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“I freaked out. I couldn’t believe it. Nobody else was doing that at the time”: The Beatles made the Leslie speaker an iconic guitar tone. But a pioneering “all-female” rock band were one of the first to take it out on the road

June Millington, one of the co-founders of the 1970s LA-based band Fanny, heard the Let It Be demo and was set on incorporating a Leslie speaker into her rig

Guitar World

America’s Got Talent star opens up about mental health struggles as she cancels tour appearances

The singer acknowledged she was ‘choosing myself’ by stepping back from the tour

The Independent UK

"I remember thinking, Who in their right mind would want this to go out?" AC/DC's Angus Young on the song he wishes the world's greatest rock 'n' roll band had never released

Angus Young on AC/DC's most "regrettable" song

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“We couldn’t play those songs properly. It’s a bunch of kids, playing a lot of chords, not always successfully”: Glenn Tilbrook on the resurrection of the Squeeze concept album that never was

Demo’d in ’74, when their compositional skills wrote checks their chops couldn’t cash, Squeeze shelved Trixies for 52 years. Now, Tilbrook says he’s proud to pull this lost album from the time machine

Guitar World

“I didn't say that I think her music was 'boring' or whatever click bait the net is trying to scrape together”: Jack White puts the record straight about Taylor Swift

And social media pile-ons stifle “artistic vision and imagination”, he argues

MusicRadar

"I was like, 'This is it. This is ****ing it.' I was so obsessed." Here's what Linkin Park singer Emily Armstrong thinks about the band's legendary debut album, Hybrid Theory

Surely even in her wildest dreams, Emily wouldn't have believed she'd be singing the lyrics from that album on stage with the band herself

Metal Hammer

Britney Spears 'On Edge' Over Estranged Dad Jamie Possibly Returning To Her Life After DUI Arrest

Pop star Britney Spears faces anxiety after a DUI arrest, fearing her estranged father Jamie Spears might re-enter her life, reigniting family tensions post-conservatorship.

International Business Times UK

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“The thing was lighting up like a toaster. It was glowing red”: Eddie Van Halen’s guitar solo didn't set a speaker on fire during the making of Michael Jackson’s Beat It, but an AC/DC issue did

“Something let loose in the amplifier and put out a tremendous power surge,” says engineer Matt Forger

MusicRadar

Long lost George Michael film and live album set for release later this year

George Michael: The Faith Tour will receive a global cinema release alongside previously unheard music from his Wham! and solo discographies

The Guardian - US

"Any scrape of anything interesting or off the beaten path that can be turned into drama is swarmed over and spit out as bait." For the record, despite what you may have read, Jack White doesn't consider Taylor Swift's music "boring"

Jack White is tired of being misquoted

Louder

“I was a good bass player, and I am proud of my Celebrity Skin work, but oh my God, it changed my level of musicianship forever”: Melissa Auf der Maur on what she learned from playing with Billy Corgan and The Smashing Pumpkins

Auf der Maur joined the Pumpkins in October 1999 following a five-year stint with Hole

Guitar World

‘Like Zayn leaving One Direction’: K-pop fans devastated as Enhypen’s Heeseung quits to go solo

‘I want to continue being one person who cheers for Enhypen more than anyone else,’ Heeseung said in a statement

The Independent UK

"Are you a guitarist too?" The day that rock legends Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton, Brian May and Jeff Beck met the Queen of England

"It doesn’t matter at all that she did not know who we are"

Louder

“Reinforces the value of originality”: Fender secures legal ruling to protect the Stratocaster body design

Fender says the ruling creates enforceable rights against any guitars using the Stratocaster body shape that are manufactured, sold or distributed into Germany or other countries of the European Union

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“Protecting the integrity of Fender’s iconic designs is essential to preserving the legacy of the artists and builders who shaped them”: Fender wins historic German court ruling over Stratocaster body design

The Regional Court of Düsseldorf rules in favour of Fender and offers broad legal protections for the Strat's body design

Guitar World

“Every lick he plays sounds perfect, like it’s etched in stone. But I’m sure that he simply improvised everything”: How to play B.B. King’s greatest song (with some help from Joe Bonamassa)

Bonamassa says B.B. King’s The Thrill Is Gone is so perfect that he initially couldn’t find anyone to cover it on his tribute album. Here, he unpacks the tones and approaches of the King of the Blues

Guitar World

“He felt a responsibility to look after these things. He was aware that you can’t be buried with them – you are but the temporary custodian”: Inside the greatest guitar auction of all time

With Jim Irsay’s epic collection of iconic guitars about to go under the hammer at Christie’s, we find out how this unique treasury of tone was prepared for auction

The Guardian - UK

‘A lot of late 70s bands wore grey. But we were determined to have fun’: the return of the mega-influential Swell Maps after 46 years

Championed by the BBC’s John Peel and signed to Rough Trade, the band were punk when that meant DIY, psychedelia and prog as well as screaming chords. What’s more, they loved Pink Floyd …

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Midge Ure announces new album A Man Of Two Worlds and releases lead single Just Words

Ultravox icon will launch 21-date tour when the half-instrumental LP arrives on May 8

Kiplinger

Does the Market Feel Like We Do? It Does Not, and This Is Why That Matters (Another Lesson From the School of Rock)

Shared moments are powerful, as fans of Peter Frampton's song "Do You Feel Like We Do" will testify. But that dynamic won't serve you as an investment strategy.

International Business Times UK

Tommy DeCarlo Net Worth, Illness, Wife Annie, and Legacy of the Man Who Fronted Boston for 17 Years

Mourn the loss of Boston's legendary lead singer Tommy DeCarlo, who passed away at 60 after a brave battle with brain cancer. His inspiring journey from fan to frontman and his lasting impact on classic rock.

Louder

"The crowd seemed more concerned with the long lines at the beer taps." In 1984 Huey Lewis invited Stevie Ray Vaughan on tour - and he tanked

Huey Lewis remembers offering Stevie Ray Vaughan support after a disastrous opening set in Oklahoma

Louder

Tommy DeCarlo, the childhood Boston fan who became the band's frontman, dead at 60

Boston vocalist Tommy DeCarlo died today (March 9) from brain cancer

Guitar World

Janelle Monáe’s new guitar of choice is the cheapest Epiphone Les Paul ever released

The multi-instrumentalist donned one of the most budget-friendly guitars Epiphone has ever released when teasing her new era

Evening Standard

Alice Cooper announces autobiography and UK speaking tour

The new memoir, titled Devil On My Shoulder, will be released on October 8.

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