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My pick of the best guitar gear launched this week – including an all-new species of pedal

All the big new drops from Epiphone, Death By Audio, Gretsch, Charvel, and much more

Guitar World · Aug 22

"If I could start again, I'd pick up a saucepan rather than a guitar." CJ Wildheart on his new album, career choices, and his relationship with Ginger

With guitarist/singer CJ Wildheart's career looking uncertain, it might be a chance to swap his guitar for a set of pans

Louder · Aug 22

Four blokes and a zebra crossing: the banality and beauty of the Beatles’ Abbey Road cover

Much-copied and parodied picture captures dynamic between the individuals and the band with eerie perfection

The Guardian - UK · Aug 22

'My doctor clipped my wings': Dolly Parton issues rare health update after being forced to cancel appearance

Dolly reassured fans she was doing okay after her doctor banned her from travel recently

Woman & Home · Aug 22

Dolly Parton says she is still healing after ‘hard times’ with health struggles

The country music legend missed the opening night of a new attraction at her Tennessee theme park earlier this month.

Evening Standard · Aug 22

Ronnie Wood interview: The Stones' new album, a new Faces album, and Einstein. "We have to be honest about the sickness in the land. There's a lot of bad things going on"

Rolling Stone and solo bandleader Ronnie Wood on the Stones' new lease of life and the chances of a tour

Louder · Aug 22

All members of Buckcherry safe after tour bus involved in fatal crash

One person has died after a multi-vehicle crash in South Carolina which involved Buckcherry's tour bus

Louder · Aug 22

“She entranced audiences and inspired untold numbers of blues-loving players from across the pond, like Eric Clapton and Keith Richards”: Sister Rosetta Tharpe’s epochal performance at an English train station paved the way for the blues-rock revolution

The legendary concert, which was filmed for a Granada TV special called Blues and Gospel Train, was attended by Clapton, Richards, Jeff Beck, and Brian Jones, and has now been commemorated with a plaque

Guitar World · Aug 21

Stone Temple Pilots, Velvet Revolver legend Scott Weiland on his 10 favourite Scott Weiland songs: "For me, it’s absolutely essential not to get stagnant creatively and to keep re-inventing things"

10 key songs from Scott Weiland's back catalogue, in the great man's own words

Louder · Aug 21

“There's real springs inside the oversized enclosure. Confirm it by giving the unit a gentle kick!”: Crazy Tube Circuits White Whale Junior review

There's nothing like the real deal. How does CTC's micro spring reverb stack up?

MusicRadar · Aug 21