Guitar.com | All Things Guitar Former digital sceptic Joe Elliott has revealed how music streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music have helped establish Def Leppard as a “cool legacy band” among young audiences. READ MORE: David Crosby blasts Spotify’s streaming model: “They’re going to keep on collecting money and being shitty to the world” Speaking … Continue reading Joe Elliott says streaming services made Def Leppard a ”cool legacy band” in the eyes of high school kids →

Guitar.com | All Things Guitar Metal legend Ozzy Osbourne will be moving back to the UK, because (in his words), “everything’s fucking ridiculous” in America. READ MORE: “Rick Rubin was way more a hindrance than a help” Josh Klinghoffer on RHCP recording sessions In a new interview with The Observer, the 73-year-old musician cited gun violence … Continue reading Ozzy Osbourne moving back to the UK because “everything’s fucking ridiculous” in the US →

Guitar.com | All Things Guitar JHS Pedals founder Josh Scott has weighed in on Fulltone’s reported closure, and what all of this could mean for the boutique pedal industry. READ MORE: Pedal builder Fulltone appears to be shutting down its California premises after 30 years In the latest episode of his weekly YouTube series The JHS … Continue reading “Is Boutique finally over?” JHS’ Josh Scott on what Fulltone’s reported closure could signal for the pedal industry →

Guitar.com | All Things Guitar Filter pedals are one of the unsung effects of the stompbox world, but Old Blood Noise Endeavors aims to change that with the Float – firstly by putting two of them in one box, and secondly by adding its usual innovative approach to how they work. READ MORE: The Big … Continue reading Old Blood Noise Endeavors Float review: Two filters, loads of knobs, unlimited lunacy →

Guitar.com | All Things Guitar A decade after their debut, Ghost is still a band veiled in mystery. It serves their mythical narrative, then, that the band would use unique instruments on stage. Today the Nameless Ghoul guitarists play Hagstrom Fantomens, designed by Hagstrom general manager Craig Smith in collaboration with current and former members … Continue reading The unusual origins of the Hagstrom Fantomen guitar →

Guitar.com | All Things Guitar Irish post-punk band Fontaines D.C. invited a teenage fan to join them onstage at Reading Festival over the weekend to play guitar on their track, Boys In The Better Land. READ MORE: Zakk Wylde to use Dimebag Darrell’s gear at Pantera reunion shows 16-year-old Dexter Dobel, who has a band … Continue reading Watch: 16-year-old fan plays guitar with Fontaines D.C. at Reading Festival →

Guitar.com | All Things Guitar Former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer is not a fan of producer Rick Rubin, whom he describes as “way more a hindrance than a help” to the band’s studio sessions. READ MORE: Red Hot Chili Peppers’ 10 greatest guitar moments, ranked Speaking with Vinyl Writer Music in a new … Continue reading “Rick Rubin was way more a hindrance than a help” Josh Klinghoffer on RHCP recording sessions →

Guitar.com | All Things Guitar Kirst Novoselic has revealed what it was like to shop for a record deal with Kurt Cobain, in the days before Nirvana signed with Geffen Records in 1991. READ MORE: 18-29 year-olds are more likely to play the guitar than any other demographic, study shows Novoselic was speaking in a … Continue reading Krist Novoselic recalls shopping for record deals for Nirvana with Kurt Cobain: “No one was really impressed with us” →