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“Stepping into the Slayer situation and learning 19 songs on the flight over to Europe made a good impression”: How Phil Demmel nailed one of the biggest gigs in metal – and became Kerry King’s six-string wingman

The former Machine Head guitarist on landing a gig with his hero, grappling with 6/8 and super-fast triplets as Kerry King picks up where Slayer left off in fire-breathing new solo project

Guitar World

Prince George and Princess Charlotte's ‘nightmare’ before meeting Taylor Swift that caused some ‘stress and panic’

George and Charlotte met Taylor Swift at Wembley on Prince William's 42nd birthday but their schedule reportedly didn't quite go to plan

Woman & Home

Scott LePage played an Ibanez Xiphos alongside Steve Vai – now he’s teased a potential signature version of the radical X-type

The Polyphia maestro has shared a clip of him ripping a guitar solo on an axe we’re hoping gets a production run in the near future

Guitar World

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"Eddie was doing these extended solos so Tony had to have a word with him about that": Geezer Butler remembers the ups and downs of Black Sabbath being upstaged by Van Halen, and his hopes for a final farewell show with Bill Ward

He also weighs in on what went wrong with the Rick Rubin-produced 13 album: "Tony was incredibly disappointed in him"

MusicRadar

Peak and Summit – the best sounding synthesizers Novation has ever made

Explore the Peak and Summit to see how Novation’s legacy of innovation can inspire your next musical journey.

MusicRadar

Troye Sivan review – a performance as heartwarming as it is hot

The Aussie singer-songwriter is sensual and athletic, while his six-piece troupe of dancers create moments of tenderness amid all the raunch

The Guardian - UK

Remembering Rusty Egan's Blitz Club: a place to 'avoid the mob and the homophobes', where the New Romantics were born

As he releases new vinyl boxset, 'Blitzed!', Wallpaper* meets DJ Rusty Egan to talk about London's scene-building Blitz club – the antidote to the late 70s punk scene and a hot-bed of experimental fashion

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Hotel bartender says Justin Timberlake had one martini before DWI: ‘If he was drinking more, it wasn’t here’

The pop superstar allegedly had ‘one drink,’ according to a bartender at the hotel he was at before being pulled over by police

The Independent UK

‘I’m not calling God a slob’: how Joan Osborne made One of Us

‘Conservative religious groups took great exception. I was getting death threats and people were picketing my concerts’

The Guardian - UK

“We are engaged here tonight in part of a larger existential battle for the very soul of the human race.” Watch Roger Waters play Pink Floyd's Wish You Were Here at London concert promoting peace, freedom and justice for Palestine

Roger Waters labels Labour leader Keir Starmer a "genocide enabler" at Stand Up For Palestine benefit show in London

Louder

Ten-disc Kevin Ayers box set to be released in October

Cult prog rocker's 1971 album Whatevershebringswesing to be remastered and issued on vinyl

Louder

“I could sing in tune but now I think I’ve gotten so lazy because I sing with Auto-Tune all the time”: Charli XCX on how a reliance on pitch correction software means that her tuning is now "pretty out, because my ear is so used to leaning in”

“That’s why I only do rap at karaoke,” she says. “Because people are like ‘isn’t she a singer?’ And I’m like, well yeah, but haven’t you heard of Auto-Tune?”

MusicRadar

Charli XCX says she will ‘not tolerate’ anti-Taylor Swift chants by her fans

There has been speculation about her recent lyrics, referring to Swift.

Evening Standard

"Most of my clients have a story to tell - I tryto mirror that in the instrument somehow": Synth designer Love Hultén is making some of the weirdest instruments you've ever seen

Sewing machines, ferrofluid oscilloscopes and mechanical crabs - nothing is off-limits in Love Hultén's wildly imaginative world of instrument design, but how does he do it?

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“Fred Sheeran doing the Blue Eyes thing": Watch Ed Sheeran make a surprise appearance with Limp Bizkit to perform The Who classic Behind Blue Eyes

Ed Sheeran joined Limp Bizkit onstage at Pinkpop in Landgraaf this weekend for a cover of The Who's Behind Blue Eyes

Guitar World

“Mr. Bungle tried to play this song in the '90s and we scrapped it because we sucked at it”: Wolfgang Van Halen helps Mr. Bungle rip through a cover of Van Halen’s “most metal song”

WVH joined the avant-garde metal ensemble for a raucous rendition of the heavy Van Halen cut

Guitar World

“Full of history and stories from a pivotal era in British music”: Gibson honors Jeff Beck with a recreation of his historic 1959 ‘YardBurst’ Les Paul – before he gave it a radical makeover

Beck bought the original model – widely considered to be one of his most iconic instruments – when he replaced Eric Clapton in the Yardbirds, using it extensively both in the studio and on stage

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"His experimentation with the physicality and tonal possibilities of the electric guitar seemingly knew no bound": 5 songs you need to hear by Jeff Beck

The guitar player's guitar hero has a discography and a bag of six-string tricks like no other

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The Independent UK

Justin Timberlake was arrested after anonymous tip-off from within hotel

Timberlake was arrested for driving while intoxicated

Louder

St Vincent adds UK and European dates to her All Born Screaming tour

St. Vincent reveals plans to expand All Born Screaming tour into October

Guitar World

“Nick’s knowledgeable depth, thoroughness and fairness in his reviews earned him a distinguished position as a true authority”: Remembering Nick Guppy, Guitarist magazine’s guitar amp guru

Mesa/Boogie, Bad Cat, Blackstar, Boss and more pay tribute to longtime Guitarist writer Nick Guppy, who died suddenly in April

Guitar World

“Chrissie Hynde and Linda McCartney were friendly. She said that Paul was looking for a guitar player”: Robbie McIntosh on a playing career running from the Pretenders to John Mayer – and the knock-off Japanese Strat he used on tour with a Beatle

In a lifetime of great gear and credits from Norah Jones to Celine Dion and Paul McCartney, the guitarist says he remains in love with his yellow Strat copy

Marie Claire

Charli XCX Asks Fans to "Please Stop" Chanting "Taylor Swift Is Dead" at Her Shows

She won't stand for this behavior.

Louder

“It’s not a travelogue, but there’s an expansive feel to the songs that’s redolent of broadening horizons”: Devin Townsend’s vinyl Terria reissue

2001 release, inspired by his home nation, put the Canadian back on track after his previous misstep

Evening Standard

What time is Robbie Williams on stage at BST Hyde Park in London?

The performance comes almost a year after his last UK show

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