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“Prince said, ‘Think more Elton John.’ I was like, ‘Is he clowning? Is he trolling me?’” Session ace Ella Feingold once auditioned to join Prince’s band – and was told her playing was “too funky”

Feingold has discussed her 2005 audition, during which her chops proved to be too funky – and not enough ‘Elton John’ – for Prince

Guitar World

Deep Purple review – age cannot wither these pogoing rock elders

Now in their late 70s, the band revisit the classics but also show off remarkably fresh rockers from their new album – and keep the lid on their solos

The Guardian - UK

“I said, ‘What do you mean, evacuate now? I just ordered my hors d’oeuvres!’” The twists of fate pushing Jon Anderson to finish his next projects – even if they take 30 years

The sequel to Olias Of Sunhillow, a reunion with Roine Stolt, a musical featuring Kelsey Grammer… the Yes veteran says a lot is happening soon, although he’s less sure about 1000 Hands Part 2 and his memoir

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In late 1967 Pink Floyd stayed at Alice Cooper's house before appearing on American Bandstand: on both occasions, Syd Barrett completely baffled his hosts

While in California to promote their Apples And Oranges single, Pink Floyd's Syd Barrett began to show signs of the behaviour that would lead to his departure from the band

Louder

“Beyoncé is a scientist of songs. I’ve never seen anyone work the way she works”: Why Beyoncé's Lemonade remains an enduring 21st century classic

“Beyoncé is a scientist of songs. I’ve never seen anyone work the way she works”

MusicRadar

“Joe had a semi-truck full of amps and swapped them out every two or three shows. He'd say, ‘What do you think?’ I'd be like, ‘It sounds just like you every time’”: Greg Suran on his time with Joe Walsh – and the Eagle’s passion for tonal tinkering

A veteran guitarist whose resumé also includes work with Sunny Day Real Estate, The B-52's, and Lionel Richie, Suran tells GW that he learned plenty from the Eagles legend, both tone-wise and solo-wise

Guitar World

“Out of all guitars Sadowsky made for Prince, the purple floral one saw the most use”: Prince’s iconic custom ‘Parade Tour’ guitar, used in the America video, is up for auction – with a price tag of $400,000

The eye-popping Sadowsky build starred in the America video and features artwork by reggae musician Wayne Jarrett

Guitar World

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“I thought I’d seen every hack possible over the past 30 years of playing”: Guitarists on Reddit are going nuts for this ingenious pick trick – which could solve your fourth position pickup problems

Struggling to deal with unwanted pickup switching when strumming? This clever hack might be able to help

Guitar World

“He’d be like, ‘Let’s throw Lukather in there.’ The next thing I knew, I’m in a room with Stevie Wonder and all these guys. It was like a childhood dream come true”: Steve Lukather on Quincy Jones’ ability to create “magic” in the studio

"Everyone played their best around Quincy. He commanded the room. Everyone was their extra best for every take”

MusicRadar

Found! The artists behind ‘the most mysterious song on the Internet’ revealed at last

The 'most mysterious song on the Internet' is identified at last

MusicRadar

“An incredibly versatile tone shaping tool”: Supercool Pedals puts a new spin on the famed distortion box beloved by James Hetfield, Dave Grohl and Nuno Bettencourt

With the help of expanded controls and a new Turbo mode, the Barstow Bat promises to nail the ProCo Rat’s tones and then some

Guitar World

"One last time let's sing together!" Pop punk heavyweights Sum 41 bid London a fond farewell with an electric show at Wembley Arena

Sum 41's farewell tour touches down for their biggest UK show ever

Metal Hammer

Pro-Ject's feature-packed affordable stereo amp wants to be your gateway into hi-fi

The Pro-Ject Stereo Box E is small, flexible and affordable amp, offering a range of connections and an adaptable design.

What Hi-Fi?

Judas Priest to celebrate Painkiller’s 35th anniversary on 2025 European tour

The Metal Gods will play across the continent on their Shield Of Pain run from June to July

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It worked for the Beatles on Yesterday and it can work for you, too – here’s how to use the melodic minor scale to add intrigue to your songwriting and glide over minor chord progressions

Get to grips with this invaluable and interesting addition to the songwriter's vocabulary used by Paul McCartney and jazzers alike

Guitar World

“You can only imagine the effect this had on the young Keith Richards and Eric Clapton”: 9 must-hear albums that fueled the British blues guitar boom

The essential records that chart blues music’s epic journey – from its Delta roots through to the masterpiece that launched the heavy rock movement

Guitar World

“Starting out as a singer, I realized the guitar was the closest instrument to the human voice in terms of expression”: Judith Hill on her journey from backing singer for Michael Jackson, Prince and Stevie Wonder to picking up guitar in her own band

The 20 Feet From Stardom singer worked with –and learned from – the biggest names in pop before she seized a six-string and formed her own group

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“He gets up on a high horse on that part... He rides the horse!”: What Green Day would sound like without guitars and Jon Batiste on piano

Jon Batiste jazzifies Green Day's Holiday

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The Independent UK

Girls Aloud announce special tribute to Sarah Harding

Pop group are raising funds for Children in Need in honour of their late bandmate, who died of cancer in 2021

Louder

Solstice announced as extra night headliners as Summer's End celebrates three full-day 20th anniversary

The 20th anniversary of Summer's End Festival takes place at the Chepstow Drill Hall from October 2 - 5

Evening Standard

Girls Aloud to release tribute to Sarah Harding as Children In Need song

The new ‘Sarah’s Version’ of the song features the late singer on lead vocals in the group’s first single since 2012

The Guardian - UK

Girls Aloud to release first song since 2012, solely with vocals by late Sarah Harding

Group revisit their chart-topping 2004 cover of the Pretenders’ I’ll Stand By You to benefit BBC Children in Need

MusicRadar

"It's what the overwhelming majority of us listen to first and foremost": How to become a master of melodies

"It's what the overwhelming majority of us listen to first and foremost"

The Guardian - US

‘Played on over 250 albums’: was Nicky Hopkins the greatest unsung pianist ever?

He helped shape classic songs by the Rolling Stones, The Who and the Beatles but his influence on music has been largely ignored. A new documentary aims to correct that

The Independent UK

Celeste fans end up at French avant-garde metal band’s show by mistake

Audience member at the Birmingham gig shared his ecounter with five women who turned up thinking they were going to see the British soul artist

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