On the eighth-string the scale length measures 27.2”, with a more regulation Fender-esque 25.5” on the high E. The ...

Andy Summers’ hit-making run with the Police was powered by a study in contrasts: a red 1962 Fender Stratocaster and a heavily modded early-’60s Telecaster of murky origin. The Strat delivered the ...

From its buzzing guitar drone to its clattering drums, Ticket to Ride was certainly a step forward for the Beatles sonically ...

From its buzzing guitar drone to its clattering drums, Ticket to Ride was certainly a step forward for the Beatles sonically - but did it really invent heavy rock?

All these songs are – gulp! – celebrating their 40th birthday this year, and the What Hi-Fi? team have been in full nostalgia mode, picking our favourite songs from this packed year and reminiscing ...

Interview with English singer-songwriter Newton Faulkner, who tours Australia April 2026, with concerts in Sydney, Wollongong, Newcastle, Geelong, Castlemaine, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Byron Bay, ...

Just three days after releasing Donuts, on February 10, 2006, Dilla would succumb to his condition and pass away at the young age of 32. Donuts, weaving touching messages and sample chopping together, ...

These iconic guitar riffs by Ritchie Blackmore, Jimi Hendrix, and George Harrison helped define classic rock in 1968.

Keith Richards has put a name to those differences, highlighting the simple but effective guitar trick at the heart of The Rolling Stones.

This week’s Indie Basement Classic is a DC shoegaze/indiepop gem from 1994 that has just gotten the deluxe reissue treatment.

Anthrax, Paradise Lost, Eluveitie and more packed out this year's 70000 Tons Of Metal ...