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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

WhatToWatch

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.

Evening Standard

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

The Guardian - UK

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"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

MusicRadar

“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

Guitar World

"The truly terrifying voice of a psychotic Republic": How Jimi Hendrix's iconic Woodstock performance was an expression of national nervous breakdown

Bethel, New York, August 18, 1969: Most of the crowd hasd gone home, but those who remained bore witness to one of the most famous live performances ever

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Former Judas Priest drummer Les Binks dead at 73

Judas Priest have released a statement

Metal Hammer

“Rush fans know Alex Lifeson has moved away from soloing. You probably wouldn’t know it’s him unless you were told”: What happened when Tiles’ Chris Herin gathered Peter Frampton, Martin Barre and others for his first solo album

An Alex Lifeson track worthy of an alternative mix, a digital reunion of former Jethro Tull members and a delightful solo from Peter Frampton colour Chris Herin’s solo album Hiding In Plain Sight

Louder

Coachella crowd called out for underwhelming response to surprise Brian May performance

Watch the official footage of Queen legend Brian May playing Bohemian Rhapsody with Benson Boone

Louder

“I use a spark plug to play slide. It's a trick Lowell George showed me. It gets incredible sustain – metal on metal”: In the face of sexist skepticism, Fanny's June Millington carved a unique six-string path, and inspired countless players in the process

The pioneering guitar hero discusses the unique mods she made to her '57 Les Paul, why there's more freedom in playing with just a bassist, and the time that '57 Les Paul ended up on a Steely Dan record

Guitar World

“I saw my life flash by. I found myself as an orb of energy… I was out of my mind on a couch somewhere and somebody was afraid I was dying”: Claudio Sanchez reveals the truth behind some of Coheed And Cambria’s latest songs

Coheed And Cambria’s latest album The Father Of Make Believe brings completion of the Amory Wars saga within sight, and has leader Claudio Sanchez pondering his future along with his past

Metal Hammer

Max Romeo obituary

Prominent exponent of roots reggae whose albums focused on Rastafarianism and Jamaican politics

The Guardian - UK

Benson Boone addresses Coachella crowd’s lukewarm reaction to legendary guest

Rising pop star brought out Queen guitarist Brian May for an epic cover of ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

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David Bowie's daughter Lexi Jones insists she's 'not a copy' of him following release of debut album

The 24-year-old was just 15 when the Ziggy Stardust musician passed away

Guitar World

The heaviest acoustic guitar ever made? Two budding builders craft an acoustic entirely from concrete because they “thought the idea was really funny”

Weighing 62.8lbs and loaded with nuts and bolts tuners, the build brings a whole new meaning to heavy guitars

MusicRadar

Technically capable, but struggle to make your tunes sound musical? 5 simple music theory hacks to make your tracks stand out

Level up your music-making with these simple but effective tricks that can be easily used by those with zero knowledge of music theory

Guitar World

“There’d been three-minute solos, which were just ridiculous – and knackering to play live!” Stoner-doom merchants Sergeant Thunderhoof may have toned down the self-indulgence, but their 10-minute epics still get medieval on your eardrums

Guitarist Mark Sayer doesn't make it easy for himself – but we get the impression he wouldn't have it any other way

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“There’s a slight latency in there. You can’t be super-accurate”: Yngwie Malmsteen names the guitar picks that don’t work for shred

The Swedish virtuoso says your pick may be holding you back

Evening Standard

Pet Shop Boys’ Neil Tennant says copy of Smash Hits inspired him to go classical

Sleep Of Reason, which Tennant will release with Mark Springer, will see him sing over classical arrangements.

MusicRadar

The man Neil Peart called his "six favourite drummers": Wrecking Crew legend Hal Blaine

"We got the job done, and we made a hell of a lot of money doing it"

The Guardian - US

Post Malone at Coachella review – chameleonic megastar wows in the desert

The 29-year-old singer travelled through his genre-shifting back catalogue in a charming and energetic 90-minute headliner set

MusicRadar

Play mono synth properly: the skills you need

How playing mono synths differs from standard keyboards

Louder

The best new rock songs you need to hear right now

Featuring Skunk Anansie, The Sheepdogs, The Mars Volta and five other robust defenders of the rock'n'roll faith

The Conversation

Who Believes in Angels? by Elton John and Brandi Carlile shows the power of true collaboration

Having collaborated with the likes of (deep breath) John Lennon, Aretha Franklin, George Michael, Rod Stewart, Little Richard, Luciano Pavarotti, Eminem and Leonard Cohen, it’s fair to say that Elton John likes to work with other artists.

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