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“For those of you looking for the Siamese Dream lead sound, pick one of these…”: Billy Corgan’s guide to getting that classic Smashing Pumpkins guitar sound

The Pumpkins frontman recently took fans on a tour of his favoured effects pedals on the band’s second record

Louder

CMAT review – every song is like an encore in this fizzing, sad-happy show

Touring her masterly new album, one of the best of this year, Irish country-pop auteur Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson brings unruly energy, wit and guitar heroics to her searing tales of heartbreak

The Guardian - UK

The 10 longest songs by 10 iconic heavy metal bands

Metallica, Iron Maiden and Slipknot have all extended their excellence well beyond the 10-minute mark

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“We knew we didn’t want to do an acoustic version of Teen Spirit, that would’ve been horrendously stupid”: Revisiting Nirvana’s iconic MTV Unplugged performance 30 years on

The grunge icons did the show their way - and it was one for the ages

Louder

“An album that refuses to wallow in self-pity… Having gained their musical chops in the dance arena, they wisely apply those dynamics to their newfound idiom”: The prog heart of Doves’ Lost Souls

After chart success as Sub Sub, the Mancunian trio transformed themselves into a defiant but optimistic guitar-driven band

Louder

‘He never stopped being hurt’: Tupac Shakur and the women who shaped him

Kevin E G Perry speaks to the rapper’s godfather Jamal Joseph and Staci Robinson, the author of the newly published ‘Tupac Shakur: The Authorized Biography’, about Shakur’s legacy and the guiding influence of his mother

The Independent UK

Kiss cancel string of shows on farewell tour as Paul Stanley struggles with flu

Kiss cancel Ottawa, Toronto and Knoxville gigs with farewell tour set to wrap up in New York on December 2

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Miley Cyrus Finally Performed ‘Flowers’ For Friends And Family, But I’m Stoked She Also Shared The Performance With Fans

Miley Cyrus' recent private set at the Chateau Marmont included not only the first live performance of her hit song "Flowers" but also the debut of a new track.

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"It sounds like a drum machine instead of a machine playing drums - a sore disappointment": What critics said about the iconic Roland TR-909 drum machine on its release (and how they actually helped define dance music today)

If they hadn't panned the 909, you might now be dancing to a very different beat…

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Mike Portnoy explains Dream Theater return: “We’ve been reconnecting through the last few years.”

Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy talked about his return to the band in October during a recent live event

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“The last thing Bernard Edwards wanted to be was a bass player who used a pick”: Nile Rodgers on the funk behind Chic’s Le Freak

In 1973 Bernard Edwards helped define one of the most distinctive sounds of disco

Guitar World

Geddy Lee says that Paul McCartney has tried to convince him and Alex Lifeson to tour again: “He was lecturing Al about how great it is... ‘You have to do it, man. You have to get back out there’”

It sounds like McCartney made a persuasive case but Lee says Lifeson might still need some more persuading before we can look forward to any form of Rush reunion tour

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Think Kirk Hammett’s ESP White Zombie KH-WZ is just a metal guitar? Think again. Watch bluegrass phenom Trey Hensley use it as a country twang machine

Active EMG BoneBreaker humbucking pickups? Check. Floyd Rose vibrato? Check. Classic horror graphic? Check. But that doesn't mean you can't be chicken pickin' on it

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“Tony Iommi has been so supportive of me since my illness. Geezer Butler hasn’t given me one phone call": Ozzy Osbourne is gutted that his ex-Black Sabbath bandmate Geezer Butler doesn't want to know him anymore

Ozzy Osbourne is far from impressed that Geezer Butler is ignoring him

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“The kids who wanted to buy our records were like, ‘Cool! The religious right’s burning them!’” The track-by-track guide to Iron Maiden’s The Number Of The Beast

From Invaders to Hallowed Be Thy Name, here’s everything you need to know about each song on Iron Maiden’s 1982 breakthrough

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"There was so much emotional static and fear and paranoia": Geddy Lee on the Rush album that was the most difficult to make

Even for one of the most accomplished bands in rock history, making records isn't always easy

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'I Love It': Ryan Reynolds Finally Addressed Rumors About Taylor Swift Cameo In Deadpool 3

After lots of rumors about it happening, Ryan Reynolds finally talked about the possibility of Taylor Swift appearing in Deadpool 3.

Salon

Yes Album remix proves prog rock mastery

Steven Wilson "spatializes" the original 1971 LP's song cycle, letting the band's musicianship soar

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"Don’t tell him I said this, but Sting is a genius": Stewart Copeland on the hateful tensions within The Police, and the therapy which allowed them to stage their hugely-profitable reunion tour

It may have taken over four decades, but Stewart Copeland has a new-found respect for his former Police colleague Sting

Louder

10 cover versions that are way more popular than the originals (according to Spotify)

The Beatles, Bowie, Bob Dylan and Stevie Wonder have all seen covers of their songs become more popular than the original version

Louder

Midas Fall to release first new album for six years

Prog Award winning Scottish post-rock trio Midas Fall will release "heavier bigger" Cold Waves Divide Us in March

Evening Standard

London Eurovision Party 2024 date confirmed

The 2024 musical extravaganza sadly won't be held in the UK, but you can get in the mood for it in the capital a month before

Louder

The long wait is over: Jethro Tull's Warchild II is finally available on vinyl

Ian Anderson had an album’s worth of material left over from War Child and he splattered them across various compilations. Now they're collected on vinyl for the first time

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“You have people who are into computers and synthesisers, and then you get those who are interested in real music”: Geoff Emerick was totally anti-technology back in 1985, but he did correctly predict the future of recording

It was better in his day, he said, and it turned out he was right

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How M1onTheBeat rose to the top of UK drill with just a laptop, a pair of monitors and a copy of FL Studio: "I want producers to thrive just as much as the people behind the microphone"

To mark the release of his debut solo project, we sit down with the pioneering producer known for his work with Drake, Headie One and Digga D

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