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The Cribs on swapping guitars, tracking a stolen guitar and why it’s not their fault that you can’t get their signature Squiers
By Matt Parker published
Ryan and Gary Jarman remember Steve Albini as much nicer than you’d think, share the crazy story of a missing Mustang, and tell us how a Tube Screamer can make a guitar sound like a synth

Why Sting just paid $800,000 to his former Police bandmates, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland
By Janelle Borg published
Summers and Copeland launched a legal case last year, claiming “historic underpayment” for their contributions to the Police's hits

The story of the stolen Fender offset that unites three iconic indie rock bands
By Janelle Borg published
The story of the stolen Fender offset that unites three indie icons The Cribs' Ryan Jarman bought a ’78 Sunburst Mustang that helped shape the band's early sound – only for it to mysteriously end up in the hands of The 1975's Matty Healy and Beabadoobee nearly two decades later

The Aristocrats' Bryan Beller recalls the moment he met Guthrie Govan and formed a new kind of supergroup
By Janelle Borg published
As per Aristocrats lore, the power trio formed right after an impromptu jam at NAMM 2011

“They stole our name – Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora were listening to our records”: The tale of the original Irish Skid Row
By Andrew Daly published
Bassist Brush Shiels looks back on his lifelong friendship with Moore, why he won’t sue the American hair metal band, and how Peter Green was responsible for their first album sounding so bad

Girlschool guitarist Kim McAuliffe reveals what touring with Lemmy was really like
By Janelle Borg published
The two bands released a joint EP, St. Valentine's Day Massacre, which also made an impact on the UK charts

Joe Walsh joins The War on Drugs as their surprise guitar hero guest for annual benefit show
By Phil Weller published
He calls them “one of my favorite bands” and was even joined by their former lead guitarist for an all-star set closer

New compilation album of old Van Halen rehearsals with Eddie, Alex and Wolfgang is reportedly on the way – and it won’t feature a singer
By Phil Weller published
The recordings come from the 5150 Studios soundboard as the band rehearsed ahead of their 2007 tour

Danish prog-metal band suffers devastating loss after all their gear is destroyed in a fire
By Janelle Borg published
A fire broke out at VOLA's storage facility in Copenhagen, leading to the majority of their gear being lost

English Teacher on the dangers of self-relic'ing, and why they love Fender offsets “for the same reason any alternative band does”
By Guitar World published
Guitarist Lewis Whiting and bassist Nicholas Eden celebrate their new Fenders, explain how they transform studio songs to live performances, and reveal how they react when things go wrong
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