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“If it was my piano, I’d chop it up and use it for kindling”: The ‘not great’ instrument that created Adele’s Set Fire to the Rain

Fraser T Smith reveals the gear behind his work with Adele, Kano, Dave, Kae Tempest and more

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“It’s a joy to play”: Reverend’s newest signature for Bob Balch is a hot-rodded rock machine fit for a fuzz metal pioneer – and it comes fitted with a Floyd Rose

The latest edition of the Fu Manchu visionary's signature guitar ups the ante for some Floyd Rose fun

Guitar World

I’ve been watching acoustic guitar prices all year and Guitar Center's up to 35% off sale is the best I’ve seen – especially if you want an A-list model

Get your hands a top-level acoustic guitar for less with this awesome sale over at Guitar Center

Guitar World

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Taylor Swift buys back the rights to the master recordings of her first six albums

After her former label sold her catalogue in 2019, Swift embarked on her lucrative album rerecording project – but now owns the originals for the first time

The Guardian - UK

“I’m proud to finally share this with everyone": Jean-Michel Jarre to release ‘audio visual record’ of his Bratislava mega-gig, which featured an appearance by Brian May

Live In Bratislava is out in September

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“I don’t remember any conflict inside the band. We were determined to grab back the reins from anyone who was holding them and do the album the way we wanted it to bedone”: Bob Mould on myth vs reality and the making of Hüsker Dü’s New Day Rising

Tension? What tension? New Day Rising found Hüsker Dü's creativity surging, setting the table for Flip Your Wig. But is it as influential as people say is? Mould is not so sure

Guitar World

"I told them when I left, ‘Do not use my music'. And of course they used it": 42 years on, Dave Mustaine still has a few things to say about his exit from Metallica

"You listen to the riffs, you know they’re my riffs"

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“Noel said, ‘What’s that tone?’ He started fiddling with the controls on the amp, and I thought, ‘Will I tell him to stuff his band now, or will I stick around?’”: Eric Bell recalls his very first rehearsal with Noel Redding – who hated his guitar sound

Bell’s departure from Thin Lizzy led him to Noel Redding – but tensions ran high during the pair’s early days together

Guitar World

Metallica in London: Two nights, no repeats - here’s everything you need to know

From ticket prices to VIP perks and who’s opening each show - before the mosh pit opens

Evening Standard

"Throwing back": Oasis just paid homage to themselves with the reveal of retro-inspired tour merch

If their dynamic pricing took the shirt off your back, they’ll gladly sell you a new one…

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Morgan Wallen review – country’s biggest star sings of whiskey, heartbreak … and more whiskey

Playing a rare intimate show as new album I’m the Problem tops the charts, the laid-back American singer is hardly groundbreaking – but there are funny, moving moments

The Guardian - UK

Add to playlist: GB’s open-hearted pop and the best of the week’s new tracks

The latest innovator to emerge from the RMC, Copenhagen’s music school and alt-hothouse, Gustav Berntsen combines off-kilter rock with unabashed yearning

The Guardian - UK

“I really like using small amps in the studio. It’s an old Led Zeppelin trick, right? But they just sound pretty incredible”: How Samantha Fish used raw amp energy and some “wild, funky, weird little guitars” to make her new album come alive

Paper Doll is the sound of Fish unleashing the riffs and working a newfound confidence with her vocals, and it has some seriously sizzling tones

Guitar World

"And the finalists are…" It’s time to vote on which band gets to play at the Montreux Jazz Festival

Thomann and Shure have revealed their shortlist. Now it’s time for you to pick your winner.

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Oasis fans express frustration at ballot for front-standing tickets at Manchester shows

Ticket holders for the band’s five homecoming gigs at Heaton Park have been told they need to apply for a limited number of spaces with close-up views

Evening Standard

Westminster Council appeals judge ruling that led to Leicester Square busker ban

Musicians blasting out songs on a daily basis in the West End tourist hotspot was compared to ‘psychological torture’ by a judge

The Independent UK

Miley Cyrus’s Something Beautiful isn’t as weird as she said it would be

3/5 Pop star’s habit of veering so wildly off-piste is, in its own way, consistent

Louder

“His carefree aesthetic is wonderfully captured – yet for the highs come genuinely frustrating and irritating lows”: Kevin Ayers And The Whole World’s Shooting At The Moon

Canterbury icon’s erratic second album, on vinyl for the first time, shines with the contributions of Mike Oldfield and Lol Coxhill

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“I had 30 days left on my visa or they’re gonna throw me out of the country. I didn’t know they’d already auditioned 24 guitarists”: Scott Gorham recalls his nerve-racking Thin Lizzy audition – and his first impressions of Brian Robertson

Back in 1974, Thin Lizzy were auditioning a second guitarist to accompany their newest recruit: the 18-year-old Les Paul-wielding Brian Robertson

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“The Foundry Series takes the power, dynamism and response of our acclaimed tube amp ranges and forges them into creative, affordable, high-quality solid-state amps”: Laney unveils the IR-equipped 120W Supertop head with onboard effects and matching cabs

It's lightweight, high-powered, features LAIR onboard IR tech, modulation and reverb, and is voiced to compete with tube amps

The Guardian - UK

Mary Halvorson: About Ghosts review – restless beauty from jazz’s shape-shifting guitarist

The Brooklyn boundary-pusher’s expanded ensemble returns with a kaleidoscopic blend of angular rhythms, intricate melodies and thrilling improvisations

The Independent UK

Big Ocean breaks new ground as K-pop’s first deaf group

Big Ocean, the world’s first K-pop group composed entirely of deaf and hard-of-hearing artists, is breaking barriers with high-tech tools and inclusive performances

The Guardian - UK

‘We want to stop in our prime’: Saint Etienne on their final album, turning down Cher’s Believe, and why pop is a dying art

The Britpop-defying indie trio are calling it a day after 35 years. From having their minds blown by techno to fireworks night with Aphex Twin, they recall the highs – and explain their eternal ‘psychic’ bond

Louder

"Lookin' For Trouble hits its mark as often as it misses": Supergroup the Dead Daisies kick back down south with uneven blues covers album

Lookin' For Trouble was recorded at Fame Studios in Alabama, home of the Muscle Shoals Sound

Metal Hammer

"We're all going to lose somebody, and it hurts. How do you move on?": How Alice In Chains came back from the brink

After the death of Layne Staley, it took Alice In Chains seven years to return with a new frontman and album. This is their story

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