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“I think it’s the challenge right now, as it is for a lot of musicians”: Pete Townshend pinpoints the one thing Instagram players get wrong – and reveals who his favorite social media guitarist is

The Who icon honed in on an aspect of guitar playing that many social media shredders overlook – but also offered a solution in the process

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Popular Scottish nightclub closes its doors 'with immediate effect'

The National (Scotland)

"Sometimes when you're scared and your adrenaline's pumping, you just start beating the shit out of your instrument": revisiting Nirvana's electrifying 1992 appearance on Saturday Night Live

Celebrating the equipment-smashing, French-kissing day Nirvana knocked Michael Jackson off the top of the charts

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"Steve Harris was very suspicious. He said: Why do you wanna come back?": Bruce Dickinson on rejoining Iron Maiden with a mission to "sweep away the past"

Iron Maiden frontman Bruce Dickinson recalls exactly what he sought to achieve by rejoining the band in 1999

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"He was so close to death - they had to cut off his finger": Bonafide are back, and they've got some stories to tell

After a lengthy layoff, 'the Swedish AC/DC' have returned with tales of acoustic shows, singing in Swedish, and Tommie Nine Fingers

Louder

"This big guy comes in like he owns the place, and we all hate him immediately": the truth about Chad Smith's audition for the Red Hot Chili Peppers

When drummer Chad Smith walked into the Red Hot Chili Peppers rehearsal studio to try out for the band, their first impressions were not good

Louder

Selena Gomez Just Found Her Next Role, And I'm Excited Singing Will Be A Major Part Of It

Following Selena Gomez's Only Murders in the Building award buzz, the actress/singer is leading a biopic next.

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Boy George says he’s ‘never gonna be friends’ with ‘unfriendly’ Janet Jackson

British singer-songwriter claimed Jackson was ‘not friendly’ in his new memoir ‘Karma: The Definitive Autobiography’

The Independent UK

Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram only has four pedals onstage – including a tuner and a Shredmaster with the gain set to max

"I'm simple when it comes to pedals," says the bluesman. But he makes every one of them count!

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System of a Down drummer John Dolmayan tells Kanye West to “Show some class man” after the rapper posts revealing photos of his wife Bianca Censori to Instagram on her birthday

"Would you show pictures of your wife’s t*ts to your friends? Your parents?", Dolmayan argued with one commenter

MusicRadar

The doublestop is a neo-soul guitar staple – learn how it can add harmonies to your solos and spice up your chord transitions

Neo-soul is one of the hottest guitar trends of the moment – and in this lesson, Pickup Music's Niklas Myhre gives you a primer on one of its essential approaches

Guitar World

How to loop like Ed Sheeran in your DAW

Fancy a little Ed Sheeran looping action? Look no further than this first episode in a new series of masterclasses exploring popular, modern production processes

MusicRadar

“An all-analog tone-shaping machine”: Source Audio and Shoe Pedals team up for the Zio, a preamp and DI pedal designed specifically for bass

With four EQ controls and toggles for scoop and grit, the mid-priced two-in-one pedal aspires to offer greater clarity and articulation for low-end grooves

Guitar World

“A headless guitar pioneer”: Paul Masvidal signs with Kiesel Guitars as Ola Strandberg champions the Cynic guitarist’s decade-plus tenure with his firm

The Cynic guitarist has made the switch after 10 years with Strandberg guitars, which will see him play Kiesels “in the studio and on stage”

Guitar World

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Taylor Swift’s people shut down speculation about her sexuality – but risked rebuking her LGBTQ fans

The star’s team slammed an editorial that compiled theories about her queerness. But Swift constructs stories about herself – why shouldn’t they compete with other interpretations?

Guitar World

Magnum guitarist and founder Tony Clarkin dies aged 77

The songwriter wrote and performed on an astonishing 22 albums with the British hard rock band

MusicRadar

What acoustic guitar string gauges should I use?

Our definitive guide to stringing your acoustic with the right gauge to suit your playing style

Guitar World

“Eric Clapton’s a great guitarist, but Gary Moore’s a more exciting player”: Jack Bruce on the brilliance of Gary Moore and why Cream’s real chemistry was between Bruce and Ginger Baker

In 1993 the late Cream bassist joined forces with Gary Moore and Ginger Baker to form the short-lived power trio BBM

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"Bands need to say 'we're not doing it'": Why musicians are taking a stand on merch cuts

With venues taking as much as 25% of touring bands' merchandise profits, artists like Exodus's Gary Holt and Architects' Dan Searle are demanding change

Guitar World

"The Sitka spruce dreadnought body provides plenty of projection, with a naturally balanced tonality throughout": Taylor 110e acoustic guitar review

Taylor’s workhorse classic won’t win any prizes for aesthetics, but you might just fall in love with it anyway

Guitar World

NAMM 2024: Ibanez gives one of 2023’s best-selling acoustics – the Tim Henson-inspired FRH10N – a sleek new makeover

The Japanese brand shows its commitment to growing the progressive nylon-string platform first developed by the Polyphia virtuoso with some eye-popping finishes

Guitar World

“Tommy Bolin said, ‘Joe Walsh quit the James Gang. He wants to start a new band, and I told him you’re the guy’”: Kenny Passarelli has played with rock royalty, but it’s his recordings with Bolin that would “blow you away” – if he could let you hear them

He’s been lucky enough to get a gig with Elton John with no audition, and unlucky enough to miss a gig with Foreigner after killing an audition… the Joe Walsh and Hall & Oates bassist has had a truly remarkable session career

Metal Hammer

"He's jetlagged, he's dead, he wants to see a real ****ing circle pit!" Watch Bad Omens' Noah Sebastian join Bring Me The Horizon on stage for a ripping Antivist in Cardiff last night

Modern metal icons unite!

Louder

Waxahatchee announces new album Tigers Blood, shares "unromantic" love song Right Back To It

Kansas City singer-songwriter Waxahatchee shares details of upcoming album Tigers Blood, unveils new single Right Back To It

The Independent UK

James Morrison’s wife’s provisional cause of death confirmed by coroner

Singer reportedly received a call from a friend who was concerned for his wife Gill Catchpole’s welfare

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