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“Give the average guitar player the chance to own my live rig. The tone worth $100,000s”: Billy Corgan has shrunk his Smashing Pumpkins rig into a Laney pedal amp – and he tested it in front of 60,000 My Chemical Romance fans

When Corgan walked onstage with My Chemical Romance at Soldier Field stadium, he didn’t bring his guitar rig. He plugged into the Laney Supergrace and nothing else

Guitar World

"I've loved it and hated it, loved it and hated it": The story of the breakthrough hit its writer doesn't want to talk about ever again

Drink cider from a lemon? Grant Nicholas reveals the real inspiration behind Feeder's hit single Buck Rogers

Louder

Greatest hits record becomes first album in US history to sell over 40 million units

Michael Jackson's ‘Thriller’ holds the second spot

The Independent UK

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You be the judge: should my husband stop quoting song lyrics during serious conversations?

Randy thinks throwing in a line or two lightens the mood. Taylor says it’s an avoidance tactic. You decide who’s out of tune

The Guardian - UK

"We all had that feeling that nobody had ever heard anything like this before": How Iron Maiden got their man and made the album that sent them stratospheric

An exclusive extract from Iron Maiden – Infinite Dreams: The Official Visual History

Metal Hammer

Thursday news quiz: Farage breaking rules and a cow that uses tools

Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

Tenacious D will return: Jack Black and Kyle Gass ‘hashed it out’ after Trump joke controversy

The band went on hiatus after outrage over onstage joke in 2024, but Gass confirms the band will return, saying ‘It was hard. It is like a marriage’

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Louis Tomlinson review, How Did I Get Here? – His most confident album yet

3/5 Boyband graduate throws empathetic heart into songs about love, identity and loss

The Independent UK

“It’s beyond analogue vs digital – it’s even beyond electronics”: Korg opens pre-orders for experimental Phase8 eight-voice "acoustic synthesizer"

NAMM 2026: The unconventional Phase8 brings together acoustic sound generation with electronic control via synth-style sequencing and modulation

MusicRadar

"We are monitoring Mick's progress daily": Uriah Heep founder Mick Box to miss dates on farewell tour after falling ill

Mick Box will miss his first Uriah Heep shows since 1969: Stand-in guitarist announced

Louder

How Duckwrth's imaginary Grammy button led to a real Grammy nomination

Duckwrth manifested a Grammy nomination for his album “All American F—Boy.”

The Independent UK

Cruz Beckham’s debut show sells out in minutes as fans accuse Brooklyn of overshadowing moment

The musician, who performs with his indie rock band Cruz Beckham and The Breakers, will play London in March

Evening Standard

“James Brown always said, ‘I’m the most humble man out there – and Kool, that guy’s number two to me’”: Kool & The Gang’s Robert Bell on how he laid down three top 10s in a single session –and became one of the most sampled artists in history

The funk masters’ only surviving original member explains the humble beginnings of most of their hits, how they put them together and why he isn’t going back to big rigs even if everyone else is

Guitar World

“He would always show me this really horrible Stratocaster that had nine pickups on it”: The Cribs' Ryan Jarman explains why a guitar swap with Johnny Marr didn't work out

When Marr briefly joined the band, the two guitarists jokingly agreed to a guitar swap – only for Jarman to realize he would have gotten the short end of the stick

Guitar World

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Olivia Dean and Lola Young lead 2026 Brit award nominations

Singer-songwriters each receive five nominations at British music industry’s flagship awards – where Jarvis Cocker will return 30 years after Michael Jackson incident

MusicRadar

Roland’s Go:Mixer Studio could be the perfect portable mixer and audio/MIDI interface for your iOS devices, and you might be tempted to use it in your studio, too

NAMM 2026: With plenty of I/O and built-in effects, it covers a lot of bases

Guitar World

“When I’d watch Meg and Jack White on stage... it felt really inspiring. Eventually I thought, what would it be like if weadded another drummer?”: How the Velveteers' Demi Demitro learned to speak through baritone fuzz riffs

With Dan Auerbach at the helm once more, the Velveteers' A Million Knives holds the brute force of low-end guitar and melody in equilibrium while two drummers pummel their way through the mix

MusicRadar

“At first I was like, 'Oh God, what is he gonna critique me on afterwards?' And actually he just kind of wanted to be there once I figured out that he wasn't sitting there to kind of judge me”: How Phil Collins guided his son Nic through his first big gig

Nic also took over on drums for last Genesis tour

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The Guardian - UK

‘We played to 8,000 Mexicans who knew every word’: how the Whitest Boy Alive conquered the world

He lit up Europe with bands ranging from Peachfuzz to Kings of Convenience. But it was the Whitest Boy Alive that sent Erlend Øye stratospheric. As they return, the soft-singing, country-hopping sensation looks back

Guitar World

“Honors Cliff Burton’s groundbreaking tone and legacy”: Aria marks 40 years since Metallica bassist Cliff Burton's passing by reissuing his posthumous signature bass

It first arrived in 2013, with the revamp set to cater to the modern player

Guitar World

“A PRS hollowbody baritone has never been done before”: Ed Sheeran teams up with PRS on a signature model that's a brand first – and is limited to a thousand pieces

Well-specced with blendable piezo and 85/15 “S” pickups, it follows his one-off Drive guitar – and Sheeran hints at more to come

Metal Hammer

"There was a lot of tension throughout. I’m surprised they didn‘t fire me early on!" Producer Michael Beinhorn reflects on the "difficult" challenges he faced recording Soundgarden masterpiece Superunknown, and how Frank Sinatra helped

The making of Soundgarden's fourth album was no picnic for the Seattle band

International Business Times UK

Did Louis Tomlinson Shade Harry Styles? One Direction Singer Needs Help to 'Cut Through The Noise'

Louis Tomlinson sparks rumours of a feud with Harry Styles after calling for fan support to 'cut through the noise' ahead of his new album and solo world tour.

International Business Times UK

Calvin Harris Reacts With Heart-Eyes to Throwback Post Showing Ex Taylor Swift Lip-Syncing His Song

Calvin Harris reacted with a heart-eyes emoji to a throwback post of ex Taylor Swift lip-syncing This Is What You Came For, reigniting fan discussion over their past relationship.

Move over Sonos, Marshall is coming for your multi-room crown

The Heddon streaming hub looks set to bring the music to every space in your home.

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