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“My idea, John, if you’re reading this, would be to write an odd-time signature song”: Plini is manifesting a collaboration with John Mayer – and has issued an open call to make it happen

The prog metal virtuoso has a wild vision for what their joint single could potentially look like

Guitar World

American Idol Contestants Struggle to Cover Taylor Swift's Songs, Saying They Are Harder to Perform Than Expected

American Idol contestants faced a brutal reality check during a Taylor Swift tribute night as the Top 7 struggled with the technical phrasing of her hits.

International Business Times UK

“When I started, it was considered a fair conversation whether a woman actually could compose music at all!”: Synth pioneer Jill Fraser on pushing boundaries in the world of electronic music

Synth legend Jill Fraser delves into her history of evolving musical set-ups, film composition and how her most recent album birthed electronic reinterpretations of US hymns

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“I felt weird sending it to her, it’s almost something that Doja Cat could jump on - but Kim loved it”: Genre-colliding producer Justin Raisen speaks to us about the thrill of working on Kim Gordon's latest record

We speak to a producer hell bent on re-wiring 21st century pop with an eccentric and passionate production take. The likes of Charli XCX and Kim Gordon can’t get enough

MusicRadar

“He said, ‘We have this Michael Jackson tune.’ I looked at Quincy and said, ‘What does it need? Who should we…?’ Then he said, ‘Carlton’” Session legend Larry Carlton on how he ended up playing on a Michael Jackson hit

Carlton is part of a very select group of guitarists that's ever worked with the King of Pop and his elite team

Guitar World

“We’ve always been big fans of Nickelback – their guitarist came to see one of our shows and asked if we’d support them”: How UK riff-slingers Don Broco ended up recording with Muse’s bass rig – and collaborating with Nickelback

Recorded with the help of Muse bassist Chris Wolstenholme, Nightmare Tripping showcases bassist Tom Doyle’s Earth-shattering basslines

Guitar World

David Allan Coe Dies at 86, Country Music's Controversial Star Was 'A Walking Tall Tale,' Says Music Industry

David Allan Coe, a legendary country singer-songwriter known for his outlaw persona and controversial legacy, has died at 86. His music and life story remain influential yet divisive.

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“The fundamental building blocks of electric guitar tone: fuzz, harmonic shaping, and amplifier drive”: Crazy Tube Circuits’ Triptychon might just be the only pedal you need for classic rock

CTC delivers another super-ambitious build that looks very much like a shut-up-and-take-my-money stompbox for any player weaned on LedZep, Cream, Sabbath et al

MusicRadar

Did Taylor Swift Shade Ellen DeGeneres? Fans Slam Host as Travis Kelce's Fiancee Details Past Career Struggles

Taylor Swift's recent interview hints at past tensions with Ellen DeGeneres, as fans dissect her comments about criticism fueling her creativity.

International Business Times UK

“I unbolted the neck and put it in a suitcase to save baggage. Then we saw all our stolen gear posted for sale in Eastern Europe”: Indie band survival stories with Ratboys and The Beths

Transatlantic touring pals Julia Steiner and Liz Stokes on their gear nightmares and why Stokes is still hoping for a guitar reunion story like Paul McCartney and his long-lost Höfner bass

Guitar World

“It was the quickest song I ever wrote. I didn’t even write it on the keyboard, and it took about 10 minutes”: How to re-create the sound of Gary Numan’s synth-pop classic Cars

We lift the bonnet on a foundational piece of synth genius, and demonstrate how you can achieve its distinctive sound yourself in your DAW

MusicRadar

LeAnn Rimes reschedules concerts in the US due to severe illness: ‘I am truly heartbroken’

She says is ‘looking forward to being back on stage’

The Independent UK

"I said, ‘You are making a huge mistake – you get pulled over for any reason and they find those guns in there… well, there’s nothing more wrong than being shot with your own gun.’" How Megadeth reinvented themselves with Countdown To Extinction

A freshly sober Megadeth entered the 90s with one goal: conquer the world at any cost

Metal Hammer

“Billy said, ‘I've never played a high-gain amp that I like.’ It was a tall order”: How a Smashing Pumpkins superfan made the only amp Billy Corgan has ever truly loved

Brian Carstens spent 30 years obsessing over Corgan’s guitar tone. Then he ended up making amps for his hero – not to mention John Fogerty, Tool and Misha Mansoor

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"God bless America’s judicial system. It proves that even Metallica can get a fair hearing!" How the world's biggest metal band put on a chaotic gig in a car park - and infuriated politicians, a stadium and half a city in the process

As Metallica prepare to reissue 1997’s Reload, we look back on the calamitous free gig that launched the album 29 years ago

Louder

Soho Dukes started as a 19th-century drinking club. Now they're bringing fun back to rock'n'roll

Hats off to a band with a questionable past and sword-swallowing, trick-cycling, lion-taming grandparents

The Guardian - UK

Di’Anno - Iron Maiden’s Lost Singer review – metal act’s original singer is a tough act to follow

This entertaining profile of Paul Di’Anno – the heavy metal band’s lead vocalist from 1978 to 1981 – is dragged down by its subject’s irascible nature

Louder

"I was pissed off. This disrespects the band." Dave Brock slams BBC suggestion that Hawkwind were anti-Beatles and stole Paul McCartney's long-lost bass

Paul McCartney: The Hunt For The Lost Bass tells the story of the former Beatle's long-lost Höfner violin bass

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“One of the few times Axl and I ever went out in public was to see Nirvana in Hollywood. And then people say grunge killed Guns N’ Roses”: Slash on the alternative rock revolution – and the groundbreaking album that blew Axl Rose’s mind

“I was never a big Pearl Jam fan, but Soundgarden was great”

Metal Hammer

"Our casting team reached out to fans from all around the world. They provided the emotion, the soul and the humanity." Iron Maiden's creative director Ben Smallwood grew up around the band – and now he's helping tell their story

Iron Maiden's much-heralded Burning Ambition film will hit cinemas on May 7 - and the band are on the cover of the new issue of Classic Rock

International Business Times UK

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco Song 'Talk' Sparks Viral Claims Voice Sounds Like Justin Bieber

TikTok users claim Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco's 'Talk' features a voice like Justin Bieber, sparking viral but unverified online debate

Louder

"A welcome return to the cranked-up amps, distortion and rawness that first fuelled them." The Black Keys go back to basics on the revitalised, urgent and gloriously unrefined Peaches!

Blues rockers The Black Keys return to their roots in more ways than one

Louder

"The album careens so quickly between clever and stupid that I'm surprised it hasn't become a cult classic." A story of flick-knives, tyre-irons, and Desmond Child's little-remembered 'gang rock' phase

Before he was churning out megahits with Aerosmith, Bon Jovi and Kiss, Desmond Child was the cornball king of streetfighting anthems

The Independent UK

Rosalia to be named international songwriter of the year at Ivor Novello Awards

The acclaimed Spanish singer will be presented with the prestigious award in London on 21 May

Guitar World

“The new vibrato only adds to the appeal – it’s easy to see how this guitar could do the business equally well for metal, jazz-fusion or function gigs”: Strandberg Boden Standard N2.6T review

A new vibrato design, on a guitar we loved already – will we be tickled pink?

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