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“Chet had such facility and knowledge, and yet what he wanted to do was play two chords all morning long. He’d say to me, ‘You’re pretty good, but you’re no Mark Knopfler’”: Mark Knopfler looks back on his jams with fellow fingerstyle legend Chet Atkins

The pair traded licks after the release of Brothers in Arms, and went on to release an album together

Guitar World

“I walk in and see on the board: ‘Beck, Satriani, Lukather, Slash.’ I thought it was a send-up”: Spinal Tap once surprised Nigel Tufnel with an all-star guitar solo tribute – but he wasn't thrilled about it

Explaining (well, bickering about, really) the star-studded Break Like the Wind, David St. Hubbins maintained that the collaboration was merely intended as a friendly gesture from admirers, and that Tufnel misunderstood it

Guitar World

Will Oasis add more shows? Liam Gallagher tells Wembley 'see you next year'

Oasis are currently on their 2025 reunion tour — but will we get more UK shows?

Evening Standard

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“Whenever we weren’t playing, Neil would call up and say, ‘Are you guys playing a gig next weekend? Can we borrow the amplifier?’” When Randy Bachman and Neil Young used to share guitar amps

Bachman’s combo amp caught Young’s eye, and he would take every chance he could to get his hands on it

Guitar World

Exhibition of behind-the-scenes photographs of Blondie to open

Blondie, who had hits including Heart Of Glass, Call Me and The Tide Is High, disbanded in 1982 but reformed in the late 1990s.

Evening Standard

Mad Cool 2025 review: Further proof that Olivia Rodrigo is unquestionably a rock star

Muse and Nine Inch Nails delivered knock-out sets at the hot Madrid festival while Gracie Abrams triumphed over tech problems

Evening Standard

Miley Cyrus Confirms She Won’t Tour Her New Album – And She Has an Important Reason Why

She's honouring her health

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Taylor Swift Went From Pop Star To Loyal Daughter During Her Father's Recent Health Scare And Surgery

How scary.

Cinemablend

Is Dolly Parton Sick? Here's Why The Singer Is Taking a Break From Songwriting

Dolly Parton halts songwriting to mourn Carl Dean but plans a Vegas residency. Explore her health, grief, and future.

International Business Times UK

"I would give my left arse cheek to be on a soundtrack for a movie like Resident Evil": Bury Tomorrow's Dani Winter-Bates picks the 10 songs that changed his life

From Slipknot and Through The Eyes Of The Dead to AFI and Tracy Chapman, these records made Bury Tomorrow vocalist Dani Winter-Bates who he is

Metal Hammer

Miley Cyrus says lack of ‘infrastructure’ has left her with no ‘desire’ to tour

The singer, 32, who rose to fame after starring in the Disney Channel program Hannah Montana, is best known for her hit song Flowers.

Evening Standard

“I don’t think LSD had a real big impact on the songwriting or guitar playing… it was just that we saw brighter colors and got high!” Roger McGuinn on The Byrds’ influential guitar style, and why they didn’t follow The Kinks and The Who into distortion

The banjo-inspired Rickenbacker guitar icon recalls how Miles Davis got them signed and weighs up the merits of David Crosby and Clarence White

Guitar World

“By doing maybe one Doors show a month we can fill a hole in our dire finances”: Mercury-nominated UK band Field Music are working as a tribute act

“Any embarrassment I might have felt about doing this has dissolved," the band explain, while thoroughly detailing their predicament

MusicRadar

“Your new best bud for silent shredding!” The Easy Listening from EarthQuaker Devices is an analogue amp simulator mini pedal designed for headphone practice – and it can do amp-less recording too

Easy Listening has a circuit inspired by a 65 Deluxe that is designed to work with your pedals

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Why Is Dolly Parton Quitting? It Is End of an Era After Decades Of Song Writing - Know Her Greatest Hit Songs Through The Years

Dolly Parton pauses songwriting after her husband's death in 2025. Revisit her most iconic songs from over six decades.

Metal Hammer

Alter Bridge announce new album and huge European tour

AlterBridge's eighth studio album was recorded round at Wolfgang Van Halen's place

Guitar World

“I imagine myself painting a picture. Before I only had 24 colors to use – now I have an infinite amount on my palette”: Meet Ben Lechuga, the Steve Vai-championed Chilean virtuoso who has gone fretless – and why he’s never going back

Lechuga won a Steve Vai scholarship in 2011 and now plays with David Maxim Micic and teaches for Ernie Ball Music Man, and going fretless, he says, has made totally rethink his playing

Metal Hammer

All guns blazing! Watch full, pro-shot footage of Judas Priest’s Painkiller anniversary set at Hellfest last month

The Birmingham heavy metal legends played the French festival on June 21 as part of their ongoing Shield Of Pain tour

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“Yes, Eric can certainly shred! But more important than his speed is his accuracy. Accuracy will always win the day over speed”: Joe Bonamassa shows you how to connect lead phrases like Eric Johnson

Eric Johnson's playing is inspiring but bamboozling. How does he sound so fluid? Well, Joe Bonamassa has some thoughts (and four examples) on how we can nail Johnson's style

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“I have the physical ability, and I have the opportunity. I wish I had the desire, but I don’t”: Miley Cyrus explains why she hasn’t toured since 2014

It’s really hard to keep mental wellness on the road, she says

Total Film

The legendary rocker whose song closed out Superman embraces the movie's message of kindness as the new punk: "Superman is the best friend you could have"

Iggy Pop is a punkrocker, and so is Superman

The Independent UK

Drummer Matt Cameron hasn’t retired despite leaving Pearl Jam

The former Soundgarden musician announced he’s ‘still active’

Evening Standard

Fences erected at Oasis’s Manchester gig site as ticketless fans urged not to go

The band have three more shows to play in Heaton Park as part of their reunion tour.

The Independent UK

Miley Cyrus clarifies the real reason why she won’t be going on tour soon

The singer hasn’t been on tour since 2014

Louder

"My ambition is always to try to make the perfect album. I haven’t yet, but I’m still trying!” Jacob Holm-Lupo tells the story of Norwegian proggers White Willow

As their back catalogue reissues campaign reaches the halfway point, White Willow mainman Jacob Holm-Lupo explains the evolution of the Norwegian proggers

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