“Malcolm said, ‘I’ve got this riff, it’s driving me nuts.’ It’s three o’clock in the morning and I’m trying to sleep. I said, ‘It sounds fine to me.’ That was Back in Black”: Through 50 years of triumph and tragedy, they remain hard rock’s greatest titans
“There’s a lot of power to our band name… we weren’t part of any scene, so it was like, ‘Who are we? We are The Damn Truth’”: Meet the Canadian quartet bringing their raucous sound to the masses – with a little help from Bob Rock
“I grew up playing bluegrass… it’s taken me years to lighten up my right hand to where I’m not breaking strings every 30 seconds!” Larkin Poe have worked on music together since they were toddlers – and their guitar sisterhood has never been stronger
in Artists, Bands “When Dave walked in it blew his mind – he couldn’t believe how good you are”: By the mid-2000s, Van Halen were teetering on the brink – a teenaged Wolfgang Van Halen helped bring them back
in Artists, Bands “If we can fill the performance with these incredible women singing Nirvana songs, then we’ll have achieved our own revolution”: Nirvana reunite unannounced at FireAid concert, with four guest frontwomen
in Artists, Bands “We might find 50 guitars to choose from. All of a sudden, something that was on an electric might now be on a rubber-bridge acoustic”: Meet flipturn, the indie-rockers flipping the script on three-guitar bands – with a chorus pedal as a sixth member
in Artists, Bands “Maybe Aerosmith will do something in the future, but it’s a big ‘if’ – the last thing I want to be doing is to try and push Steven in that direction”: Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton gives update on frontman Steven Tyler’s health
in Artists, Bands “I need to play. Once a week I go to Ged’s – it’s in the calendar”: Alex Lifeson and Geddy Lee are recording their regular jam sessions – but remain tight-lipped about what they’re using them for
in Artists, Bands “The four-chord pattern riff is unoriginal but the dynamic contrasts add to the potency of one of the best guitar riffs of the ’90s”: Nirvana track named the best guitar riff of all time by surprising new study – which leaves out some huge hits
in Artists, Bands “The Grateful Dead wouldn’t let us use their amps. Ray was aghast – he kept saying, ‘Pigpen? Someone named Pigpen won’t let me use his instrument?’”: With a volatile lead singer and no bass player, they left an indelible mark on rock
in Artists, Bands “It proved to be short-lived”: The year Dave Navarro returned to Jane’s Addiction, got assaulted, and a fractious reunion fell apart
in Artists, Bands “Fresh eyes, honest appreciation and devoted teamwork have brought us to this special moment”: A nu-metal institution was reborn as Linkin Park returned for 2024
in Artists, Bands “Jason and I were always battling for the same space in the mix”: The controversial mixing of Metallica’s …And Justice for All wasn’t a hazing of Jason Newsted. This is James Hetfield’s explanation
in Artists, Bands “Those overdriven cowboy chords and stadium-conquering chorus hooks will be omnipresent throughout 2025”: When Oasis finally returned
