Our staff's favorite albums from the year that was.

Universal Audio has announced the release of Paradise Guitar Studio, an "end-to-end virtual studio for guitar" that brings together a varied selection of modelled amps, cabs, mics, pedals and studio ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The holiday shopping season has kicked off with Black Friday. But did you know that Black Friday is also Record Store Day, celebrating independently-owned record stores? It’s one of ...

Will Daws, the joint managing director of Plum Pictures who was a key fixture in the U.K. television community and created shows with James May and George Clarke, died suddenly in London on Monday. He ...

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Nico Daws made 29 saves, Paul Cotter, Brenden Dillon and rookie Arseny Gritsyuk scored and the New Jersey Devils beat the Minnesota Wild 4-1 on Wednesday night for their sixth ...

Fender’s cross-platform Studio is hyper-focused on easy recording and the guitarist via an integrated amp simulator. It’s a handy, albeit limited app for any of those pesky guit-fiddlers in your life.

Mac DeMarco continues to cement his name in rock with the delicate, mature approach of his sixth studio album. There are no whispered mega hits here, no clippable TikTok audios. Just a man, his guitar ...

Nate Amos and Rachel Brown’s latest knotty LP is super chill and totally destabilizing. To call it their “guitar record” would be an injustice to the range and the humor they find in it. As they did ...

It can often be challenging for musicians who need to practice regularly and singer-songwriters who might get inspired at all hours, not to disturb those around them. In a shared space with family or ...

Hemosa Beach is known for its legendary ties to punk rock and attracting jazz greats to The Lighthouse Cafe — but there’s also surf music in the city’s DNA. The Lighthouse, along with the Hermosa ...

PLUGIN WEEK 2025: Last year, we published a comprehensive guide to making music with Linux, showing you how breaking away from the 'big two' operating systems (Windows and macOS) can open up some ...

In our Inside Look stories, The State's journalists take you inside places around South Carolina that you maybe haven't seen before. Read more. Story idea? [email protected]. The first time Kenny ...