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Louder · Feb 23, 2024

“I chipped my tooth – my mom was so mad at me!” John 5 says playing a Jimi Hendrix-inspired version of Star Spangled Banner with his teeth as a kid led to a dental mishap – and shows he can still nail the tooth-picked tune

The Mötley Crüe member has appeared guitar in hand (and mouth) on the Howard Stern Show to demonstrate AC/DC, Queen and Rush riffs

Guitar World · Feb 23, 2024

“We think of Jimmy as an ambassador emeritus of guitars and a music trailblazer in the birth and evolution of rock!” Gibson and Jimmy Page are teaming up for a “multi-year partnership”

The news broke as the Led Zep legend appeared the Gibson Garage London launch event, with the epic signature collaboration to kick off with a repro of Page's iconic EDS-1275 Doubleneck

MusicRadar · Feb 23, 2024

“A curious figure as a solo artist… he precedes Byrne & Eno and practically invents Underworld”: Synth pioneer Tim Blake shines in 3CD set Crystal Presence – The Albums 1977-1991

Former Gong and Hawkwind member proves space-keys don’t have to be glacial, although one of the three records here feels more dated than the others

Louder · Feb 23, 2024

Nektar to play final UK live show at Nene Valley Rock festival in September

UK prog legends Nektar will also release Journey to the Other Side – Live at The Dunellen Theatre in April

Louder · Feb 23, 2024

“Am I a good bassist? I’m a f**king good bassist!” Sting on bass playing, Cream and his “battered looking” P-Bass

From the Bass Player Archive: An interview with Sting

Guitar World · Feb 23, 2024

"From ’70s punk to ’80s synth pop to ’90s dance and beyond": How New Order became the ultimate musical trendsetters

Always making the most of modern technology but never following an obvious path, this pioneering band remains hugely influential on both guitar-led and electronic music

MusicRadar · Feb 23, 2024

“It’s all just great rock and roll, that’s the only way to describe it.” There’s a Lemmy Kilmister solo album featuring Dave Grohl out there somewhere, and we desperately need to hear it

Motörhead leader Lemmy Kilmister recorded a solo album with Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl, The Damned, Joan Jett and more during his final years. Almost a decade after his death, where on earth is it?!

Metal Hammer · Feb 23, 2024

“We talked about things like dampening, creating contrast, hand positions... There’s a bit of detective work involved”: Megadeth’s Teemu Mäntysaari explains the skillset that enabled him to leap into one of the most challenging roles in metal

Stepping into shoes previously filled by the likes of Kiko Loureiro and Marty Friedman is no mean feat. The metal guitar hero-in-the-making tells us how he did it

Guitar World · Feb 23, 2024

“Rest in peace, Bobby”: Veteran vocalist and guitarist Bobby Tench – who worked with the likes of Jeff Beck, Peter Green, Humble Pie, Ginger Baker, Van Morrison and many more – dies, aged 79

The British musician played with everyone from Peter Green to Freddie King and Ginger Baker yet never got the limelight he deserved

Guitar World · Feb 23, 2024