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Boney M founder Frank Farian dead: Rasputin and Daddy Cool hitmaker dies aged 82

His passing comes two years after he received a pig heart valve transplant

Evening Standard

NAMM 2024: “The ultimate playing experience without compromise”: Blackstar issues fourth generation of its best-selling ID:Core practice amp

Available in 40-, 20- and 10-watt versions, the ID:Core V4 offers a super wide stereo sound, six amp voicings, 12 effects and live-streaming capabilities straight into your phone

Guitar World

Chris Brown's Captivating Photoshoot Showcases Style and Charisma

Experience the captivating style and charisma of Chris Brown in his bold Instagram photoshoot. From dance moves to fashion-forward choices, his poses refle...

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NAMM 2024: “Escape the cable clutter and connect to anything”: Positive Grid launches the Spark LINK, a tiny wireless guitar system

The Spark LINK offers up to 71 feet of wireless transmission for any instrument, with a design that’ll easily fit into your gigbag

Guitar World

"If you want an amplifier that can play multiple roles, the Spark Live is a fantastic choice" – Positive Grid Spark Live review

We take a first look at the exciting new hybrid smart amp and PA system from Positive Grid

MusicRadar

First look: Positive Grid Spark LIVE review

The Spark family welcomes a new member – but it’s more than just a louder version of the beloved practice amp

Guitar World

Ozzy Osbourne will perform two final farewell shows in his beloved hometown of Birmingham: "two more shows to say goodbye"

Sharon Osbourne reveals Ozzy will finish up his live career once and for all with some special gigs very close to home

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“All there was left for me in Minneapolis was to work for Prince, and I had no desire to – I’d heard too many stories. I got bored… I quit playing guitar for two years”: How Binky Griptite reinvented himself – and ended up playing with Amy Winehouse

Partly inspired by a copy of Guitar World he tried to steal, the Dap-Kings’ former rhythm powerhouse started out as a shredder, before he studied the rhythm guitar greats – landing gigs with Janet Jackson and Amy Winehouse along the way

Guitar World

‘I’d take a mediocre album rather than nothing!’: the new music readers want to hear in 2024

Guardian readers are longing for returns by artists from Ariana Grande to Archie Shepp –and even possibly Kate Bush?

The Guardian - UK

“Session players don’t get the credit they deserve. Some of the signature licks they come up with are ones people won’t know they wrote”: Brent Mason on why session guitarists deserve more respect, and how he became Nashville’s hottest hired gun

Mason has played on over a thousand recordings, collaborated with A-listers such as George Strait and Shania Twain, and few are more capable with a Fender Tele. So why are there some days he wants to sound like anyone other than Brent Mason?

Guitar World

“It looked cool – especially when you took acid… those horns looked like the devil!”: The Doors’ Robby Krieger on his love of the SG, studio accidents and a challenging move away from his signature fingerstyle

The influential Doors guitarist is back with a new record. He explains how he’s (almost) found comfort in a new way of playing

Guitar World

"He's not a great keyboard player, he doesn't write great songs. His engineering and technical abilities are limited too. In fact, he knows very little about an awful lot": The Edge on Brian Eno and how he influenced his own "limited" guitar style

Classic interview: U2 guitarist reflects on the making of The Unforgettable Fire in 1985 interview

MusicRadar

"I'd have to go up on stage alone, playing that guitar riff, and the others would join in. It was pretty nerve-racking": The story of Message In A Bottle by The Police

As with all of The Police’s hits, Sting is listed solely as the song’s author, but according to Andy Summers, he and Stewart Copeland helped shape the final track

Louder

3 Things I Do Want To See in Antoine Fuqua's Upcoming Michael Jackson Movie, And 3 Things I Definitely Don't Want To See

The upcoming Michael Jackson movie has me all sorts of excited. Here are some things that I want to see in it. And some things that I don't...

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"If you think it’s just about putting make-up on your face and you can have a fifty-year career, boy, are you dreaming": Gene Simmons reflects on 50 years of Kiss

The Demon reflects on Kiss's 50-year journey from New York City punks to global superstars

Louder

"Music really saved my life. It was the one place I could go where there was sanity and beauty": Steve Perry on being inspired, and being an inspiration

Former Journey frontman Steve Perry was raised to manage the family farm, but Sam Cooke and his parents' divorce set him on a different path

Salon

Opry apologizes for Elle King's comments

During the performance, King seemed to forget Parton's lyrics and said she was "f**king hammered"

Metal Hammer

"She's making sure that an entire generation of new music fans understand what it means to actually play music live": David Draiman tells Disturbed fans to put some respect on Taylor Swift's name

"Don't talk sh*t about Taylor Swift. She is for real"

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“Us and them doesn’t exist any more”: How The Cult's Ian Astbury tried to break down genre barriers with his pre-Lollapalooza festival Gathering Of The Tribes, and claimed he got “ripped off” for his trouble

Don't tell Ian Astbury that Perry Farrell invented the concept of the genre-fluid alt. rock festival in the US

MusicRadar

Watch Joe Bonamassa give Nerdville’s noisy neighbours a taste of their own medicine with a high-volume rendition of Smoke On The Water through a cranked Dumble

“I came up with an extreme solution to a simple problem,” says Bonamassa, whose extreme solution involved a 1959 Gibson Les Paul, a Dumble Overdrive Special, and a Deep Purple riff

Louder

Here are the best alt. rock songs you'll hear this week, featuring Kim Gordon, Chelsea Wolfe, The Jesus and Mary Chain and more

Eight new tracks from the world of alt rock to start off your week on a high. Vote for your favourite below!

Metal Hammer

10 metal bands with obscenely long gaps between albums

Guns N' Roses and Tool can take a back seat: here are some metal bands who took literal generations to produce follow-ups to their early albums

Guitar World

One of the greatest things about the guitar is its capacity to emulate the nuances and expressiveness of the human voice – improve your phrasing now with this lesson in how make your playing more vocal

By making clever use of string bends, finger slides and vibrato, you can make your guitar sing

The Guardian - UK

Billy Joel to return with only his second new solo song since 1993

Turn the Lights Back On will be released on 1 February, and is described as ‘ushering in the next chapter of his story’

Guitar World

“The message for tube nostalgists is clear: enjoy today what may not be here tomorrow”: Can the tube amp survive in the digital era?

As digital guitar amplification continues to wow the market and guitar players alike, is it realistic to assume that it will be business as usual for the tube amp?

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