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“You look back and wonder what really happened there. I was asked to lie about my age and I just thought, ‘I can’t be doing this anymore.’ It wasn’t fun”: One single show rekindled Magenta singer Christina Booth’s passion for music

If she hadn’t pushed past the negativity of a record deal near-miss, there’d have been less Cyan, no Magenta – and no Bar Stool Prophet, her new solo album

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“Fingerstyle is my most comfortable technique, although I got deep into slap bass when it was still funky”: Preston Crump on gaining fame with Outkast and why he stopped playing slap bass

Atlanta bass originator Preston Crump has supplied the low-end for the likes of Outkast, Dr Dre and Cee Lo Green

Guitar World

"Making a split with someone after 10 years, 20 years, 30 years — there’s going to be some high highs and low lows as you begin to process it all". Chelsea Wolfe shares shadowy new single Everything Turns Blue

Doom goth Chelsea Wolfe releases the new single Everything Turns Blue, lifted from her forthcoming album She Reaches Out To She Reaches Out To She

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NAMM 2024: “Redefining the expectations of what an affordable acoustic should be”: Martin “remasters” its X Series lineup

Martin’s budget-friendly acoustics now come in three new finishes – including drool-worthy cocobolo – and feature thinner necks and a contoured bridge for extra comfort

Guitar World

“When you’re the bass player and it’s time for the solo, you go nuts, because you’ve been playing rhythm for everyone else for so long!” Tony Visconti on David Bowie’s The Man Who Sold The World

Spurred on by guitarist Mick Ronson, Tony Visconti’s bass playing ranged from the wildest of improvised runs to proto-heavy-metal support

Guitar World

The 10 best cover songs by thrash metal bands

Metallica, Slayer and Sepultura have all given classic songs a high-octane boot up the back side

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NAMM 2024: "One of the best days of my career was the day I opened up that case with that guitar and my name on the 12th fret" – Mark Tremonti demos and reflects with his signature guitar and MT-100 head at the PRS factory

The full 'Monti: 23 years on from its launch, the guitarist recalls the beginnings and why the model has barely changed

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NAMM 2024: A live rig in a gigbag? Vox delivers the APC-1, a guitar with a built-in speaker, drum machine and effects unit, rendering the rest of your band redundant

Vox has loaded the '60s-inspired guitar with modern tech for an all-in-one musical experience for all your one-man-band needs

Guitar World

Jess Williamson review – silken-voiced singer embraces new upbeat worldview

Alone on the stage with her guitar and iPhone drums, the US singer traverses country, folk and pop with a rich voice that sneers, flutters and soars

The Guardian - UK

NAMM 2024: Korg’s Poetry, a ‘Chopin piano’, could be the most unexpected signature instrument ever

Surely it should have been called the ‘Chopiano’, though?

MusicRadar

“Anything that touches the string is God”: PRS has re-engineered the shape of its tuners – and the new design could have a game-changing impact on tone

The Maryland brand is certainly no stranger to guitar innovations – its latest development may physically be its smallest, but could in fact make the biggest tonal difference

Guitar World

"That was my first falling off a cliff moment" – Tal Wilkenfeld on the challenges and trust of playing bass with Prince and Jeff Beck

"He's not there for himself, he's there for the music," she says of Beck

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Big Big Train share video for new single, the historically themed Miramare

Big Big Train will release The Likes Of Us, their first studio album with new singer Alberto Bravin, in March

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“Dust off your guitar (sorry, the snare drums will have to wait for another day)”: Metallica take potshots at St Anger in new announcement

Metallica are joining in with all your snare drum jokes as they team up with guitar app Fender Play

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“The strings I put on it cost more than the actual guitar”: Portishead guitarist Adrian Utley explains why he used a $5 junk shop guitar and a $10,000 Martin – in the same session

The British guitarist – who has played with everyone from Jeff Beck to Mark Lanegan and Perfume Genius – has been discussing his esoteric gear philosophy

Guitar World

“There are 8 people working full-time to review each and every one”: The Smashing Pumpkins receive 10,000 submissions for new guitarist role

The alt-rock icons have recruited an entire team to review every single application

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“Can We Just Cancel Her?“: Ariana Grande Loses 350k Followers Amid New Controversial Single

In the wise words of Ariana Grande: "Your business is yours and mine is mine." The post “Can We Just Cancel Her?“: Ariana Grande Loses 350k Followers Amid New Controversial Single first appeared on Bored Panda.

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Spiritbox are in the studio with ex-Bring Me The Horizon member Jordan Fish

Spiritbox guitarist Mike Stringer has teased a collaboration with the recently departed Bring Me The Horizon keyboardist

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“We were insisting we’d maintain our own identity, and perform a set before Peter Gabriel joined us onstage… I’m pretty sure that’s what soured the deal!” Happy The Man’s very brief stint as Gabriel’s backing band

The trials and tribulations – sometimes self-induced – of trying to be a prog band in America

Louder

Those Damn Crows are flying high: they delivered one of 2023's best albums, headlined their favourite festival, and Johnny Depp knows exactly who they are

Those Damn Crows' third album Inhale/Exhale hit the top three on the UK chart and was voted one of the 20 best albums of 2023 by Classic Rock writers

Latin Times

Elton John Achieves EGOT: Who Is the Only Latino On the List?

Elton John became the latest EGOT following his Emmy win on Monday night .

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"Nothing lasts forever". Sleep Token wipe their social media accounts and fans are freaking out

Sleep Token's wiped social media account have fans speculating - are they preparing to enter a new era or are they pissed off over a leak of their identity online?

Guitar World

“Some bass parts are functional and some are creative: you don’t need to play Rachmaninoff when the band wants Al Green”: The man behind Elvis Costello’s finest albums recalls his life as a main Attraction

Bruce Thomas, once of Elvis Costello’s backing band, the Attractions, recounts his career

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"Little Rope is a defiant message of perseverance from a band who never followed the rules": riot-grrrl legends Sleater-Kinney work through their grief on 11th album

Born out of darkness and grief, Little Rope is an album firmly focussed on the light at the end of the tunnel

Evening Standard

Dua Lipa hints at "raw" third album inspired by personal experiences and UK culture

The star also spoke about buying back her publishing rights. “Pay attention early on," she advised young artists, "especially in the business side of things… "

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