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"Kids saw the video on MTV and thought, 'This is cool. These guys are kinda ugly and they're tearing up their high school.' It attracted some riff-raff." Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit video has now been viewed more than two billion times on YouTube

"The video was probably the key element in Smells Like Teen Spirit becoming a hit." Dave Grohl

Metal Hammer

PMT, one of the UK’s largest instrument retailers, has been placed into administration – closing all stores and making 96 members of staff redundant

The company’s stock and assets have been sold to online retail giant Gear4music for roughly $3.26 million

Guitar World

Black Sabbath! The final interview with Tony Iommi, Ozzy Osbourne, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward – all yours in the new Guitar World

Plus interviews with Jake E. Lee, Adam Jones, Creed Bratton from The Office, the guys from Goose, former Jethro Tull man Martin Barre, K.K. Downing, Zakk Wylde, Jerry Cantrell, Tom Morello, Lzzy Hale, Billy Duffy, Robben Ford and more

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Arturia's Mix DRUMS is an "all-in-one" drum processor that promises punchy, pro-sounding drums without the fuss

Co-developed with producer Emre Ramazanoglu, Mix DRUMS brings together dynamics, distortion, tone-shaping and much more in a one-stop shop for drum mixing

MusicRadar

"Edge left. He was feeling that he couldn't serve both god and man. I decided I couldn't either. So we both quit." How Bono and The Edge's faith in Jesus almost destroyed U2

Fears that Christianity was incompatible with life in a rock band caused much soul-searching for U2 in the early '80s, and almost led the band to break up

Louder

Pitbull is a fan of his fans. He says it's his job to make them feel good

Pitbull's getting used to looking out at a crowd and seeing thousands of look-alikes staring back at him

The Independent UK

“It doesn’t get anywhere close to The Dark Side Of The Moon, but a few years ago it had clocked up 12 million sales. That’s pretty big!”: Jethro Tull’s Ian Anderson on the band’s classic album — with the “bloody awful” cover

And no - it's not a concept album!

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“A bold new take on a classic metal machine”: Having ridden the wave of popular demand, Jackson’s Surfcaster offset has landed – and it’s built for speed

No sharp ages? No problem. These X and JS Series Surfcasters have the shred-friendly dimensions and high-output pickups to mix it as a metal guitar

MusicRadar

Douglas McCarthy death: Nitzer Ebb frontman dies, aged 58

Musician was praised for his ’incredible razor-sharp irreverent humour’ and ‘his deeply warm heart’

The Independent UK

Paul McCartney says ‘musical genius’ Brian Wilson was ‘bright shining light’

The 82-year-old Beatles bass player has previously cited Wilson’s work as an inspiration for his own.

Evening Standard

Haim: I Quit review – the messiest breakup album of recent times, in every sense

(Polydor)The three LA sisters dwell on the bitter end of a relationship in tracks that range from replayable valley-girl rap to plodding country-pop

The Guardian - UK

“I had no idea you could get a sound like that”: The player that almost convinced The Office star Creed Bratton to give up guitar altogether

Away from his starring role in The Office, Bratton is an accomplished guitarist – but one blues icon almost made him rethink his relationship with the instrument

Guitar World

‘Seriously ill’ Deacon Blue musician in intensive care after hospital dash

Band member has been temporarily replaced for the remainder of the year

The Independent UK

How 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game' seeded a music nonprofit supporting the songwriters of tomorrow

“Take Me out to the Ball Game” is more than just a song sung every summer in baseball stadiums around the United States

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“A true gentleman and a great artist”: Tributes paid to Nitzer Ebb frontman Douglas McCarthy

Vocalist has died suddenly, aged 58

MusicRadar

“It's the best song we ever did - It proves the best that you do isn't always the most successful”: 10 underrated Air tracks you absolutely need to hear

The beloved French duo behind Sexy Boy and All I Need have a deep well of spellbinding music every bit as superb as their most well-known tracks

MusicRadar

“I said, ‘Rick, I’m playing one note, how the hell do I play less?’ He said, ‘I know you can do it’”: Tom Petty keyboard player Benmont Tench says that being produced by Rick Rubin on Johnny Cash’s American IV album was like solving a puzzle

“You need to simplify,” Rubin kept telling him

Guitar World

“He looks at the way the black finish is cracking, takes the finish off, and there's a Paisley staring at him”: Brad Paisley thought he had bought just another ’60s refin Tele – turns out, there was a $30,000 guitar hidden under the spray paint

The country star recently teamed up with Fender for his very own Limited Edition “Lost Paisley” Telecaster

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Tom’s Hardware

How to rip your audio CDs to MP3, FLAC from the Linux terminal with abcde

Rip your CDs directly from the Linux terminal using the abcde bash tool.

Guitar World

“He goes, ‘You’ve got to put a battery in the back.’ I was like, ‘A battery? What are you talking about?’” Zakk Wylde on how a student introduced him to a pickup pairing that would end up defining his sound with Ozzy Osbourne and beyond

It was a revolutionary moment for the guitarist – and he’s never looked back since

The Independent UK

Sabrina Carpenter fans upset over new album cover: ‘I’m not feeling it’

Pop singer has raised eyebrows with the cover of her new album, ‘Man’s Best Friend’

MusicRadar

“The world mourns a genius today”: Bandmates, friends and stars pay tribute to Brian Wilson

Dylan, Elton, Sting and many others mourn his passing

The Independent UK

Waxahatchee at London’s Eventim Apollo was a night of musical brilliance with no room for chaos

4/5 Katie Crutchfield’s band delivered a superlative set on Wednesday night, bringing the American songwriter’s remarkable material to life with steady excellence

MusicRadar

“There is really only one chord in the whole song. E… something”: A music professor breaks down the theory behind Sly & The Family Stone's Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)

Following Sly Stone's passing, we explore how one of the funk icon's most enduring grooves turns minimal harmony into maximum impact

Metal Hammer

Lars Ulrich has (maybe) seen your Metallica memes

Metallica’s founding drummer says he shares the occasional fan-made post in the metal titans’ group chat

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