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Julien’s Auctions 'Music Icons' lot, featuring Eddie Van Halen and Prince-played guitars, rakes in nearly $5 million in three days

By Matt Owen published 14 June 21

Prince's Blue Cloud fetches $281,250, while EVH's Charvel Art Series models sell for a total of $210,225

Sultry, wah-drenched new Prince track, Born 2 Die, unveiled

By Michael Astley-Brown published 3 June 21

The funk ballad is the latest song to be revealed from the previously unreleased Welcome 2 America album

Starr Cullars: "Prince used to come out to P-Funk shows – he was tripping that I was playing with them"

By Bass Player Staff published 1 June 21

The former Parliament-Funkadelic bassist and solo artist recalls her early career, and a legendary encounter with Prince

Prince plays While My Guitar Gently Weeps

Watch a new director’s cut of Prince’s legendary While My Guitar Gently Weeps solo, now with more Prince

By Richard Bienstock published 30 April 21

Re-edited clip still doesn’t reveal where his guitar landed

Never-before-heard Prince album, Welcome 2 America, set for release

By Michael Astley-Brown published 8 April 21

Listen to the title track, featuring Tal Wilkenfeld on bass, now

Prince-owned Cloud guitar sells for $133,000 at auction

By Matt Owen published 12 March 21

The bright yellow electric guitar fetched over double what it was initially expected to sell for, and was sold alongside a handful of other Prince-related memorabilia

Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes performs on stage during Day 2 of Cruilla Festival at Parc del Forum on July 9, 2016 in Barcelona, Spain.

Brittany Howard: “Sister Rosetta Tharpe created rock and roll as we know it”

By Richard Bienstock published 1 March 21

The Alabama Shakes leader and solo artist talks Tharpe’s significance and her unpredictable jams with Prince

Another Prince-owned and played Cloud guitar is hitting the auction block

By Richard Bienstock published 26 February 21

The custom instrument, which boasts a bright yellow finish and gold hardware, is estimated to sell for $60,000

Tori Ruffin talks about his new album with Freak Juice

Freak Juice's Tori Ruffin talks high-profile gigs with Prince and Morris Day, and backing Eddie Murphy in Coming to America

By Richard Bienstock published 22 February 21

As funk-rock collective Freak Juice release new album, They Call Us Juice, Ruffin discusses how he ended up reprising his role in Sexual Chocolate for this year's Coming 2 America

Rhonda Smith: “The years I spent with Prince were absolutely incredible. It changed the trajectory of my life“

By Joel McIver published 10 February 21

The Jeff Beck bassist checks in to talk gear, technique and her memories of working with The Purple One

Prince Diamonds and Pearls / Fender Gemini II

Prince’s “Diamonds and Pearls” Fender Gemini II acoustic guitar is hitting the auction block

By Richard Bienstock published 27 January 21

The budget model, used to record the popular 1991 album, could fetch upwards of $100,000

Gear used by Eddie Van Halen and Prince has been stolen from a Nashville storage locker

By Richard Bienstock published 10 December 20

Missing items include Marshall 4x12 cabinets from Van Halen’s 5150 tour

Brent Hinds and Bill Kelliher of Mastodon perform in concert at Razzmatazz on February 15, 2019 in Barcelona, Spain.

From high-energy party metal to furious, face-melting shred: here are this week's essential guitar tracks

By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Sam Roche published 28 August 20

The freshest new cuts from Mastodon, Lamb of God, The Struts, Luis Kalil feat. Angel Vivaldi and so very many more

Prince's one-of-a-kind gold-leaf Fender Custom Shop Strat is going up for auction

By Richard Bienstock published 17 July 20

Prince requested that "Goldfinger", which also boasts a tiger stripe maple neck, never be duplicated

Ida Nielsen: "Prince always pushed us to be better - now I want to make sure I’m the best musician I can be"

By Mike Brooks, Joel McIver published 8 July 20

Ida Nielsen talks cheap gear, the Purple One, and explains why her phenomenal new album, 02022020, is slap-free

Prince’s long-lost Purple Rain “blue angel” Cloud guitar sells for more than $500,000 at auction

By Richard Bienstock published 22 June 20

The custom-made, heavily-played instrument was Prince's primary stage guitar during the height of his career

Hey! Ho! You can go bid on Dee Dee Ramone's 1975 Fender Precision bass

By Richard Bienstock published 12 June 20

The heavily used bass, the Ramone’s main stage instrument in the late ‘70s and early ‘80s, is up for auction

Former Prince band members join together to record new version of his classic 1987 song The Cross

By Richard Bienstock published 8 June 20

Video collab of the Sign o’ the Times cut features members of the Revolution, New Power Generation and more

American singer Prince (1958-2016) performs onstage during the 1984 Purple Rain Tour on November 4, 1984, at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, Michigan.

The secrets behind Prince's tone on Let's Go Crazy

By Chris Gill published 29 May 20

How The Purple One got those raucous rock sounds on this classic Purple Rain cut

Prince's long-lost Purple Rain “blue angel” identified as Cloud guitar currently up for auction

By Richard Bienstock published 26 May 20

The custom-made instrument was Prince's primary stage guitar during the height of his career and refinished several times

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