“I’d never modulated a song at the end before. When you’re that young and dumb, you’re like, ‘I could do this’”: Jon Bon Jovi admits that he made a rod for his own back when he agreed to the iconic key change in Livin’ On A Prayer
“I didn’t like it that they were, in a sense, trying to pinch our audience”: Pete Townshend explains why he couldn’t get into Led Zeppelin when they were in their pomp, and says he didn’t listen to Black Sabbath, either
“It was a massive song – the Wonderwall of pub rock!”: His Lordship tell us why they’ve just turned a rock ‘n’ roll staple on its head
“I used to have many students, and they think that what they listen to in a record, especially from the new metal bands, is the reality. And it’s not. It never is”: Slipknot drummer Eloy Casagrande says new album drum parts are ‘done’ and ‘honest’
The MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display has the touchscreen of your dreams, but will using it with Logic Pro be as fun as Apple is making it look?
“We have to take risks”: U2 announce new UK & Europe leg of The Greatest Show On Earth tour as Bono reflects on infamous iTunes album stunt
“I am one step away from whole channel deletion”: Danny Sapko’s YouTube copyright strike removed after allegedly exposing viral bassist’s fake playing
“It wasn’t insulting. I knew Ronnie was doing what the record company wanted him to do. I was never at odds with him”: Tracy G got the dream gig with Ronnie James Dio – then left when his solos were silenced
The first Black Friday guitar sale has officially launched – bag a monstrous up to 30% off Epiphone, Fender, Martin, and more at Guitar Center
“Rachel said, ‘I’ve got one question: how would you like to be the next singer of Skid Row?’ I was like, ‘Oh, my God! Yeah!’”: Exclusive! Hard rock legends Skid Row reveal their new frontman with a version of The Who’s most explosive anthem
“Light strings are a bit of a fallacy. People have gone a bit lazy now”: String gauge does actually matter to tone, according to The Edge
George Michael’s “Faith” guitar sparks family feud as it goes up for auction: “She would be horrified”
“You don’t have to pretend you’re cool or act like you don’t like this person. I’m a giant music fan”: Coveted producer Andrew Watt on working with Paul McCartney, Keith Richards and Elton John
“I get on the phone and say, ‘Bernie, what does Marconi plays the mamba mean?’ He goes, ‘I have no idea. But it sounds good to me'”: It’s not just you – even the people who wrote and sang Starship’s We Built This City didn’t understand all the lyrics
“He was sitting next to Alanis, and she said, ‘What are you going to do when Dave asks you to be his drummer?’ And he said ‘Nope, baby, I love you. I would never'”: Dave Grohl on how the Foo Fighters poached Taylor Hawkins from Alanis Morissette
