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Perry Farrell 'formally apologises' for altercation with Jane's Addiction bandmate Dave Navarro

Perry Farrell and his former Jane's Addiction bandmates have publicly addressed their altercation on-stage last year.

BANG Premier · Dec 18, 2025

“I know how important it was for her… being respected as a songwriter was always the thing that she felt was overlooked”: Donna Summer is inducted posthumously into Songwriters’ Hall Of Fame

Summer co-wrote I Feel Love and her run of 70s hits

MusicRadar · Dec 18, 2025

"We don't rehearse - I just show the band my notes and it becomes something else": Garage queen Holly Golightly on new music, Jack White and the black tongue hex

After seven years, cult favourite Holly Golightly resurfaces with a new album steeped in southern alt.blues flavour

Louder · Dec 18, 2025

“A near-perfect TS808-style pedal from the designer of the Tube Screamer that could arguably be the new gold standard”: TWA Source Code review

Is this the Screamer Killer we’ve heard about?

Guitar World · Dec 17, 2025

"You know that feeling you get when somebody embarrasses themselves so badly you feel uncomfortable?" How a grunge legend alienated his entire fanbase with a curveball solo record, and why he had zero regrets about doing so

Not everyone wants to get on board when artists take a creative left turn

Metal Hammer · Dec 17, 2025

"In a lot of abusive relationships, the hardest thing is to break away from it. That song helped break that stigma." How a bold, boundary-breaking song with some taboo lyrics helped break one of America's best modern rock bands

Some of the lyrics on this modern classic were brave, but they helped laid the foundations for what was to come

Metal Hammer · Dec 17, 2025

“The first thing I said to him was, ‘You bought Greeny.’ He goes, ‘Yeah, I’ve got it. You want to play it?’” Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith had a chance encounter with Kirk Hammett – and ended up babysitting his iconic Les Paul

The fabled Gibson has been making plenty of big-name players weak at the knees recently

Guitar World · Dec 17, 2025

Reba McEntire pays tribute to late stepson Brandon Blackstock on his birthday

Reba McEntire has paid a touching tribute to her late stepson, Brandon Blackstock, who would have turned 49 this week.

BANG Premier · Dec 17, 2025

“A lot of people got confused. They were like, ‘God, I love that guitar part.’ But actually, it’s a bass”: Fontaines D.C.’s Deego dissects the Joy Division bassline that inspired his bass journey

Peter Hook also recounts how he was “over the moon” when Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis used the bassline as a vocal part for one of the band’s biggest tracks

Guitar World · Dec 17, 2025

“I think they sound in between a Fender and a Gibson”: Blues ace Larry McCray names the unsung guitar brand that convinced him to switch after a life of playing Gibsons

McCray says this brand is the perfect middle ground between two of the industry's big guns

Guitar World · Dec 17, 2025