Beyonce advised to ‘come into our world’ by Country Music Awards host following snub Luke Bryan called the lack of recognition for Beyonce at the awards ‘tricky’ The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2024
“This all-original distortion circuit is a home run for fans of ’90s guitar tones”: JHS Hard Drive review Josh Scott’s tribute to ’90s guitar tones brings us gain and lots of it, in a versatile stompbox that has Mesa/Marshall vibes, grungy grit, and EQ’ing options for those who like it scooped Guitar World · Oct 3, 2024
“While creating our last album, we amassed a lot of our best material to date”: Sylosis surprise-release new EP The Path, featuring rising metalcore stars Heriot Sylosis and Heriot have tag-teamed for a new song on a surprise EP, ahead of the pair touring Europe together in November and December Metal Hammer · Oct 3, 2024
“It's scary when you haven't played for quite a while and can't remember the riff to Seek & Destroy”: James Hetfield reflects on the anxieties he experienced after stepping away from the guitar for too long Speaking to GW in 1996, the always-candid Hetfield recounted how Metallica's post-Black Album break left him “vegging”, and out of practice Guitar World · Oct 3, 2024
Texan Who Destroyed $4k “Signed” Taylor Swift Guitar Breaks Silence, Explains Why He Did It The smashing guitar act was just a “gag” and the crowd was “egging him on.” The post Texan Who Destroyed $4k “Signed” Taylor Swift Guitar Breaks Silence, Explains Why He Did It first appeared on Bored Panda. Bored Panda · Oct 3, 2024
Pink Floyd ‘sell music rights’ for a colossal amount Rock group are said to have handed over their name-and-likeness rights for reported deal The Independent UK · Oct 3, 2024
“The creative tension helped here and there. At other times it did not help… it’s difficult to define”: Thijs van Leer reveals his only real regret as Focus roll on in their 55th year He recalls breaking out of the Netherlands, his relationship with former guitarist Jan Akkerman, and the one album he’d like to remake Louder · Oct 3, 2024
Roland just unveiled its V-Drums Quiet Design VQD106 kits, delivering “the lowest playing-noise in the history of electronic drum kits” The electronic drums giant claims the VQD106 is 75% quieter than a regular electronic kit MusicRadar · Oct 3, 2024
Terminally ill grandmother loses £140,000 to scammer pretending to be Ritchie Blackmore The victim, who is suffering from cancer, went to school with the former Deep Purple guitarist Louder · Oct 3, 2024
Watch Paul McCartney play 'new' Beatles song Now And Then for the first time during marathon hit-stuffed set in Uruguay 37 songs. Another 14 during the soundcheck. And he's 82 years old Louder · Oct 3, 2024
Oasis adds four new dates to North American leg of 2025 reunion tour New dates in Mexico, the US and Canada have been announced The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2024
Oasis add four more stadium shows to their summer 2025 North American tour due to "phenomenal demand" Your chances of seeing Oasis in an American stadium next year just increased Louder · Oct 2, 2024
“I went to his house one day, and he said, ‘What’s in my attic? Climb up there and have a look.’ He gave me the 12-string I used on Nights in White Satin”: How Justin Hayward ended up with Lonnie Donegan’s 12-string – before Donegan took it back Decades later, the guitar would once again end up in Hayward's hands, this time for good Guitar World · Oct 2, 2024
“A historic collaboration”: Tetrarch’s Diamond Rowe becomes Jackson’s first female signature artist with the launch of her groundbreaking new signature guitar The metal trailblazer was announced as a Jackson artist earlier this year, and now she's been honored with a history-making signature model Guitar World · Oct 2, 2024
Metal Hammer · Oct 2, 2024 “A source of comfort and strength for anyone who feels hurt, lost or alone”: Alt Blk Era release rocking new single Come On Outside The sibling twosome will release new album Rave Immortal on January 24
Guitar World · Oct 2, 2024 “I don't think about technique at all now. I want people to hear my guitar tone and be confused about how I got it”: Yvette Young explains why she's rebooting her a solo career – and redefining her guitar playing along the way Young is temporarily putting aside Covet to lean into different facets of her guitar playing, focusing less on virtuosity and more on melody-driven composition
Guitar World · Oct 2, 2024 “John Mayall’s ability to nurture blues guitar prodigies is comparable to Yoda’s knack for training hot Jedi prospects”: From Eric Clapton to Peter Green, Mick Taylor and more – a guide to blues legend John Mayall’s ’60s guitarists The Bluesbreakers remained a unique force in British blues throughout the decade, thanks to its late leader’s unfailing ability to pick breathtaking bandmates
The Independent UK · Oct 2, 2024 Coldplay, Moon Music review: Chris Martin mangles his metaphors on a suffocatingly banal album about love The British pop-rock band’s latest effort torpedoes its intentions with some truly groan-inducing lyrics
Guitar World · Oct 2, 2024 “Mike shows us an acoustic demo on cassette and plays it in the car. It’s what ends up being Drive. It was a great guitar line – I just needed to get the hell out of the way of it”: OG Incubus bassist Dirk Lance on how Drive taught him to stop overplaying Alex Katunich’s busy slap and pop basslines fueled much of the band’s early output, but in a rare new interview, he explains how their biggest hit forced him to take a step back
Louder · Oct 2, 2024 “It’s not often we perform such intimate shows, so we’re really looking forward to this.” The Cure are recording an exclusive gig in London this month, and you could be there to see it Find out how to get tickets to see The Cure live at special Radio 2 In Concert show
Guitar World · Oct 2, 2024 “A tribute to the era that helped shape the modern steel-string acoustic”: Martin has introduced an all-new body shape that delivers dreadnought tones from a smaller build In honor of the Hawaiian music craze of the 1920s and 1930s that influenced the “Golden Era” acoustic boom, Martin has unveiled the O'ahu HG-28
Evening Standard · Oct 2, 2024 Coldplay - Moon Music album review: sonically all over the place From soulless stadium bangers to off-beat takes on club music, Coldplay’s 10th album shape-shifts about as much as the planet it’s named after
Louder · Oct 2, 2024 “Gibby and Siouxsie Sioux were at my feet, wrestling around with a shotgun pointed at my head.” Butthole Surfers' guitarist Paul Leary looks back on the excitement of the first Lollapalooza tour There's never a dull moment when Butthole Surfers frontman Gibby Haynes is around
Metal Hammer · Oct 2, 2024 “We might put an extra Slayer song into the set and learn a cover song or two”: Kerry King announces North American tour, releases Where I Reign music video Slayer’s guitarist will bring his solo band across the US and Canada in the New Year
MusicRadar · Oct 2, 2024 “We embarked on a mission to craft the ultimate pedalboards that meet Greg's every need”: Jam Pedals teams up with Greg Koch for Koch Ness Monster signature multi-effects units Celebrating 15 years of partnership, the stompbox specialist digs into its greatest hits for two deluxe effects units – with the Supreme a $2,190 featuring an onboard Wahcko wah