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“Even the thought that Clapton might have seen a few seconds of my video feels surreal. But I’m truly honored”: Eric Clapton names Japanese neo-soul guitarist as one to watch

Toshiki Soejima couldn't quite believe that his guitar hero picked him as one of his favorites…

Guitar World

UK jazz star Emma-Jean Thackray: ‘I had the word weirdo thrust upon me. So I’m reclaiming it’

Autistic and with ADHD, the chart-topping musician always felt out of step – and then she had to face terrible grief. She explains how her new album helped her survive

The Guardian - UK

“You better be ready to prove it’s something you can do”: Giacomo Turra got exposed – but real guitar virtuosos are being wrongly accused of fakery, too

More and more accusations are being thrown at players for doctoring their chops to gain clout on social media. So how much of it is true –and where should you draw the line?

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One of the UK's biggest guitar stores has sold its stock and website to online retailer Gear4music for $3.2 million – after weeks of speculation over its future

GAK, which stands for Guitar, Amp and Keyboard, has been closed since March 25, allegedly for maintenance, before confirmation that it has entered insolvency

Guitar World

“Imagine the roaring intensity of Meshuggah’s live performances echoing through your rig”: Meshuggah’s world-ending guitar tones are now available in a signature pedal

Fortin Amps has bottled Meshuggah’s signature amp for an all-new preamp and distortion pedal

Guitar World

“The last thing Billy and I wanted to do was retread and say, ‘Hey, let’s do another Rebel Yell.’ We’ve already done that”: Guitar hero Steve Stevens lifts the lid on the new Billy Idol album

"I’m always looking to embellish the melody of the vocal," the guitarist says

MusicRadar

Fontaines D.C. announce huge Belfast show with local heroes Kneecap

Fontaines D.C. expand their summer tour plans with a second show in Ireland

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Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong tackles one of Randy Rhoads’ most iconic solos – tapping and all – in live cover of Ozzy Osbourne’s Crazy Train

Playing with the Coverups in California, the Green Day frontman has exhibited his lesser-spotted shred chops

Guitar World

Joey Jordison’s original Slipknot logo design revealed via social media

The late Slipknot drummer’s family have shared his initial sketch for the band’s legendary logo

Metal Hammer

Liam Gallagher details 'biblical' Easter reunion with Noel’s sons ahead of Oasis reunion tour

Over the Easter weekend, Liam, 52, revealed that he caught up with Noel and his teenage nephews Donovan, 18, and Sonny, 14

Evening Standard

“For guitarists who crave an unrelenting, aggressive tone that stands out in any mix”: The Fortin Meshuggah head is the amp every metal player wants – now you can get its crushing tones in a pedal

Designed by Mike Fortin, US-made, featuring an active 3-band EQ and noise gate, the Meshuggah preamp/distortion pedal could be the gain monster you need to destroy, erase, improve your tone

MusicRadar

"This is their best album yet and a major contender for album of the year." Employed To Serve are officially taking their seat at UK metal's big table with the brilliant Fallen Star

Employed To Serve have dished up their best album yet - and a certified metal album of the year contender

Metal Hammer

“It’s not meant to be anything more than a thank-you – with love, with respect, and with one hell of a guitar solo”: Sammy Hagar set to release track inspired by a dream he had about Eddie Van Halen, co-written with Joe Satriani

Encore, Thank You, Goodnight also features Michael Anthony on bass and is meant to be a celebration of the unforgettable chapter they shared in Van Halen

Guitar World

"In a word, Viagr Aboys is chaos." Swedish post-punks Viagra Boys get weirder, looser and messier than ever on their fourth album

Stockholm post-punks deliver a fever dream fourth record

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“I got a call saying, ‘Robert Plant is going to call you.’ What?!”: How Alison Krauss made sweet music with the Led Zeppelin legend

And there may be more to come

Metal Hammer

“I’ve been going through some challenging times”: Def Leppard’s Rick Allen is still traumatised by Florida attack two years ago

The Def Leppard drummer was assaulted in a hotel car park in March 2023

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Zak Starkey is back in The Who. “I take responsibility for some of the confusion… Zak made a few mistakes and he has apologised”, says Pete Townshend

After a fractious gig and with a world tour in jeopardy, rock’s rockiest band have kissed and made up

Guitar World

“What blew me away was that everyone wanted the curly maple top. People were calling, saying, ‘I’ve got to have the bird inlays’”: Paul Reed Smith on raising the Standard 24, finally cracking the noise-free guitar and why John Sykes is a tone hero

We take Paul Reed Smith back to the start of his 40-year-old company to discuss the new Standard 24 and quite a bit more

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Charli XCX wants Turnstile to be one of the artists of the summer

The star behind “Brat summer” passed the torch during her Coachella show this weekend

The Independent UK

Sean Lennon shares rare message with fans about his relationship with half-brother Julian

Son of John Lennon and Yoko Ono, who is also a musician, does not often address his relationship with Julian Lennon in public

Metal Hammer

Hear Halestorm return with rousing single Darkness Always Wins

The Pennsylvania hard rockers promise their new song isn’t as pessimistic as its title makes it sound

Louder

"We were just hanging out on the beach and sipping cool libations; Keith Richards was totally living the rock’n’roll lifestyle": Billy Gibbons’ wild tales of The Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Muddy Waters and Ministry

Meet the only man to have played with Hendrix, the Stones and Chad Kroeger from Nickelback

Metal Hammer

Watch the video for the first new music from the original Alice Cooper Band in half a century

Black Mamba comes from the Bob Ezrin-produced Revenge of Alice Cooper, out in July

Louder

The Cure launch mammoth Mixes Of A Lost World album, donate royalties to charity

Listen to remixes by Four Tet and Paul Oakenfold now

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“This Man Is In PAIN!”: Kanye West Confesses To Incestuous Relationship With Cousin When He Was 14

"Get him off the internet."

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