Fluid Simulation Synth Gets Improved Performance

 27-Mar-11    full story...

How Musicians Communicate Emotions
The Science Of Expression

 27-Mar-11    full story...

Steve Vai Sets World Record
Guinness Recognizes 'World's Largest Online Guitar Lesson'

 27-Mar-11    full story...

Band Sell Their Name To Corporation
Least rock n roll move ever

 23-Mar-11    full story...

Rare Nirvana EP Up For Release
Hormoaning recorded with John Peel

 23-Mar-11    full story...

Sir Elliot Intros RT-1 Vintage Preamplifier
Free Plugin Cures 'Translucent' Audio

 22-Mar-11    full story...

Eddie Vedder To Release Solo Ukulele Album
Ukulele Songs coming in May

 22-Mar-11    full story...

The Prodigy Announce 'World's On Fire'
New Concert Film

 21-Mar-11    full story...

Jeff Beck Talks About His Vintage Guitars
The stories behind some very rare gear

 21-Mar-11    full story...

Win Tickets To See Joe Bonamassa In Paris
Competition from Planet Rock

 21-Mar-11    full story...

Green Oak Updates Crystal XT Synthesizer
Adds MIDI Support And MOre

 20-Mar-11    full story...

WaveSynth Update Adds Line 6 Support
Expands To 16-Part Multitimbral

 20-Mar-11    full story...

Spicy Guitar Now Free
Physically Modelled Acoustic Guitar Synth

 17-Mar-11    full story...

NLogSynth PRO Updated
Adds SoundCloud Support, AudioCopy & Paste, Better MIDI Support

 17-Mar-11    full story...

Drum Transient Detection For Pro Tools
Massey Plugins announces DRT AudioSuite plug-in

 17-Mar-11    full story...

Thom Yorke, Burial, Four Tet Collaboration Leaked
Tracks played on Rinse FM now online

 16-Mar-11    full story...

The Bizarre EaTheremin
What Happens When Your Silverware 'Hooks Up' With A Theremin

 16-Mar-11    full story...

Multiples E Drums 3.0 Now Available
Free Synthesized & Processed Drums Sample Library

 16-Mar-11    full story...

Three Reasons You Should Play Guitar Whilst Watching TV
Combine procrastination with practise

 15-Mar-11    full story...

MIDI Touch For iPhone Now Available
Turns iPhone, iPod Touch Into A MIDI Controller

 14-Mar-11    full story...

Free Noise4U
Soundset For TAL-Noisemaker

 14-Mar-11    full story...

Man Takes His Guitar On Global Cycle Ride
Robbie Sage to raise money for charity

 14-Mar-11    full story...

Arctic Monkeys Leak Song
Tour dates also announced

 10-Mar-11    full story...

Big Names In Tribute To Hendrix
Record to be released in April

 10-Mar-11    full story...

StepPolyArp iPad Updated WIth MIDI Support
Adds CoreMIDI Via Hardware, WiFi

 10-Mar-11    full story...

Tara Busch - Live in London this Friday
Imogen Heap, Micachu and Seaming on the bill too

 09-Mar-11    full story...

Joe Bonamassa Dust Bowl Interview Part 2
More on the new album

 09-Mar-11    full story...

Secret Of RjDJ's Inception Application
Hans Zimmer + Inception 'Easter Eggs'

 09-Mar-11    full story...

Red Bull BPM Pro Player
DJ App For iOS Updated WIth Some Interesting Features

 09-Mar-11    full story...

Free Urban Drum Loops
63 Loops With Creative Commons License

 08-Mar-11    full story...

MIDI Monitor Updated
Adds Support For MIDI Mobilizer

 08-Mar-11    full story...

Control Sound Font Samples Using Incoming Audio...
...with the VTI - Voice To Instrument VST plug-In for Windows

 08-Mar-11    full story...

FM Synth For iOS Gets An Update
DXi FM Synthesizer

 07-Mar-11    full story...

60% Off On Any T-RackS 3 Singles
Fairchild 670 Compressor, Pultec EQP-1A EQ And More

 07-Mar-11    full story...

Three Ways To Upgrade Your Guitar Rig...
...On The Cheap

 06-Mar-11    full story...

Free VST Effects For Windows
Xhip Effects R2

 05-Mar-11    full story...

SynthX For iPad
First Impressions Of The New Synth From Way Out Ware

 05-Mar-11    full story...

That Metal Show Returns To VH1 Classic
Big guests lined up for new season

 03-Mar-11    full story...

Gary Moore Documentary Footage
Footage now available on YouTube

 02-Mar-11    full story...

New Arc Controller Available To Order Starting Friday
Companion To Monome

 02-Mar-11    full story...

Spinal Tap's Guitar Secrets
Some Tips From Nigel Tufnel

 02-Mar-11    full story...

Symphony X Tour Dates Announced
New song captured by fan member

 01-Mar-11    full story...

New Ableton Live Pack - The Art Of Brushes
Features 205 Clips, 4 Drum Racks

 26-Feb-11    full story...

Spend 7 Days In Berlin Learning About Music & Sound
AKG Announces 2011 Scholarship Of Sound

 25-Feb-11    full story...

George Harrison Concert Available Online
Concert For George streamed on his birthday

 25-Feb-11    full story...

Martyn Ware To Give Lecture
Find out how the Human League and Heaven 17 did it at Digital Musicians Toolbox event in Leicester, UK

 24-Feb-11    full story...

New Backpack-Ready, Laptop-Base Jam Station
Mark Mosher Intros 9 Box Method For Electronic Improvisation

 23-Feb-11    full story...

YUMI:synth Brings String Synthesis To iOS
A Realistic Bowed String Simulator

 23-Feb-11    full story...

Tom Morello Performs At Rally
Rage guitarist in support of workers' unions

 23-Feb-11    full story...

Brick Wall Audio Intros Free Sample Library
Raw Steel Features Sounds Of Processed Steel

 23-Feb-11    full story...

Ferry Corsten Intros Cue Play DJ Update
iOS DJ Software Gets Updates, Bug Fixes

 23-Feb-11    full story...

Iron Maiden's Studio Secrets
In The Studio... series for the giants of metal

 22-Feb-11    full story...

What Will You Buy On Record Store Day?
AC/DC, Hendrix, and Blitzen Trapper rarities

 22-Feb-11    full story...

Sneak Preview Of Pythagoras
A New Microtonal Synth For The iPad

 21-Feb-11    full story...

iPad MIDI Controller, AMOS, Updated
Adds Support For CoreMIDI, Line 6 MIDI Mobilizer

 21-Feb-11    full story...

Why Is Justin Bieber Louder Than AC/DC?
And Nirvana, Motorhead & The Sex Pistols

 21-Feb-11    full story...

Mixxx Takes Top Spot In Mac App Store
Now Number One Free Application

 21-Feb-11    full story...

LoSynth Monosynth VST Sounds 'Nasty'
Free Windows VST

 19-Feb-11    full story...

In The Future, WIll You Print Instruments Off Your Computer?
The Zoybar TOR Is A 3D Open Source Printed Guitar

 17-Feb-11    full story...

Free Virtual Ray Gun Sound Generator
Lithium Sound Blaster

 16-Feb-11    full story...

Does Louder Music Sell Better?
The Answer May Surprise You

 16-Feb-11    full story...

Free MC-202 Sample Pack
Features Synthesized Bleeps Sines & Subs

 16-Feb-11    full story...

Archtop Guitars: The Journey From Cremona To New York
Rudy Pensa releases a new book on John D'Angelico, Jimmy D'Aquisto and John Monteleone

 16-Feb-11    full story...

Download Joe Bonamassa Single For Free
Title track from new album available online

 14-Feb-11    full story...

New App Matches Sheet Music To Live Performances
Follows Along To Live Audio

 14-Feb-11    full story...

Browser-Based Drum Machine & Sequencer
Patternsketch Built In HTML5 + Javascript

 14-Feb-11    full story...

Moog Guitar + Moogerfoogers
Creating Experimental Guitar Sounds

 12-Feb-11    full story...

Use An iPad To Control Reason
With expressionPad Multitouch Controller

 12-Feb-11    full story...

UVI Electric Piano
Turns Your Mac Into A Virtual Rhodes

 12-Feb-11    full story...

MiDi-to iPad Controller For Serato
Wireless Multitouch MIDI Controller

 09-Feb-11    full story...

Drum Sound Library For SonicCharge Synplant
Voltage Disciple Intros Drumplant

 09-Feb-11    full story...

How To Turn A Music Fan Into A Pirate
Even A Rich Venture Capitalist

 08-Feb-11    full story...

Jason Becker's Not Dead Yet Festival
Line-up announced for the show

 08-Feb-11    full story...

Zen 1.5 Now Available
Here's What's New

 06-Feb-11    full story...

Gary Moore Passes Away Aged 58
Irish rock legend dies in Spain

 06-Feb-11    full story...

How Much Music You Have To Sell To Make Minimum Wage
The Numbers Aren't Pretty

 05-Feb-11    full story...

Free Multiplatform Combo Organ
YC-20 For Linux, WIndows, Mac

 04-Feb-11    full story...

Tek'It Intros Free 8-Band Frequency Cutter
Designed For DJs And Live Performance

 04-Feb-11    full story...

ArtFX Sound Effects Volume 1
Free Effects Sound Library

 03-Feb-11    full story...

Ready For Freak Guitar 2011?
Mattias Eklundh announces this year's camp on Facebook

 03-Feb-11    full story...

Podcast: SONIC TALK 205 - Its The Horns That Do It
John Barry, SEM 4-voice, Sonuus B2M, loop artists

 03-Feb-11    full story...

New Generative Music App For The iPad
A Sneak Preview Of Dingsaller

 01-Feb-11    full story...

Tonespace 2.0 Alternative Keyboard
Now Available For Mac, WIndows & Linux

 31-Jan-11    full story...

LAX Aircraft SFX Library
Unadulterated Descending Aircraft Flyovers

 31-Jan-11    full story...

Sonatina Symphonic Orchestra
A Creative Commons Orchestral Sample Library

 30-Jan-11    full story...

  WNAMM11: All The Modular Synth Stuff
Analog love from Anaheim

 28-Jan-11    full story...

  WNAMM11: The Amps That Rocked Hardest
We round-up the guitar amp action from NAMM11

 27-Jan-11    full story...

  WNAMM11: Effects Pedal Round-Up
Highlights of the hottest pedals at NAMM11

 24-Jan-11    full story...

  WNAMM11: Rock Royalty Sign Charity Guitar
Pink Ribbon guitar in aid of Breast Cancer

 20-Jan-11    full story...

  WNAMM11: Hello From NAMM
Test video from the team

 12-Jan-11    full story...

Free Sample LIbrary Features Circuit Bent Toys
Vtech Discovery Nursery Barn And More

 08-Jan-11    full story...

Does The World Need A T-Pain Microphone?
Features Built-In AutoTune

 08-Jan-11    full story...