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“My dad didn’t believe in distortion”: Bill Kelliher took us through his unlikely guitar tone journey – while he cooked us lunch

We asked the Mastodon maestro to tell us about his lifelong search for perfect guitar tone, so he did – and gave us a killer culinary class while doing so

Guitar World

"Red Hot Chili Peppers are being used by the Satanic powers of darkness": How a silly joke at the 1992 MTV Awards landed Anthony Kiedis in trouble with Christians and his granny

Are you aware that Red Hot Chili Peppers "pay homage to Satan"? Us neither, but Anthony Kiedis only has himself to blame

Metal Hammer

Hip-hop turns 50, reinventing itself and swaths of the world along the way

In the five decades since hip-hop emerged out of New York City, it has spread around the country and the world

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"I’d seen this wild-eyed, crazy-haired guy and my parents were horrified!" Marc Almond's lifelong passion for Jethro Tull and Ian Anderson

Soft Cell singer cherishes memory of performing Thick As A Brick with the man who wrote it

Louder

Searching for Sugar Man singer Rodriguez dies at 81

Michigan-born singer-songwriter whose improbable career was detailed in 2012 Oscar-winning documentary has died

The Guardian - US

Festival Lizzo was due to headline cancelled due to ‘severe circumstances’

Made in America has taken place over Labor Day weekend in Philadelphia since 2012, when it was headlined by founder Jay Z

Evening Standard

At the United Center, LL Cool J ready to celebrate hip-hop’s 50th anniversary in Chicago in a big, big way

The F.O.R.C.E. Live tour, which also features Common, arrives at the United Center on Sunday.

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‘More former dancers’ come forward with allegations about Lizzo

The attorney representing Lizzo’s dancers said his firm is reviewing complaints from at least six other people who claim to have worked with the singer, who denies the allegations against her

The Independent UK

Nikki Sixx, John 5 and the ongoing Mötley Crüe brouhaha – only in the new Guitar World

Plus! Buddy Guy, Nita Strauss, Oingo Boingo, In Flames, Drug Church, Dirty Honey, bluegrass shredders and a new Pink Floyd-style arrangement of Beethoven's Moonlight Sonata

Guitar World

Corey Taylor: "There are a lot of people in Iowa that are very ashamed of the fact that Slipknot comes from there"

Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor explains why his band is disliked in their home state of Iowa, says that people who live there are unfriendly and still "so mad" about their success

Metal Hammer

Thousands Lined the Streets to Honor Sinéad O'Connor's Life and Legacy During Her Funeral Procession

People held up signs with powerful messages.

Marie Claire

Producer Steve Lillywhite: "For me, a powerchord is laziness", explains why The Edge only used them for one U2 song

A pet hate for the iconic XTC, Rolling Stones, Peter Gabriel, Killers, Dave Matthews Band and Simple Minds producer – "You can get that power from something else"

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“The kids just went ape”: This menacing riff shaped the playing of Jimmy Page, Pete Townshend and Jeff Beck – and had a guitar tone so aggressive it was banned from the radio

Finally set to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame later this year, Link Wray was a guitar pioneer who – when he released Rumble in 1958 – made the instrument sound more dangerous than anyone before him

Guitar World

Fast-rising session guitarist Sus Vasquez: "There was no other thing I wanted to do in life, I just wanted to play the guitar"

The Colombian-born Elixir® Strings artist has already collaborated with musicians including Jacob Collier, Karol G, Billy Porter and Blue October

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“I don’t want someone coming away from my show thinking, ‘He doesn’t sound any good’”: Buddy Guy opens up on his retirement from the road

The blues guitar legend says that seeing the toll advanced age took on the live performances of some of his own heroes – including B.B. King – played a significant factor in his decision

Guitar World

“We never saw it coming that Mick wasn’t going to be able to tour and was going to have to quit the band”: Nikki Sixx offers his own take on the Mötley Crüe drama

“We didn’t choose this, but since we had to be put in this position, we’re very happy with where we’re at right now,” the bassist said in an exclusive new Guitar World interview

Louder

"Can you believe that at Freddie Mercury's last concert, no one actually pressed record?": The story of the great showman's last stand

On August 9th 1986, Freddie Mercury played with Queen for 120,000 fans at Knebworth Park. No one knew it would be his final show with the band

The Guardian - UK

‘I love being part of a collective female experience’: inside the all-Taylor Swift club night sweeping the UK

Swiftogeddon began as a novelty one-off but it’s now a weekly sellout event where strangers become best pals and every song is greeted as if it were the greatest ever written

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The Independent UK

Beyoncé paid $100k to keep Washington trains running for fans attending her concert

Start of pop star’s Washington DC concert was delayed by inclement weather

Evening Standard

Hot Chip talk Sinéad O’Connor and London’s nightlife crisis: ‘Brixton Academy is so essential’

Twenty years in, the band is still thriving

MusicRadar

Issue 325 of Computer Music is on sale now

Master your music from home! Mastering guide • Two free plugins: Choric Quartet by Caelum Audio and Excite Audio Lifeline Console Lite • Free sample selection • Chris Lake and Galen Tipton interviews • Sibilance and pads masterclasses REVIEWED: EastWest Hollywood Fantasy Orchestra: String and Brass Sections, Brainworx Amek Mastering…

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"The N.W.A. attitude is we don't give a f**k": how Straight Outta Compton changed hip-hop, and then the world

Released on August 8, 1988, N.W.A.'s explosive debut album Straight Outta Compton remains one of the most powerful protest records ever

Evening Standard

Taylor Swift leads nominations for MTV Video Music Awards 2023

The pop superstar has received seven nods for her Anti-Hero music video as well as a nomination in the artist of the year category

MusicRadar

5 songs guitarists need to hear by... John Martyn

Brilliant, inventive, troubled, there was never a folk guitar player like Martyn, whose appetite for experimentation created a sound that resonated far beyond guitar culture

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After Getting Control Of Graceland, Riley Keough Talks Dealing With Family ‘Chaos’ Following Lisa Marie Presley’s Death And Where She Stand With Priscilla Presley

Riley Keough, who recently took over Graceland, spoke about the aftermath of Lisa Marie Presley's death and where she stands with Priscilla Presley.

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