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“You're by far the best guy that we've tried. I would love to have you in the band”: So why did Trent Reznor turn down Richie Kotzen for Nine Inch Nails?

But Stanley Clarke “didn’t give a shit” what band he was in

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"Ozzy and I were like a couple of naughty schoolkids." Zakk Wylde shares his favourite (not so) wholesome memory of hanging out with The Prince Of Darkness

Sneaking beers on tour in Japan? Heaven forbid

Metal Hammer

Tom Petty, Motörhead, The Doors, plus some big surprises: we reveal 10 top music journalists’ most treasured vinyl records

10 of the world's top music journalists reveal their most cherished records as part of our Vinyl Week special event

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Zara McDermott and Louis Tomlinson fuel romance rumours with sly videos on holiday

The Love Island star, 28, and One Direction singer, 33, first sparked dating speculation last month

Evening Standard

"Five were f***ing horrible." Skunk Anansie icon Skin shares what it was like being buddies with David Bowie and Lemmy, and run-ins with 90s boybands

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"The demo had my singing on it. When I played it to the band, the look on their faces said, 'We’re in trouble, boys'": Mike Rutherford and producer Chris Neil remember the making of Mike & The Mechanics' All I Need Is A Miracle

There was a weird moment when, in the US Top 20, there was a Gabriel song, a Collins song, a Genesis song and a Mechanics song

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Trump’s tariffs: What’s the real cost to music and how come K-Pop is weathering the storm?

When cash dries up, musical luxuries such as streaming services and gig tickets are among the first to feel the bite

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“He was riding a bicycle on stage. I had my camera on a tripod and, gee, what a coincidence – almost every night he’d knock it over!” Tony Levin on the differences between Peter Gabriel and Robert Fripp

Veteran bassist Tony Levin, who met Peter Gabriel and Robert Fripp on the same day in 1976, compares and contrasts the two band leaders

Louder

“I was reluctant, even in Rush, towards the end – I was not playing nearly as many solos. I just wanted to get away from that”: Alex Lifeson on his complicated relationship with guitar solos – and why he cut down on leads in Rush's later years

Lifeson explains why solos aren't a priority for him anymore

Guitar World

“I got that bass for $50 off this coke dealer. I don’t know what Jaco did to it, but he totally messed up the insides!” How Cro-Mags’ Harley Flanagan went from buying a Jaco Pastorius bass on the street to fronting one of hardcore’s most influential bands

The Cro-Mags founder on the reason he plays Fenders despite loving Rickenbackers, learning from Lemmy and the new documentary about his struggle for survival

Guitar World

Merengue singer Rubby Pérez confirmed dead in Dominican Republic nightclub tragedy

Singer’s daughter had earlier told local media that he ‘started singing’ so rescue workers could hear him

The Independent UK

Is this our first sighting of Ed Sheeran's top-secret new Looper X, as he continues his global busking jaunt?

It's "all about fun, connection and bringing people together"

MusicRadar

“I don’t only think in barre chords – that’s a slightly arrogant statement to make”: Brian May and Roger Taylor disagree about their guitar contributions to Taylor’s Queen tracks

The pair have offered a fresh insight into their songwriting partnership

Guitar World

‘It is about all of humankind’: Ukrainian violinist Valentina Goncharova on her cosmic call to compose

Born in Kyiv, trained in a Soviet conservatory and inspired in a Mongolian temple, the experimental musician describes the impulse that led to her first original album in 30 years

The Guardian - UK

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“He didn’t sound like any other previous Whitesnake guitarist. His thumbprint is an indelible part of that record”: Remembering John Sykes, the journeyman virtuoso who made his mark on both Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake

Cruel timing and clashes with David Coverdale kept Sykes from rock’s super-league but he was a top-tier player with a sound all his own

Guitar World

“My worst case of buyer’s remorse? An impulse-buy banjo. I was third-wheeling on a date, and I felt awkward”: Yvette Young on how to buy a guitar, and why – maybe – you should think twice before lending anyone a beloved acoustic

The sometime teacher and modern-day math-rocker recounts the gear that’s made an impact – and gives us a rundown on her most-loved rig

Guitar World

“It’s the guitar I’ve dreamed of making for years”: Jackson and Bring Me the Horizon’s Lee Malia champion the rise of the metal offset with new signature Surfcaster

Featuring old looks, modern features, and pickups voiced to Malia’s aggressive-but-open specifications, the LM-87 is one of 2025’s finest new signature guitars

MusicRadar

“I like guitars that don’t just appeal to metal players”: Jackson and Bring Me The Horizon’s Lee Malia team up for the Pro Series LM-87, a shreddable Surfcaster-style electric with a humbucker/P-90 pairing

The LM-87 is fashionably offset, super versatile, high-performance and it is officially here

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e-instruments’ Slower is the laidback software instrument that could put your music on the fast track to success

A tape-based tone generator that features a carefully curated collection of half-speed samples

Louder

“We’d all seen The Wall; we knew there were good rock movies out there”: Inspired by Pink Floyd, Marillion made a film out of their 1994 concept album Brave. It didn’t go well

Marillion’s attempt to make a full-length move to accompany 1994 concept album Brave went so badly that the director disassociated himself from it

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“Just so if ever that happens again, I’m like ‘here’s the proof that I wrote it’”: Ed Sheeran reveals that post-copyright cases, he now films every recording session

Plus he responds to TikTokker said his music was like “heroin”

The Independent UK

Skunk Anansie’s Skin announced as keynote speaker at The Great Escape 2025

Exclusive keynote conversation will take place in Brighton this May

The Guardian - AU

Former Beatles drummer Pete Best announces his retirement

Musician, who played with the Beatles between 1960 and 1962 until he was replaced by Ringo Starr, says he ‘had a blast’

Metal Hammer

"Ozzy jumped from one subject to another with astonishing rapidity, like some frantic pigeon": A mind-mincing encounter with Black Sabbath on the Sabotage tour

By 1976, Black Sabbath already had a huge heritage to live up to. We joined them on the road in Portsmouth

The Independent UK

Colombian court rules hit song ‘+57’ violated the rights of children

A high court ruled that ‘+57’ violated the rights of children because its lyrics sexualized minors

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