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“This is a hideous name drop, but…”: Jon Hopkins reveals what he learned from Brian Eno about music production

“As much as possible, don't get bogged down in the tiny minutiae,” he says

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“We might find 50 guitars to choose from. All of a sudden, something that was on an electric might now be on a rubber-bridge acoustic”: Meet flipturn, the indie-rockers flipping the script on three-guitar bands – with a chorus pedal as a sixth member

The Floridians share their love of open tunings, the one pedal they couldn’t live without, and the nightmare feeling when a ’board fails during a show

Guitar World

“It’s an extremely playful, extremely dark, complex song, unbelievably deep.” Nick Cave names the hip-hop song that he wants played at his funeral

Nick Cave nominates the "amazing work of art" that he'd like played to soundtrack his passing into the afterlife

Louder

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“Paul Reed Smith and I grew up on the same street. He knew I was finishing guitars and one day asked for help. Eventually we needed somebody to head up the factory. He said, 'You’re it’”: How Joe Knaggs became one of America’s most respected guitar makers

Having cut his teeth working at the PRS factory, rising from finishing assistant to production manager and head of Private Stock, Knaggs built his brand from the ground up. Here’s his story…

Guitar World

“It’s a favourite with jazz and funk players, but it's just at home in hits by artists such as Jessie Ware”: Expand your chordal colours with 9ths

Building an extension to a chord doesn’t require planning permission, but it might require a degree of design. We add 9ths to our extension palette

MusicRadar

Don’t look back: after decades of apathy, A Complete Unknown has turned me into a Dylan nut

I went into the cinema without expectation, I left feeling like a besotted teenager and have listened to little other music since

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“Ninety per cent of drummers are interchangeable, but you definitely know when he’s playing… I wish I could be as creative as him”: If a Skindred show slumps, Phil Collins saves the day

Welsh metal band’s drummer Arya Goggin hails the Genesis icon and reveals some of his secrets

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A beginner's guide to Bad Company in 10 songs

The best songs by Bad Company, the supergroup who took blues rock to the stadiums of America

Louder

"I've given up drinking. And I feel great. I'm not as much of an arsehole any more": Massive Wagons on sobering up, getting serious, and the size of Bruce Dickinson’s mouth

From greedy politicians to male mental health, Massive Wagons stuck their necks out on 2024's Earth To Grace album

Louder

Jon Anderson & The Band Geeks release stunning live version of Yes classic Your Move / I’ve Seen All Good People

Your Move / I’ve Seen All Good People comes from the upcoming live album Live - Perpetual Change

Louder

Grimes denounces "Nazi-ism" in fandom

"I am sorry I didn’t take this more seriously sooner," says Grimes, who shares three children with Musk

Salon

‘My job was making hits’: Clive Langer on taking Bowie, Dexys and Madness to No 1 – and why he turned Madonna down

He skied with Bowie, boozed with Madness and recorded the Teardrop Explodes on acid. But does he regret blowing it with Dave Grohl? The great producer relives his smashes, parties and 11am vodkas

The Guardian - UK

“It’s getting a little bit more difficult. I just don’t have the pressure that I had, but I work around it”: Peter Frampton explains how he’s adapting his technique in order to keep playing guitar

The rock legend plans to play guitar for the rest of his life, but it will require an evolving approach in the face of a degenerative disease

Guitar World

"All American and Canadian heads…..We are back!" Irish hip-hop sensations Kneecap announce 15-date North American tour

The world's premier Irish language hip-hop trio announce fall tour plans

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Evening Standard

Ateez, Stray Kids and Aespa: why 2025 will be another huge year for K-pop in London

BTS and Blackpink may be about to stage a comeback, while Ateez, Stray Kids and Aespa are all playing London this year

Metal Hammer

“He sometimes gets overshadowed by his own brilliant lead playing”: What was underrated about Eddie Van Halen, according to Testament guitarist Alex Skolnick

Eddie Van Halen was the master of shredding, but he was capable of so much more as well, says Testament’s longtime guitarist

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“I'd lost a close friend and a hero of mine took the time to console me”: Guitar mainstay Pete Thorn tells how Steve Vai comforted him following Chris Cornell’s death

And there’s a happy ending. Thorn and Vai are now band members in SatchVai Band, alongside Joe Satriani

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“This record is like The Wall. It’s about the alienation of a band, and then claiming one’s destiny”: How My Chemical Romance channelled the spirit of Pink Floyd to create a classic concept album

“The record takes you on this journey,” said singer Gerard Way

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The Independent UK

Save the Music Foundation looks to expand its school education support by going independent

The VH1 Save the Music Foundation never had any problem getting attention in the late ’90s when it launched with a party featuring Aretha Franklin, Celine Dion and Mariah Carey

Metal Hammer

10 brilliant but overlooked rock and metal albums you need to hear from 2000

The year 2000 gave us massive releases from Deftones, Linkin Park and Limp Bizkit, but these 10 albums flew under the radar

MusicRadar

“Far from dominating, their position in the awards overall is in fact peripheral”: Women’s recent supremacy at the Grammys is massively overstated, says new report, as men still claim the majority of nominations and wins

The success of the likes of Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish has obscured what’s really going on, research suggests

Louder

"This song is a reminder of how we started but it’s also the first part of a new story we want to tell." Ten years after they began work on it, Sleigh Bells release new single Wanna Start a Band?, and share North American tour dates

"Come out, cut a rug, sweat with us"

Guitar World

“Grover Jackson used to bring down these guitars, but some of them weren't even finished – he’d change the pickups backstage”: Adrian Smith reveals what convinced him to ditch Les Pauls for Jacksons

The Iron Maiden guitarist is one of the luthier’s longest-serving artists – he explains how its founder’s diligence inspired him to make the jump

The Guardian - UK

Chappell, chaps, Brat or rap spats: what will – and should – win at the 2025 Grammys?

It’s tough to call the quality-stacked top categories, featuring Academy darlings such as Beyoncé, Billie Eilish, Kendrick Lamar and Taylor Swift alongside pop’s new tyros

MusicRadar

“If you're listening to amazing gear through terrible monitors, you've wasted your cash”: Why monitors are the most important part of your studio

Don't know where to begin with buying and using studio monitor speakers? Listen up

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