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“Once people were talking about us as the No.1 band in the world, some people took that as the sign that they could do anything they wanted”: The apocalyptic 1969 hit that marked the beginning of the end for one of America’s greatest rock’n’roll bands

John Fogerty’s massive hit inadvertently captured the chaos and turbulence of late 60s America

Louder

“I opened my guitar case and nearly fainted because I thought there was a human hand in there. It turned out, it was half a pig’s head”: Girlschool look back on their wild life with Mötorhead

Singer/guitarist Kim McAuliffe reflects on recording the vaunted St Valentine’s Day Massacre EP and what it was like touring with rock’n’roll’s craziest band

Metal Hammer

Pop icon secures UK Christmas No 1 with ‘genuine festive banger’

Kylie Minogue has become the first woman to achieve number one singles across four decades

The Independent UK

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$22,400 for a Zakk Wylde Epiphone Les Paul? $32,000 for a Squier Bullet Strat!? Joe Walsh gear auction raises huge sums for charity – and raises eyebrows as unexpected guitars attract big money bids

Who here remembers the time circa 2008 when Walsh was playing an EMG-equipped Zakk Wylde Les Paul Custom live onstage with the Eagles?

Guitar World

“Gear is a nightmare. When you play every night, the failure rate goes through the roof”: Award-winning UK indie stars English Teacher on the dangers of self-relic'ing, and why they love Fender offsets “for the same reason any alternative band does”

Guitarist Lewis Whiting and bassist Nicholas Eden celebrate their new Fenders, explain how they transform studio songs to live performances, and reveal how they react when things go wrong

Guitar World

“Let’s be clear: performing on my solo records does not equal ownership, authorship, or legacy”: Yngwie Malmsteen hits back at singers who features on his records

Malmsteen is claiming that certain singers are trying to capitalize on his brand and claim song ownership

Guitar World

“The engineer switched between them without my knowing. It fooled me”: John Mayer explains what finally convinced him that modeling tech was up to scratch in newly shared signature plugin test footage

Mayer teamed up with Neural DSP for an Archetype plugin that modeled his prized guitar gear in digital form

Guitar World

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"I was 21 years old. I don’t think it matters how old you are – there’s no way to be prepared for it." The story of the one simple but devastating question that led to Evanescence writing their biggest hit

It was a simple conversation with her future husband that helped Amy Lee write the anthem of a generation

Metal Hammer

Eras Tour Docuseries: Taylor Swift Reveals Exes Joe Alwyn and Matty Healy Never Viewed Her as a 'Person'

Taylor Swift reveals how dating men during the start of the Eras Tour, who were Joe Alwyn and Matty Healy, left her feeling unseen as a person and feeling like a conglomerate.

International Business Times UK

“Part of my soul is on stage with my favorite band every single night”: Fender Masterbuilder on what it’s like to watch his ultimate guitar hero play the Strat he made for him

Andy Hicks built Dave Murray a Custom Shop Strat for tour – and it’s since become his Number One guitar

Guitar World

"I landed up in the hospital with 11 staples in my head. It was a wild experience and pretty much an awakening for myself to pull my life together." How one of nu metal's biggest bands dropped the raps and wrote a power ballad instead

At a time when they could have been left behind, Papa Roach wrote a song that set them on a completely different course

Metal Hammer

The 50 best albums of 2025: No 1 – Rosalía: Lux

On her monumental, maximalist opus, the dazzlingly audacious Spanish singer balanced pop and classical, experimentation and accessibility

The Guardian - UK

“They called the police and said, ‘This is Mark Tremonti’s guitar’”: Mark Tremonti once had one of his earliest PRS guitars stolen – but a fan bought it back for him from a Guitar Center parking lot

The gorgeous single-cut was thought to be lost forever, until one eagle-eyed fan saved the day

Guitar World

“People ask that question so much because he has such an identifiable sound… It's literally just his voice”: The 'secret sauce' that creates Dijon’s distinctive vocal sound isn't what you thought it was

"What you're hearing - the 'processing' - you're hearing bleed," says his collaborator Tommy King. "You're literally hearing the entire song coming through"

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“I bought my first Höfner bass in the ’60s. I have loved it ever since”: Paul McCartney pays tribute to Höfner as the legendary German brand’s future hangs in the balance

Having played a Höfner 500/1 Violin Bass since 1961, the Beatles icon is saddened to learn of the German brand's plight

Guitar World

“There’s a couple guys in the band that were really glad for me to be gone”: Steve Morse opens up on his departure from Deep Purple – and why it was time for him to go

Morse left the band in 2022 to care for his late wife, who was battling cancer

International Business Times UK

Tennessee Governor Grants Jelly Roll Full Pardon — Here's Why

Country music rapper Jelly Roll gets a full pardon from the governor of Tennessee for his major reform.

Evening Standard

Oasis need 'time to decompress' after 2025 world tour as guitarist Gem Archer confirms break

Oasis guitarist Gem Archer reflects on the band's reunion tour

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The Guardian - UK

Grief inspired so much of the year’s best music – and that’s something AI won’t ever feel

As AI generated ever more pop slop, reflective songwriting by artists from Clipse to CMAT drew its power from its very humanity

Louder

Prog's special Christmas Tracks Of The Week

Seasonal prog fun from Alberto Bravin, The Blackheart Orchestra, Robert Reed & Les Penning and The Sanctity Of Crows

Louder

"The Prime Ministers of Canada and France were there in the front row. It was pretty stressful": The Trews on their most significant gig, kitchen parties and Prince William

In 2007 The Trews were nominated as Best New Band at the Classic Rock Awards - 18 years on, they still have their eyes on the prize

Louder

"Writing a line here and there doesn't make someone a songwriter, and singing my material doesn't make it theirs": Shred king Yngwie Malmsteen slams all the singers he's ever worked with

Yngwie Malmsteen has spoken

Louder

"I was trying to be nasty, then she opened the door and was like: 'What's that? I really like it!'" Inspired by domestic tension, Nickelback's breakthrough hit was defined by a climax suggested by their drum roadie

Chad Kroeger tells the story behind Nickelback's enormo-hit How You Remind Me

The Independent UK

Jelly Roll pardoned by Tennessee governor after emotional plea to parole board

Friends and civic leaders backed the pardon application, citing Jelly Roll's transformation

Latin Times

Up to $250,000 to Study Music: Noel Schajris and the Latin GRAMMYs Open the 2026 Call for applications

The Latin GRAMMY Cultural Foundation announced that Latin GRAMMY-winning and GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter Noel Schajris will sponsor the 2026 Prodigy Scholarship, also known as the Noel Schajris Scholarship, which will support undergraduate studies at Berklee College of Music starting in the fall semester of 2026. The scholarship covers tuition, room and…

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