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“Music has power – the power to unite us, to cheer us up, to give us the chills, to instantly remind us of a long lost memory, to create a vibe, to set a mood, or to even motivate change”: The DJ Awards return after a five year absence

The DJ Awards returns after a five year absence

MusicRadar · Sep 4, 2024

How to use your audio interface with a patch bay – a step by step guide

Revolutionise your home studio connectivity and signal paths with a patch bay – here's how

MusicRadar · Sep 4, 2024

“Someone dosed Eric Clapton with LSD, and I had to take over”: George Terry says he had to step up during Clapton's bad nights on the road in the ’70s – but it wasn’t always the guitar hero’s fault

The session pro and former Clapton sideman has been reflecting on life on tour and in the studio with the guitar icon in the 1970s

Guitar World · Sep 4, 2024

“People are responding because of the realness and vulnerability, instead of that persona of a drunk rockstar”: Koe Wetzel abandoned his party animal image to show who he really is on 9 Lives, and found a new reason to play his beat-up Gibson J-200

With the help of his producer, friends and family, the country-rocker is gearing up for the biggest years of his career – and wants to make sure his fans know he’s on their side no matter how difficult their lives get

Guitar World · Sep 4, 2024

A Day To Remember, Alkaline Trio, New Found Glory, Less Than Jake, Neck Deep among first bands announced for Slam Dunk 2025

First raft of bands announced for UK's premier pop-punk and emo fest

Louder · Sep 4, 2024

“Bass solo, take one”: Watch Metallica’s new (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth music video, featuring never-before-seen photos of Cliff Burton

The clip is promoting an online exhibition dedicated to the late bassist, hosted on the Metallica website

Metal Hammer · Sep 4, 2024

Familiar with the blues? Then you shouldn’t have any problems transitioning to country. In this country guitar masterclass, we teach you everything you need to know to make it in Nashville

With Daniel Donato as your guide, this video and tab deep dive offers a comprehensive primer in country guitar, from the fundamentals to the showpony licks

Guitar World · Sep 4, 2024

“When I heard Nirvana’s Live at Reading it became less about learning solos than putting the guitar in front of an amp and making it scream”: Fontaines D.C.’s Carlos O’Connell on playing Rory Gallagher’s Strat and why a spring reverb is the best overdrive

One half of the Fontaines D.C. six-string machine talks songwriting and influences, and admits that he, too, is a disciple of YouTube’s Kurt Cobain tone guru Aaron Rash

Guitar World · Sep 4, 2024

“I can’t be in the same room as him”: Fatboy Slim explains why he couldn’t go in the studio with Fred Again

“Everybody was trying to get us to work together,” he says

MusicRadar · Sep 4, 2024

“All of a sudden out of the blue I didn’t have any control of this arm”: Brian May recovering after suffering “minor stroke”

The Queen legend's ability to play guitar was in “some doubt” following the health scare

Guitar World · Sep 4, 2024