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“Dependability and durability baked in”: Cort takes a leaf out of Strandberg’s book and begins its True Temperament experiments with the KX700 TT

With looks to kill – and tuning and intonation that promises to withstand even the most aggressive of play styles – Cort’s new high-end model drags the innovative fret design to a slightly more accessible price point

Guitar World

“I ended up playing things I never have before”: John Mayer busts out his Charvel and an ultra-rare ESP as he breaks new ground during A-list R&B guest solo

Mayer has shared behind-the-scenes snippets as he composed his latest collaborative lead effort, which takes his solo chops to new experimental heights

Guitar World

“I went there with the intention of buying a Gretsch Jet Firebird. He said, ‘Forget the Gretsch. That’s a toy compared to the 335’”: Ritchie Blackmore recalls buying his first Gibson from amp pioneer Jim Marshall's music store

Blackmore used the Gibson ES-335 all throughout the '60s, from The Outlaws to Deep Purple’s 1970 breakthrough album, In Rock

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Olivia Rodrigo reveals why she very nearly got arrested

Sounds terrifying!

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Mk.gee review – is this the world’s most exciting young guitarist?

Amid a big breakout moment, the New Jersey musician slips past definition with his blend of 80s pop and Americana, his wild screams matched by the audience

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“They're French. I would say it's a kind of techno prog band”: Elvis Costello reckons that the Brooklyn warehouse gig he saw Justice play was “one of the great shows I've ever been to”

He’s also been doubling down on his decision not to get into a songwriting spat with Olivia Rodrigo

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“When I quit my job as a scientist to be a songwriter, I was waiting tables and bartending and needing to write songs for a living”: The art of songwriting with rising country star Stephen Wilson Jr

"The bus driver only played country music, so that was three hours a day, five days a week, listening to country music. I called it emersion"

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Laura Marling at Hackney Church review: a flawless return to live performance

5/5 The night took on a truly magical quality when the singer-songwriter was joined by a string orchestra

Evening Standard

A forest of questions: take our quiz on the Cure!

Ahead of the band’s first album in 16 years coming out on Friday, superfans can test their mettle with this trivia spanning their entire career

The Guardian - UK

How to recreate classic recorded drum sounds from The Beatles, Metallica, Nirvana and more

ArtOfDrumming shows you how to make your drum recordings sound like the greats

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"It has been a bit bewildering for us that Herb would so abruptly opt out": Primus left “in complete shock” by drummer’s sudden departure

Primus drummer quits, for the third time

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“All of these things I do on record using a few guitars, I’ve got it all in the one”: Johnny Marr just launched a 7-string signature Martin acoustic – but it’s not what you think

Marr's latest signature model, the M-7 – also available as a regular six-string – features an extra string to provide his trademark jangle

Guitar World

“It stands out for being HEAVY!”: Jerry Cantrell reveals his favourite Led Zeppelin song

Plus: what he learned from Jimmy Page

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Scholar’s new rap album seeks to turn the tables on the ‘masters’ from the Old South

Usually when a rap artist comes out with a new album, it’s released by a record label as part of their career as an entertainer. For Dr. A.D. Carson, a professor of hip-hop at the University of Virginia, his latest album – “Owning My Masters (Mastered): The Rhetorics of Rhymes…

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Fontaines D.C. announce headline US tour for 2025

Irish post-punk rockers Fontaines D.C. share details of their 2025 run across the US

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Dawn Richard's Vulnerable Journey Through Music

Dawn Richard's album 'Quiet in a World Full of Noise' explores vulnerability and self-acceptance through music, offering solace and inspiration.

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“Justin said, ‘I’m working with this artist you may or may not know’”: Bonnie Raitt confirms that Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon contacted her personally when he and Charli XCX wanted to sample Nick Of Time on their Brat remix track

Raitt also reveals how Taylor Swift reacted after she beat her to Song Of The Year at The Grammys

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Laura Marling review – gently transcendent songs of motherhood and domesticity

She may confess to impostor syndrome, but these tender studies of the latest stage in her life show a remarkable artist in full bloom

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Alex Van Halen reveals that David Lee Roth asked Eddie Van Halen to play fewer guitar solos: "He couldn’t handle the fact that Eddie was getting more attention than he was"

In his new memoire, Brothers, Alex Van Halen says that David Lee Roth was "convinced he was going to be a movie star" so didn't want the spotlight to shine too long on anyone else

Guitar World

“I did not find any reason to go after them legally for that – it would be ludicrous”: Elvis Costello explains why he never sued Olivia Rodrigo's team for interpolating one of his guitar riffs

Rodrigo credited Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff, Hayley Williams, and Josh Farro as co-writers after fans noted similarities between tracks on her debut album, SOUR, and songs and riffs by those artists

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“Who wants to tell him?”: Busking drummer unknowingly performs Chili Peppers song in front of Chad Smith

Busker performs RHCP song in front of an audience of one: Chad Smith

Guitar World

“I spent 10 hours a day for a month making that guitar… If it didn’t work out, it could have been a white Stratin Purple Rain”: Prince’s Cloud guitar builder Dave Rusan on how he made the iconic instrument – and the legal battles over his replicas

With Prince’s Cloud 3 guitar fetching nearly a million bucks in June, we speak to Rusan about working for a pop legend, using tools you’d find around the house to make a guitar for Purple Rain, and what fans can expect from his replicas

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“Now I realize how little you really need to create good music when you just pick the right sounds - whether that’s on purpose or by accident”: How Darude created Sandstorm, the meme-worthy trance anthem named after a synth preset

Love it or hate it, Sandstorm’s relentless lead synth line must be one of the most recognizable melodies in dance music. Darude tells DJ Mag how the iconic track was made

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“We’re no longer able to balance our life responsibilities with giving you the standard of art that you deserve”: Metallic hardcore firebrands Ithaca announce break-up, final headline show

The London hardcore beloveds will host their own Cremation Party at O2 Academy Islington in February

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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard drop new track Phantom Island and announce that they'll be heading out on tour with an orchestra

"We have an orchestra now haha"

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