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“They’re absolutely going to kill all that was good with the Pistols by eliminating the point and the purpose of it all”: John Lydon writes off Sex Pistols tour as "karaoke"

As the band prepare to head out on tour without their original frontman, Lydon has a few things to say about it

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“In my head I was there with Freddie in those moments, even though this was happening long after he was gone”: How Brian May completed the last Queen song that Freddie Mercury wrote alone

Mercury recorded his vocal part just a few months before his death

MusicRadar

Machine Gun Kelly made guitar “cool” again, claims Polyphia’s Tim Henson

“MGK got a number-one record with a guitar on the cover, which is really cool!”

Metal Hammer

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“I remember it being very uncomfortable. My body would just vibrate with anxious energy listening back”: When their lead guitarist was fired, Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy had to step up to the plate. The result was an iconic record with a “panic attack” solo

Tweedy recalls 2004’s A Ghost is Born as a crash course in taking over lead guitar, as he breaks down his attitude to songwriting, explains why the best artists are experts in failure – and suggests modern players might be too good to be remembered

Guitar World

Genesis share 2025 remaster of Lamb Lies Down On Broadway title track as box set release shifts to June

Genesis's 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition of The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway will now be released on June 12

Louder

“The skill is in choosing which notes to emphasize, or maybe skip entirely, while maintaining the alternate strokes”: Why rhythm is as important as the notes you play in a blues guitar solo

Inspired by Eric Gales, Joe Walsh, Earth, Wind & Fire and Motown, this blues lesson puts the rhythm first

Guitar World

These are some of the best concerts taking place across Scotland this March

These are some of the best gigs and concerts taking place in Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen this March.

The National (Scotland)

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"The lyrics were hastily written in the pub, hence the fact that it lacked a final verse": Recorded in secret, Sweet's Fox On The Run was given a second life by the Guardians Of The Galaxy

Recorded while their regular songwriters were away, Fox On The Run gave Sweet a huge hit and a song that would never go away

Louder

Bowling for Soup’s Chris Burney shares health update after retiring from band

Guitarist announced he was quitting the band he co-founded in 1994 after experiencing medical issues

The Independent UK

"This is the first time in my career we’ve had to speak to the local police about civil unrest": Mark Tremonti on the political climate, being a guitar hero and Frank Sinatra

Take care of business. Quit your comfort zone. Don’t listen to rock journalists. And never forget you could still be washing cars. Life advice from The Book Of Tremonti

Metal Hammer

Chris Imler: The Internet Will Break My Heart review – underground pop exploring the stickiest bits of the web

Musing on topics as varied as porn, cute animals, war and weed, the Berlin artist’s latest release is as seductive and disorientating as a late-night internet rabbit hole

The Guardian - UK

“Your opportunity to own a piece of music history that is directly tied to two of the world’s foremost guitarists”: Gibson unveils Murphy Lab replica of Eric Clapton’s “Disraeli Gears” 1958 Les Paul Custom that he later gifted to Albert Lee

The Cream of the crop for collectors, this forensic reproduction ships with a second pickguard signed by Slowhand and Lee, a custom Duck Brothers case and a lot of mojo

MusicRadar

Shakira and Carin León Shine at Premio Lo Nuestro 2025 with a Night of Nostalgia and Unforgettable Moments

The 37th edition of Premio Lo Nuestro was an explosion of nostalgia, talent and a lot of Thalía.

Latin Times

“It’s a slam-dunk lost classic”: How Rush and Pink Floyd led James Dean Bradfield to Man – a band he’d previously dismissed

Manic Street Preachers frontman wasn’t convinced by his fellow Welsh musicians, until he discovered the Steely Dan and Little Feat elements of their 11th album

Louder

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Benson Boone’s Beautiful Things is world’s best-selling digital single of 2024

The singer was nominated for best new artist at the 67th Grammy Awards.

MusicRadar

“It’s an old-fashioned piece of conceptual rock”: Steven Wilson issues album update and promises no less than the reinvention of the “extended classic rock solo”

The prog visionary says Randy McStine's solo is one of the highlights of an album that's animated by a grand musical ambition in the vein of Mike Oldfield and Pink Floyd

Guitar World

“I'll never forget meeting Jimi at that club in New York in 1968. I'm so grateful we had the chance to become friends”: Buddy Guy returns to the stage after officially retiring from touring last year to honor Jimi Hendrix

Guy joins the star-studded 2025 Experience Hendrix Tour lineup, which includes the likes of Zakk Wylde, Samantha Fish and Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram

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“We were always going to try to break boundaries and try new things”: It was the first No.1 pop single to feature rapping - and it came from Debbie Harry and Blondie

“Some people loved it, and some people hated it,” recalled drummer Clem Burke

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“I have to try and talk about the neck without sounding offensive or angry”: Johnny Marr says satin finishes have no business being on a guitar neck

Gloss is boss in Marr's book as he reveals his six-string pet peeve

The Guardian - UK

US culture war show comes to London – and strikes a chord with European populists

At this year’s Arc conference, a new American export was on full display: ideological finger-wagging in Europe’s direction

Guitar World

“There’s amazing players like Josh Smith and Eric Gales, and I thought, ‘OK, I’ve been missing out. I’m learning the blues’”: Tosin Abasi said he wanted to release a blues album – is it still on the cards?

We asked the progressive metal innovator for an update on his prospective blues record, which he teased back in 2022

Marie Claire

Jason Kelce Says Taylor Swift Made Travis Stop Being So Much Like Peter Pan

Travis Kelce (Taylor's Version).

The Guardian - UK

Indie legend Miki Berenyi: ‘There was a falling out in Lush. And, if I’m honest, it still hurts’

Ahead of her trio’s new album, the indie star answers your questions on the harsh 90s music press, her harrowing memoir, and the joy of Spurs walloping Arsenal

Guitar World

“I said, ‘We’re going to reinvent the notion of the extended classic rock solo. This is going to be the “not Comfortably Numb” solo’”: Steven Wilson bringing back the long guitar solo – with a twist

Wilson's eight studio album promises to be “an old-fashioned piece of conceptual rock in the tradition of The Dark Side of the Moon and Tubular Bells”

The Guardian - UK

Uriah Heep review – after 56 years, progressive heavy rockers bid a blistering live farewell

They may not have created any true rock touchstones, but they still have the powerhouse vocals and guitar skills to get the audience on their feet

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