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Recorded between the gruelling Animals tour and the psycho-drama that was The Wall, the sentiments Richard Wright expressed in Wet Dream could apply to Pink Floyd as much as to his disintegrating marriage...

Richard Wright's Wet Dream album: The Pink Floyd keyboardist’s underrated solo debut remixed

Louder · Aug 25, 2023

“I thought Eminem was chanting my name, but he was chanting for me to jump!” Why Rage Against The Machine protested against Limp Bizkit atop a 15-foot statue and started the most one-sided rivalry in nu metal history

In 2000, Limp Bizkit beat Rage Against The Machine in a MTV VMA category. The very public protest that followed started the most one-sided feud of the nu metal era

Metal Hammer · Aug 25, 2023

"When it came out, I was a raging alcoholic prick...I wasn't paying attention to the songs": Corey Taylor on why he now loves Metallica's St. Anger

Slipknot's Corey Taylor explains how he went from hating Metallica's St. Anger to being a fan

Metal Hammer · Aug 25, 2023

Watch Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante sing Spinal Tap's Tonight I'm Going To Rock You at chaotic 1991 Los Angeles club show

Red Hot Chili Peppers guitar hero John Frusciante shows off his vocal chops with enthusiastic Spinal Tap cover at 1991 club gig

Metal Hammer · Aug 25, 2023

‘It’s like Borat with music!’: Eurodance stars from Whigfield to Ultra Naté review Planet of the Bass

The next Gangnam Style, or a subliminal message about war? Six keepers of the flame give their views on this a fiendishly clever Eurodance satire

The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2023

Your solos and rhythm playing will benefit from learning chords across the fretboard – and major 7ths are a great place to start

The major 7th chord is a favorite among guitarists of all stripes, including Nile Rodgers – here are 5 ways to take the shape to the next level, and your overall playing along with it, too

Guitar World · Aug 25, 2023

Duran Duran star Andy Taylor rubbishes rumour that he ‘can’t stand’ former bandmate Nick Rhodes

Former band guitarist has denounced rumours of a feud with ex-bandmates

The Independent UK · Aug 25, 2023

Assault accusations, tax evasion charges: All this sits uncomfortably with our view of Sigur Rós as magic moon-faced elves. You can understand why they'd want to escape from reality

Sigur Rós's Átta: an album that quivers along a thin line between boring and beautiful

Louder · Aug 25, 2023

“The inability to play music or access words was quite frightening, but it was interesting… It became a focal point to write around”: Ben Howard feared the worst after suffering two mini-strokes. He returned with his most adventurous album yet

Inspired by John Martyn, Echoplexes and open C tunings, the UK guitar maverick describes his playing as a “car crash of whatever suits me and whatever use I can get out of it” – but even he couldn’t have anticipated just how weird things would get…

Guitar World · Aug 25, 2023

This is what winning looks like: Godsticks latest might be their greatest album yet

Welsh prog metal band show their class on sixth album: Godsticks' This Is What A Winner Looks Like reviewed

Louder · Aug 25, 2023