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Tired? Bored? Small hands? These are the top 7 excuses for avoiding guitar practice – and how to beat them

A revealing (and possibly triggering) compilation of excuses for not practicing guitar

Guitar World

10 mistakes every beginner guitarist makes

From gear choices to learning paths, these are the most common beginner guitar faux pas that every new player makes – and how you can avoid them

Guitar World

’More A Question Of Confidence’: Resurfaced Comments From Taylor Swift About Her Ideal Man Are Floating Around… And He Sounds A Lot Like Travis Kelce

Old comments Taylor Swift made about her ideal man have resurfaced, and it sounds like Travis Kelce fits the bill.

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“I thought bringing Marty Friedman back would be amazing”: When Kiko Loureiro left Megadeth, he suggested Dave Mustaine rehire Marty Friedman to fill his spot

Finnish metal prodigy Teemu Mäntysaari eventually got the gig, but that seemingly doesn't rule out the possibility that the former Megadeth icon could return in the future

Guitar World

What's in a name? Welcome to Ghost Of The Machine

Ex-This Winter Machine members regroup for neo-prog inspired project Ghost Of The Machine

Louder

“Once it was done we were like, ‘Man, this feels really good!’”: Kid Harpoon on producing Miley Cyrus’s Flowers, the biggest song of 2023

“I came up with the bassline, then we put some drums in and it started to take on this disco vibe; it has it all in there, even cowbells”

MusicRadar

Greenslade At The BBC collection to be released

Double-disc Greenslade At The BBC collection covering 1973 and 1974 will be released in February

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Underworld’s 20 best songs – ranked!

30 years on from the release of their seminal third album dubnobasswithmyheadman, we assess the band’s stream-of-consciousness techno epics

The Guardian - UK

Britney Spears vows to 'never return to music' amid Charli XCX collaboration speculation

The singer, 42, took to Instagram on Wednesday following industry rumblings

Evening Standard

The vinyl revival continues as sales hit their highest levels in decades

Fan of physical music formats? Well, you’re not alone, as figures released by The Official Chart Company confirm vinyl sales are still increasing year-on-year.

What Hi-Fi?

The new issue of Metal Hammer stars four brand new cover stars: Bad Omens, Hanabie, Lorna Shore and Scene Queen!

Meet your New Heavy cover stars for 2024

Metal Hammer

"I was 12 when I heard Roundabout by Yes, and it floored me immediately!" Hasse Froberg's own musical companions

Camel makes life easy, he can't get enough of Todd Rundgren and Yes continue to blow him away! Welcome to Hasse Forgerg's prog world!

Louder

"I didn’t recognise him straight away and my son said, 'Dad, that’s Brian Johnson!'" Nicko McBrain on playing the "stunning" Power Trip Festival, his stroke recovery and what's next for Iron Maiden

Iron Maiden drummer and living legend Nicko McBrain opens up on a whirlwind 12 months

Metal Hammer

Britney Spears Denies New Music Rumors, Says She'll "Never Return to the Music Industry"

Oh.

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"I just wanted to kill everybody in the room!" How Warning revitalised Skindred's career, gave us the iconic Newport Helicopter and confirmed them as British metal's greatest party band

Skindred were on shaky ground come 2011. Then frontman Benji hooked up with Papa Roach's Jacoby Shaddix and wrote an absolute banger

The Guardian - UK

Bill Ryder-Jones: Iechyd Da review – Coral co-founder’s songs of heartache and hope

Ryder-Jones’s recent production experience comes to the fore on this wide-reaching album, making use of Motown, 60s pop and a children’s choir to find the light in the darkness

MusicRadar

Rage Against The Machine will not be touring or playing live again: “I don’t want to string people or myself along any further” says drummer, Brad Wilk

The announcement comes 16 months after RATM’s last live performance

Marie Claire

Kelly Clarkson Says She "Never Wanted to Get Married" in the First Place Amid Brandon Blackstock Divorce Fallout

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“The process with Robert was so intense – I feel like I helped create almost a new genre with King Crimson with each piece of music we made”: Trey Gunn on what he learned from Robert Fripp – and how to tame the Warr Guitar

The 10-string instrument isn’t actually a guitar, says the former King Crimson member – and he doesn’t plan to ever stop exploring it in improv groups like Tu-Ner

The Guardian - UK

Britney Spears denies reports of a new album: ‘I will never return to the music industry’

Following rumours that Charli XCX and Julia Michaels had been approached to present songs for a new album, the pop star said that she only writes for fun or for other artists

Guitar World

“Django Reinhardt was our god – I played a Selmer Maccaferri-style guitar, grew a mustache, wore a suit... the whole thing”: Big Thief’s Buck Meek names 10 guitarists who shaped his sound

The understated indie guitar hero is well-versed in blues and jazz tradition, but also takes inspiration from Marc Ribot, Connie Converse... and The Shaggs’ Dorothy “Dot” Wiggin

Guitar World

Get your acoustic guitar sounding its best by solving these common saddle and bridge pin problems

Getting your saddle and bridge pins in working order will improve your acoustic’s tone and tuning stability

MusicRadar

How to incorporate foot controllers into a live electronic set

Put your best foot forward with our guide to making use of sustain pedals, expression pedals and MIDI foot controllers in live electronic performance

Louder

“Talkback microphones go to our in-ear monitors and our lighting guy… It messes with the audience’s minds. ‘If they improvised that, how did the lights know when to change?’” How Umphrey’s McGee keep their shows rolling

Lessons learned from Frank Zappa and always-on personal connections mean they avoid the pitfalls that can kill jam band performances

Louder

"One minute they were a band you'd never heard of, then the next you couldn't get into the gigs": In 1972 the then-unknown Focus appeared on UK TV. Within a year, their guitarist was voted best player on the planet

Powered by Jan Akkerman's guitar and Thijs van Leer's Hammond organ, Sylvia helped pave the way for the rapid rise to fame of Dutch proggers Focus

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