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“This could be our best album yet”: Converge drummer compares upcoming music to Fugazi, The Mars Volta and Entombed, and we sorely need to hear it

Ben Koller says the metalcore firebrands’ next album “feels like the most evolved, natural and fully realised bunch of material we have ever written”

Metal Hammer

How could Sunak and Starmer liven up the election? I vote for a rap battle

After 11 years, the feud between Kendrick Lamar and Drake is still making waves. Maybe Labour and the Tories need to release their own ‘diss tracks’

The Guardian - UK

“I was trying to do the ultimate guitar solo”: Lou Reed once recorded a double album consisting solely of guitar feedback – but his label took it off sale after three weeks

Metal Music Machine nearly cost Reed his reputation… over the years, it became a source of inspiration for Sonic Youth and Neil Young

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“If it makes it more accessible and achievable for girls to chase their dreams, then it’s a win”: Epiphone and Miranda Lambert team up for a stunning yet affordable take on her top-selling signature Gibson Bluebird acoustic

The Texan country star's square-shouldered signature acoustic is a close cousin of the Hummingbird, and unmistakable in that high-gloss Bluebonnet finish

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“I was going for a sound where it’s like, ‘Is this person virtuosic, or do they totally suck?’ That’s kind of where I live”: St. Vincent on channeling Neil Young and embracing a less-is-more approach to guitar solos

St. Vincent took inspiration from one of Neil Young's “one note” solos on her new record, All Born Screaming

Guitar World

“Nobody cares about new material anymore. They just want to hear the old stuff from guys like us”: Alex Lifeson says he’s jamming with Geddy Lee again – but they sound like a “really bad tribute band” at times

Alex Lifeson sets the record straight on whether Rush will ever tour again

Guitar World

Lana Del Rey sparks fan speculation she's fallen out with Taylor Swift after awkward Met Gala interview

The Summertime Sadness singer attended the Met Gala on Monday dressed in Alexander McQueen

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‘My bandmates looked like escaped prisoners’: farewell to queer punk icon Gary Floyd

In the final interview before his death last week, the frontman of the Dicks remembered how ‘defying anybody’ led to some of the best US punk of the 80s – and mayonnaise-filled condoms

The Guardian - UK

“The bouncers wouldn’t let the audience stand up. That frustrated me to the point that I destroyed my bass guitar”: The Clash's Paul Simonon reflects on that iconic London Calling moment

Paul Simonon smashed his Fender P-Bass during a concert at New York’s Palladium on September 20th, 1979

Guitar World

‘The truth was just too painful’: the highs and lows of Mama Cass

The daughter of ‘Mama’ Cass Elliot has written a book to explore the tragically short life of her mother, from relentless fat-shaming to a myth about her death

The Guardian - US

‘I’m super excited, but it’s bloody expensive!’ Australia’s Eurovision megafans gather to cheer on Electric Fields in Sweden

With 160 million watching at home, Electric Fields is about show the world 65,000 years of Indigenous culture – which ‘is already a beautiful win for Australia’

The Guardian - AU

Janet Jackson To Headline 2024 Essence Festival In New Orleans

Janet Jackson headlines 2024 Essence Festival in New Orleans with Cash Money Millionaires reunion. Celebrating Black culture and heritage.

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‘Hammer-ons from nowhere’ can blow your guitar playing wide open – and help you craft silky smooth, effortlessly fast and highly impressive solos

This Greg Howe and Joe Satriani-favored technique will whip your hammer-ons, pull-offs, tapping, and muting into shape

Guitar World

“I've put it through every nightmare scenario it could have been exposed to, and it's been faultless”: ThorpyFX’s Electric Lightning is a tube-driven overdrive/boost pedal built in collaboration with Chris Buck

The Cardinal Black guitarist's signature dual pedal offers amp-like sweetness and “faultless” ruggedness

Guitar World

“They probably only made two or three of them, but there’s a signature Burns Chris Stein Scorpion out there somewhere”: Ahead of a new Blondie album, Chris Stein talks folk and jazz influences, fighting with early effects, and his MIDI future

The co-founder of one the most beloved bands of the '70s and '80s recalls taking advantage of the time when they could go crazy in the studio, the one guitar he wishes he’d never sold, and another that you’ll recognize if you own it

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“It's thrilling that he played my homemade guitar, all those years later”: Brian May pens personal tribute to Duane Eddy, and reflects on the time Eddy played his Red Special

The Queen guitarist is one of the many who have championed Eddy's influence and “cutting-edge” attitude in the wake of the Rebel Rouser guitarist's death last week

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"I have a different perspective on all of that": Richie Sambora releases uncut interview footage from Bon Jovi documentary series that sheds new light on the tensions that led to his departure

"I was essential because I spent more time with Jon than even his wife, and was more honest"

Metal Hammer

Watch trailer for new Lollapalooza documentary Lolla

Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza will be released later this month – watch the official trailer now

International Business Times

Rap Beef Between Drake And Kendrick Lamar Explodes

A long-simmering feud between rap titans Drake and Kendrick Lamar exploded into allegations of pedophilia, abuse and infidelity over the weekend, sending shockwaves through the world of hip hop and beyond.

Fashion Times

Dua Lipa is Having a Crazy 72 Hours: From Hosting SNL to the Met Gala Red Carpet

You'd think her 'Saturday Night Live' duties would be enough to wear her out, but Lipa has more in store for New York City.

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Billy Porter Shines At Rolling Stone Rising Star Award Ceremony

Billy Porter shines at Rolling Stone Rising Star Award ceremony, showcasing his talent, style, and influence in the music industry.

Guitar World

“Keyboards started coming up a lot more, and so there was a little more of a fight for space with the guitar”: Alex Lifeson looks back on the difficult creation of Rush’s 1984 classic, Grace Under Pressure

Recorded during a brutal winter, Grace Under Pressure did not come easy, but all things considered, Lifeson can look back on it as a triumph. Rush had moved on, and that was the goal...

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Every Tesseract album ranked from worst to best

You can’t go wrong with the UK prog metal maestros, but which album is the best of the best?

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