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“The first time I played it, I had such a connection with it. I thought, ‘This is it. This is the one’”: On his 26th birthday in 1970, Jimmy Page played his beloved Les Paul Custom ‘Black Beauty’ at the climax of a legendary Led Zeppelin show

And soon after, that famous guitar vanished

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"I was naked in the vocal booth. At first, I did it as an experiment to see if it would help, then it became a tradition": The story of the spandex-clad classic that launched its creators into the stratosphere

Recorded on 9/11 and once voted the Greatest Song Of The Twenty-first Century So Far, I Believe In A Thing Called Love could have been a hit in any decade

Louder

Let’s Eat Grandma’s Jenny Hollingworth: ‘My parents being boomers probably drilled all those Eighties synths into my head’

INTERVIEW : After overcoming personal tragedy, the 27-year-old, who achieved pop fame while still a teenager, was determined to have fun making music again. She talks to Patrick Smith about conquering stage fright, trauma, and why her friendship with her bandmate is so important

The Independent UK

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“If you’re talking dazzling sleight of mind, radical ideas and a willingness to create shock-art for the masses, there was no one more brilliant”: Revisiting David Bowie’s career from a prog perspective

Beyond his work with Brian Eno, Robert Fripp, Rick Wakeman and others, plus comparisons to Rush, ELP and krautrock, a commitment to audacious experimentation ran through the true icon’s entire life

Louder

Will K-pop earn its first Grammy in 2026? Experts explain how the genre has hit the mainstream

K-pop is an inextricable force in global pop culture but it has long been under-celebrated at institutions like the Grammys

The Independent UK

“Engineered from the ground up”: Ibanez issues its answer to Ernie Ball and Abasi Concepts with the Alpha Series – its most progressive guitar design to date

The shred and metal expert leans into the contemporary design trends currently dominating the prog guitar scene for a landmark launch

Guitar World

"Rich brought a spontaneity to the record that I can't describe, but it's the best s*** he's ever done": The Black Crowes announce new album - listen to the first two tracks now

A Pound Of Feathers is the follow-up to the critically acclaimed Happiness Bastards - The singles Profane Prophecy and Pharmacy Chronicles are out now

Louder

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“It bothers me that there is a generation that has never plugged into a tube amp because they have a free one on their laptop”: EarthQuaker Devices and Dr. Z launch a tube-loaded preamp pedal – and it could be the missing piece of your digital rig puzzle

The ZEQD-Pre pedal has been described as the ultimate end-of-signal-chain tonal tool, giving authentic tube warmth to any setup

Guitar World

Yet another musician cancels their Kennedy Center performance after Trump’s attempt at name change

The Mexican American artist was scheduled to give two concerts for young people on February 7

The Independent UK

"Where this guitar truly shines is under the fingers of a blues or folk picker": Epiphone Blues King Studio review

Epiphone takes a swing at a regal pint-sized parlour, but unfortunately, there are some QC issues

MusicRadar

David Bowie’s childhood home to open to public after 1960s restoration

South London house to feature never-before-seen archival items and creative workshops for young people

The Guardian - UK

David Bowie superfans can enjoy new ‘immersive experience’ at legendary singer’s childhood home

The house will be meticulously restored to its early 1960s appearance and feature a never-before-seen archive

The Independent UK

David Bowie’s ex-childhood home to open as ‘immersive experience’

The home in south-east London will be returned to its early 1960s appearance.

Evening Standard

“He was a fireman, and he’s like, ‘I make guitars with my dad. I’ll make you anything you want.’ I was like, ‘How about a light-up guitar?’” John 5 on how he dreamed up an LED Telecaster – and coincidentally found the perfect partner to build it

John 5’s light-up and lava-lamp-inspired Telecasters are now part and parcel of his guitar arsenal – but how exactly did they come about?

Guitar World

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“The downstrokes and palm muting give the riff a very specific sound and feel that’s almost marimba-like”: 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 it can be rhythm, lead, and both when you need it to be

MusicRadar

“It is one of the most difficult guitar solos to mimic… I started playing it because I had gotten close, and Buddy Guy turned around, smiling. He knew it note for note”: Billy Gibbons on the tip Buddy Guy gave him after they jammed a T-Bone Walker classic

Blues guitar's greatest showman shared a little stagecraft after the ZZ Top man's cameo during a live show

Metal Hammer

"In the mid-80s, to get your record played, you had to take the guitar solo out." Radio stations tried to cut Eddie Van Halen's solo from one of his most iconic songs

Iron Maiden legend Nicko McBrain has hosted an epic interview with Alex Van Halen

Louder

"Any money I will make I will happily give away to others. Print that, because I will stand by that!" He said it would be "counter-productive" if his band's debut album was a huge success. Then it sold 20 million copies

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“In the classic tradition…”: Guitarist Pat Smear is out of upcoming Foo Fighters dates after “bizarre gardening accident”

Band announce news with fake National Enquirer front page

Metal Hammer

“Playing in space would be a fitting climax!” Megadeth are on the cover of the new Metal Hammer

As the thrash legends release their final album, we find out why they’re calling it quits

The Guardian - UK

Singer-songwriter Bill Callahan: ‘I’m not a craftsman – I’m more of a drunk professor who likes coincidence and mistakes’

Preceding the release of My Days of 58, the Americana legend once known as Smog discusses his Yorkshire youth, why Spotify is like the mafia and the bleak state of AI

MusicRadar

“Even though it sounds gigantic, this song is literally drums, bass, fresh elements… and then one of the greatest singers of our time”: Producer Mike Sabath reveals the surprisingly limited instrumentation in Raye's Where Is My Husband!

But he still wondered if one particular section could be "too much"

Evening Standard

David Bowie's daughter Lexi Jones shares tribute on what would have been his 79th birthday

The music icon died aged 69 in January 2016 following a private battle with cancer

The Independent UK

Taylor Swift leads the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Award nominations, followed by Bad Bunny and more

Taylor Swift once again leads the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Award nominees with nine

MusicRadar

"We thought you could make an album faster on the road, as you are working more with computers, but we did not get the gratification from it": Brandon Flowers explains he’s concentrating on solo activity this year

He has two albums to release in 2026

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