“It’s a song that I love, because I didn’t compromise when I wrote it at all”: The making of Lana Del Rey’s sleeper hit

The first inklings of the song came to Del Rey in 2011 during a trip to California, which directly inspired the lyrics.

Cory Wong on how you can use double-stops in a melody or solo

Using the Fearless Flyers jam Anaheim, the funkmaster unpacks an essential technique for all guitar players, and shows us how ...
MusicRadar

“It’s a song that I love, because I didn’t compromise when I wrote it at all. I wrote exactly what I felt, and put a melody to it that was perfect for the words”: The ...

In January 2012, as she embarked on press interviews in support of her hugely-anticipated second studio album Born To Die, ...

Scientists use string theory to crack the code of natural networks

For more than a century, scientists have wondered why physical structures like blood vessels, neurons, tree branches, and ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Why String Theory Still Offers Hope We Can Unify Physics

In October 1984 I arrived at Oxford University, trailing a large steamer trunk containing a couple of changes of clothing and about five dozen textbooks. I had a freshly minted bachelor’s degree in ...
InfoWorld

Oracle unveils Java development plans for 2026

OpenJDK project teams will focus work on features such as value types, code reflection, AOT compilation, and structured ...
PCGamesN

Best single-player games 2026: solo adventuring

Who needs friends when you have PC games? No? Just us, then. Social interaction stance aside, we maintain that few things can top the feeling of delving into really good single-player games. Their ...