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“Ace came in and noodled some solo takes… Gilby and I looked at each other slack-jawed”: The Go-Go's Kathy Valentine recalls recruiting Ace Frehley and Gilby Clarke for her solo album

Valentine approached Frehley to play on her record at her birthday party – not expecting him to actually show up at the studio

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“There’s stuff that’s quite ugly for the sake of being ugly and quite noisy for the sake of being noisy… I find myself almost talking people out of it”: What Steven Wilson knows – and doesn’t know – about his new Bass Communion album

Surprised that Prog wants to talk about The Itself Of Itself, he explains why he’s exploring ideas with sound rather than melody or rhythm, and how Pink Floyd might be where it all started

Louder

“I always liked hardware synths that were commercial failures, because they have something unique about them”: 10 things producers can learn from our In The Studio With... series

We've visited hundreds of artists in the studio to unpack their creative process. Here are ten things we've learned that might help you in your music-making

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“I want to walk through orchard fields and grab apples off of trees at will and fill my belly full of that fruit if the desire strikes me”: Jack White tour to support No Name album will be series of ‘pop-up’ shows

Unconventional tour for an unconventional album

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"I also want to walk through orchard fields and grab apples off of trees at will and fill my belly full of that fruit": Jack White shares unusual plans for No Name tour

The No Name tour is taking place wherever and whenever Jack White feels like it, mostly in small clubs, back yard fetes and festivals

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“Used in the studio to record In the Skies and Little Dreamer”: The Fender Duo-Sonic that helped launch Peter Green’s late-’70s comeback is going up for auction

The late Fleetwood Mac legend returned after nearly a decade away from the limelight to record In the Skies – and he did so with the help of this Duo-Sonic

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Jim Croce's 'Time In A Bottle' Hits U.K. Charts

Jim Croce's timeless hit 'Time in a Bottle' achieves posthumous success on the U.K. charts, resonating with fans worldwide.

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Leprous share video for brooding new single Like A Sunken Ship

Norwegian prog metal quintet Leprous will release new album Melodies Of Atonement in August

Louder

From Stevie Ray Vaughan, to Hendrix and Eddie Van Halen –the cover song is a musical rite of passage for every great player, but it's not without its challenges... here are 6 tips for nailing a cover version

With a cover song, you've already got a head start – the song is already written – but that creates its own challenges. Here is how you can put your own spin on another artist's track

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Rocked by cancellation of Vienna concerts, Swifties shake it off and flock to London

For Herve Tram, being a Taylor Swift fan isn’t just about the music

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"A rarely heard side of Liam Gallagher": Oasis reveals 1992 demo of Sad Song

The bonus track would eventually be sung by Noel Gallagher and the demo is part of the Definitely Maybe 30th Anniversary Deluxe Edition

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Taylor Swift-inspired baby names are trending - and there are some interesting ones

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Taylor Swift's Eras tour returns to London: Who are the support acts?

Paramore has consistently played alongside Swift – but there’s a new cohort of supporting acts due to appear this week

Evening Standard

“No matter what type of playing it is, the ones that stand out have their own unique personality. Yngwie means it. He owns that. Whether you like it or not”: Slash on reassessing the ’80s “tremolo fiends” – and why Van Halen was a blues player

According to Slash, it doesn’t matter what genre you play or your level of skill; just be sure to put your own stamp on every note you play

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“We’d agreed not to say anything about ‘breaking up’ so I was as blindsided as everyone else”: Experimental rock darlings Black Midi announce “indefinite” hiatus

Bassist Cameron Picton claims he was surprised by the sudden announcement made by guitarist Geordie Greep

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“People would book me for things, and I didn’t have a band. Then I found a winning combination of people and called the band Hodge Podge”: Grace Bowers solos her way through her inaugural late-night TV debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Bowers delivers a wah-heavy performance of her track Tell Me Why U Do That accompanied by her band the Hodge Podge

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“Brings you closer to the sound of electric guitar’s heyday”: Seymour Duncan has launched its own guitar strings – and they could be the key to unlocking “true vintage tone”

The pickup specialist has expanded its Antiquity range with a six-string set that looks to help players harness “true vintage tones of the most infamous guitars ever produced”

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Taylor's back: London gripped by Swift fever as star returns to Wembley for five sell-out gigs

The US pop megastar has returned to play five concerts at Wembley Stadium starting on Thursday - with more than 450,000 fans set to watch

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“These 4 guitars were stolen in Frankfurt, Germany today”: Paul Gilbert has had guitars worth $12,000 stolen – now the shred icon needs your help to find them

The instruments, including three distinctive Ibanez signature models, were taken amid Mr. Big’s European tour dates

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“I saw Adrian Belew playing fretless guitar with King Crimson and I got hooked. I began wearing out my wooden fingerboards – the glass fingerboards solved that problem”: Fretless glass-necked guitar pioneer Ned Evett on the risks of being a true original

Ned Evett has shared riffs with Joe Satriani, John McLaughlin and Sting, and modded a guitar for John Frusciante – but it’s been a brutal journey, and he understands why others haven’t followed him

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Made In Korea:The K-Pop Experience — release date, cast, trailer and everything we know

Made In Korea: The K-Pop Experience follows a new British boyband as they try to learn from the K-Pop masters

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Becoming a jazz-rock fusion player is a lifelong process, but these impressive licks from Ibanez maestro Luca Mantovanelli will get you started on your journey

Mantovanelli is one of fusion's most exciting players, and in this lesson from Jam Track Central he opens the door to a whole new world for the adventurous player to step on through

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“Eric was a bit taken aback”: When Jack Bruce radically reworked Cream hits to Eric Clapton’s surprise – and that time Marvin Gaye asked him to join his band

Some people believe rock ’n’ roll should never leave the cozy three-chord confines of the garage – and then there’s Jack Bruce

Evening Standard

Frank Carter and Sex Pistols at Bush Hall review: unadulterated punk rock mayhem

This fundraising night was a joyful homage to the legacy of the Pistols and independent local venues