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John Butler: ‘For 25 years I ripped my heart out on stage … now I’m paying the piper’

The guitar virtuoso on his ‘existential breakdown’, his disdain for fake news and the new album that’s bringing him back to life

The Guardian - AU

"As a result of his rapid evolution as a guitarist, Johnny Marr's chord choices from his five years with The Smiths reveal some inspirational examples": here are 4 of them to start with

The Cmaj9 ritual

MusicRadar

“I hear there’s an election coming. Don’t vote for that Conservative p****!” In praise of Jane’s Addiction, the band who invented the 90s

Topics covered: Jane's Vs Guns, some of the greatest lyrics ever written, the birth of the "Alternative Nation" and other Gen X angst…

Louder

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“A spectacular homage to the golden age of shred”: Kramer launches its latest wild Custom Graphics creations – and one of them pays tribute to a model that “revolutionized the guitar world”

The two axes are built for ‘80s glam metal shred extravagance and continue the firm's single humbucker trend

Guitar World

How are there so many Swedish metal bands? A Swedish metal band explains

Avatar singer Johannes Eckerström explains how his homeland has given us Opeth, Arch Enemy, Sabaton, In Flames, Meshuggah, Amon Amarth, Bathory and much, much, much, much more

Metal Hammer

Great new prog you really must hear from Tim Bowness, Al Di Meola, The Omnific, Kaipa and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week

Cool new proggy sounds you really should check out from Storm Deva, Magic Fig, Kati Rán, Oresund Space Collective and more...

Louder

Marty Friedman wants you to stop calling him an ‘ex-Megadeth guitarist’: “It’s not doing me any favours. It’s 25 years ago.”

Though still proud of his time in the celebrated thrashers, Friedman feels his music and theirs have become wildly different

Metal Hammer

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“I never understand when someone’s in a studio, using their own stuff. I’m pulling out everything – we used 100 guitars on the previous record”: Sadie Dupuis on making Rolling Stone’s top guitarists list – and getting a guitar in the Rock Hall of Fame

The Sad13 and Speedy Ortiz leader has made some of 21st-century indie-rock’s most essential albums, but she admits her approach to writing often lands her in trouble

Guitar World

Hit Me Hard And Soft by Billie Eilish review – a flowing queer triumph that celebrates the album as a form

Billie Eilish’s new album Hit Me Hard and Soft is already fast on its way to becoming her third consecutive number one album. This album is reminiscent of her first – where her second album Happier Than Ever looked forwards, “I’m in love with my future, can’t wait to meet…

The Conversation

"He seems kind of all over the place but this thing is spot on": Brendan O'Brien on his first encounter with John Frusciante and how they recorded the Under The Bridge intro

O'Brien engineered and mixed 1991's Blood Sugar Sex Magik and saw the secret to a great guitar tone first-hand

MusicRadar

“Dave was peak-Navarro”: Dave Navarro plays with Jane’s Addiction for the first time in 3 years following his long Covid battle – and the band debuted new material

The band's classic lineup have reunited for their first show together since 2010 – and they marked the occasion with a brand-new song

Guitar World

Lady Gaga splits fans after admitting she had Covid during five live shows

Singer performed a quarter of her 2022 tour dates while testing positive for the virus

The Independent UK

Yes review – head-spinning intensity, immaculately delivered

Prog legends go on dizzying adventure through sprawling, occasionally exhausting yet pristine music, with acoustic chugs, glam-like stompers and squealing wig-outs

The Guardian - UK

“I jammed with Prince once, and he was like, ‘What is that effect you have on your guitar?’ I said, ‘Nothing.’ He couldn’t believe it”: Lenny Kravitz on the time he blew Prince’s mind with his guitar tone

Kravitz's straight-into-the-amp setup – which has been at the core of his sound for most of his career – left pedal fan Prince with his jaw on the floor

Guitar World

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“I said, Adrian, why aren't you singing in Iron Maiden? Be the singer!” Thin Lizzy's Scott Gorham once encouraged Adrian Smith to return to Iron Maiden as the band's frontman

In 1997, Scott Gorham suggested that Adrian Smith should rejoin Iron Maiden in place of Blaze Bayley

The Guardian - UK

Children of Robbie Robertson sue late musician’s widow, alleging elder abuse

Lawsuit disputing ownership of $6m house alleges that Janet Zuccarini took advantage of Robertson, with her lawyers calling it ‘meritless fiction’

Metal Hammer

This footage of Evanescence’s Amy Lee singing with Within Temptation is a modern metal clash of the titans

Within Temptation have released a clip of them performing The Reckoning live with Lee in 2022

Guitar World

“Tom Morello is my idol! The way he approaches guitar in a non-traditional way was really inspiring”: Introducing Glytsh’s Claire Genoud, the London shredder taking “horrible” sounds and turning them into alt-metal bangers

Inspired by Tom Morello and Alexi Laiho, the inventive guitarist in UK duo Glytsh is always looking for weird tones – although her pedalboard is surprisingly straightforward

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Evening Standard

Lava La Rue curates your Friday night playlist

As they release the latest single in the run up to their debut album, the west Londoner and founder of NiNE8 collective selects your Friday listening

Louder

“He’s known as the American working man but he’s never worked a day in his life.” Paul McCartney delivers an amusing, warm-hearted tribute to Bruce Springsteen at Ivor Novello Awards

Paul McCartney honours Bruce Springsteen at prestigious music awards ceremony in London

Metal Hammer

Tony Iommi remembers co-writing a Black Sabbath song with Eddie Van Halen: “I said, ‘You’re playing that wrong’”

Van Halen’s record label stopped him from getting a Black Sabbath songwriting credit in 1994

Marie Claire

Insiders have commented on those Travis Kelce proposal rumours

Metal Hammer

Black Sabbath's Get A Grip: Watch the official upgraded video

Get A Grip comes from a new single released to celebrate the upcoming Tony Martin-era box set Anno Domini 1989-1995

Guitar World

“It breathed new life into a guitar I hadn’t played in years”: I top-wrapped my Les Paul to find out whether it actually made a difference – and I wish I’d done it sooner

Wrapping guitar strings over the top of a guitar's bridge or tailpiece is said to lead to more sustain, better playability and a slinkier feel. Is any of that really true?

The Independent UK

Celine Dion fans ‘sobbing’ over emotional interview trailer

Canadian icon offers an emotional behind-the-scenes look at her health struggles in forthcoming documentary ‘I Am: Celine Dion’

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