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Cas Smith obituary

Other lives: Folk music enthusiast who loved finding and supporting new bands

The Guardian - UK

“Joe Satriani said,‘Every time I do an album, I feel like the first song I have to prove that I can play guitar’”: Why Paul Gilbert thinks it’s important to practice restraint when it comes to shredding

Every guitarist plays with a point to prove, he says, but we shouldn’t always be playing in fifth gear

Guitar World

"Honestly, I didn’t want it on the record. It was unfinished." The surprising story behind the Deftones song the band hate, the fans weren't sure about and yet became one of their biggest hits

Its video is iconic and its impact undeniable, but this Deftones classic has a slightly confused legacy

Metal Hammer

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Ken Peplowski obituary

Jazz musician whose virtuosic abilities with the clarinet and tenor saxophone straddled traditional and modern jazz

The Guardian - UK

“This is a bass guitar that’s going to stir up quite a lot of interest among fans and collectors”: The bass used to record The Specials' gloomy political anthem, Ghost Town, is headed to auction

The Fender Precision was also used in Horace Panter’s supergroup with members of The Clash and Dexy’s Midnight Runners

Guitar World

David and Victoria Beckham lead tributes to son Cruz as he turns 21 - while Brooklyn stays silent

Meanwhile, Brooklyn has been spotted at a food festival in Miami which costs £200 a ticket

Evening Standard

How Alan Braxe and Fred Falke made an all-time house classic with just a sampler and a bass guitar: “When we did this 25 years ago, it felt like we had no clue of what we were doing”

Watch the French house icons recreate their classic track Intro in the studio

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Taylor Swift’s The Life Of A Showgirl named best-selling album globally in 2025

Her 12th studio album topped the IFPI’s general albums chart, sales chart for physical releases and paid downloads, and vinyl sales chart.

Evening Standard

“Tony said, ‘Hey, you’re singing flat.’ My dad got really pissed off”: Jack Osbourne says a heated moment during soundcheck before Black Sabbath’s farewell show revealed everything about Tony Iommi and Ozzy’s relationship

Jack Osbourne says everyone needs a friend like Iommi was to Ozzy

Guitar World

"He's singing and screaming his guts out in the middle of the field. I can't understand a word he's saying but I feel every syllable of it." This is what it's like at Thailand's biggest metal festival, Rock Alarm

From mosh-driven dust clouds and 36 degree heat to frighteningly cheap buckets of rum, here's what went down at Thailand's premier rock and metal event

Metal Hammer

Dave Grohl on Foo Fighters after Taylor Hawkins: ‘Continuing was complicated’

Hawkins, the former Foo Fighters drummer, died suddenly in 2022 aged 50

The Independent UK

“It sounded perfect, man… like a gift from on high”: Is Slash's no. 1 Les Paul – which isn’t a Gibson – set for a Gibson reboot?

Slash’s Kris Derrig ’59 Les Paul has been his go-to recording guitar since Appetite for Destruction. And it sure looks like a Murphy Lab replica is on the cards

Guitar World

Wait – Is Taylor Swift Actually Performing at the Brits This Year?

Marie Claire

“One of the greatest national anthems ever”: How Charlie Puth used jazz harmony to “pull off something pretty spectacular” at the Super Bowl - and send online music theory educators into a frenzy

“I have the whole arrangement in my head," said Puth in an interview prior to the performance. "I musically know where I’m going with it”

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Guitar World

“We've finally ‘put a ring on it’”: Volbeat confirm new lead guitarist nearly three years after Rob Caggiano’s departure

The guitarist’s stand-in replacement has got the gig full-time after several tours and recording contributions

Evening Standard

Dave Grohl says ‘world is not the same’ since death of Foo Fighters bandmate

Taylor Hawkins died suddenly in 2022 while the band were on the South American leg of their world tour.

The Times of India

‘Born to die free’: Rock band U2 honours Renee Nicole Good with tribute song ‘American Obituary’, slams ICE

Irish rock band U2 has released a surprise six-track EP titled Days of Ash, with its opening song “American Obituary” serving as a tribute to Renee Nicole Good, a Minneapolis mother of three who was fatally shot by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent last month.

Guitar World

“I have the greatest respect for classical and jazz musicians. Their musicality is far greater than mine. But my imagination and inventiveness, most probably, is far greater”: Steve Howe on overcoming stage fright and the tragic fate of his Gibson ES-175

The Yes, Asia and GTR legend explains why drinking and playing guitar are “stupidly incompatible” and gives some love for the Line 6 Helix

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Tom’s Guide

I tested the Gadhouse Wesley Headphones — and they’re bringing 1986 into 2026

The Gadhouse Wesley Headphones are the answer to your 80s-style dreams and offer decent sound quality, too.

Guitar World

“Practicing is boring. Getting better at guitar by playing in a band is much more interesting”: Geese are being hailed as the future of rock. Guitarist Emily Green can’t figure out why – but her ‘cloudy’ playing style might have something to do with it

Geese’s Emily Green shares her love of offbeat electrics, her all-time favorite delay pedal and why she thinks only 5% of jams are any good

Guitar World

“Buddy had a stunt singer in the booth, so he could play his guitar solo live with us”: The late Michael Rhodes provided an unshakable foundation for Buddy Guy’s 2013 salute to his hometown

Rhodes played his ’57 Fender P-Bass for the Meet Me in Chicago session at Nashville’s famed Blackbird studios

MusicRadar

“It was John’s original inspiration, I think my melody, I think my guitar riff. That’s my recollection”: Lennon might have written the lyrics, but as McCartney remembers it, he “wrote the tune” to one of The Beatles’ greatest and most poignant songs

It was unique in its musical and lyrical sensibilities

Guitar World

“Its tonal quality is a match for boutique offerings from smaller high-end manufacturers”: PRS DGT 15 Combo review

The latest in the DGT family is this handsome 15-watt combo. And itssounds match its good looks…

Metal Hammer

"The whole thing was such a shock...everything was shaking and we were crying for two weeks." The inspiring, sad and triumphant story of the 'girl next door' opera singer who'd become a heavy metal icon

Tarja Turunen didn't just kick the door down for women in metal in the 90s: she made opera cool as hell

This retro cassette player features something which is going to be very important to Pink Floyd fans

We Are Rewind has another limited edition model to offer.

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