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“Atlantic Records told me, ‘Eric should be the singer. You’re just the bass player.’ So I cried in the corner while they came up with Strange Brew”: Eric Clapton was Cream’s biggest star, but Jack Bruce sang most of the band’s classic tracks

In later years, Bruce jokingly referred to Cream as Da Creams, in a nod to the band’s supergroup status

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“It gave us loads of publicity. The kids who did want to buy our records were like, ‘Oh cool! The religious right are burning their records! I better buy half a dozen!’”: The controversial Iron Maiden classic featured in 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

“Six six six, the one for you and me!”

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"People said it was something they’ve never heard before." A camel, a wedding, the streets of India and seven million views: how one song and a crazy video turned an unknown Indian metal band into internet superstars

Bloodywood went from the underground to being India's biggest ever metal band

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“My main guitar is a Squier. My first guitar teacher gave me that. It’s a very important guitar for me”: How Thomas Raggi produced his raucous, all-star solo album,with a little help from Tom Morello

On a mission to merge generations and start a new scene, he united friends from Guns n’ Roses, The Prodigy, Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Struts and Kasabian to make the most old-school cool album imaginable

Guitar World

“The night he died, I was at Buddy Guy’s club waiting for Buddy, Stevie and Clapton. Then we were told they’d all gone down”: Larry McCray on rubbing shoulders with blues royalty and playing through Joe Bonamassa’s epic rig

Living blues legend Larry McCray is keeping on keeping on and keeping the blues alive, and on his latest LP, Heartbreak City, he's taking his guitar to places his voice can't reach

Guitar World

Rob Hirst was a force of nature, a born showman who led Midnight Oil from the back

Phenomenal drummer and percussionist was an equally accomplished songwriter who embodied the band’s bloody-minded spirit

The Guardian - AU

"This footage is absolutely unbelievable, and nobody can deny it": Ten minutes of previously unseen live film of Pink Floyd has escaped onto the internet

The footage sees Pink Floyd playing Wish You Were Here, Shine On You Crazy Diamond and Money on their North American tour in 1977

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Nicki Minaj's Surprise Chart-Topping Hit As Public Backlash Drives Fan Buying Frenzy

Nicki Minaj's song made an unexpected comeback, soaring to the top of the charts as fans rushed to buy digital copies amid recent online clashes.

International Business Times UK

Bruce Springsteen Speaks Out on Minneapolis ICE Shooting During Surprise Onstage Speech

Bruce Springsteen delivers a powerful onstage speech condemning the Minneapolis ICE shooting during a surprise benefit concert appearance.

International Business Times

"I remember all the guys learning to play it and everybody thinking how cool a rhythm it was. I remember everybody in the studio just loving that song”: How Dolly Parton created a country classic later covered by The White Stripes, Beyoncé and more

“I was playing guitar pretty seriously back then,” Dolly said

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Scottish singer Jacob Alon named winner of Brits Critics’ Choice award

Alon was on a shortlist alongside indie artist Rose Gray and singer-songwriter Sienna Spiro.

Evening Standard

Jacob Alon left ‘floating’ after being named winner of Brits Critics’ Choice award

Alon was awarded the prize ahead of next month’s Brit Awards

The Independent UK

“Whether you’re chasing that famously haunting Wicked Game intro or carving out a completely new sound, it gives you inspiration from the moment you plug in”: Silvertone resurrects the cult guitar loved by Elvis Costello, Hubert Sumlin and Chris Isaak

NAMM 2026: A long-lost catalogue classic is back from the dead and it might be the coolest release you'll see all year

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“It’s all anyone is talking about on the Strip”: Deal for Metallica Sphere residency is “90 per cent” there

Plus new, smaller, Sphere announced for Washington DC

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“There would be a tremendous outpouring of applause – that annoyed Roger quite a lot”: Pink Floyd session guitarist says Roger Waters was “resentful” of Eric Clapton

The bassist had welcomed him into his band, but quickly discovered what his fanbase was like

Guitar World

Jazz virtuoso and fusion pioneer Ralph Towner – composer of jazz standard Icarus – dies at 85

Pianist-turned-guitarist Towner is best known for his nylon- and 12-string craftsmanship – and for being a core part of Oregon, the quartet that melded modern jazz, folk, and European and Indian classical music

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“Does this young lady get it or what?” Joe Bonamassa and Slash team up for blues classics in New York – but did their young special guests steal the show?

The two guitar greats played a host of blues classics for charity, but two next-gen stars have made startling impressions

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"I gave away all my records, I started giving away my guitars, I was fantasising about my own death." The horrifying origin story behind one of the most uplifting rock songs of the '90s

Out of the darkness, light, and one of the most memorable anthems of the '90s

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‘Gestapo tactics’: Bruce Springsteen condemns Trump’s ICE crackdown

New Jersey musician said during concert in home state that US core values ‘have never been as endangered’ as now

Guitar World

“Bob took a chance on me. He staked his entire reputation”: John Mayer pays emotional tribute to Bob Weir at public memorial

Mayer paid homage to his Dead & Company bandmate during a public service over the weekend

Metal Hammer

"We invited our families along, not thinking how it would be for them. When we came off, my sister was crying." How a teen pop duo earned the respect of Slipknot and Rage Against The Machine by getting bottled off stage by furious rock fans

In 2000, one of the strangest festival bookings in history unsurprisingly ended in chaos

Louder

"Mike is a complicated person, but he is not a thief." NOFX reveal that guitarist Eric Melvin is suing band leader Fat Mike, accusing him of "financial malfeasance" after 42 years together

NOFX pair may soon be facing one another in a Californian court

International Business Times UK

Bruce Springsteen Warns of 'Gestapo Tactics,' Tells ICE Agents to 'Get the F*ck Out of Minneapolis

Bruce Springsteen condemns ICE and Trump, dedicates a song to Renee Good, and calls for federal agents to leave Minneapolis amid protests and political unrest.

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"I see 8-year-olds playing Right Here Waiting on the piano and posting videos on TikTok. Are you kidding me? That song’s almost 40 years old. That’s a privilege": Richard Marx says he no longer cares about being labelled a balladeer rather than a rocker

“It took a while for me to look at myself and go, ‘Really, dude? Just relax, just chill’”

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“All of these guys were behind the glass looking at me like, ‘You better bring it, kid’: Steve Lukather remembers his high pressure first solo for Toto

He nailed Hold The Line in one take

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