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System of a Down review – perverted pop and anti-war anger mixed into a metal melee

The veteran band may not have much new material to show for the past decade or so but this brutal, melodious mayhem still inspires catharsis

The Guardian - UK · Jul 14

“He’s the Quincy Jones of the rap world. Working together was like nothing I've ever experienced – it’s like watching Fantasia!”: Hip-hop hitmaker Rogét Chahayed on learning his craft from Dr Dre

The Grammy-nominated producer/songwriter behind songs from Drake, Travis Scott and Bruno Mars opens up about being mentored by one of hip-hop's living legends

MusicRadar · Jul 14

“The crowds hated us! They were only there to see Stevie Ray, and they didn’t give us a chance... One night he called me on stage, and he handed me a Strat”: Brian Setzer on what he learned playing Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Stratocaster

Stray Cats hit the road with the blues legend back in 1989, giving Setzer the chance to learn the truth behind the SRV tone rumors

Guitar World · Jul 14

Broken strings? Lifeless tone? Terrible playing? It’s not you… It’s your strings: How to restring a guitar fast to play and sound great again

Here’s how to give your guitar (and your sound) a new-string makeover

MusicRadar · Jul 14

“This amp is my ride or die. Play fast! Die trying”: A baby blue amp for a Green Day frontman – Marshall launches Billie Joe Armstrong’s “Dookie Mod” signature head

That super-cool Super Lead BJA debuted at the Super Bowl has now been officially unveiled, with its onboard mod offering a master volume and more gain

MusicRadar · Jul 14

Shoegaze guitar has never been bigger – and these 5 pedals are a shortcut to its otherworldly tones

From do-it-all multi-effects to lush reverbs, glitchy delays, and a must-have My Bloody Valentine signature pedal, our guide to the ultimate shoegaze stomps

Guitar World · Jul 14

'I can't believe it': Singer's shock after five members of beloved band killed in plane crash

Five members of the beloved Caribbean band were killed in the plane crash in the Bahamas

Evening Standard · Jul 14

“It’s a piano chord, but I played it with my arse. I was singing and I just wanted a rest, and the piano lid was open. So I sat and I played that chord”: The Police’s classic breakthrough hit – with the ultimate bum note

“I went to my room, picked up the guitar and imagined this woman into life”

MusicRadar · Jul 14

“Kurt would always say, ‘I’m gonna get a Chet Atkins.’ But he never did. It wasn’t until he died that I went and looked at one”: Courtney Love refused to turn Celebrity Skin into “a grieving widow’s memoir” – but she paid tribute with the gear she played

With Celebrity Skin, Love shifted Hole's musical direction and created their final opus, in the midst of great tragedy

Guitar World · Jul 14

"I was screaming inside, very intense, but not saying a word." The defiant story of Creedence Clearwater Revival's most understood song

Fortunate Son was a burning commentary on class and elitism, delivered against the sulphurous backdrop of the Vietnam War

Louder · Jul 14