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“He heard this outrageously bad dance version. He was enraged; we love that song. The producer said, ‘You should cover it’”: Oceans Of Slumber’s return to prog metal

With a Chris Isaak track acting as an ode to Type O Negative, the Texans found inspiration for new concept album Where Gods Fear To Speak in America’s current environment of uncertainty

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“There might be a new song happening very soon... We’re in a great place creatively”: The Edge suggests new U2 single might be imminent

And band are “hoping to do some shows” in 2025

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"Anybody who thinks they can do exactly the same thing they did 50 years ago is mad": Deep Purple's Ian Paice and others on the demands of playing drums in your 60s and 70s

It’s a matter of keeping fit and adapting your style, they say

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“Personally owned and used by one of Britain’s most favoured of all rock ‘n’ roll guitarists”: One of Status Quo legend Rick Parfitt’s stage-played Fender Telecasters is up for sale

It might not be the modded circa 1960 model that was the late Quo man's main stage guitar but this white Tele is worth rocking all over the world

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“A great motivation at a time when I didn’t really know what to do next”: Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick remembers playing sole gig with Ozzy Osbourne

Skolnick played one concert with The Prince Of Darkness in June 1995 before being ushered out the door by management

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‘Audiences can smell fakeness a mile away’: the creative directors behind pop’s biggest stars

Whether making rabbits for Chappell Roan or dangling Pink upside down, these professionals build entire worlds for pop’s A-listers. They explain their singular craft

The Guardian - UK

“I bumped into Eric in a club and I thought we were going to get into a fight! But he went, ‘Hello, man!’ and gave me a big hug”: Jeff Beck took the Yardbirds in a new direction, but the constant Eric Clapton comparisons took years to shake

In the first stages of his career, Beck's relationship with Clapton was just as much (if not more) defined by Clapton's already-legendary reputation than it was by the man himself

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Guns N' Roses, Sex Pistols, Lorna Shore – plus one more day – added to Rock For People 2025

The now-five-day Czech rock fest will be headlined by Avenged Sevenfold, Slipknot, Linkin Park and new additions Sex Pistols and Guns N' Roses in June

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“A lot of the guitar parts were totally within my ability, but there were a couple that I just couldn’t navigate”: Steve Vai reveals the King Crimson riff that had him beat and the tip from Robert Fripp that helped him nail it

Celebrating the ‘80s material of prog trailblazers King Crimson, the BEAT Tour gave Vai a welcome fix of “high-information music” but some of Fripp’s material pushed him to the limit

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Ramones would have been gifted Bruce Springsteen's first hit single if Springsteen's manager hadn't intervened

After seeing Ramones play in New Jersey in 1979, Bruce Springsteen wrote a song for the New York punks, but was advised not to give it away

Louder

“This record is about unapologetically accepting that you are the sum of all of your parts”: Halestorm discuss their next album, inspired by Motörhead, country and Skid Row

Produced by country connoisseur Dave Cobb, Halestorm’s sixth album will be sometimes eclectic, always energetic

Metal Hammer

“I’ve jammed with him at Kirk’s place. I’ve spent a night at his house and we’ve ended up with guitars in the kitchen”: Jerry Cantrell and James Hetfield have talked about making an album together

The two guitar heroes have recorded together in the past, and collaborated at a number of benefit concerts. Could a fully fledged album be next?

Guitar World

"For me, it was essential - even though nobody has ever asked me what my qualifications are”: Should you consider music production school?

Attending a music production school could give you the skills to succeed in the industry. But is it really worth the money?

MusicRadar

“You could think of this as theft, but it’s standard practice in the folk world”: A music professor breaks down the theory behind Bob Dylan's Don't Think Twice, It's Alright

As A Complete Unknown hits theatres, our resident music professor puts one of Dylan's best-loved songs under the musical microscope

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“Plentiful bass, well-rounded trebles, bags of toneful volume… there’s really not much more you could ask for”: Atkin Dust Bowl 0012S and 00014 review

Alister Atkin’s UK workshop pays homage to the stripped-back, no-frills instruments that were available in the USA nearly a century ago when money was tight but roots music was blooming

Guitar World

Confused about altered and extended guitar chords? Here’s the theory behind them – and how they can supercharge your songwriting

Players such as Jimi Hendrix had extensive altered and extended chord vocabularies to draw upon

The Independent UK

Julian Lennon’s heartache exposes the plight of the musical nepo baby

COMMENT: The son of John Lennon was upset after late-night hosts declined to invite him onto their shows to plug his latest album. Roisin O’Connor says he should be grateful that music is arguably the only entertainment industry where success demands real talent

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Lambrini Girls unpick all of modern Britain’s shortcomings and emerge as punk's most vital new disruptors on the furious Who Let The Dogs Out

Brighton duo Lambrini Girls deliver 2025's first essential album with their debut Who Let The Dogs Out

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"Anybody who thinks they can do exactly the same thing they did 50 years ago is mad": Ian Paice on how drummers keep playing as they get older

Life is tough on drummers

Tom’s Guide

Guitar Hero of the future? LiberLive C1 is the smart guitar I’ve always wanted

The LiberLive C1 smart guitar is everything this Guitar Hero fanboy ever wanted, and so much more.

Guitar World

“I had a long vamp out and I played an extra few notes. David smiled and said, ‘Tony, in Pink Floyd you don’t do that extra couple notes until far later’”: Tony Levin on playing for Pink Floyd in the post-Roger Waters era

The session icon discusses working with David Gilmour – and reveals he was asked to tour with Pink Floyd after his session work on 1987's A Momentary Lapse of Reason

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"That's just basically D, B minor, E minor, A. That's the scope of all the chords in the entire song" : Finneas reveals how Billie Eilish's worldwide smash Birds of a Feather was written in 10 minutes, and has the simplest of structures

Basically, keep it simple, stupid – we knew there was a reason we're not global superstars

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"I'd have preferred for Uli to ask my permission. Even if he thinks it is legal, I question whether it is ethical": Roger Linn slams Behringer's unauthorized LinnDrum clone

Linn says he has mixed feelings about Behringer's LM Drum, which he says he found "confusing and difficult to use"

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"If this album had been released 25 years ago, it would have been a revelation." New Tremonti record The End Will Show Us How is just about what you'd expect, but it's pretty damn good all the same

Tremonti's latest album mixes his well documented love of metal with the post-grunge and balladry he made his name with

Guitar World

“The digital recreation of a legend”: Hughes & Kettner finally brings back its Puretone amp by popular demand... as a plugin

The no-nonsense amp head, which has been re-purposed by Nembrini Audio, has joined the digital realm

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