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"We recorded a river that flows nearby. Some of those sounds are played backwards." Six decades on from the hit that made him a legend, Arthur Brown's world continues to be crazy

On tour throughout 2026, The God Of Hellfire will be unveiling his upcoming album in full later in the year

Louder

“In the middle there's this mesh we call ‘the ancient form of weaving.’ Sometimes we cross accidentally!” Ronnie Wood explains his guitar dynamic with Keith Richards at launch for surprise new Rolling Stones album

The album's laundry list of star guest spots were top priority for the launch event Q&A, but arguably more interesting were the nuts-and-bolts insights into how the Stones have musically kept on, well, rolling, for well over 60 years

Guitar World

“Built on the rhythmic and pitch drift of legendary drum machines”: Sonicware Deconstruct Minimal is a hardware groovebox designed for ‘hypnotic minimal grooves’

The battery-powered beat machine features sampled drums, a loop player and 303-inspired bass synth

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“This is quite a hard guitar to categorise – and perhaps Jacob Collier likes it that way... For the right player, though, it could be the key to experiencing guitar anew”: Taylor Jacob Collier GS Mini 5-String review

Compact, sweet-toned five-string, as quirky as its namesake

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Hear Slipknot’s Corey Taylor rage against social media on new Motionless In White single Playing God: “The internet has gotten worse and worse”

The furious track is taken from the metalcore quintet’s upcoming album Decades

Metal Hammer

“Over the past 24 hours, I’ve received hundreds of messages about my current situation. So yes, it’s official: I’ve made the move”: Jared James Nichols switches to Marshall amps

The purveyor of Blues Power says his heart belongs to the sound of a cranked Plexi and Gibson guitars

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“Without the added bends, this riff would sound a little stale and boring”: Spiritbox's Mike Stringer shows you how syncopated bends can add extra spice to your metal playing

Your 21st-century metal workshop is in session, as Stringer shows you how to play Spiritbox's Holy Roller

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“I was like, ‘God, what do I do? If I sit behind the drums, it makes me sad. If I listen to music, it makes me sad’”: Dave Grohl on life in the aftermath of Kurt Cobain's death – and how his switch to guitar and songwriting marked a new chapter

Fresh from the release of Foo Fighters' 12th album, Grohl has looked back on the origins of the multi-decade project that stemmed from intense grief

Guitar World

"It's time to go. It’s like, you're Gwen Stefani. You don't need No Doubt. You're going to be amazing, right?”: What Linda Perry told Gwen Stefani as she channelled the star's negative energy into her explosive debut single

“I'm like going, ‘What is this girl waiting for?’ You know, like, what is the deal?”

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"I had to run out of the control room, and I found myself standing in the kitchen, sobbing away. James came into the kitchen in the same condition: he was sobbing too." The Metallica song that made both James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett cry

One Metallica song above all others had a profound effect on James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett

Metal Hammer

“The whole thing was so exciting for me – to actually have control of my baby for the first time. I was very nervous, too – because you really wonder if you’re capable”: How Kate Bush created a classic single and became a completely self-sufficient auteur

“Singing it in an Irish accent, it comes across in a different way”

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Mick Jagger reveals how Robert Smith ended up featuring on new Stones album

The cover for Foreign Tongues is designed by American artist Nathaniel Mary Quinn.

Evening Standard

“I don’t want to hear someone improvise and stretch out and be completely extemporaneous”: St. Vincent has named her pick for the best guitar solo of all time – and says it should always be played note-for-note

Annie Clark has named a Steely Dan solo as her favorite – and explained why it's “sacrosanct”

Guitar World

“Ringo was from the Dingle, and that was well hard. He said he used to get mugged coming home, because he worked. Even though it was crazy, it was home to us”: Paul McCartney talks about his nostalgic duet with Ringo

Home To Us also features Chrissie Hynde and Sharleen Spiteri

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The Guardian - UK

Rosalía review – ribcage-rattling riot is one of the boldest, most highbrow arena shows in pop history

The ambition of 2025 album Lux is scaled up even bigger by the Catalan megastar, delivered with operatic vocals and en pointe ballet moves as well as funny asides and glasses of wine

Guitar World

“This never stops taking my breath away”: Joe Walsh becomes the latest guitarist to take a Yamaha Revstar to the stage as the Eagles hit New Orleans

Adored by Matteo Mancuso and Chris Buck, the fast-rising guitar has now found itself at the heart of one of America’s biggest bands

The Independent UK

Harry Styles to headline London Meltdown festival with a one-off orchestral show

The special event will also serve as a fundraiser for the Southbank Centre’s charitable initiatives

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“What started as a joke turned into a track that Steve knew had magic in it”: Eric Clapton recorded a song with Steve Cropper before the session legend’s passing – and it will be part of his final body of work

The six-string veteran passed away aged 84 last year, but it turns out he sparred with another guitar legend in the studio before he left us

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The Independent UK

Songwriting legend Linda Perry to be honoured with special Ivor Novello award

The 61-year-old US musician, responsible for hits like ‘What’s Up?’ and ‘Beautiful’, will be honoured for her profound influence on the UK music industry

Evening Standard

Rosalía at The O2: No-one has attempted a show quite like this before

5/5 The genre-spanning superstar melds high and low art in a ground-breaking show

Evening Standard

Harry Styles to headline Meltdown festival with orchestral performance

The one-off event will take place on June 16 at the Royal Festival Hall at London’s Southbank Centre where the festival is held yearly.

MusicRadar

“I think this is the one, after years of toiling in obscurity. This is their time”: Stones launch Foreign Tongues in Brooklyn with Conan O’Brien

It’s out July, but no news yet on live dates

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“We were high with it, and after just a few takes, we had one of our best ever songs – something that felt like pop music and beyond”: The making of the Smiths’ 1986 classic The Queen Is Dead

It was a square peg amid the shred scene and almost sank Johnny Marr, but the Smiths’ majestic third album ended up as the jewel in their crown

Guitar World

“I like classical, gospel, Bruno Mars, the Killers and the Weeknd. And I always go back to David Gilmour! If it doesn’t suck, I probably listen to it”: Why P-Funk legend Michael Hampton is keeping an open mind in search of his solo sound

The P-Funk veteran takes us inside his latest life stage, a much more mellow place than the frenzied funk days of his past

The Independent UK

Deep Purple hail new album as a return to their classic 1970s rock sound

Frontman Ian Gillan claims group’s new material is compatible with the biggest hits of their heyday

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