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“My dad was a great guitarist but a terrible guitar teacher”: Why Eddie Van Halen had to ask Paul Gilbert to give his son a guitar lesson

He was just too virtuosic to show his son the ropes, it seems...

Guitar World · Oct 17, 2025

“He moved from instrument to instrument as quietly as possible and blew my mind with his vocal performance and the beauty of that piece”: Prince’s collaborators on how he embraced The Beatles and recorded one of the most vulnerable ballads of his career

“He’d moved past the pop simplicity of Purple Rain - this was Gershwin-esque," says drummer Bobby Z

MusicRadar · Oct 17, 2025

Ed Sheeran releases Play remix EP, hints at future collaborations with Karan Aujla after smash hit Sapphire

Ed Sheeran has dropped four remixes from his hit album Play.

BANG Premier · Oct 17, 2025

“There’s zero attempt to update their sound. This album won’t stun, but will stir”: John Lees’ Barclay James Harvest end 12-year silence with Relativity

Follow-up to 2013’s North is an easygoing epic with ambitious themes that’s well worth the wait

Louder · Oct 17, 2025

Sam Fender and Sir Elton John release Talk To You

Sam Fender and Sir Elton John's new collaboration is out now.

BANG Premier · Oct 17, 2025

Ace Frehley death: Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley pay tribute to ‘irreplaceable’ KISS guitarist

The rock legends honoured their late bandmate, calling him an ‘essential’ part of KISS’s legacy after Frehley died following a brain bleed

Evening Standard · Oct 17, 2025

Tame Impala: Deadbeat review – ‘bush doof’ bangers can’t hide how downbeat Kevin Parker seems to be

The producer combines an uneasy marriage of four-four beats with catchy hooks and candid lyrics suggesting his rise to pop’s upper echelons may have come at a cost

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2025

Foo Fighters thrills fans with preview clip of new song

Foo Fighters have suggested fans won't have much longer to watch for new music.

BANG Premier · Oct 17, 2025

Ace Frehley's Death Dismissed As Hoax Before Official Confirmation: Cause of Death and Legacy of KISS Founding Member

KISS founding guitarist Ace Frehley, long celebrated as "The Spaceman," has died aged 74 — just days after a viral death hoax.

International Business Times UK · Oct 17, 2025

We pay tribute to Supertramp and founding member Rick Davies in the new issue of Prog, which is on sale now!

Prog 164 also features Rick Wakeman, Gentle Giant, Barclay James Harvest, Lunatic Soul, Arjen Lucassen, Jo Quail, The Emerald Dawn, Spriggan Mist and loads more...

Louder · Oct 17, 2025