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Gary Young dead: Original Pavement drummer dies aged 70

Gary Young, the original drummer for US indie-rock band Pavement has died aged 70.

Evening Standard

The 10 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Within Temptation, Babymetal and Corey Taylor are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

Metal Hammer

Pat Metheny is a true master of guitar, and every player can learn from his awe-inspiring fusion approach – expand your chops with these key concepts

We put Metheny's blues motifs, subversion of genre, his use of slurs and slides, unisons, and the targeting of crucial chord tones under the microscope – tabs and audio included

Guitar World

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“The fun part is singing over it”: how John Mayer turned a DIY practice routine into “probably the most emo song” he has

Inspired by Dave Matthews Band's Satellite back in 2008, Mayer crafted a routine that would improve finger dexterity – and in doing so created one of his most popular songs to date

Guitar World

Origin Effects DCX Boost review – a pedal that simply improves your tone just by being active

This classy tone-shaping boost and drive from Origin Effects is based on a vintage valve-powered preamp

Guitar World

"Sometimes you take a gamble and luck’s on your side": Listen to raw demos from Green Day's 30th anniversary reissue of their 20 million-selling masterpiece Dookie

Green Day share demos of the pop-punk classics which propelled their third album Dookie to 20 million global sales

Metal Hammer

Tony Visconti says he doesn’t admire any modern producers because they’re making “bullshit records with loops”

“Everything’s sampled,” he says. “I think old-school production with a band is the only way to make great records”

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The best new prog music from Steve Hackett, The Omnific, Pomegranate Tiger and more in Tracks Of The Week

Cool new prog music to check out from Nova Cascade, Advent Horizon Nospun, Jordsjø and more...

Louder

“I hate admitting this but I started bawling like a baby”: Kirk Hammett says his iconic ‘Greeny’ Les Paul recently had another gut-wrenching injury

Another footnote has just been added to the iconic Les Paul's long medical history – but, as the Metallica maestro explains to Rick Beato, it could have been a whole lot worse

Guitar World

SBC takes “sci-fi and ergonomics” to new extremes on the headless Thrace II – an eco-friendly multi-scale baritone electric that is a one-off in every sense

We're getting a Mad Max meets BC Rich meets Strandberg vibe from this custom build featuring reclaimed African mahogany, Mitsel hardware, and a Bare Knuckle Warpig

MusicRadar

Camela Leierth-Segura: Who is the Katy Perry songwriter missing in Beverly Hills?

Singer was last seen in California on 29 June

The Independent UK

How secretly embracing English glam rockers The Sweet put Scorpions on the launch pad to global stardom

In 1975 Scorpions released a German language version of Sweet's Fox On The Run under a different band name: it played a little-known but vitally important part in their rise

Metal Hammer

“There was this element the whole time, like, We’re doing this. And if it doesn’t work, we’re f***ed”: Why the timeless magic of The Gaslight Anthem's The '59 Sound will never fade

The Gaslight Anthem's sepia-tinged masterpiece The '59 Sound turns 15: “I was a firm believer in the magic of things,” says Brian Fallon

Louder

"I mean, seriously, how much better does it get?" Dolly Parton on her version of The Beatles' iconic Let It Be, featuring Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Peter Frampton and Mick Fleetwood

Listen to Let It Be, the new single from Dolly Parton's eagerly awaited rock album Rockstar

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"I remember driving round listening to Jane Doe by Converge and being so inspired": How members of Biffy Clyro, Oceansize and Slayer teamed up to make one of 2023's most extreme metal debuts

How Biffy Clyro members Simon Neil and Mike Vennart joined forces to make one of 2023's most extreme metal debuts

Evening Standard

Birdy - Portraits album review: a half-hearted embrace of pure pop

There’s a sense of holding back from really cutting loose

Evening Standard

Hozier - Unreal Unearth album review: this journey into inferno is anything but hellish

Andrew Hozier-Byrne’s lovesick poetry is filled with glimpses of humour

MusicRadar

“I can honestly say it’s the most fun and inspiring plugin I’ve ever used”: Mike Stringer and MixWave team up to bring you his Spiritbox tones in digital form

Boasting three amps, heaps of effects, cab sim, mic options and the rest, Stringer's guitar plugin suite has everything you need to nail his sound

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Why did Talking Heads break up? David Byrne regrets how he handled it ahead of reunion

The band members have had a tumultuous relationship

AVNetwork

The Grateful Dead’s Enduring Legacy Intertwines with Meyer Sound Systems

PANTHER carries Dead & Company through the final chapter of a musical epic.

MusicRadar

Gibson J-45 Standard review

Gibson proves the workhorse is every bit as relevant today as it was when it was released over 80 years ago

MusicRadar

“If you have too much distortion it feels like a sponge”: Kirk Hammett reveals the secret behind his Metallica rhythm tone and advises against high-gain overkill

Save the distortion pedals for the solos and keep that rhythm tone “harmonically tight”

Metal Hammer

"I promise you this, as long as you are here, I will always be here for you": Watch Slipknot's Corey Taylor break down in tears during an emotional speech to fans

At a recent event to celebrate the release of his new solo album CMF2, Corey Taylor gets emotional during a touching, heartfelt speech about mental health

Guitar World

“The fact that Fender is so passionate about making the Hellcat still blows my mind”: Tim Armstrong's signature acoustic has a new Checkerboard look

Meet the new-look Tim Armstrong Hellcat – same as the old Tim Armstrong Hellcat, but with an all-new two-tone finish

Guitar World

“An absolute groundbreaker as a player”: His Telecaster mastery was the backbone of records by Elvis Presley, Ricky Nelson, and countless others – watch James Burton demonstrate his incredible chicken pickin’ technique

Beloved by Paul McCartney, Keith Richards, Pete Townshend, Brian May, and innumerable other rock guitar giants, Burton's skill and list of stage and studio credits are mind-boggling

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