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Original Alice Cooper lineup reunites after more than 50 years – and announces brand-new album
By Janelle Borg published
The Revenge of Alice Cooper – the lineup's first record since 1973's Muscle of Love – promises to deliver all the shock rock goods of the band's heyday

Dave Navarro has chosen the guitar he’s using to record his first post-Jane’s Addiction material – and it’s a historic build
By Matt Owen published
Navarro will be taking a milestone six-string from PRS into the studio with Eric Avery and Stephen Perkins

Nashville guitar extraordinaire Mac Gayden – who worked with Elvis, Bob Dylan, Linda Ronstadt and Simon & Garfunkel – dies at 83
By Janelle Borg published
The guitarist, who formed part of an elite group of Nashville session players known as the Nashville cats, is also responsible for co-writing the evergreen pop hit Everlasting Love

Ritchie Blackmore's health sparks concern after update from wife and musical partner Candice Night
By Janelle Borg published
Night reveals that the former Deep Purple guitarist has been warned not to fly due to his medical conditions – hindering potential touring plans beyond the States

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

Neural DSP’s Nano Cortex had one major drawback – but now it’s been addressed with a huge free firmware update
By Matt Owen published
An expanded utilities list with 47 new effects and improved control over the signal chain headline the free update

Carlos Santana hospitalized following pre-show medical emergency
By Janelle Borg published
The 77-year-old guitarist postponed his Texas show but is still scheduled to continue the rest of his tour

Leonard Chess asked Muddy Waters to bring him an old acoustic bluesman. He brought him Buddy Guy
By Jackson Maxwell published
Knowing his Mississippi roots, Chess essentially wanted Waters to find for him his own Robert Johnson. Waters had other ideas

Reverb has been acquired by two new investors – and will once again become an independently operated company
By Janelle Borg published
The online musical instrument marketplace, best known for its vintage and second-hand music gear, has been sold by Etsy, which had acquired the company in 2019

Weezer’s first show was opening for Keanu Reeves’ band Dogstar. Now the John Wick star is set to play a villain in the Buddy Holly hitmakers’ forthcoming mockumentary
By Phil Weller published
The Matrix actor and whimsical alt-rock band have a storied history together, and now it's set for a blockbuster retelling

Eric Clapton names Japanese neo-soul guitarist as one to watch
By Janelle Borg published
Toshiki Soejima couldn't quite believe that his guitar hero picked him as one of his favorites…

GAK has sold its stock and website to online retailer Gear4music for $3.2m – after weeks of speculation over its future
By Janelle Borg published
GAK, which stands for Guitar, Amp and Keyboard, has been closed since March 25, allegedly for maintenance, before confirmation that it has entered insolvency

Meshuggah’s world-ending guitar tones are now available in a signature pedal
By Phil Weller published
Fortin Amps has bottled Meshuggah’s signature amp for an all-new preamp and distortion pedal

Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong tackles one of Randy Rhoads’ most iconic solos in live cover of Ozzy Osbourne’s Crazy Train
By Phil Weller published
Playing with the Coverups in California, the Green Day frontman has exhibited his lesser-spotted shred chops

Sammy Hagar set to release track inspired by a dream he had about Eddie Van Halen, co-written with Joe Satriani
By Janelle Borg published
Encore, Thank You, Goodnight also features Michael Anthony on bass and is meant to be a celebration of the unforgettable chapter they shared in Van Halen

Jack Moore on lessons learned from his father, Gary
By Phil Weller published
Having one of the world’s most revered blues guitarists for a dad meant Jack Moore couldn’t get away with bad technique. And he learned that the hard way

Phil Manzanera on his friendship with David Gilmour, and the key to the Pink Floyd man's unmistakable tone
By Phil Weller published
The two guitarists have worked on several records together, giving Manzanera the inside baseball of the tricks behind Gilmour's iconic guitar tone

Kiki Wong reveals the Smashing Pumpkins song she had the most trouble with
By Phil Weller published
After beating 10,000 other candidates to the gig, the guitarist set about navigating Billy Corgan’s “distinct playing style,” with one song proving more challenging than the rest

That time Stevie Wonder jammed with Stevie Ray Vaughan... and played SRV's number one Strat
By Jenna Scaramanga published
The two musical giants traded licks before Wonder picked up Stevie's guitar

Assembled on 24 hours' notice, this John Lennon-led supergroup marked the beginning of the end of the Beatles
By Jackson Maxwell published
Though the band's set at the 1969 Toronto Rock and Roll Revival was ragged, it confirmed in stone a hugely consequential decision Lennon had made just before the festival