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AFI's 'Black Sails In The Sunset' Re-Enters Billboard Charts.

AFI's 'Black Sails in the Sunset' album re-enters charts after 25 years, showcasing enduring fan support.

Carrie Underwood confirmed to replace Katy Perry on American Idol

The country music super star won the fourth season of the long-running talent show and is one of its most successful winners to-date

Evening Standard · Aug 1, 2024

Robert Reed shares cover of Pekka Pohjola's Mathematician's Air Display

Robert Reed will release his new covers album Sanctuary Covered in August

Louder · Aug 1, 2024

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“We absolutely adore his voice and his evil laugh!” Lacuna Coil team with Lamb Of God vocalist Randy Blythe for powerhouse single Hosting The Shadow

Lacuna Coil have tapped some serious groove metal royalty for their latest track

Metal Hammer · Aug 1, 2024

Welsh record label to digitise entire catalogue of 26,000 recordings

Sain, co-founded by singer Dafydd Iwan, begins painstaking process of preserving tracks to inspire future artists

The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2024

Soul, psychedelia and sensuality: Minnie Riperton’s 20 best songs – ranked!

Fifty years on from Riperton’s biggest album, Perfect Angel, we look back at the joyous, octave-jumping oeuvre that turned her from backing singer to pop star

The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2024

“Full-throated power and a muscular growl to slice through the densest mix”: Jackson just made a serious play for the metal baritone market with its new Pro Plus XT series

The blacker-than-black 27”-scale models are built with no quarter and high-end specs for aggressive tones

Guitar World · Aug 1, 2024

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"This guitar is a solid choice for those seeking vintage style and sound without the vintage price tag": Epiphone Les Paul Special review

Time to reevaluate an entry-level classic?

Guitar World · Aug 1, 2024

Carrie Underwood will return to 'American Idol' as its newest judge

Carrie Underwood will be the next singer to sit behind the judges’ table on “American Idol,” filling Katy Perry’s spot after her departure from the show in May

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2024

“It promises to be a night of electrifying performances”: Star-studded Robbie Robertson tribute show announced, featuring Eric Clapton, Elvis Costello and Lucinda Williams

The star-studded event is taking place on October 17 at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles

Guitar World · Aug 1, 2024

"The man's mind was on so many different levels – it's amazing": Eddie Kramer breaks down Jimi Hendrix's remarkable approach to guitar layering on the ambitious Night Bird Flying

Check out this clip from the forthcoming documentary documentary Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision

MusicRadar · Aug 1, 2024

"One of the standout signature guitars I’ve played in my time": Gretsch Electromatic John Gourley Broadkaster review

A relatively affordable semi-hollow signature guitar with a stunning look from the man behind Portugal. The Man

MusicRadar · Aug 1, 2024

“Delivers a stunning sound with bags of sustain and a complex tonal profile”: Sheeran by Lowden W05 review

Ed Sheeran's collaboration with Lowden brings us a comfortable acoustic guitar made in Northern Ireland

Guitar World · Aug 1, 2024

“World firsts, chunky rhythms and the lead tone of a generation”: Long-awaited Tim Henson 7-string headlines mega new Ibanez signature guitar drop – including a Paul Gilbert Fireman with a world-first mod

The Polyphia guitarist’s first extended-range signature guitar lines up alongside fresh models for Paul Gilbert, Andy Timmons, Pat Metheny and John Scofield

Guitar World · Aug 1, 2024

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Louder · Aug 1, 2024

“It’s loud, it’s obnoxious, it’s brainless, and It’s definitely not music for wimps.” When The Pogues' Shane MacGowan reviewed singles by Deep Purple, The Smiths, Robert Fripp, Dire Straits, Nico and more

Shane MacGowan didn't hold back when asked to review the music of his peers

Guitar World · Aug 1, 2024

“Every time I pick up a guitar, it gives me such physical satisfaction. Playing funk is a direct exchange of good vibes”: Giacomo Turra’s energetic guitar skills evolved from his love of dance – and his self-taught style might just be the future of funk

That Turra is self-taught and oblivious to theory is one of the biggest guitar flexes in history – but as he explains, playing funk is all about connecting with an audience

Guitar World · Aug 1, 2024

“People often laugh, telling me I’ve chosen to play the biggest guitars possible”: Morgan Wade explains her love of oversized acoustics and why they're great for country music

The country star names the artists who inspired her to adopt Gibson Jumbos and Super Jumbos as her go-to guitar models

Guitar World · Aug 1, 2024

“I remember thinking if you’re not careful with what you use, it will sound dated in 10 years. For my first album, I used a Rockman, which makes me cringe now”: Goo Goo Dolls’ John Rzeznik on the legacy of Iris, Dizzy Up the Girl and those weird tunings

When Rzeznik and co set out with Goo Goo Dolls there was no Plan B. They were all in. But when it came time for album number two, that gamble was about to pay off in a big way…

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Guitar World · Aug 1, 2024

If you’re only bending strings with your second and third fingers, you’re missing out – strengthening your first and fourth fingers will help you express yourself like the greats

Blues heroes like Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan used their first and fourth fingers to bend – without support – to powerful effect. And with a bit of practice, you can learn their expressive solo techniques, too

Guitar World · Aug 1, 2024

“It never dawned on me that I could make a living playing music. For many years, it was just a hobby, a way I could express myself”: John Mayall changed blues music forever – and introduced the world to some of its greatest guitar players

“The Godfather of British Blues” left us in July at age 90. We look back at his many achievements, triumphs and essential releases

Louder · Aug 1, 2024

"It has become the cult classic we always intended it to be…" Steven Wilson and Mikael Åkerfeldt's Storm Corrosion gets deluxe reissue

Storm Corrosion will be reissued on coloured and black vinyl, Blu-ray and CD in September

Guitar World · Aug 1, 2024

“The word on the street was, ‘No-one could be playing that without overdubs.’ Well, the secret’s out. I’ve come clean”: Still copping Victor Wooten’s 20-year-old bass licks? You’d better take another look

Victor Wooten reveals the musical formula behind his 2005 solo album, Soul Circus

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2024

Taylor Swift issues warning to fans heading to Thursday’s Eras Tour concert

A Polish news site, Onet, also published an ‘important message for all Swifties who are going to the concert’

The Independent UK · Aug 1, 2024

Former Oasis label boss reveals truth behind ‘famous’ Liam Gallagher photo

Manager and label owner who signed the rock band recalls one of the lairier moments with the Oasis frontman

Louder · Aug 1, 2024

"A load of big names kicked us off tours. We frightened them": Cactus should have been huge but it never happened - so we asked them to tell us why

Born out of hard rock pioneers Vanilla Fudge and contemporaries of Led Zeppelin, Cactus are the unsung innovators of 70s US rock

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