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“I was literally sat backstage playing it through a Twin Reverb and it sounded exactly like Pretty Vacant”: Yungblud on what it was like to play Steve Jones’ Sex Pistols Les Paul

The iconic punk axe was also recently played by Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong

Guitar World

“Blending vintage aesthetics with contemporary playability, and designed to make both a visual and sonic impact”: Harley Benton serves up a budget-friendly treat for Chris Cornell and Jack Casady fans with a tidy trio of semi-hollows

Olive Drab with a Bigsby-style vibrato, the HB-35Plus Trem offers an affordable entry-level option for that Cornell vibe, while those HB-50 semi-hollow basses definitely have '60s Casady on their mind

MusicRadar

Men are carrying the brunt of the ‘loneliness epidemic’ amid potent societal pressures

A few weeks before Justin Bieber and his wife, Hailey, announced in May 2024 that they were expecting, the pop icon posted a selfie where he appears tearful and distraught.

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‘The whole human condition is encased in the story’: why Beatles films just keep coming

Midas Man and One Hand Clapping are just the latest in a stream of movies telling a story we seemingly can’t get enough of

The Guardian - UK

“We have to carry on howling, no matter how wrong it feels”: Ulver release Locusts and Nocturne #2, their first songs since longtime member Tore Ylwizaker’s death

Ulver continue to drop new songs from their upcoming, as-yet-untitled album, despite losing their long-serving keyboardist/producer last month

Metal Hammer

“I didn’t spend more than 20 or 30 bucks on any of them”: King Gizzard’s new album was recorded with amps from pawnshop chain Cash Converters

King Gizzard's Stu Mackenzie reveals that they didn't use a single pedal on this guitar, relying instead on cranking up small practice amps

Guitar World

“Suddenly I smelled burning”: Timbaland's beat for Nelly Furtado's Maneater was so fire that flames started coming out of the speaker when he played it to her

Furtado has also reiterated her love of Oasis, and says that “I feel like Noel Gallagher taught me to play guitar without him knowing"

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Dave Navarro posts heartfelt apology in wake of Jane’s Addiction fallout

Rock band’s reunion tour ended in chaos last week following a shocking altercation between Navarro and singer Perry Farrell

The Independent UK

"They've made it relevant again": Body Count just covered Pink Floyd’s Comfortably Numb… and David Gilmour is playing guitar on it

It’s the collaboration that precisely nobody saw coming - the LA rap-rockers just recruited rock royalty

MusicRadar

“We intend to play as many places as possible and see you all for the one last time”: Uriah Heep announce extensive farewell tour that could last up to 3 years

The British rock icons will hit the road for a long goodbye next year

Guitar World

Katy Perry Says She Released Pep-Talk Anthem "Firework" When She Was "Down in the Dumps"

She's gotten to a much better place.

Marie Claire

Morrissey fires management after Johnny Marr statement

Singer’s announcement comes shortly after his ex-bandmate hit back at his claims surrounding The Smiths trademark

The Independent UK

“The initial contact from Ice-T was for permission to use the song, but I thought I might offer to play on it as well”: Body Count and David Gilmour release radical reimagining of Comfortably Numb in 2024’s most surprising crossover

The Pink Floyd legend revisits one of his greatest guitar tracks in a completely new light with the help of the heavy metal institution

Guitar World

“Everywhere I go someone knows my name because of that bass solo. It’s not like with Michael Jackson – I don’t get mobbed – but I am famous”: How Willie Weeks' unbelievable solo on Donny Hathaway's 1972 Live album made him a bass legend

After being introduced as “the baddest bass player in the country,” Willie Weeks kicked off his now iconic solo

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“That was a blast of funk sunshine”: Blu DeTiger and Giacomo Turra jamming on an NYC rooftop is the funkiest thing you'll hear this week

DeTiger wielded her new Fender signature bass as she joined the Italian maestro for a funk workout

Metal Hammer

"They made it relevant again!" David Gilmour guests on Body Count cover of Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb

Ice-Ts Body Count will release their new album Merciless in November

Guitar World

“Even for a beginner to pick it up and play it, it almost plays you. I can tell you, it brings power to your hands”: The story of Rory Gallagher’s 1932 National Triolian – the resonator that had all the mojo but not the volume for his raucous live show

Rory’s battered National Triolian could be seen as the acoustic sibling ofhis infamously weathered 1961 Strat – though this metal workhorse could howl,too

Louder

Von Hertzen Brothers spoof Bob Dylan's Subterranean Homesick Blues in new Ascension Day video

Von Hertzen Brothers will release their ninth studio album In Murmuration in October

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The acoustic guitar is one of the world’s most versatile instruments – and these licks prove it can handle anything from folk to metal

Become an acoustic polymath and be comfortable in any musical company with this lesson in styles spanning boygenius to Genesis

The Independent UK

Nelly Furtado recalls Liam and Noel showdown at Oasis gig in Vancouver: ‘It made it extra special’

Canadian pop star said she’d ‘die’ to see the rock band’s reunion tour next year

Guitar World

“When it comes to heavy rock, the definitive icon always has been RG”: How Ibanez raised the bar for high-performance electric guitar with the RG

With its quick Wizard neck and super-stable Edge tremolo, the RG arrived in '87 to deliver speed and the promise of the spectacular – and decades on, it remains the go-to electric for virtuosos and shred radicals

Evening Standard

Chappell Roan live at O2 Academy Brixton review: a magical night from 2024’s most sudden superstar

Roan and her flawless, record-perfect vocals held court and the energy never relented

Metal Hammer

“Lars called me, and you’re on a shortlist”: Former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson was in the running to replace Jason Newsted in Metallica

Megadeth’s David Ellefson was shortlisted to join Metallica in 2003 – and he found out because Dave Mustaine told him

Guitar World

“Many single-channel amps are voiced for a specific gain level and only shine in that sweet spot. Not this one”: PRS DGT 15 Head review

PRS has updated its Texas-voiced David Grissom signature amp with more features, lower wattage and amore approachable price tag

The Independent UK

Chappell Roan explains why she hasn’t endorsed Kamala Harris

Pop singer said there are ‘so many things I would want to change’ ahead of the US election

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