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Why Dave Grohl is obsessed with viral Canadian microtonal duo Angine de Poitrine
The math-rock wizards have taken the internet by storm, racking up millions of views in the space of just a few months
Ashley Reeve leads the low-end for everyone from Cher to Filter – and her right-hand tone is her most important asset
When she’s not performing with Cher, Ashley Reeve has honed her bass playing prowess with the likes of CeeLo Green, Adam Lambert and alternative rock band Filter
The All-American Rejects cancel show after gear is “mistakenly shipped across the country”
The band have staked their claim for the ‘weirdest gig cancellation’ of the year
Donn Landee, the engineer who masterminded 5150 Studios, and helped shape Van Halen’s sound, dies at 79
The recording engineer was a key figure in Van Halen’s first eight albums and made Eddie Van Halen's ahead-of-his-time vision for 5150 Studios a reality
All the guitar gear that caught my eye this week – including the most outrageous Ibanez I think I’ve ever seen
Feast your eyes on all the weird and wonderful guitar gear that dropped this week, with new releases from Strymon, Ibanez, Catalinbread, and more
Alt-rock icon Kim Gordon on the secret to making great music on bad guitars and why she never saw herself as a bassist
Returning with solo album Play Me – a stinging broadside against the modern age – the alt-rock talisman remembers the bad guitars and renegade tunings of her ’80s breakout with Sonic Youth
Why Cory Wong is no longer afraid to trade leads with his heroes
Wong and bassist to the stars Oteil Burbridge discuss the importance of developing – and being confident in – your own playing style
We meet the man who reunited Paul McCartney with his long-lost Beatles bass
Stolen in 1972, Paul McCartney’s missing Höfner resurfaced in a family’s attic 51 years after it disappeared. But it took some tracking down…
