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June 29
- Photos: Gary Clark Jr. at Orion Music + More 2012
- Photos: The Sword at Orion Music + More 2012
- Red Hot Chili Peppers Unveil "Brendan's Death Song" Music Video
- Lamb of God Guitarist: "We Hope We'll Be Able to Get Randy Out This Afternoon"
- Soundgarden's Chris Cornell: "Contemporary Pop Music Couldn't Be Any Worse Than It Is Now"
- Flaming Lips Set Guinness World Record for Most Concerts in 24 Hours
- Lamb of God Management: "Under No Circumstances Was There a Fight of Any Kind"
- Kiss to Release 'Monster' in October
- Lamb of God Frontman Randy Blythe Arrested for Alleged Manslaughter in Prague, Czech Republic
June 28
- Photos: Suicidal Tendencies at Orion Music + More 2012
- As I Lay Dying Post “Cauterize” Lyric Video
- Former Smashing Pumpkins Guitarist James Iha to Release New Solo Album
- Mumford & Sons Post Trailer for Second Album
- Periphery Streaming Entire New Album
- The Darkness Premiere "Everybody Have a Good Time" Music Video
- Muse Streaming New Single, "Survival"
- Sick Licks: An Introduction to the "Claw Technique"
June 27
- Six Organs of Admittance to Release New Album in August, Streaming "Waswasa"
- Photos: Baroness at Orion Music + More 2012
- Slash Announces Full Slate of 2012 Summer Tour Dates
- Photos: Avenged Sevenfold at Orion Music + More 2012
- Slash, Myles Kennedy And The Conspirators Due to Tour This Fall
- Websites 101: Elements Every Musician and Band Website Should Include
- Testament Streaming New Song, “True American Hate”
- Jack White on White Stripes Reunion: "I Don't Think that Could Ever Happen"
- New Muse Single Chosen as Official Song of 2012 Olympic Games
- Session Guitar: Play!
June 26
- Keith Richards Reveals He's Recorded Tracks with Jack White
- The Darkness Streaming New Single, "Everybody Have a Good Time"
- Municipal Waste Premiere "You're Cut Off" Animated Video
- Pelican Guitarist Goes on "Indefinite Hiatus"
June 25
- Video: Devin Townsend Project Perform "Planet of the Apes" from 'By a Thread: Live in London 2011'
- James Hetfield Discusses "Nothing Else Matters" 20 Years Later
- Songcraft: Found Sound Songwriting
- Robert Cray to Release New Album, 'Nothin But Love,' August 27
- Elvis Presley's Crypt Pulled from Auction Due to Fans' Protests
- Black Keys File Lawsuit Against Pizza Hut, Home Depot
- Sonic Youth's Thurston Moore Releases Single With New Band, Chelsea Light Moving
June 23
- Summer NAMM Opens Its Doors to the Public in Nashville on July 14
June 22
- Stone Sour Release Live Footage of “Digital (Did You Tell)” from New Fan-Club-Only DVD
- Anthrax to Release New EP of Mostly '70s Covers in September
- Kill Devil Hill Announce North American Summer Tour Dates
- Radiohead React to Deadly Stage Collapse, Postpone European Dates
June 21
- Recording King Introduces 327 “Torch” Adirondack Top Acoustic Guitar
- Alex Skolnick to Appear at Today's "Mass Appeal: Guitars" Event In New York City
- Exclusive Video Lesson: Kyng — "Bleed Easy"
- Session Guitar: How to Create Different Effects Chains
- Exclusive: Martyrd Streaming "The Keeper"
- European Musical Imports to Distribute Heptode Effect Pedals in North America
- Incubus to Release Live CD/DVD in August
- Tony Iommi, Ian Gillan Announce Details of WhoCares Album
- Ozzy Osbourne Pulls Out of Show at Last Minute, Cites 'Vocal Concerns'
- ZZ Top's Billy Gibbons Covers Vintage Fleetwood Mac on New Tribute Album
June 20
- The Who's Pete Townshend to Premiere 'Quadrophenia' Documentary at 500 Theaters on July 24
- Video: Axl Rose Takes Tumble at Hellfest
- Queensryche Officially Part Ways with Singer Geoff Tate, Announce Replacement
- Line 6 and Jammit Partner to Deliver Guitar Jam-along Experience for iPhone and iPad
- The Contortionist, Jeff Loomis, 7 Horns 7 Eyes Add Dates to U.S. Tour
- Katatonia Post "Dead Letters" Lyric Video
- 'Muddy Waters & Rolling Stones Live at The Checkerboard Lounge Chicago 1981' Coming to CD/DVD in July
- Rush Land at No. 2 on Billboard Charts
- Video: Slash Demos IK Multimedia's AmpliTube Slash Modeling App
- Photo Gallery: Falling in Reverse, Behind the Scenes at the “Good Girls, Bad Guys” Music-Video Shoot
- Kirk Hammett to Release 'Too Much Horror Business' Book in October
- Mark Tremonti Pushes Release Date for Debut Solo Album to July 17
June 19
- Billy Gibbons, Brad Paisley Honor Joe Walsh on June 23 Episode of 'CMT Crossroads'
- Linkin Park Streaming New Album, 'Living Things,' on iTunes
- Periphery Post Lyric Video for "Make Total Destroy"
- Rush Guitarist Alex Lifeson on Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Snub: "We Really, Really Don't Care"
- Black Veil Brides Cancel Remaining European Tour Dates
June 18
- Exclusive Video: The Atlas Moth Interviewed at Scion Label Showcase
- Video: Metallica Perform "The Shortest Straw" in Helsinki, Finland
- Dean Guitars and Full Sail University Announce Student Contest: Design a Custom Guitar
- Jimmy Herring Announces New Solo Album and US Tour
- Falling In Reverse Debut "Good Girls Bad Guys" Music Video
- Stratoblogster Labs: Boaz Elkayam, Enigmatic Traveling Luthier
- Red Hot Chili Peppers to Release 18 Additional Songs from 'I'm With You' Sessions
June 15
- Periphery Streaming New Song, "Scarlet"
- Kiss and 'Family Guy' Announce Licensing Deal
- IK Multimedia Releases AmpliTube Slash App Featuring Models of Slash's Amps and Effects
June 14
- Paul Weller Records The Beatles' "Birthday" in Honor of Paul McCartney's 70th
- Boucher Guitars Introduces 000 12 Fret-To-Body Model
- Megadeth's Dave Mustaine on New Album: "Some of It's a Little Darker, Some of It's a Little Faster"
- Live Chat with Five Finger Death Punch's Jason Hook and Killswitch Engage's Adam Dutkiewicz at 3 p.m. EST Today
- Video: Green Day Post Trailer for New Album, ¡Uno!
- Of Mice & Men Debut New Song, "The Depths," from Upcoming 'The Flood' Deluxe Reissue
- See the 'Houses of the Holy' Album Cover Child Models 39 Years Later
- Original AC/DC Vocalist Dave Evans: "There Would Be No AC/DC Without Me"
- Two Unreleased Layne Staley Tracks to Appear in Upcoming Film 'Grassroots'
- Motörhead Introduce Their Own Beer, Bastards Lager
- Kiss to Release New Single Next Month, 'Monster' Due This Fall
- Baroness Streaming Another New Song, "March to the Sea"
June 13
- June 16 Gibson Art & Guitars Festival to Feature James A. Willis, Gibson’s First Artist-In-Residence
- New Beach Boys Album Debuts at No. 3 on Billboard Top 200 Chart, Their Highest Debut Ever
- NSFW Video: The Darkness and Funny or Die Team Up for a "Scream"
- Sick Licks: Create Wide-Open Arpeggios by Fretting With Your Thumb
- Video: Eddie and Wolfgang Van Halen Talk About Playing Music Together
- 'Slash 360' App Now Available
- Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan "Pisses On" Radiohead, Praises Ritchie Blackmore
- Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison Holograms in the Works
- Dream Theater Talk Life on the Road
- 60 Remastered Frank Zappa Albums to be Released; First 12 Albums Coming July 31
- Exclusive Video Lesson: Call Me No One — “Biggest Fan” Guitar Solo
June 12
- Five Finger Death Punch Premiere "Coming Down" Music Video
- TesseracT Announce Departure of Vocalist Elliot Coleman
- Down and Dirty with G. Love: Rolling Stone
- Session Guitar: How Much Theory Do I Really Need to Know to Be a Session Player?
- Hank3 Announces Third Leg of US Tour, Starting August 10
- Video: Michael Angelo Batio Makes Cameo in Kia Commercial
- Periphery Offering Free Download of New Single, "Make Total Destroy"
- Guitar Center's Battle of the Blues Grand Finals to Feature Performances by Joe Bonamassa and Dr. John
- Aaron Neville to Release Album Produced by Keith Richards and Don Was
- New Led Zeppelin Book, 'Get the Led Out,' to Be Published November 6
- Video: Black Veil Brides Discuss Plans for New "Punk Rock" Album
- The Smashing Pumpkins Streaming New Album Via iTunes
- Slash to Receive Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
- Corey Taylor Announces Title of New Stone Sour Album
June 11
- Jazz Guitarist Pete Cosey Dead at 68; Recorded with Miles Davis, Muddy Waters
- Songcraft: Rhythmically Inspired Songwriting
- Master the m7 Chord with Matt Warnock's New Ebook, 'Building Bebop Vocabulary Volume 1'
- Les Paul's Guitars and Memorabilia Fetch $5 Million at Auction
- Plugging In, Episode 5: The One Where I Ask the Burning Question, “Why Are Tube Amps So Darn Heavy?”
- The Hives Release "Go Right Ahead" Music Video
- Ax Museum: Wes Montgomery
- Guitar Geek U.S.A.: The Elements of Tone
- Video: Alice Cooper Covers Lady Gaga at Bonnaroo
- Radiohead Hint at Jack White Collaboration?
- Slipknot Officially Announce 'Antennas to Hell' Best-Of Collection
June 8
- Axl Rose Thanks Fan for Returning Stolen Jewelry
- Dethklok Recording New Album
June 7
- Glenn Hughes: Black Country Communion to Start Recording Third Album This Weekend
- The Trials and Tribulations of the Dual Destruction Tour, Part 3
- AC/DC to Begin Writing New Album This Month?
- Megadeth Forced to Leave Stage in Croatia After Fans Launch Rock Attack
June 6
- Evile Release "In Memoriam" Music Video
- French Police: Woman Admits to 'Inadvertently' Taking Axl Rose's Necklaces
- Muse Debut Teaser Video for New Album, 'The 2nd Law'
- Lamb of God Release Trailer for 'As the Palaces Burn' Feature Film
- French Police: Axl Rose Robbed of Necklaces Worth $200,000
- Video: Slash Talks About His First Guitar
- Foo Fighters' Taylor Hawkins to Play Iggy Pop in CBGB Movie
June 5
- Def Leppard Guitarist Phil Collen on 'Rock of Ages': "I’d Be Up for Actually Being in the House Band"
- Korpiklaani Post Lyric Video for New Song, "Kunnia"
- Paul McCartney Performs for the Queen's Jubilee, Announces He'll Close London Olympics Opening Ceremony
- Dream Theater Post Winning Entry from "Lost Not Forgotten" Video Contest
- ZZ Top Streaming Another New Song, "Chartreuse"
- The Sword to Begin Recording New Album, 'Apocryphon,' Later This Month
- Neil Young And Crazy Horse Announce U.S. Tour Dates
- Serj Tankian Offers Free Download of New Song, "Cornucopia"
- Periphery Streaming New Single, "Make Total Destroy"
June 4
- Expanded 'Jimi Plays Berkeley' Concert Documentary Coming to Blu-Ray and DVD
- Gojira Giving Away Free Download of New Song, "Liquid Fire"
- Aerosmith Post Teaser for "Legendary Child" Music Video
- Metallica Bassist Robert Trujillo Funding Jaco Pastorius Biopic
- Slipknot Announce First-Ever Knotfest
- Ozzy Osbourne on New Black Sabbath Album: "We've Written About 15 Songs So Far"
- ZZ Top Streaming New Single, "I Gotsta Get Paid"
June 1
- Guns N' Roses to UK Fans: No Slash T-Shirts Allowed at GNR Shows
- The Trials and Tribulations of the Dual Destruction Tour, Part 2
- Fender and Volkswagen Announce Beetle Fender Edition Car
- James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich Discuss Metallica’s 3D Movie Project
- Video: Guitar Pee Urinal Turns You Into a Guitar Whiz
- The Black Keys Post Bizarre New Music Video for "Gold on the Ceiling"
- The Oil Slick: Three Albums Made for Summer Playlists