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This superfan travelled 7,000 miles to see Pearl Jam live – and wound up playing guitar with them
By Phil Weller published
Armed only with a bottle of wine and a handmade sign, the Chilean guitarist flew to Spain for the gig – and the Seattle icons let him live out his dreams

The Smile cancel European tour dates after Jonny Greenwood is hospitalized for emergency treatment
By Matt Owen published
The Radiohead offshoot have postponed eight headline and festival gigs across August while Greenwood recovers

Måneskin's Thomas Raggi joins Tom Morello on stage in Italy – with a special appearance from Morello's son
By Janelle Borg published
Tom Morello and Thomas Raggi gave a searing rendition of the MC5's Kick Out the Jams, before joining his son Roman for a live performance of their single Soldier in The Army of Love

Deep Purple play Smoke on the Water on the lake that inspired it – with actual fire in the sky
By Janelle Borg published
The band return to Montreux, the site of the 1971 casino fire depicted in the lyrics of their iconic track

“We’ve also embraced the jangly, the twang”: Idles’ Mark Bowen and Lee Kiernan talk Tangk tones
By Jenna Scaramanga published
Tankg is a another tour de force of electric guitar provocations with Idles' dynamic duo finding wilder ways to take their sound to the edge of disaster then hold it there, just for kicks

New Best Of All Worlds rehearsal footage reveals Joe Satriani may not be done with his Ibanez after all
By Phil Weller published
Sightings of Satch shredding on a modded EVH made fans think his Ibanez guitars would be taking a break on the upcoming tour, but new footage from Sammy Hagar seems to suggest otherwise

Samantha Fish talks soloing strategies and blues heroes ahead of Slash’s S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival
By Amit Sharma published
As Slash's all-star blues festival kicks off, the Kansas City blues whiz tells us what we can expect of her set, the gear in her life, and why you need to take some time with your solos

Yungblug is inviting fans on stage to play guitar – and he's letting them take home his SG Juniors
By Janelle Borg published
Yungblud is taking fan engagement to the next level by inviting fans on stage to show off their guitar skills
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