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“I first heard him play via a tear-out flexi-disc that was included in Guitar Player magazine back in 1986. I had never heard anything like that in my life!”: Joe Bonamassa on the influence of the great Eric Johnson

What’s so special about Eric Johnson? “The tone, the technique, everything!” says Joe Bonamassa, and in this video lesson he shows us what he’s taken from the Texan virtuoso

Guitar World

Giacomo Turra stole their work – now, Jack Gardiner, Alex Hutchings, and a host of other players have teamed up to deliver the ultimate funk masterclass

The instrumental diss track, Slapocalypse Reborn, puts the spotlight back on the players who were wronged by Turra

Guitar World

"We had a punk-rock mentality, we were never afraid of a challenge." How former LA 'gangbangers' turned hip hop superstars Cypress Hill conquered America's 'alternative nation' on 1992's grunge-heavy Lollapalooza tour

"Those rock audiences helped grow hip-hop into one of the biggest genres"

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Nick Cave turned down Morrissey collab over ‘silly anti-woke screed’

Australian singer-songwriter called the former Smiths frontman ‘probably the best lyricist of his generation’

The Independent UK

Katy B launches new listening bar at KEF Music Gallery

The bar will let listeners settle back and listen to vinyls with whisky cocktails in hand

Evening Standard

"I was gobsmacked. I said 'it's OK, it's fine', but Noel insisted I take it": How an Oasis recording engineer ended up with Noel Gallagher’s Wonderwall acoustic guitar after Liam Gallagher had smashed his '70s Fender at Abbey Road

Nick Brine engineered the chaotic Be Here Now sessions

MusicRadar

Fender re-enters the tuner pedal market with an “ultra-precise” strobe stompbox to rival Peterson and Boss – and it’s more affordable than both

Fender expands its stompbox catalog with a trio of new devices that look to make waves in two key pedal markets

Guitar World

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"Barracuda is a powerful piece of music that was never intended for political use." Heart's Nancy Wilson hits out at Trump administration over use of their 1977 hit single during Washington DC military parade

"Barracuda was played without permission or authorization from us"

Louder

‘Nobody makes a record like that for the money’: how Gang of Four made Entertainment!

‘There was tension with the National Front and swastikas on walls. So I’m proud the album is an outsider classic – but feel depressed these songs are still relevant’

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s all fan-driven. People are in absolute raptures’: how mysterious masked rockers Sleep Token took over metal

They just headlined Download festival and their latest album went to No 1 in the US and UK – so why is Britain’s biggest metal band in a generation so hated by some?

The Guardian - UK

The best new rock songs you need to hear right now

Featuring Castle Rat, Starbenders, Buckcherry and five other lords of the new church of rock'n'roll

Louder

Cher’s son Elijah Blue Allman rushed to hospital after authorities found him ‘acting erratically’

Allman, 48, is the youngest son of the ‘Mamma Mia!’ star

The Independent UK

John Reid dead: Nightcrawlers DJ dies 'suddenly' aged 61 as music stars pay tribute to 'incredible' talent

The DJ, producer and prolific songwriter rose to fame as the frontman of Nightcrawlers

Evening Standard

"I would be trying to convince my friends who are listening to Mariah Carey and Backstreet Boys to listen to Black Sabbath." Lzzy Hale on why it was "different" for her growing up as a Black Sabbath fan

Halestorm frontwoman Lzzy's taste in music made her something of an outcast as school

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"This is so beautiful." Turnstile fly high in the summer rain with superb headline performance at Outbreak London

Turnstile Summer is officially go, as the Baltimore hardcore crew smash it at Outbreak festival in east London

Guitar World

“I apologize for the broken beer bottle that was thrown at him”: Melissa Auf der Maur surprises fans as she reunites with Billy Corgan to perform a Smashing Pumpkins classic

The bassist linked up with the alt-rock titans for the final song of the night in Montreal

Guitar World

“The good news is it was recorded – you can go online and see it. The bad news is that’s because someone stole all the master tapes”: Jeff ‘Skunk’ Baxter on his supergroup with Joe Walsh, sessions with Joni Mitchell and the voices of Albert King

The session great discusses being hand-picked by Gene Simmons, fitting in with James Brown, creating classic solos for Steely Dan and the Doobie Brothers, and Frankenstein acts on most of his guitars

Guitar World

“I said, ‘Give me a mop and some cleaning supplies.’ I scrubbed that bathroom and I made it spotless”: Guitar Center CEO Gabe Dalporto is on a mission to raise store standards – and says he’s not above scrubbing restrooms

Dalporto took a trip to assess the on-scene situation at one of his stores – and ended up getting hands-on with the cleaning

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Evening Standard

Cher's son Elijah Blue Allman 'lucky to survive' after being rushed to hospital with overdose

The Grammy winner, 79, previously filed to become her son’s conservator, citing his drug issues

MusicRadar

“No one ever knew the number, so it never rang”: The intriguing mystery of the ringing phone captured at the end of David Bowie’s Life on Mars

The ringing phone that closes out Bowie’s Hunky Dory epic was captured by accident - and nobody quite knows who was on the other end

MusicRadar

“I got it right and Roger got it wrong... he came in a bar too early”: Zak Starkey offers a detailed explanation of the on-stage incident that led to him being fired from The Who

It seems that it all stemmed from the decision to play a Who’s Next album track

Evening Standard

BBC Radio 2 star reveals secret feud with Liam Gallagher - and the insult that left him 'floored'

The 51-year-old DJ claimed it was ‘the thing’ to be ‘mean’ during the time of the alleged row

Guitar World

“There were all these killer players. I was shy and kind of sat there, but Etta said, ‘I like that little white kid’”: Brian Ray wowed Etta James at 18, lost-out on Shakira and landed his gig with Paul McCartney –after auditioning at the Super Bowl

Brian Ray's career is like no other. As Paul McCartney's guitarist for over 20 years, he gives us a unique perspective on what it's like to play with a Beatle – and how it all started with the Monster Mash

Guitar World

“A first in the history of electric bass guitar”: Stephen Malkmus is using his bass string as a guitar strap onstage with his new supergroup – and it looks uncomfortable

Your shoulder might not thank you, but it’s certainly a novel way of repurposing old strings

MusicRadar

“In my opinion, as someone who was there, Randy never reached his peak. He was just getting started. I’m laughing at the thought of Randy reaching his peak with just two albums!”: The genius of Randy Rhoads — by his former bandmate

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