Dazed and confused

There’s more than a whiff of swing in the air–and on the airwaves. Will Hosie explores the resurrection of one of music’s most gentlemanly genres

If the Fender Stratocaster is such a perfect design, why – wonders Dave Burrluck – is there a whole industry of aftermarket parts and pickups to improve it?

THE HUMBLE WAH-WAH pedal is probably one of the most underappreciated effects in the electric-guitar universe. Its most vocal legions of detractors usually point to its clichéd use in vintage porno mo

Rufus Bird says rumours of a market decline are overstated

Technology has transformed sailing, but was the past better or worse? Andy Du Port shares his views

The Midland Hotel’s fading splendour is the perfect backdrop for a trip down seaside memory lane