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“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

“An extra-reliable wireless experience for even the most nomadic of musicians”: Xvive has upgraded its flagship affordable wireless system, so how does it stack up next to challengers from Fender and Positive Grid?

The instrument wireless system market is rapidly expanding and now Xvive has given its flagship product some choice upgrades to help the A58 standout

Guitar World

Video Case Study: U.K.'s Historic Half Moon Gets Modern Sound

From the Stones to U2, the 220-cap venue Half Moon has hosted some of the biggest names over the last 60-plus years.

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“There are curious, arty diversions tucked amongst those soaring stadium anthems.” Every Coldplay album ranked from worst to best

With over 100 million albums sold, Coldplay are one of the biggest bands in the world. Here's their stellar back catalogue ranked

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Eno review – stimulating and cerebral look at the high priest of art-tech experimentalism

Produced using software that means that the film is different every time it is shown, this presents the former Roxy Music man as a restlessly creative mind

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“We practiced it and had it ready, and we walked to the edge of the stage, then I was like, Naaaaaah.” Trey Anastasio reveals the Taylor Swift song that Phish wanted to play at Madison Square Garden last year

The world is going to have to wait a little longer for that Phish/Taylor Swift crossover moment

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‘He’d turned into a weird old grandpa’: how Johnny Cash resurrected his career – and became an icon

In the early 90s, the Man in Black was unsigned, uncool and barely out of addiction. Releasing lost songs from those years that rank among Cash’s best, his son and bandmates explain how he came back around

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"I really believe that tonight we're going to make history": Before the giant lemons and irony, U2 put on one hell of a live show

Bono predicts a big future for U2 on Under A Blood Red Sky

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"It was totally, totally nuts": The Edge was so impressed with Universal Audio's Lion '68 amp pedal, he didn't just add it to his rig – it changed the tone for his intro to U2's Las Vegas Sphere gigs

"I'm using the pedals exactly like I use the amps"

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"There is something much more interesting going on there like the Isley Brothers": Bono says Coldplay aren't a rock band

It's not a diss

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“I was really delving into the nuance of why a guitar sounds the way it does”: One of The Edge's personal Strats is up for auction for a good cause

The Edge Strat is expected to sell for $75,000, benefiting Venice Family Clinic's mission to fund critical healthcare services in LA

Guitar World

“There’s an early No Doubt song which might as well be full-on heavy metal, if you want to hear Gwen singing for Black Sabbath. And there’s an absolutely shredding solo!” No Doubt’s Tom Dumont names 10 guitarists (and one genre) that shaped his sound

The No Doubt and Dreamcar guitarist attempted two Rush songs at a seventh-grade talent show, chunked up on Black Sabbath and later named his son after Ace Frehley – but reggae got deepest into his heart

Guitar World

How to play Edge-style rhythm guitar with four unusual chords from U2 songs

Pride (In The Name Of Badd4)

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"Rap purists wouldn't dig us as we weren't straight-up rap. We weren't an indie group, or a rock group": Stereo MC Rob Birch on the making of classic '90s album Connected

Connected was the sound of the Stereo MCs' summer, but it became the soundtrack to dance music's year

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New on Paramount Plus in May 2024 — all the new shows and movies to watch

Everything coming to Paramount Plus in May, plus our recommendations of what to watch.

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"People used it to mourn to": In the wake of the Oklahoma City bombing, one song captured the mood of a nation and turned Live into unprepared superstars

Live's heartfelt anthem became a beacon and spirited Throwing Copper to the top of the charts: Not bad for a small-town band from Pennsylvania

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Dance giants Justice return: ‘The only thing we argued over were the bongos’

The debonair duo have remixed U2 and Britney, and angered Kanye West. Still on each other’s wavelengths after almost a decade away, they’re resuming their quest to make ‘the most dramatic music possible’

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“Edge smacked me. It was a full-on rumble.” The night that U2 guitarist The Edge punched Bono in the face onstage

U2's first US tour, in December 1980, was intense, not least when they stopped one show to brawl

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"Carlos Santana told me I was like a shaman on stage and he wanted to do a band with me": Gavin Rossdale's stories of Keanu Reeves, David Bowie, Bono and more

He's been bitten by Shirley Manson, sung on stage with Alice In Chains, spent 15 hours a day for months with Tom Jones, and is pals with Robert Downey Jr. He’s Bush frontman Gavin Rossdale, and these are his stories

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Nashville Predators On Historic Point Streak In NHL Season

Discover how the Nashville Predators' impressive streak is propelling them towards the NHL playoffs. Captain Josi and goalie Saros lead the charge in this ...

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“It could be more amazing than U2’s triumph in Las Vegas. I think you could even blow that out the water”: Can Youth persuade David Gilmour to stage a live show with The Orb?

Producer discusses his reboot of 2010 collaboration Metallic Spheres as Metallic Spheres In Colour

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