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"I certainly did not imagine that a son of mine would get rich from being obnoxious!" In 1987, the Beastie Boys were portrayed as the world's most outrageous, offensive band, a danger to civilised society. Their parents found it all hugely amusing

"If World War Three was declared tomorrow I'm sure we'd get the blame," Beastie Boys' Mike D once said. His mum Hester told parents not to panic

NAMM 2025: “A solid body electric guitar built around one idea: Playfulness”: Verso unveils Sine, a totally unique electric guitar with three-dimensional pickup movement for “a new layer of expressiveness”

NAMM 2025: “A solid body electric guitar built around one idea: Playfulness”: Verso unveils Sine, a totally unique electric guitar with three-dimensional pickup movement for “a new layer of expressiveness”

Just when you think you have seen it all, along comes the Verso Sine, with its moveable pickups and Sine pad that allows you to mechanically control the volume for swells and tremolo effects

Barre Phillips obituary

Barre Phillips obituary

Jazz bassist and master of improvisation encouraged by Ornette Coleman who left the US for France

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Travis Kelce Says He's "Here to Support" Taylor Swift's Creativity and Happy to Be Her "Motivator"

"I'm here to see where it can go."

NAMM 2025: “The perfect end-of-chain solution when your gig requires your practice to become perfection”: Walrus Audio expands utility stompbox range with the Canvas Rehearsal

Plug your guitar in, send audio to the Canvas Rehearsal via Bluetooth or cable, and there are a number of customisable metronome features on hand to make you a better player

"We’ve played shows on mushrooms in the past." Blood Incantation made one of 2024's trippiest, most ambitious metal albums, and we're starting to see why

Blood Incantation talk all night raves, psychedelics and being mistaken for Depeche Mode

Listen to thunderous new Architects single Blackhole

The build-up to impending album The Sky, The Earth & All Between continues…

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NAMM 2025: “Mesa/Boogie has faithfully recreated the original formula – complete with ominous low end, harmonically rich top end, and that unmistakable midrange scoop”: The ‘90s spec two-channel Dual Rectifier is officially back

NAMM 2025: “Mesa/Boogie has faithfully recreated the original formula – complete with ominous low end, harmonically rich top end, and that unmistakable midrange scoop”: The ‘90s spec two-channel Dual Rectifier is officially back

The sound of '90s hard-rock, metal and grunge lives again

“I should have been dead that night!”: Former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley recalls the moment he almost died on stage

“I should have been dead that night!”: Former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley recalls the moment he almost died on stage

And he nearly took out Gene Simmons with his rocket-firing guitar!

Iconic Rock Guitars Of Jeff Beck On Display In London

Iconic Rock Guitars Of Jeff Beck On Display In London

Iconic guitars from Jeff Beck's collection, including a 1954 Gibson Les Paul, up for auction at Christie's in London.

“He was such a perfectionist, attention to detail, every part”: Orianthi on what she learned from Michael Jackson and how the King of Pop was so exacting he even directed her guitar tone

“He was such a perfectionist, attention to detail, every part”: Orianthi on what she learned from Michael Jackson and how the King of Pop was so exacting he even directed her guitar tone

The pop icon died before Orianthi got the chance to play live with him but the intensity of the rehearsals left a lasting impression on the Aussie guitar phenom

“People might look and think I’m just this TikTok personality. They don’t know that I’ve been playing since 2010”: Kiki Wong recalls her early guitar career – and the “crazy” bootleg tours with three people sleeping in the back of a truck

“People might look and think I’m just this TikTok personality. They don’t know that I’ve been playing since 2010”: Kiki Wong recalls her early guitar career – and the “crazy” bootleg tours with three people sleeping in the back of a truck

Wong says she has failed more times than she succeeded throughout her career, so much so that there was a point in her life where she didn't touch her guitars for three years

"It's the hip-hop version of the burning of the Library of Alexandria": Madlib launches fundraiser after losing home, gear and extensive record collection in LA wildfires

"It's the hip-hop version of the burning of the Library of Alexandria": Madlib launches fundraiser after losing home, gear and extensive record collection in LA wildfires

The revered hip-hop producer is asking for donations to assist with "immediate personal needs" after fires claimed his Altadena home

Guitars that bear ‘scars’ of Jeff Beck’s playing exhibited for auction

Guitars that bear ‘scars’ of Jeff Beck’s playing exhibited for auction

Auction house Christie’s is putting more than 130 guitars, which the guitarist played during his almost six-decades-long career, on sale this month.

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“A cleaner, meaner, better Rectifier. There’s no denying it”: Mesa/Boogie resurrects a ’90s icon with its reissued Dual Rectifier – and the holy grail amp head has been given some upgrades

Beloved by a crop of elite artists over the years, the legendary Dual Rectifier is finally back... with a few choice tweaks

“I just want to roll into it with an energy like it’s all starting again”: Slipknot’s Clown teases new album (and Look Outside Your Window) coming soon

“We got a new album,” the percussionist and Slipknot co-founder declares

“I thought it was just going to be a fun little party record, but my grief started leaching into the music”: Devin Townsend is slightly embarrassed by his new album, and that’s a good thing

PowerNerd, the first of three autobiographical albums, was transformed into something unexpected as he began feeling like a liar, and wound up facing his 15-year-old self

“It’s been an incredibly intense year – even my closest friends didn’t know what we were doing. I can’t believe we were able to keep it a secret”: Brad Delson on Linkin Park’s miraculous comeback, why he quit touring, and how he trained his replacement

The co-founding guitarist has decided to focus on the studio side of the band, working with new vocalist Emily Armstrong’s energy, and balancing the PRS and Fender sounds that defined the nu-metal institution’s sound

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Ronan Keating tearful in Boyzone documentary as he recalls Stephen Gately grief

Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, Shane Lynch and Michael ‘Mikey’ Graham, and former manger Louis Walsh, appear in the Sky documentary.

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The Weeknd postpones new album ‘out of respect and concern’ for LA residents

The musician also cancelled a one-off Los Angeles show due to the fires, while Beyoncé has delayed an announcement – but the Grammys will go ahead

Nine Inch Nails confirm they’ll announce first dates on long-anticipated world tour soon

The industrial rockers have delayed the news in the midst of the California wildfires, despite the details of several shows getting leaked

If you ever needed proof that cassette players are back, this is it

We Are Rewind has made a cassette player so retro it should appear from nowhere in a DeLorean.

"It might kill me to be on the road, but it will certainly kill me to not be on the road": Sweet guitarist Andy Scott reveals why he won't stop touring

57 years on from their first show, Sweet lynchpin Andy Scott is looking forward to a busy 2025 despite ongoing health battles

Alabama Shakes leader Brittany Howard just played her first gig with her new hardcore band Kumite, and personally offended punk rock gatekeepers are already crying hot salty tears just thinking about it

"Delete the world. Seriously time for the asteroid to hit. Time for a reboot."

Heidi Montag's Album 'Superficial' Hits No. 1 On Itunes

Heidi Montag's album Superficial unexpectedly tops iTunes charts after a home loss, reigniting interest in her and Spencer Pratt's dynamic personalities.

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