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“You can really fine-tune a ton of sounds”: Mythos Pedals cooks up a delicious exclusive twofer drive for Carter Vintage Guitars with the Extra Hot full of classic Nashville flavour

The Dine In side has an OBR-style overdrive while the Take Out side is a modded drive circuit from Mythos Air Lane Drive/210 Double Drive. Together? Well, they're Extra Hot

MusicRadar · Aug 9, 2024

Third teenager arrested over foiled Taylor Swift concert attack in Vienna

Iraqi man, 18, said to be an associate of main 19-year-old suspect in terror plot that has led to cancellation of shows

The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2024

It’s a femininomenon! How Chappell Roan slow-burned her way to stardom

The US singer’s debut album hit UK No 1 nearly a year after it was released, as fans fawn over her maximalist pop, queer themes and magnificent displays of camp

The Guardian - UK · Aug 9, 2024

“Witnessing how these three contributed to his stellar vision and bringing them together is a testament to Hendrix's enduring legacy”: Jimi Hendrix's Woodstock bandmates reunite for the first time in nearly 40 years to perform Band of Gypsys-era classics

Bassist Billy Cox and percussionists Gerardo Velez and Juma Sultan paid homage to the legendary guitarist's repertoire

Guitar World · Aug 9, 2024

"It’s so great to look back on that period and see the little live show we did. We made a pretty good noise actually!”: Lost Paul McCartney and Wings documentary is set for September release

Lost Paul McCartney and Wings doc set for September release

MusicRadar · Aug 9, 2024

“Say goodbye to awkward placement and bulky tripods, it’s time to reclaim your performance space”: Singer-songwriters, players with large 'boards, D’Addario’s adjustable pedalboard mic stand could be the stage space-saver you are looking for

It clips onto most rail-style pedalboard, is telescopic, lightweight and it has the same footprint as a single standard-sized stompbox.

MusicRadar · Aug 9, 2024

“There were only two or three of those guitars created. Edge brought back what he had been working on and they smushed it all together”: How The Edge's guitar parts – and an ultra-rare modded Fender – helped save one of U2’s biggest hits

The Edge crafted his now-iconic lead lines on a uniquely modded Fender, and helped resurrect a song that was destined for the scrap heap

Guitar World · Aug 9, 2024

UK economy may have been boosted by the 'Taylor Swift effect' in June, say City forecasters

Series of sell-out concerts and the Euros gave a welcome boost to Britain’s otherwise lacklustre output

Evening Standard · Aug 9, 2024

"There was a bit of a clash of cultures." The night that Hollywood star Mickey Rourke and a gang of bikers gatecrashed Bob Dylan's recording session with members of The Clash and Sex Pistols

In March 1987, Bob Dylan booked LA's Sunset Sound studios for a recording session with two English punk 'faces'. Then Mickey Rourke showed up uninvited, with 30 bikers in tow

Louder · Aug 9, 2024

Third arrest made over foiled terror plot on Taylor Swift concert in Vienna

A third teenager was arrested last night

The Independent UK · Aug 9, 2024