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Last original member of the the Four Tops, the US group known for hits such as Reach Out I’ll Be There and I Can’t Help Myself

The Guardian - UK

“I called John immediately and said, ‘Dude, you have to join us for a song. I’m not going to let you not play with us’”: Dave Navarro on how he and John Frusciante finally played together for the first time after decades of friendship

The former Red Hot Chili Peppers and current Jane’s Addiction guitarist has long had a close relationship with Frusciante, but they didn’t play together until 2020

Guitar World

“The audience were either totally mesmerized or totally disgusted.” The night that Hüsker Dü played a single note for 35 minutes as an encore

Hüsker Dü liked to challenge their audience: their one note encore in Oklahoma has passed into punk rock lore

Louder

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Bride’s friend tells her she can’t play specific song at Taylor Swift-themed wedding

‘It’s your friend’s wedding, not yours, so you don’t get to tell her what songs to use or not use,’ one Reddit comment reads

The Independent UK

“That amp quite literally changed my life”: Damon Johnson explains why finding the right amp kickstarted his career

Back in 1990, Johnson bought a pricey but career-changing amp that he says “was worth every penny”

Guitar World

"He became just my hero, really": Paul McCartney's bass idol, 'incomparable' Motown session giant James Jamerson

We celebrate one of the greatest of them all

MusicRadar

"While I made the album alone, the bassist and drummer fell out with each other": The Tangent's Andy Tillison wound up arguing with himself as he created To Follow Polaris

When circumstance presented the opportunity to face a challenge that had always intrigued him, the prog mastermind embraced it fully. But what will happen when his bandmates return?

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“Some of the riffs are really heavy and tasty”: Mastodon are hard at work making “two different projects”

Expect double trouble from the Atlanta sludge/prog pioneers – and expect it to be heavy as hell

Metal Hammer

Jerry Miller, influential Moby Grape guitarist who Eric Clapton called the “best guitar player in the world”, has died aged 81

Jerry Miller was friends with Jimi Hendrix, inspired Led Zeppelin and was a trailblazing player in San Francisco's thriving '60s music scene

Guitar World

“Eric Clapton’s roadie brought a Strat with him. I said, ‘Do you want to sell that guitar?’ He said, ‘I’ll sell it to you for £60’”: Ritchie Blackmore on why he switched from the 335 to the Stratocaster – and the one he used to record Smoke on the Water

Deep Purple icon Ritchie Blackmore tells us how a visit from Slowhand’s roadie turned him into a Fender Strat diehard – and why he kept breaking whammy bars

Guitar World

“I’m like, ‘I don’t know, man! I’m in Arizona!’” In 1993, Kurt Cobain asked Sepultura man Max Cavalera where to get heroin in Brazil

When trying to score drugs at a South American festival, Nirvana’s leader turned to what he believed to be a local expert

Metal Hammer

Andy Tillison announces 'fan-only' To Follow Polaris companion album

The Tangent's Andy Tillison is reworking early Parallel Or 90 Degrees material for the new project

Louder

"I never practiced": Unpicking Yngwie Malmsteen's guitar claim

If he's right, how did he get so good?

MusicRadar

“The ideal tool for guitarists seeking simplicity, power, and tone in an analogue package”: Blackstar unveils the Debut 100R, high-headroom 100W combos with two channels, reverb, and a MOSFET-driven preamp to replicate tube amp tone

Blackstar expands affordable Debut series with the 100R offered in 1x12 and 2x12 configurations, with a choice of cream or black vinyl coverings, switchable power from 100W to 5W

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How to sound like Jack Antonoff: "He puts Minimoog through a fuzz pedal for an absolutely massive sound"

These tricks won't land you an instant invite to the Swift, Lorde or Del Rey HQs but he certainly knows his stuff

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“I thought you might like to do a little bit of singing!” Watch Bruce Dickinson play Iron Maiden classic Alexander The Great at a solo show in Greece

It marks the first time Dickinson’s played an Iron Maiden song with his solo band in 22 years

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"While the 909 is legendary, some of its raw sounds can seem a little weedy straight out of the box": 6 ways to process your drum machine

Whether analogue, digital or sampled, drum machine sounds often benefit from a touch of polish. Here are 6 go-to effects…

Guitar World

“It is more evolution than revolution, but Positive Grid have delivered everything guitarists have been asking for and more”: Positive Grid Spark 2 review

PG’s groundbreaking desktop amp finally gets an update, and we got our hands on it pre-launch

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Japan’s post-hardcore dynamos Envy announce first album in four years, Eunoia

Listen to post-rocking lead single Beyond The Raindrops here

Guitar World

“Virtually indistinguishable from valve amps”: Blackstar reckons its latest affordable solid-state combo nails tube tones, at home or on stage

The pedalboard-friendly Debut 100R combo arrives with the same no-nonsense charm as its predecessors, and comes in 1x12 and 2x12 formats

The Independent UK

How Simon Cowell reacted to Jade Thirlwall’s apparent dig on new single, ‘Angel of My Dreams’

Pop star launched her solo career last week with an eclectic dance-pop banger

Louder

“I’m not a classical composer… but with a 16-piece orchestra you get a big lift that you can’t reproduce on anything else”: When Andy Mackay took Roxy Music tracks on a new journey

The Roxy Music saxophonist reflects back on an eclectic career...

The Independent UK

Abdul ‘Duke’ Fakir death: Last surviving founder of Four Tops, dies aged 88

Singer founded beloved Motown group with Lawrence Payton, Renaldo ‘Obie’ Benson and Levi Stubbs in 1953

MusicRadar

“The guy on the tills put this in my bag too… I asked and thought maybe it was his demo or something but he didn’t seem to have a clue, saying he’d just been told by ‘management’ to give it out to customers”: Jack White gives away his new album

Jack White gives away his new album to customers at Third Man stores

Evening Standard

When is Bruce Springsteen's next performance at Wembley Stadium?

Bruce Springsteen is back in the UK and there might be a few tickets left …

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