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Chris Martin admits Coldplay ‘deserves to take some s***’ from critics

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“Why am I using this digital monstrosity when it flies in the face of all my principles that I have acquired over decades?”: Guthrie Govan makes the case for the all-digital guitar rig – it’s all about the F-word

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Bob Dunlap death: The Replacements guitarist dies, aged 73

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The Independent UK

“It was totally improvised. I had no idea that song would go out into the world and be his first single”: Veteran session guitarist Tim Pierce on how his off-the-cuff solo ended up on a Bon Jovi classic

Pierce recalls laying down guitar parts for what was originally supposed to be just the demo of Jon Bon Jovi's debut single

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Sabrina Carpenter's songwriter Amy Allen writes the pop music stuck in your head

Amy Allen might not yet be a household name, but her work lives in your brain rent free

The Independent UK

“This is a bass that I fell in love with at a pawnshop and used to play the first Rage record”: Ernie Ball Music Man and Tim Commerford team up for a pair of limited run signature StingRay basses

Commerford's latest EBMM signature collab features a pair of doozies, one active, one passive, both with adjustable thumb ramps, ash bodies and roasted maple necks

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“I’ve never heard this guitar sound like this”: Upgrade the performance of your Strat – and harness a Randy Rhoads vibe – with FU-Tone’s premier all-brass bridge

The bridge features an all-brass construction to unlock the performance of your prized Strat by opening and amplifying its natural tone

Guitar World

Julian Lennon treated for cancer for second time: ‘Fingers crossed’

Musician urged his followers to get themselves checked by a doctor if they were concerned

The Independent UK

The Black Crowes Earn Second Grammy Nomination

The Black Crowes receive Grammy nomination for 'Happiness Bastards' album, showcasing diverse rock styles. Follow AP News for more on the 2025 Grammy Awards.

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“Rhythm guitar is the apex of guitar playing. Just look at Keith Richards or Steve Cropper. It’s not the solos, it’s the character in the chords. Most people can solo quite easily”: The Heavy Heavy have bottled rock ‘n’ roll soul – ready to shake up 2025

One of a Kind makes something anew out of familiar materials, and presents a sound that's a not just a celebration of the classics, but of rhythm guitar itself...

Guitar World

“Playing the Bass VI is a really strange experience – a truly unique instrument”: Squier Limited Edition Classic Vibe Bass VI review

Part bass, part guitar, we get to grips with the Classic Vibe version of Fender’s very own dichotomy of tone

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The Black Crowes enjoy Grammy Awards love again several decades after first nomination

The first time Chris and Rich Robinson were at the Grammy Awards, it was 1991

MusicRadar

“Jon had the laser-focus about becoming a rock star at age 19... he knew how to negotiate the business”: Session ace Tim Pierce on his blazing solo on Bon Jovi’s Runaway – and the hunger that propelled Jon Bon Jovi to superstardom

Sometimes rock history is settled by the fickle finger of fate. When Pierce was asked to help a young Jon Bon Jovi track his 1981 demoes, he ended up playing guitar on a Bon Jovi classic – a song that set its frontman on his way to the top

The Guardian - UK

The 50 best albums of 2024: No 2 – Cindy Lee: Diamond Jubilee

The mysterious and theatrical singer’s monumental 32-track album is a parallel dimension of nostalgic pop, its pristine tunes rivalling the greats of the 20th century

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“Because the guy’s got a knife, he’s fairly persuasive!”: How Paul McCartney survived a mugging - and a mutiny - to create his solo masterpiece

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“The message said, ‘This is Sharon Osbourne. Me and Ozzy have been checking you out, and we really love your guitar playing. We want you to audition’”: That time one of the fastest shredders in guitar history auditioned to join Ozzy Osbourne’s band

When the Osbourne camp began searching for Jake E. Lee’s replacement, a neo-classical speed shredder featured high up on their list

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Bob “Slim” Dunlap, guitarist for The Replacements, has died at 73

Bruce Springsteen called Dunlap's post-Replacements solo materal “just beautiful rock ‘n’ roll records”

Metal Hammer

"I’d love to do a crossover Sleep Token track." Bullet For My Valentine's Matt Tuck and Trivium's Matt Heafy field questions on Welsh cuisine, punching people in the face and having a willy for a nose

Two of metal's best Matts answer questions from their biggest fans (and no, we still don't know who the next Metallica is)

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Sean Ono Lennon Revives Father's Music With Innovative Approach

Sean Ono Lennon, son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, honors his father's legacy through music, winning awards and reimagining albums.

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"When Jimi Hendrix died, Shane spent the whole day with his face turned to the wall." How Jimi Hendrix became an unlikely influence upon Irish folk-punk legends The Pogues

Shane MacGowan and Spider Stacy loved Jimi Hendrix, but The Pogues were never going to sound like Seattle's legendary guitar hero

The Independent UK

Ashes of Motorhead star Lemmy enshrined in London club Stringfellows

Lemmy’s Motorhead bandmate joked that his friend is ‘going to have a good view’

The Independent UK

For travellers and workers ‘Music for Airports’ is now a thing of the past

Live acts are taking over airports

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