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“The sound of other guitars is leading the player. With the Stratocaster, the player leads the sound”: Tom Morello explains why the Fender Strat is unlike any other electric guitar

The Strat served as Morello's “North Star” and helped him break out of his “sonic safety zone” – and that's because it grants a level of agency that other models simply don't provide

Guitar World

Watch Tom Morello and Nile Rodgers lead an all-star lineup of guitarists through an all-shred instrumental cover of Jimi Hendrix's Voodoo Chile (Slight Return)

The video has ben put together by Fender to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Stratocaster guitar

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“Jimi once said he’d been imitated so well that people had even copied his mistakes”: Watch Nile Rodgers, Tom Morello, Rebecca Lovell and more celebrate 70 years of the Strat in an all-star cover of Voodoo Child

To mark the Stratocaster's 70th Anniversary, Fender got 10 of today's Strat players to pay tribute to its most famous player – and turn loose the wah – on a cover of Voodoo Child (Slight Return)

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“Forever ahead of its time”: Fender kicks off the Strat’s 70th anniversary party with star-studded Voodoo Child (Slight Return) mega-jam – featuring Tom Morello, Nile Rodgers, Mateus Asato, Ari O'Neal and Rei

The fiery, tag-teamed take on the Hendrix classic is designed to showcase the Strat’s enduring legacy – and tonal flexibility

Guitar World

“Bass players always are the last people to find out”: Rage Against the Machine bassist Tim Commerford doesn’t know if the band is over or not

While Commerford's words do bass player stereotypes no favors, they at least spark some hope for the future of the political rockers

Guitar World

Slayer to reunite to play Louder Than Life 2024 alongside Slipknot, Korn, Motley Crue, Judas Priest, Disturbed, Evanescence, Five Finger Death Punch and many more

Slayer are officially back, and they are playing one of the biggest festival lineups of 2024!

Metal Hammer

“I tried for years to find this magical tone and I finally just gave up”: Tom Morello’s guide to being a better guitarist

The Rage Against The Machine man has advice for all budding guitarists

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Wayne Kramer’s Rage Against the Prison Machine

Years behind bars for drug dealing led the influential proto-punk rocker to work for criminal justice reform.

Capital & Main

“The best guitar solo is a song within a song. I’ve been doing that my whole career”: Ace Frehley on the mystery of his guitar style, influences, and how his genius IQ works best when he's half-awake

Returning with 10,000 Volts of rock 'n' roll, the legendary former Kiss guitarist explains why his style needs no evolution – just a Les Paul, a Marshall on 10, and he's good to go

Guitar World

"It has a kind of sense of revolutionary message but also a good sense of humour": Producer Bob Ezrin gives update on eagerly anticipated MC5 album

The MC5's fourth album Heavy Lifting was originally due in 2022, and those involved are determined to see it released in the wake of Wayne Kramer's death

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“Eric came in, played great, just one tasty lick after another. Jeff Beck’s contribution was spellbinding”: Mark Knopfler enlists Clapton, Townshend, Iommi, Slash and dozens more for all-star charity single

Knopfler’s Guitar Heroes raise funds for teenage cancer charities with an epic version of his Local Hero theme, featuring Jeff Beck’s final recording, and over 50 guitar legends – including David Gilmour, Joan Armatrading and Brian May

Guitar World

Black Keys, Hozier, and More to Perform at Love Rocks NYC Benefit Concert

Get ready for an unforgettable night of music as The Black Keys, Hozier, and more come together for the Love Rocks NYC benefit concert, supporting Gods Lov...

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"The countless lives he’s touched, healed, helped and saved will continue his spirit and legacy" – musicians praise the life and legacy of MC5 guitarist and activist Wayne Kramer

The co-founder and guitarist of the influential Detroit band died at the age of 75 on February 2

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Rock world pays tribute to MC5 founder Wayne Kramer, who died this week at the age of 75

Alice Cooper, Slash, Tom Morello and Jack White among the stars paying tribute to late MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer

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"Brother Wayne Kramer was the best man I’ve ever known": Tributes for MC5 co-founder Wayne Kramer, who has died aged 75

Tom Morello says he "basically invented punk rock music", while Jack White calls Kramer "definitely part of the solution"

Metal Hammer

"Busted at Download! Wicked. Let's 'ave it!": Busted, Mr. Bungle, Enter Shikari, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, Tom Morello and more join Download 2024 bill

Download festival announces 22 additional artists for June weekender, including pop-rock trio Busted

Guitar World

“I don’t want to string people or myself along any further”: Rage Against the Machine are finished, according to drummer Brad Wilk

The drummer has said the band will not be rescheduling RATM’s cancelled shows, ending hopes of the rap-rock legends hitting the stage again

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The Independent UK

Rage Against The Machine is breaking up... again

Drummer Brad Wilk made the announcement on social media

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Rage Against The Machine will not be touring or playing live again: “I don’t want to string people or myself along any further” says drummer, Brad Wilk

The announcement comes 16 months after RATM’s last live performance

Chicago Sun-Times

Rage Against the Machine ‘will not be touring or playing live again,’ drummer says

Fans had been waiting for the rescheduling of shows postponed in 2022 and 2023.

Louder

24 things to get excited about in 2024

As with all years, 2023 had plenty of great, memorable rock moments. With a new year now upon us, here’s what we’re vibed up for that’s coming along in the next 12 months

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The Gaslight Anthem's Brian Fallon: My stories of Bruce Springsteen, Eddie Vedder, Jon Bon Jovi, Dave Grohl and more

"He takes me down this dark path, and suddenly Mark Lanegan just appears out of nowhere, wreathed in smoke, kind of like the devil" - Brian Fallon

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"The record is a guitar extravaganza": Heavy Lifting, the first MC5 album since 1971, will feature Slash, Tom Morello, Alice In Chains' William DuVall, Vernon Reid, and more

Wayne Kramer promises that Heavy Lifting, the first MC5 album since 1971’s High Time, is coming in spring 2024

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Warning: contains Tom Morello playing with a Michael Bolton lookalike

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