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Tim Dowling: I’m on tour with my band – and my wife is ignoring my calls

After a misunderstanding over who was using the car, my wife teaches me a lesson without saying a word

The Guardian - UK

“There was chicken-wire around the stage. Al Jourgensen was climbing around like a caged beast. I knew this was a guy for me”: Billy Gibbons’ wild tales of Jimi Hendrix, Keith Richards, Muddy Waters and Ministry

Meet the only man to have played with Hendrix, the Stones and Chad Kroeger from Nickelback

Louder

“It’s a pleasure and a privilege to be here with these legends tonight.” Frank Carter leads the Sex Pistols for 'secret' celebratory return to London's iconic 100 Club

Billed as 'The SPOTS', punk legends thrill fans old and new at legendary London club that helped birth punk

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Sex Pistols tear through classics with Frank Carter on secret 100 Club return

They performed as Spots (Sex Pistols On Tour Secretly) as they had done during the late 1970s to book shows when they were being shut down.

Evening Standard

“Perfect for anyone seeking that specific '80s arena-rock vibe”: MXR Rockman X100 pedal

MXR revives Tom Scholz’s fabled '80s guitar headphone-amp tone in its latest pedal. Mass Hysteria ensues...

MusicRadar

“For guitarists to push the boundaries of what’s possible”: Meet the SlideSaddle – a guitar slide that offers infinite sustain like an EBow

An IndieGoGo campaign has been launched to get this futurist take on the humble guitar slide off the ground

Guitar World

The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Lord Of The Lost, Malevolence and The Haunted lead this week's best new metal songs

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“A lot of old-school guitar players can play amazing. But sometimes they’re not so innovative with the actual sound”: Steven Wilson on why guitarists need to switch up their tones to prevent their solos sounding stale

Alongside guitarist Randy McStine, the musical polymath took a tone-first approach to composing – and playing – solos on his new album, The Overview

Guitar World

"Venus and Mars" reaffirms Wings’ impact

The newly remastered half-speed vinyl breathes new life into Paul McCartney’s rock opus

Salon

“The solo is very recognisable and crucial to the song”: How Chappell Roan’s former touring guitarist handled the Pink Pony Club guitar solo live on stage

"If she didn’t like a voicing or a rhythmic pattern, she was great at communicating that," says Eliza Petrosyan

MusicRadar

“James felt the fines would make you work harder. He was using that reverse psychology on us, and we didn’t understand at the time”: Bootsy Collins on why James Brown’s fines worked for his musicians

Plus how he found someone to make his ‘space’ bass

MusicRadar

"Lars Ulrich came barging in. He’s like, ‘Hey, I’m Lars!’ F*** yeah you are!" Bullet For My Valentine's Matt Tuck recalls meeting his heroes for the first time (and regrets falling out with Rob Zombie)

From touring with Iron Maiden and Guns N' Roses to meeting Metallica, Killswitch Engage and Zakk Wylde, 2005 - 2007 was a massive time for Bullet For My Valentine

Metal Hammer

“A few poorly intonated sustained bends in a solo can make the guitar's most emotive technique sound bad”: Learning how to bend strings correctly is one of the quickest ways to make your playing sound better

String bending is a core technique for lead playing. Here's how to take it from beginner to pro

Guitar World

“I was like - that's the album name right there": How a 6am WhatsApp from a rave icon provided the concept for Eats Everything’s genre-bending new album

Watch the UK DJ and producer break down the making of We Lost Ourselves and Found a Family

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“Hybrid Theory came out and nu metal was everything. I bought the album and showed it to everybody at school": New Linkin Park singer Emily Armstrong says she was a fan of the band in high school

"I was like, ‘you guys this album is so good’"

MusicRadar

“I could not in good conscience take my crew and instruments into that area”: Neil Young’s free Ukraine gig is off

But new album could be out in April

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“A superb-sounding and well thought-out pro-end keyboard”: Roland V-Stage 88 & 76-note keyboards review

If you’re a gigging keyboard player, the new Roland V-Stage could be the next major addition to your rig

Louder

Cool new prog you must hear from Matt Berry, Swallow The Sun, Alex Henry Foster and more in our all-new Tracks Of The Week

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“He was interested but said, ‘I gave the guitar away. I feel stupid buying it’”: Norman Harris almost sold John Fogerty back his iconic ACME Rickenbacker – years before he was eventually reunited with it

Fogerty played the Rickenbacker 325 at Woodstock and on nearly every Creedence Clearwater Revival classic, but didn't want to pay for it

MusicRadar

"The greatest pop record ever made. A record that never dates, because it lives outside time”: How The Beatles created Strawberry Fields Forever - the experimental masterpiece that John Lennon regarded as the best song he ever wrote for the band

Lennon called it “psychoanalysis set to music”

Guitar World

“Ozzy sang a bunch of songs and had a great time. It’s like, ‘I guess we’re gonna do another tour…’” Zakk Wylde is hoping for more Ozzy Osbourne shows – but he’s got his hands full with new Pantera music and upcoming Wylde Audio gear

The Black Label Society leader is shaping up for the Prince of Darkness’ final show, and his Wylde Audio amps and plugins are finally taking shape

MusicRadar

“Every time I put one of these guitars on it’s just a reminder of the relationship with my friends”: Ernie Ball Music Man shakes up Steve Lukather’s L4 signature series with new pickup options, finishes and a BFR HSS dream machine

But if these high-end electrics are a bit out of your price range, Sterling By Music Man has you covered with its $649 Lukather signature model in all-new finishes

Guitar World

“I was too precious about what I was trying to do live. I have to remind myself onstage to just shut up and play”: Vicki Peterson on the invaluable lessons she learned with The Bangles – and how she stopped worrying about her guitar playing

The Bangles' guitarist and co-founder shares nuggets of wisdom on how to avoid overthinking your guitar playing in a live setting

Marie Claire

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco have revealed the sad reason they almost broke up

Evening Standard

Rose Gray at Colour Factory: pleasure-first dance-pop at its best

4/5 The 28-year-old club native turns up the heat even further on London’s hottest day of the year (so far) with a brilliantly energetic live showing of her debut album Louder, Please

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