Beck’s on tap

Amid the mayhem of his European tour, Joe takes time out to give us a guided tour around his 2025 live gear, delivers the lowdown on some of his more storied guitars, and tells us why his mighty multi-amp rig has to run at breaking point in order to make the earth move and those riffs resonate…

We all know Aretha and George, Marc and Gene, Jagger and Bowie – but beyond those classic one-offs is a world where major artists head into the studio together to attempt to create something bigger, s

Neville Marten recalls interviews with one of his musical idols, the singer-songwriter supreme and total legend, the great JT himself

Tracks II: The Lost Albums SONY

Recorded in George Harrison’s home studio using his most famous instruments, Robin Nolan’s Gypsy jazz covers album reimagines the quiet Beatle’s best moments – and finally completes Harrison’s ‘lost’ song…

For 60 years, HERBIE HANCOCK has taken the bonnet off music, hacking its valves and gears, forging a future as yet unseen. He shaped jazz and funk and synth-rock; Miles and Joni felt the benefit. Now he's a Polar Music Prize laureate. "I've always been this geek, this nerdy guy,"