“She’s still rocking the gatekeeping”: Billy Corgan and Courtney Love agree that Sonic Youth’s Kim Gordon is “the worst”

The Smashing Pumpkins and Hole leaders revisit old alt-rock tensions and Nirvana lore in a new podcast exchange.

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Taylor expands its Gold Label Collection with three Grand Concert models – including a signature model for singer-songwriter Ben Harper

The trio of new Grand Concert acoustics all feature Taylor’s Gold Label fanned V-Class bracing and Action Control Neck – as well as deeper bodies for improved resonance and low-end presence.

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“The two things I remember are the cool guitar stuff… and this never-ending scream”: Billy Corgan on the first time he met Courtney Love and witnessed Hole live

After meeting at a Chicago venue in 1991, the two artists and their respective bands were interlinked for decades to come

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One of Slash’s Guns N’ Roses reunion tour Les Pauls expected to fetch up to $400k at auction

The Sunburst ‘59 Custom played a role in the band’s history-making, 175-date run

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Turnstile co-founder and former guitarist Brady Ebert reportedly arrested for attempted murder

Ebert was recently fired from his latest band, The S.E.T., following a social media outburst against his former Turnstile bandmates

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Deathcore guitarist explains why Wes Borland is the “greatest nu metal player” and is “pushing a genre forward”

Chris Garza also credits Borland for maintaining the heavy sounds of Limp Bizkit.

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“It will take time to build up the accuracy that the riff demands”: Welcome to Mike Stringer’s downpicking bootcamp

In his debut GW column, the prog-metal master teaches you the punishing seven-string string-skipping techniques behind Spiritbox’s Jaded

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Yes postpone upcoming tour dates due to guitarist Steve Howe requiring “essential surgery”

The shows, which intend to celebrate the band’s landmark 1971 album, Fragile, will be rescheduled

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Eric Johnson dismisses the idea that vintage guitars are always better than modern ones: “It’s not the perfect guitar just because it’s old and worth money”

The legendary guitarist reflects on his experience collecting Strats and why newer instruments can often play just as well – if not better.

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“Nothing happened unless Cliff said, ‘Yes’”: Master of Puppets producer on Cliff Burton’s influence on his Metallica bandmates

“Cliff was the oldest, and the one with a musical education, so they leaned on him to get shit done,” producer Flemming Rasmussen recalls.

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“He’d get people that were completely sober drinking again”: Zakk Wylde on why Dimebag Darrell was the “life of the party”

“Dime’s energy was so contagious. It was nothing but a good time all the time with him.”

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How indie-rock rising star Dionne went from playing guitar for Laura Mvula and Florence + The Machine to launching a solo career

The Birmingham-born guitarist has played some of the world’s biggest stages as a sidewoman, but now she’s showing that she can command a stage on her own merits

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“It can get loud enough to annoy my partner, which is good enough for home use”: Laney Prism-Mini review

This mini practice amp doesn’t tether you to your smartphone, but there are some growing pains

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“That way, I can bend notes the way I want, and it also saves my hands”: How Joe Perry is changing his guitar setup to battle the early signs of arthritis

Perry is adapting his setup to make sure he can move around the fretboard with ease

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“The whole rig went completely silent – 10,000 people started booing me”: The 17-year-old guitar prodigy who flourished with Dio, but got off to a nightmare start

Rowan Robertson’s fairy-tale ascension sent him from pubs to arenas virtually overnight. But he was a little over-confident for the first of those mega gigs…

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Got £300k to spare? Slash’s legendary Les Paul from Guns N’ Roses reunion tour is up for grabs at upcoming music memorabilia auction

Stage-worn and signed, the iconic Gibson from the Not In This Lifetime tour leads Propstore’s April sale, alongside rare memorabilia from John Lennon, Paul McCartney, and more.

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“Peter had such a glorious touch thanks to his wonderful simplicity. But then he went off the rails and became a gravedigger”: How 10cc’s Rick Fenn ended up working with David Gilmour, Peter Green, Mike Oldfield, and almost all of his other heroes

The underrated guitar great looks back on the “improbable serendipities” that punctuate his 50-year career, hails the guitar he’s been playing for almost all of it, and reveals the favorite solos in his catalog

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