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“This guy comes in, plugs in, and starts playing while we’re talking to another guy. I said, ‘Buddy, you better sit down before I knock you out’”: Ace Frehley interrupted the band when he auditioned for Kiss – and Gene Simmons was ready to throw fists

Although the guitarist eventually aced his audition, his relationship with Simmons and the rest of the band got off to a rather rocky start

Guitar World

So—Is Taylor Swift Going to the 2025 Super Bowl?

It's hard to imagine Swift missing it, especially as Travis Kelce hovers on the cusp of making history.

Marie Claire

“I view the instrument I play not as an object to be mastered, but as a partner with which to share with the listener a meaning”: Pioneering pedal steel guitar virtuoso Susan Alcorn has died aged 71

Having released over a dozen albums and collaborated with a multitude of artists throughout her career, Alcorn is widely revered for her experimental approach to the instrument

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Manchester City announce Oasis collaboration with players impersonating Liam Gallagher

Premier League champions and rock megastars combine yet again

FourFourTwo

“Sometimes I can do the big drum fill in the intro to The Trooper. But even then it's a bit flaky, it’s not clean”: Iron Maiden legend Nicko McBrain’s “difficult decision” to retire from touring

“I get good days and bad days,” he says

MusicRadar

Kendrick Lamar to hit Super Bowl stage as Taylor Swift and Trump set to attend

Grammy-winning rapper will bring controversial Drake diss track Not Like Us to US’s biggest TV audience of the year

The Guardian - US

“We care as much about this product as the guitars we’ve been building for over 35 years”: James Tyler Guitars will become more affordable than ever as the boutique builder announces China-made JTG Series

Two distinct JTG models will be made in China, and each will come loaded with a range of surprisingly premium appointments – from high-quality tonewoods to onboard preamps and custom hardware

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Elton John admits he was in 'very, very dark place' during tearful meltdown while recording album

The pop icon, 77, was filmed sobbing, tearing up sheet music, and snapping at his collaborators while recording his new album

Evening Standard

Cool new proggy sounds you must hear from McStine & Minnemann, Gleb Kolyadin, Marko Hietala and more in this week's Tracks Of The Week

Great new prog to enjoy from Phase Transition, you, infinite, Pale Epiphany and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week

Louder

“I said, ‘The only way we can play 40 minutes is if we include Purple Haze.’ This guy grabbed me and said, ‘You got a lot of nerve!’” Billy Gibbons once covered Jimi Hendrix hits while supporting Hendrix on tour – and the guitar hero watched

Few players would have had the nerves to cover Hendrix while supporting him on tour, but Gibbons is made of sterner stuff – and the bold move sparked a lasting friendship

Guitar World

“It’s just about being alive. It’s about the voice carrying much more information than words do”: The power and intensity in Jeff Buckley’s greatest song

A haunting and deeply personal ballad

MusicRadar

‘She really is everything!’: how Doechii became a rap icon – and bagged a Grammy

Blending technical brilliance with emotional depth, the 26-year-old beat big names like Eminem to the best rap album award. Collaborators and fans explain her appeal

The Guardian - UK

Sir Elton John has ‘new respect for sight-impaired people’ after vision issue

The musician is releasing a new album with Brandi Carlile.

Evening Standard

“If you’re on stage with Steve Vai, you have to find a way through all the emotions to enjoy the moment”: How Lari Basilio became one of today’s foremost instrumental virtuosos – sharing stages with Joe Satriani, John Petrucci and Lee Sklar along the way

The Ibanez signature artist explains why she makes instrumental music but hardly ever listens to any, where Brazilian music fits in her inspiration, what she loves about her signature pedal and how to develop skills without even knowing it

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“It was 5:30am when the phone rang – it was Dime. ‘We’re mastering the album, and I need to re-cut a part this morning. Can you get a Les Paul and a Korg G3 to me by 9am?’” How Dimebag Darrell’s Floods outro was re-recorded at (literally) the last minute

When Dimebag first tracked the outro to the Pantera classic, it was out of tune. It was only when it was due to be handed over to the label that he realized he’d forgotten to re-record it

The Independent UK

Travis frontman shares update with fans after ‘gnarly’ onstage injury

Fran Healy was taken to hospital after the incident at a concert in Seattle, Washington

Metal Hammer

“We’ve got one song with Serj from System Of A Down and we just finished a second Babymetal collab”: Polyphia are making a “heavy” new album stacked with special guests

Expect big riffs and even bigger names on the next Polyphia album

MusicRadar

“We were making a new hybrid music, we were something different”: How futurepop brought the sound of tomorrow to the dawn of a new century

Balancing the euphoria of synth-pop with the harder edges of EBM, futurepop was the sound of a distinct moment - yet its sonic footprint withstood the test of time

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Louder

"This song is for everyone who's ever felt defeated but chose to fight another day": Watch the video for Bryan Adams' muscular new single Roll With The Punches

Roll With The Punches is the title track from Adams' 16th album, out later this year

The Independent UK

Elton John reveals why he was sobbing at the piano in moving footage

British singer-songwriter is releasing a new album with US artist Brandi Carlile

The Guardian - UK

Xhosa Cole: On a Modern Genius (Vol 1) review – young sax master unleashes his trunk of Monk

The Birmingham-born jazz star pays tribute to a master of modern music, with tap-dance rhythms and Heidi Vogel’s vocals adding pep to proceedings

The Independent UK

‘We took them back to the good times: when it started’ – the inside story of Becoming Led Zeppelin

INTERVIEW: Stevie Chick talks to the filmmakers who persuaded the hard rock giants to revisit their early days and open their archives

Louder

"Behind those dark glasses and unsmiling visage, he presented an inscrutable presence." Soft Machine's Mike Ratledge remembered

Prog writer Sid Smith pays tribute to the former Soft Machine founder and keyboard player Mike Ratledge, who sadly died after a short illness, aged 81

The Independent UK

Olly Alexander flails on his debut solo album Polari, while Inhaler find their sound on Open Wide

On his first solo album, Alexander explores fascinating themes but struggles to find much of substance of say, while Dublin rock band Inhaler make great strides on their confident third record

The Independent UK

Sharon Van Etten and The Attachment Theory’s self-titled record is an early Album of the Year contender

5/5 Sensitively produced by Marta Salogni, the result is both seductive and hypnotic – it’s as though Van Etten has taken a creative stage dive and found herself held aloft by supportive bandmates

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