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Alice Cooper and Judas Priest announce co-headline tour

Guillotines and motorbikes, together at last

Metal Hammer

Ghost have played the first show of their Skeletour World Tour - setlist details now online

The eagerly-awaited Skeletour tour finds Ghost mixing new tracks with classics – and some surprises

Metal Hammer

“Chinese Democracy was a boring record. But calling it Guns N' Roses was not honest. It was totally a solo record”: GN’R’s ex manager takes aim at Axl Rose

He claims frontman made band “miserable” every day

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Jessie J declares “it’s my f**king moment” as she plots powerful comeback two years after dropping label

The British hitmaker announced in 2023 that she had amicably parted ways from her record label, Republica Records after 17 years

Evening Standard

Stevie Ray Vaughan, Simple Minds, Megadeth, the Cult and the class of 1985 – only in the new Guitar World

Also starring Jimmie Vaughan, GA-20, Kiki Wong, Dead Kennedys, the Smithereens' Jim Babjak, Cracker's Johnny Hickman, King Diamond, Third Man Hardware, Sue Foley's new GW column, Money for Nothing and more

Guitar World

“Clever flurries of musical activity keeping multiple balls in the air. Then it all goes, against expectations, a bit King Crimson”: A prog band won last year’s Mercury Prize. Did you notice?

English Teacher might sound like another cookie-cutter post-punk NME-frendly group, but debut album This Could Be Texas proves they’re about as progressive as it gets

Louder

The love that dare not speak its name: why I’m coming out as a gay man who loves Taylor Swift

She is tragically mainstream, allergic to ‘serving’ on the red carpet and certainly hasn’t thrived against the odds. It’s the antithesis of gay culture – so why do I love her?

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“For some reason, the post office shipped your guitar to Jim Root of Slipknot”: Sweetwater mailed a metal fan's Jackson guitar to a metal legend

He received a flight case but no guitar

MusicRadar

Taylor Swift Fans Just Spotted a Major Clue That She's Working on a New Album

It was hidden in *checks notes* an interview with a Swedish DJ.

Marie Claire

“My guitar tech ran in and said, ‘Hey, you want to meet Pete?’ I was too scared”: The Smithereens’ love affair with The Who goes way back – yet when guitarist Jim Babjak got the chance to meet Pete Townshend, he turned it down

The Smithereens even released a covers album that pays homage to The Who's 1969 record Tommy

Guitar World

"No one phoned me. They never contacted me and I thought, 'Well, I'm not going to bother contacting them either'": Ex-Judas Priest drummer Les Binks has died aged 73

“The acclaimed drumming he provided was first class – demonstrating his unique techniques, flair, style and precision”

MusicRadar

The Black Crowes and Jimmy Page revisit a pivotal but mangled 26-year-old live set

One of the more puzzling live albums of all time came out in 2000

The Independent UK

With the same mesh-head playability and powerful new Strata module as its bigger brothers, Alesis Strata Club brings a new compact form to its best-selling range

Want the power and playability of Strata but don’t have the room to manoeuvre? The join the Club

MusicRadar

On stage but out of the spotlight − the quiet struggle of being an opening act

I grew up playing in a lot of different bands, and my bandmates and I always held onto the belief that if we could just open for a more established act, it would pave the way to more success.

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Guitar World

“I used to weigh my guitars and use the heaviest one. As I’ve got older and my back’s got worse, lighter guitars are definitely better”: Lee Malia’s Jackson signature completes a full circle 20 years in the making – and it redefines what a Jackson can be

A Jackson Warrior played a key role in Bring Me The Horizon’s humble beginnings. Now Malia’s back with the brand where it all started with a stunning offset signature

The Independent UK

Jarvis Cocker says Pulp will only play Glastonbury in ‘life or death situation’

Pulp made a name for themselves with a stand-in headline slot at the festival in 1995

MusicRadar

"At first the tension was unbelievable. Johnny was really cold, Dee Dee was OK but Joey was a sweetheart": The story of the Ramones' recording of Baby I Love You

Legendary keys player Barry Goldberg on the sessions that spawned the band's biggest UK hit

Guitar World

“Last time we were here, in ’89, we played with Slash on this stage. I don't remember what we did...” Slash makes surprise appearance at former Hanoi Rocks singer Michael Monroe's show at the Whisky a Go Go

Just a few years ago, the Guns N' Roses guitarist lent his soloing chops to one of Monroe's tracks

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The Guardian - UK

‘His delivery cut through class barriers’: Moby, Mala and other musicians on working with Benjamin Zephaniah

On what would have been the late dub poet’s 67th birthday, his musical collaborators remember his warmth, invigorating words and reflections on the state of the world

WhatToWatch

The Selecter's Pauline Black reveals her remarkable story, including why she changed her name to Black by deed poll as her feature-length rockumentary airs

In a feature-length rockumentary on Sky Arts, The Selecter's Pauline Black looks back on her life and music career

Evening Standard

Jarvis Cocker: Pulp will play Glastonbury only in ‘life or death situation’

The singer also recalled the band’s breakthrough set at the festival as stand-ins for the Stone Roses in 1995.

The Guardian - UK

Pauline Black: A 2-Tone Story review – original rude girl is still impossibly cool

The Selecter frontwoman recounts her own astonishing personal journey interwoven with her pioneering presence in 70s musical history

MusicRadar

"This is the amp that defined what electric guitar sounds like": Universal Audio releases its UAFX Woodrow '55 pedal as a plugin, putting an "American classic" in your DAW

Another of UA's amp modelling pedals gets the plugin treatment - and this time it's the company's take on the 1955 Fender 5E3 Tweed Deluxe

Guitar World

“I’m inspired”: John Mayer has been spotted playing a Neural DSP Quad Cortex live for the first time – could this be his new amp modeler of choice?

Mayer swapped his usual Fractal for a Quad Cortex for his guest performance with Zedd at Coachella

Guitar World

“Sonically excellent… we found that it could be a viable substitute for our vintage 1970s pedals”: Hamstead x That Pedal Show Redwing Analogue Stereo Modulator review

A collaboration with That Pedal Show, Hamstead’s Redwing is an all-analogue modulation monster that captures the best of vintage Boss and EHX tones

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