RARE PHOTOS: 9 | Vintage Vibes

“It’s a strange little song - even for a ska song. It has a different kind of rhythm”: We chat with The Selecter’s Pauline Black about their breakthrough 1979 single

Pauline Black speaks to us about the origins of the Selecter, and how the group’s upbeat debut single ironically gained traction amongst the very DJs it was criticising

MusicRadar · Aug 8

For 808 Day, 13 iconic Roland TR-808 tracks that made a legend

808-featuring cuts from boundary-pushing artists, from Kraftwerk and Marvin Gaye to Aphex Twin and New Order

MusicRadar · Aug 8

“Ideal for beginner guitarists chasing heavier sounds”: Sire Larry Carlton X1 review

The jazz-minded session ace goes heavy metal with his latest wallet-friendly collaboration with Sire, and it’s heavy in both senses of the word

MusicRadar · Aug 7

“There are these fun, crazy sessions where everyone's wild and something comes out of it and then there are ones that are a struggle and suddenly there's a breakthrough –I just enjoy them all”: We look back at a classic William Orbit interview

In the wake of the news of William Orbit's death, we revisit a recent interview in which he told us how the joy of painting and a beginner's guide to Pro Tools got his production mojo back...

MusicRadar · Aug 7

William Orbit, the production genius behind Madonna’s Ray Of Light, has died, aged 69

He died at home last month, his family and friends have confirmed in a statement

MusicRadar · Aug 7

Nikki Sixx admits that Mötley Crue do use backing tapes, but says that the band members always play their instruments: “Since we saw Queen using some during Bohemian Rhapsody live, we understood that we could bring in elements that we could not do"

“It’s better for the fans and we enjoy being able to do what we did in the studio live," he argues

MusicRadar · Aug 7

Brain me in: It's MusicRadar's Quiz of the Week #16

You're just 10 quick music biz quiz questions away from greatness…

MusicRadar · Aug 7

Arturia's Pigments Play is a free version of one of the best soft synths around – and it's more powerful than you might expect

Pigments Play features 100 presets and is equipped with the same six synth engines, 68 filter modes and 20 effect algorithms as the paid-for version

MusicRadar · Aug 7

“The music just comes to me. It’s like that movie Amadeus”: Yngwie Malmsteen emerges from an “avalanche” of ideas with “80 to 90” songs and a scorching new album – and you can hear him unleash the fury on new single Now Or Never

Hell Or High Water is out November 13 and is dedicated to Malmsteen's late father. Watch the video to lead single Now Or Never here

MusicRadar · Aug 6

“That's the version I wish came out originally. You're going to hear a lot of jazz chords, ladies and gentlemen”: Charlie Puth reinterprets his back catalogue – including his huge 2015 US number one – as he performs at the Tiny Desk

“I've heard these arrangements in my head and I've been saving them for this," he explained

MusicRadar · Aug 6