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"I’d never made a guitar before I made the Cloud guitar for Prince": Now the legendary six-string is expected to raise up to $600k at auction

"It’s amazing what you can do if you’re put on the spot", said Luthier Dave Rusan

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“Being close to him is like approaching a source of spiritual energy. I gave him my guitar as a sign of respect”: B.B. King once gifted one of his Gibson Lucille guitars to the Pope – now it’s up for sale

After belonging to B.B. King and Pope John Paul II’s Vatican collection, the guitar is expected to fetch more than $80,000 at auction

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“When Bob Dylan went electric, this guitar was there”: Bob Dylan and Robbie Robertson's much-customized 1965 Telecaster is up for auction and could fetch up to $700,000

With its black finish stripped down in favor of its natural wood grain, a uniquely installed Bigsby B16 bridge, and decades of history played into it, the guitar is a key highlight in Julien’s upcoming Music Icons auction

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“I’ve never been a shredder. I’m never going to out-do Yngwie Malmsteen. I’m more from the Schenker and Blackmore school”: Judas Priest’s Richie Faulkner on the secret to headbanger riffs, and half-nailing, half-blagging the Painkiller solo

Judas Priest's Invincible Shield finds the British metal institution surviving against the odds. Its very own bionic man Richie Faulkner gives us the guitar POV on a venerable work of British steel

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Future is coming: the trap superstar named 'the best rapper alive' is heading to London this summer

The ultimate rock’n’roll rap star is playing at Wireless Festival this year

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"George Harrison said, ‘When the Beatles play a low E, it sounds like a low E. When Duane plays it, it sounds an octave lower!’”: The story of Duane Eddy's Peter Gunn theme

The late King Of Twang remembered his signature song with us back in 2011

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Muddy Waters is a blues guitar icon who pioneered the sound of electric guitar in popular music – and invented a new soloing language as he did it

In the smoky clubs of Chicago, Muddy Waters turned up the volume on blues guitar, electrifying it, and then the audience – and his slide and open-tuning approach to Chicago blues was integral to his early success

Guitar World

Eurovision 2024: Which countries made it through from semi-final one?

Finland and Ireland turn heads on way to grand finale in Malmo

Evening Standard

“That was one hell of a fall”: Pearl Jam’s Mike McCready falls off stage mid-solo – but doesn’t miss a note

The Pearl Jam guitarist disappeared on the first night of the grunge heroes’ tour in Vancouver, but not even falling off stage could stop his shred-fest

Guitar World

“Prince was not a guy who would sit around and polish his guitars or even think that much about them – they were tools”: In 2005, Prince’s Cloud 3 sold for $10,000. Now it’s expected to fetch $600,000 at auction

Since its original sale, the guitar has been rediscovered as one of Prince’s most heavily used stage guitars, used on iconic tours including Purple Rain, Sign of the Times, and Diamonds & Pearls

Guitar World

Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee are still jamming together: "We’re actually playing a lot of Rush songs" – but there are caveats

"It’s funny because we sound like a really bad tribute band for the first three or four run-throughs on these things"

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“Robert had a plan laid out that we would do three records in three years”: Adrian Belew on how King Crimson made an underrated prog classic in “this industrial musical junkyard we created”

Adrian Belew reveals what went on behind the scenes during the making of the band’s dual-personality 10th album, Three of a Perfect Pair – the final studio release from the Fripp/Belew/Levin/Bruford crew

Guitar World

Kerry King’s band made their live debut last night – watch footage and see which Slayer songs they played

See Kerry King’s new band blast through some Slayer classics here

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Olly Alexander suffers technical blunder at Eurovision semi-final

The hitmaker, 33, took to the stage in Malmo, Sweden on Tuesday night for the first semi-final

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Songwriting tips you can use: Program the perfect bassline in your DAW

Use music theory and programming tricks to take your low-end up a notch

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"I had to be there for my daughter's birth - even if it meant cancelling a show with Metallica.“ From touring with Metallica to his surprising breakdancing skills, Michael Poulsen shares what he's learned in his time with Volbeat, Asinhell and beyond

Volbeat and Asinhell's Michael Poulsen shares the secrets of his success and happiness

France 24

Eurovision Song Contest kicks off in Sweden amid Gaza protests

Competition in the 68th Eurovision Song Contest kicked off Tuesday in Sweden, with the war in Gaza casting a shadow over the sequin-spangled pop extravaganza.

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“They’re not interested in pleasing their label or fans – just themselves. That’s what I try to do too”: Ihsahn and his wife want you to listen to Radiohead

When people were just beginning to see that the Emperor man was a progressive musician, he’d long been all over Thom Yorke’s artistic bravery

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The best (and worst) Eurovision logo designs from the past 67 years

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Drake And Kendrick Lamar's Intense Hip-Hop Feud Timeline

Explore the escalating feud between hip-hop artists Drake and Kendrick Lamar, with diss tracks and verbal jabs drawing attention from fans and the media.

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Guitar formerly owned by Prince could fetch $600,000 at auction

Cloud 3 used at height of his stardom may beat estimate and become most expensive of late musician’s guitars

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