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“One day I was in an elevator with Miles Davis and he said, ‘Hey, do you got a wah wah yet?’ ‘No, I don’t play a wah wah.’ He says, ‘You gotta get a wah wah!’”: Carlos Santana on Miles and McLaughlin, Hendrix and SRV, and his quest for eternal melody

“I wanted my guitar to sound like a female – like the voice of my favourite singers”

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Epiphone’s Eric Church signature Hummingbird Dark comes with a whiskey made using Gibson tonewood offcuts

Church’s signature acoustic has been launched alongside a unique pairing

Guitar World

“There were just ideas pouring out of him… then he got on that helicopter and took off”: The legacy of Stevie Ray Vaughan, and what could have been

How SRV followed Texas Flood, wrestled blues guitar from the club to MTV and became the guitar hero everyone wanted to copy – all before passing too soon

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"He's not a great keyboard player, he doesn't write great songs. His engineering and technical abilities are limited too. In fact, he knows very little about an awful lot": The Edge on Brian Eno and how he influenced his own "limited" guitar style

Classic interview - U2 guitarist reflects on the making of The Unforgettable Fire in 1985 interview

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"You can just tell when someone lives and breathes music. There’s just a lot of heart in the way that he plays": Courtney Barnett pays tribute to special artistry of Chili Pepper collaborator

The Australian singer opens up about her experiences working with the "incredible" Flea

MusicRadar

'People They Can't Track Down': Inside the Alleged Death Threats Halting Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's Baby Plans

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's potential baby plans are reportedly hindered by security concerns, including past threats and ongoing safety issues, leaving their family future uncertain.

International Business Times UK

“It went pretty well – meltdown aside!” Blaze Bayley remembers the notorious gig where Iron Maiden were pelted with spit

The band played Santiago to a famously frosty reception during the X Factour in 1996

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“It was supposed to show up at my house. It completely disappeared”: Johnny Marr steps in to help after FedEx loses session player’s vintage guitar

The Smiths legend helped save the day when FedEx delivered the guitar to the wrong location

Guitar World

Spice Girls celebrate 30th anniversary of Wannabe as reunion rumours swirl

Spice Girls released their iconic single Wannabe 30 years ago to begin their rise to global superstardom

The Independent UK

"Story after story and it's all true, all life experience." Skunk Anansie's Skin on why Amy Winehouse's Back To Black is one of her favourite albums, but why she can't listen to its biggest hit

"I thought it was some old black woman"

Louder

Spice Girls celebrate 30 years of ‘song that changed our lives forever’ Wannabe

Melanie Chisholm celebrated 30 years of girl power.

Evening Standard

“One of the most unlikely bands ever to notch up a string of number-one albums”: Every System Of A Down album ranked from worst to best

As the nu metal-era giants prepare to rock Tottenham Stadium, we review and rank their five studio albums

Metal Hammer

“I had no money. I couldn’t pay for it, so I borrowed it and never took it back”: How Ronnie Wood began his path to rock royalty with a stolen Fender bass

Long before he was a Rolling Stone, Ronnie Wood played bass guitar on a ragged 12-bar blues with Jeff Beck

Guitar World

Taylor Swift fans buy up wedding trash gathered outside venue and sold online

Cigarette butts, bottle caps and even an ovulation test kit collected near the wedding venue have gone on sale under the title NYC Pocket Garbage: Not Invited Edition (Taylor & Travis’ Wedding)

The Independent UK

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Placebo's Brian Molko reveals the one question that David Bowie asked all his musician friends

Brian Molko shares David Bowie's words of wisdom, and reveals who he'd like to portray him in a Placebo biopic

Guitar World

“I had too much Jager pre-show…I was puking as they were announcing my band!” Devon Allman on his worst onstage moment –and three all-star encounters he’ll always remember

The guitar tells the story for blues-rock dynasty son – who says the secret to great playing is switching off your mind and painting the sky

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“I spent hours in the studio on this one song. Pummelled it to death! I probably spent $10,000 trying to get it to work”: Joe Satriani on his biggest waste of money, his most humiliating review, and what he taught Kirk Hammett

“Kirk knew exactly what he liked – he was into Stevie Ray Vaughan, Hendrix, Schenker”

Guitar World

“The sandpapery grittiness, long described as an Orange hallmark, is less apparent and a smoother, more fluid voice takes its place”: Orange OR60 review

Orange swaps the grit for growl to make this new release its purest-sounding premium all-tube head yet

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Jesus Christ Superstar returns to West End with Eurovision star Sam Ryder in lead role

Iconic music returns to West End with cast of 30 including Sam Ryder, Boy George and Jesse Tyler Ferguson

Louder

"It was quite a shock to be confronted with people down the front all screaming for us." The story of the song that turned Pink Floyd into rock heavyweights - and set the scene for decades of bickering

Money: A song so good it's been recorded three times – once by Pink Floyd, once by David Gilmour, and once by Roger Waters

Louder

"We're scratching our heads and wondering why we just allowed the band to end there." 40 years ago, Thin Lizzy's Scott Gorham recorded a brilliant AOR album – and now it's finally being released

The Western Front thought a major label deal was a formality... but instead, their master tapes sat in a garage for decades

International Business Times UK

Lauren Bennett Helped Create One of Music's Biggest Hits—Why 'Party Rock Anthem' Still Holds Value Today

British singer Lauren Bennett, known for LMFAO's 'Party Rock Anthem', has died at 36. The song's billions of streams and royalties show the lasting impact of digital-era hits.

Louder

Alabama Shakes announce first album in more than a decade

I Must Be Dreaming is the follow-up to 2015's Sound & Color

Evening Standard

Charli XCX unveils new album tracklist including David Cronenberg collaboration

The chart topper has announced the 11 songs from her imminent album.

MusicRadar

"They are the blueprint. Punk rock wouldn't be what it is today without them": Star-studded show to mark 50th anniversary of Ramones' debut album announced

Artists including Billie Joe Armstrong, Travis Barker and CJ Ramone will perform at a one-of-a-kind Hollywood show

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