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“Players have been requesting a reissue of this model for decades, and Epiphone has heard you!”: By popular demand, Epiphone brings back the Grabber Bass, the four-string loved by Gene Simmons, Mike Dirnt and more

The much-loved four-string is alive once more to enjoy a second life with Epiphone, offering bassists a humbucker with a splittable coil, and an excuse to stick their tongue out like Gene

MusicRadar

Ticket touts cost UK music fans £145m a year, says O2

Telecoms firm calls for crackdown after it fended off 50,000 attacks from automated ‘bots’ in a six-week period

The Guardian - UK

"They just went in there and bang, bang, bang – three takes or so and nailed it”: Why Oasis’ Definitely Maybe was recorded twice

The Sawmills Studio team have shared memories of the sessions that became the band’s dynamite debut

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The Pineapple Thief announce new European dates for Spring 2025

UK prog rockers The Pineapple Thief will release The Last Run EP in November

Louder

Hallelujah! Now you can holiday in Jeff Buckley’s former home in Memphis

Lover, You Should Have Come Over (instead of shooting selfies and video outside)

MusicRadar

“I’m like, ‘Listen, I could give you all the stuff that I use now, but it took me years to even have a use for it": Finneas on why he’s given Billie Eilish “the bare minimum of stuff” in her new recording studio

"'If I give you this basic thing, it’ll make sense to you right away’”

MusicRadar

“Their mastery of black metal left them nowhere to go, except into far weirder and more interesting territory”: Where to start with Ulver

As they build up to album number 14, revisit the boundary-busting history of Norway’s musical mavericks

Metal Hammer

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“I can’t stop being bewildered by all these people who say, ‘That guy sucks!’ I’ve got news for you – you don’t get to where you’re at if you suck! Okay?” Kirk Hammett on why bad solos are dying – and dealing with armchair guitar critics

Towards the end of 2023, we caught up with Metallica's affable lead guitarist to take stock of one of the greatest years in the Bay Area metal behemoth's history, and to talk guitars, songwriting and gear

Guitar World

“I handed him the guitar at the end saying, ‘You can keep that!’ And the next day it had millions of views”: Yungblud explains why he’s been giving away his new Epiphone signature models at shows

The punk-rock superstar says the idea to hand out guitars to fans came about by accident, after a clip of a fan playing his guitar on stage went viral

Guitar World

“The first day of rehearsal they forgot me!” Watch Nirvana's first-ever TV performance as a four-piece, with future Foo Fighter Pat Smear on guitar

On September 25, 1993, Nirvana performed as a quartet on US TV show Saturday Night Live, playing two songs from their brand new album In Utero, with Pat Smear on second guitar

Metal Hammer

“You know within 10 seconds if that person’s right, and straight away we knew she had it”: The making of Secrets Of Angels, Karnataka’s only studio album with Hayley Griffiths

Band leader Ian Jones hoped the third incarnation of his band would be the one that stuck – but it wasn’t to be

Louder

Linkin Park's London O2 show is a celebration of one of 21st century metal's most impactful and important bands

Linkin Park and new singer Emily Armstrong roll out the hits and some promising new material for a delighted London crowd

Metal Hammer

Chappell Roan Clarifies Her Divisive Election Comments: "No, I Will Not Be Voting for Trump"

The singer has declined to endorse a candidate.

Marie Claire

Linkin Park review – monster hits perfectly reshaped for a fresh chapter

Back on the road with vocalist Emily Armstrong making their back catalogue her own, the hybrid metallers have found a new audience and a reinvigorated sense of purpose

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“I would use the semi-hollow and get a lot of comments about it. And I’m like, ‘Well, you can’t buy one. It was made in Private Stock, and it’s just a one-off’”: PRS has teamed up with David Grissom for a new DGT Semi-Hollow – but it’s seriously limited

The DGT Semi-Hollow is limited to 200 models worldwide, and hand-signed by both PRS founder Paul Reed Smith and David Grissom

Louder

Donner pay tribute to 80s ECM jazz on new single Grey Skies Over Stridsklev

Jacob Holm-Lupo's outfit Donner will release second album The Van Gennep Gap in November

Latin Times

Journey Frontman Arnel Pineda Responds to Backlash Over Terrible Rock in Rio Performance: 'I'm Still Suffering'

Arnel Pineda wants fans to decide if they still want him in the rock band.

Guitar World

“Delivers the OG of bold chorus sounds. We’re thrilled to authentically bring that tone back to pedalboards”: Warm Audio debuts its take on the revered vintage chorus beloved by John Frusciante

The vintage revivalist has offered an updated version of Boss’s legendary CE-1 unit, alongside a new pedal format 1176-style compressor

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Apple Music Classical just got a huge free upgrade

Version 2.0 of Apple Music Classical has been released with lots of new content to enlighten and delight you

Evening Standard

Bob Dylan announces extra tickets for London's Royal Albert Hall shows

The Mr Tambourine Man singer will take to the London stage for three nights

Guitar World

“I’m almost getting scared about my love affair with this guitar – I’m worried what I would do if something happened to it”: Trey Anastasio on the creation of his “perfect” custom Languedoc guitars – and the genius who made them (who only sees mistakes)

Whenever the Phish frontman appears on the hallowed cover of Guitar World he has his Languedocs with him. But what makes them so great?

MusicRadar

"He was the most introverted guy you’ve ever met in your life. To go from that to the world’s greatest entertainer – it blows my mind.”: Bruce Springsteen airs new tour documentary

With exclusive behind-the-scenes access and raw tour footage Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band is the latest peek into Springsteen’s world

MusicRadar

“Is it a post-pandemic thing of people looking for some comfort from something happy and familiar?”: Supergrass's Gaz Coombes ponders the retro ‘90s revival

“When you look back at the lad culture and messiness, we weren’t part of it nor did we really enjoy that side of it"

The Independent UK

Crazy Town singer Shifty Shellshock’s cause of death disclosed

Singer’s manager said he struggled with addiction and the band’s rapid rise to fame with their hit song, ‘Butterfly’

Louder

“Lavish yet controlled angst… for what was then considered regular pop music, it’s fearlessly miserable”: Ultravox’s 40th anniversary edition of Lament

Classy reissue package includes contributions from Steven Wilson and Moby, plus live show that proves they could deliver on stage too

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