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Ian Gillan says Black Sabbath were more "important" than Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin: "Without them there would have been no grunge or heavy metal"

Ian Gillan on the "unholy trinity" of British rock bands, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, and why the Brummie Rock Gods were the "most important" of them all

Metal Hammer

“Josh Homme’s guitar playing is very learned and proper. I’m self-taught, and my style is more unorthodox. My guitar is untamed.” Brant Bjork made his name as Kyuss’ drummer – but he found his voice on guitar

The drummer turned guitarist says starting in cover bands can improve your writing skills – and explains why he learned more from the Byrds and the Beatles than playing with Josh Homme in Kyuss

Guitar World

Kevin Parker gives update on new Tame Impala album: "I think it’ll be there, soon...I’m loving how excited I am by it"

The follow up to 2020's The Slow Rush is currently in the works, as frontman Kevin Parker offers new update and reflects on Glastonbury performance with Dua Lipa

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"There’s no bad blood." An update on new Nightwish album Yesterwynde, why they still won't tour and what comes next

Nightwish mainman Tuomas Holopainen lifts the lid on album number 10

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"I can't do it!" Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain reveals which classic song he has to play differently live since his stroke in 2023

Incredibly, the beloved Iron Maiden drummer went out on tour just months after suffering a stroke

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Slash cancels four S.E.R.P.E.N.T. tour dates due to “unforeseen circumstances”

Shows in Cincinnati, Interlochen, Huber Heights and Windsor have been cancelled, with the tour set to resume in Toronto on July 28

Guitar World

Get to know your drum machine's sequencer: "If authentic-sounding ‘vintage’ drums are what you’re after, try using no more than two or three different velocity values for all of your drums"

Your machine’s features explained, and how you canmake the most of them

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“Pentatonic ideas are always the best way to reach an audience. Those tend to be the notes they feel even if they don’t even know why”: Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram on why the pentatonic scale is still the GOAT

The pentatonic scale has been used many times in many ways, but Ingram insists that it's still the cornerstone of great guitar solos

Guitar World

Amplify your summer sound with JBL’s portable PA systems

Don’t settle for anything less than extraordinary sound this summer

MusicRadar

Blur's Damon Albarn disagrees with Bob Dylan's phone ban at gigs: "People won’t want to be on their phone if you’re engaging with them correctly"

Blur/Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn has shared his thoughts on Bob Dylan's decision to make fans keep their phones in locked pouches during his upcoming tour dates

Louder

"Emails were exchanged with Ian Anderson, containing something that could be described as music": Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt is unable to tell you what he'd like to tell you

Swedish proggers Opeth have European festival dates throughout the summer before heading to the US, and have a new album in the can

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Eminem de-thrones Taylor Swift after pop star’s 12 weeks at top of US charts

Rapper received negative reviews for the project as critics accused him of ‘punching down’

The Independent UK

Tame Impala on working with Dua Lipa: "When you speak to other writers, they’ve all got nightmare experiences of people who were too big for the room... The energy Dua creates is one of no ego"

The Australian artist opens up about his experience collaborating with Dua Lipa on her 2024 album Radical Optimism

MusicRadar

“I’m still predominantly a Teleplayer, but I felt like my guitar playing had got a bit stale. I switched to a Les Paul for a year and I think it did the trick”: Joanne Shaw Taylor on rewiring her playing and conquering ADHD in the studio

New album Heavy Soul finds JST pushing her vocals to new limits and pushing tube amps beyond their limits, and it cements her rep as one of the great blues players of our time

Guitar World

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“The way the Strat just tore that amplifier up, it was different from anything I’d heard before”: Robert Cray on why he fell in love with the Fender Stratocaster – and how Buddy Guy’s younger brother started it all

We get the lowdown on Robert Cray’s 15-strong Strat collection, and why one guitar was never the same after he lent it to Sonny Landreth

Guitar World

He gave B.B. King “the cold sweats”, replaced Eric Clapton in the Bluesbreakers and founded Fleetwood Mac – how Peter Green changed the course of British blues-rock guitar playing

Peter Green was one of the all-time greats, and influenced everyone from Gary Moore to Joe Bonamassa and Kirk Hammett. This soloing masterclass unpacks his peerless phrasing, rhythmic approach and string bending

Evening Standard

Patti Smith Quartet at Somerset House review: the punk-poet delivered dynamic renditions of cult classics

Though Smith’s legacy spans six decades, she still has plenty to contribute to the current conversation

Louder

“It seemed like prog had run its course… he kickstarted the second wave”: Pendragon’s Nick Barrett wants Marillion co-founder Mick Pointer to get credit for his influence

Neo-prog drummer created the Marquee scene in the 80s and inspired the third generation – including Steven Wilson and Dream Theater – in the 90s, says guitarist

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The Guardian - UK

James Martin’s honest playlist: ‘I learned to play guitar so I could perform Don’t Stop Believin’ every night’

The TV chef on Oasis lyrics, listening to Johnny Mathis as a child and loving Simply Red back when he was a broke chef

Louder

The best new rock songs you need to hear right now

Including Orange Goblin, Tuk Smith, Weather Systems and five other righteous rock'n'roll reprobates

The Guardian - AU

Volume festival: André 3000 brings experimental flute jams to an event that’s wonderful when weird

The rapper turned jazz avant-gardist was an astute choice for the Art Gallery of NSW’s new festival – which, in its second year, is still finding its identity

Louder

Looking back at their early years for inspiration, Smashing Pumpkins announce new album Aghori Mhori Mei

Aghori Mhori Mei finds Billy Corgan looking back to the era of the early Smashing Pumpkins' albums

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Slash cancels four shows on S.E.R.P.E.N.T. tour due to unforseen circumstances

Slash's all-star blues tour kicked off earlier this month

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Watch previously unseen videos of Chris Cornell covering Tracy Chapman's Fast Car and the Rolling Stones' Wild Horses

Late Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell would have turned 60 on Saturday: Vicky Cornell and Nancy Wilson released videos to mark the occasion

The Independent UK

JD Vance has a walk-on song. It’s about ‘liberating’ America

The song’s origins make it an odd fit for the Trump campaign

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