James Brown bought the bass sometime in 1970 for his young protégé, William Earl Collins, better known as Bootsy Collins, and it would go on to be played by another one of his bassists, Fred Thomas ...

Guitarist Lewis Whiting and bassist Nicholas Eden celebrate their new Fenders, explain how they transform studio songs to ...

With more artist products available now than ever before, and an entire movement of brands run and owned by musicians, we ...

Just like that, 2025 has come to a close. It has been another year of brilliant music: lets be honest, it's hard to have a ...

This is the start of our top 75 of our essential 100 (or so) tracks to come out of Scotland in 2025. It marks the 11th year of this rundown of the best Scots tracks of the year.   As ever, in 2025, ...

Another great year of music – just as they all are! Always fun to see trends shift and change over time. The big theme this ...

Our 2025 year-end gift to you is music discovery! Explore and enjoy these lists of favorite albums from the past year, courtesy of our KCBX DJs. You can explore these albums at our KCBX Spotify page ...

From the big-city yearning of Chappell Roan’s breakup ballad to Sam Fender and Olivia Dean’s wonderful collaboration ‘Rein Me In’, The Independent’s culture team pick their favourite songs of the past ...

Our staff's favorite albums from the year that was. Is pop now officially an albums-driven genre? The year 2025 made a strong argument for the answer being “yes.” Acclaimed sets from rising stars like ...

The most compelling releases of the year reimagined hip-hop tracks, deep-rooted collaborations and longstanding inspirations. By Hank Shteamer In a year that saw the deaths of two leading drummers, ...