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"Even if people think it is ludicrous, it's an entry point. And people were just ready for a bit of fun”: Blossoms explain why they named their album Gary

The band’s playful approach has paid off

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“It was the first day of the tour and I put them on this guitar I’d had for a while. Suddenly this alternate universe appeared for me”: Pat Metheny recently discovered an all-new Argentinian guitar string – and it inspired him to write an album

The jazz master explains how he further explored the nuances of the baritone guitar in his latest album, and how a new pack of strings from a guitar brand he previously did not know about unlocked his custom-built Linda Manzer guitar

Guitar World

“I’m glad I took the risk, and I’m glad we have the kind of audiences that not only accept that but revel in it”: Ian Anderson looks back on his six solo albums

Between 1983 and 2014 he released a series of records that took him beyond the confines of Jethro Tull – for a variety of reasons and with a variety of results

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“I was about 11 – not old enough to understand how impactful it was. I understood what happened, but music took away the eerie mood”: Ethan Kahn learned to play after a high school shooting – now his band is championed by William DuVall and Rob Halford

The Chained Saint guitarist is learning to balance his SATs with promoting their debut album, but he’s got the support of two rock icons

Guitar World

“If I had the choice I would have respectfully declined the use of my vocals”: Ed Sheeran says he didn’t want to be on new Band Aid record

His vocals were used without his permission

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Kate Bush’s Hounds of Love album was revolutionary – and exploded the myth of the tortured artist

Kate Bush’s visionary 1985 concept album, Hounds of Love, was the second she had produced on her own (after The Dreaming in 1982), and the first recorded in her own studio.

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“I’m playing a nice old Gibson ES-335 through Lowell George’s Dumble amplifier…” Joe Bonamassa brings out the holy grail gear to explain how to get into a slow blues jam – and, crucially, how you can get out of it

In this exclusive video lesson, the bluesman walks us through an essential skill for the blues guitar player, the slow blues… And he’s going to demonstrate how using an amp it took him 15 years to track down

Guitar World

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“I go to rock shows. I have never had to hold my ears because of that screaming and the ear-shredding loudness. It's quite something.” Pixies/Breeders legend Kim Deal on supporting Olivia Rodrigo

Kim Deal on how she helped influence and inspire Olivia Rodrigo

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Charles Dumont, composer of Édith Piaf’s Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien, dies at 95

Singer-songwriter also composed melodies for stars including Dalida, Jacques Brel and Barbra Streisand

The Guardian - UK

"Unexpectedly and unceremoniously terminated": Dave Mustaine must pay his ex manager over £1 million

But Megadeth man counter sues in bitter legal battle

MusicRadar

“It didn’t even represent what we were doing. Even the guitar solo has no business being in that song”: Gwen Stefani on the No Doubt song that “changed everything” after it became their biggest hit

She says she had “absolutely no idea” that it would become so successful

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“My playing has always sucked, but it sells, because I keep it simple, I guess. I’m not a guitar player, I never took the time”: Soul icon Steve Cropper on writing Green Onions, stressing out Brian May – and the secret of Billy Gibbons’ guitar style

Cropper says he isn't it a great guitar player but if you co-wrote Green Onions and (Sittin’ On) The Dock Of The Bay, you don't need technical wizardry. He walks us through a career marked by hits, grooves and soul

Guitar World

Linkin Park to screen live performance film in cinemas in 2025

Newly-reunited nu metal giants Linkin Park are set to screen their From Zero release show in cinemas worldwide in 2025

Metal Hammer

Rolling Stones 'to announce 2025 European Tour with major UK shows' following sold-out US gigs

The legendary band thrilled fans in the US earlier this year with their sold-out Hackney Diamonds tour

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“I looked back, and Paul's got one of my guitars, and he's kind of messing around with it, right? And I'm mixing, so I said, 'Well, if you're going to be in here, why don't you help me mix this?'”: Richie Sambora on the day he met Paul McCartney

Beatle legend helped mix a track on Bon Jovi live album

The Independent UK

Latitude festival announces legendary duo’s first live performance in 10 years

Organisers called them the ‘ultimate festival act’

Metal Hammer

Spiritbox announce long-awaited new album Tsunami Sea, share the ethereal new single Perfect Soul

Metalcore heavyweights Spiritbox share details of their highly-anticipated second studio album, Tsunami Sea, and unveil the new single Perfect Soul

The Independent UK

Katy Perry announces UK tour with one important twist

Singer played her first ever UK show at a local venue in London back in 2008

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Rachel Chinouriri: Coldplay, drunk messaging Lewis Capaldi and supporting Sabrina Carpenter

The indie-pop musician’s star is on the rise

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“What am I doing there singing a ballad? I’m a rock singer!”: Lou Gramm, the original voice of Foreigner, blasts the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame

He snaps: “Whoever is responsible, I’m not happy!”

Louder

"I played him the song first, and Johnny just looked at me like I was insane." How Rick Rubin convinced Johnny Cash to record his iconic cover of Nine Inch Nails' Hurt, and why Trent Reznor originally considered Cash's interpretation 'invasive"

Johnny Cash took some persuading before agreeing to Rick Rubin's idea that he should cover a Nine Inch Nails classic

Louder

Steven Wilson adds fourth London Palladium show on May 20

Steven Wilson will release his new solo album The Overview ahead of the live dates in May and June

Louder

“These guitars were his great love. They need to be shared, played and loved again.” Jeff Beck's guitar collection to be auctioned next year

Christie's will be accepting bids for 90 guitars owned and played by late guitar legend Jeff Beck, plus his amps and ‘tools of the trade’

The Independent UK

Ed Sheeran shares statement accusing Band Aid of ‘dehumanising Africans’

Sharing a separate statement by Ghanaian-British star Fuse ODG, the singer-songwriter said his understanding of the narrative around Band Aid’s controversial charity singles had ‘changed’

Louder

The best new rock songs you need to hear right now

Including Blackberry Smoke, Orianthi, Bruce Springsteen and five other not-so-secret members of the Musical Illuminati

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