Music & Tech
“Own a piece of grunge history”: Could your next amp be Kurt Cobain’s stage-played Fender Twin? Nirvana’s Bleach-era touring backline goes up for sale
Black and silver panel Fender Twins loaded with JBL speakers – bring yer own Boss DS-1 and you're good to go...
“The story he’s never told — the band, the fame, the heartbreak, the healing. And yes, the astrology”: Tears For Fears’ Roland Orzabal writes his first-ever autobiography and it's an astrological memoir
Welcome To Your Life: Love, Death and Tears For Fears hits shelves on August 4th
UJAM Opens Gorilla Engine to Developers With Full Plugin Delivery Stack
UJAM has taken a clear step toward reshaping how audio plugins get built and shipped by opening Gorilla Engine to third-party developers, and the timing lines up with a broader shift across music production where developers are looking for tighter, more efficient workflows from idea to release. The
Serato Expands Pioneer Mixer Compatibility With DJ Pro 4.0.6
Serato’s latest DJ Pro 4.0.6 update does something pretty practical, and that is usually where the best DJ software moves land. It adds official support for three Pioneer mixers that a lot of DJs already know well and already have in their setups, the DJM-250MK2, DJM-450, and DJM-750MK2. That might
Free 3D Knob Models Expand What You Can Do With WoFi
Spending long hours in the studio can pull you into a loop where everything starts to feel smaller than it is. You adjust the same parameters over and over, question decisions that were working, and lose the physical connection to what you are actually doing. Stepping outside tends to reset that qui
Suno’s licensing talks with major labels in limbo with ‘no path forward’ (Report)
Talks with UMG and Warner Music have seen little progress, while Suno hasn't been able to reach a deal with Sony Music, according to the Financial Times. Source
Udio Partners with Kobalt
This marks Udio's third deal with a music company since November 2025.
Udio and Kobalt Ink Partnership
This marks Udio's third deal with a music company since November 2025.
After Universal, Warner, and Merlin deals, now Udio inks licensing agreement with Kobalt
The deal marks Kobalt’s second AI music platform partnership, following its 2025 licensing agreement with ElevenLabs. Source
Amazon Music adds originals before Stagecoach 2026 livestream
Amazon Music’s long-running livestreaming partnership with the US Stagecoach festival continues this year, with the country-focused event due to air on Prime Video, Twitch and Amazon Music’s app from 24-26 April. Each day’s feed will be complemented by a re-broadcast for international viewers: a sen
Radiohead’s new film-and-art installation debuts at Coachella
Who knew there was a 17,000 square-foot bunker under the polo fields where the Coachella festival is held? Radiohead knew: it’s been chosen as the space for the debut of their new ‘Kid A Mnesia’ audiovisual installation. Well, not entirely new. The installation was originally launched in virtual for
“SNL UK” References Kanye West Wireless Set Controversy in Promo
Host Jack Whitehall alluded to the news in a new promo
Gorillaz Announce First India Shows in 2027
The band are set to perform in Mumbai and Bengaluru in 2027
Gorillaz announce first ever India shows
The band are set to perform in Mumbai and Bengaluru in 2027
The Unravelling of a ‘Bulletproof’ Brand: Wireless Festival’s Self-Inflicted Crisis
Music industry communications specialist weighs in on the Ye controversy, and Wireless Festival's cancellation Source
‘SNL UK’ pokes fun at Kanye West Wireless controversy
Host Jack Whitehall alluded to the news in a new promo
Reason 14 Beta Now Available
Reason 14 marks the first update to the software since Reason Studios was acquired by AI music company LANDR in January
"It's the DAW you love, redesigned around the only thing that matters – your tracks": Reason 14 launches in public beta
Reason 14 marks the first update to the software since Reason Studios was acquired by AI music company LANDR in January
Wireless Festival Cancelled Following UK's Block on Kanye West's Entry
Ye’s controversial comments come back to haunt him as UK entry is blocked causing Wireless Festival to pull the plug this summer
Catalinbread Releases Compact Reverb Pedal Inspired by Alesis Microverb
The '90s cult classic studio reverb is reimagined as an 8-mode stompbox with an very useful Mix knob and pre-delay