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Pete Townshend sets the record straight about Roger Daltrey's comments on The Who's retirement
Roger Daltrey had recently mentioned that he was “happy” that “that part of my life is over”
Michael Anthony says he and Jason Newsted were both approached for the failed Van Halen reunion
Newsted turned heads in 2022 when he claimed he was in line to join a Van Halen reunion tour – but now Anthony has revealed he was in the running for it, too
Meet Lowlives’ Lee Downer, the British rocker who just needs a cranked amp – and 169 guitars...
You might know the name Lee Downer from The Defiled. Now relocated to sunny LA, working in Guitar Center, his new band is all about '90s alt-rock, no tricks, “meat and potatoes rock”
Jazz schooled, Queen-inspired, The Last Dinner Party’s guitar hero Emily Roberts unpacks her sound
Roberts reveals how their hit debut album was created, and how her unique approach to the instrument was shaped by jazz greats and one rock legend in particular…
“We used to boil all our strings”: Geezer Butler on how Black Sabbath made ends meet as emerging heavy metal pioneers
Before they made a name for themselves, Sabbath were forced to save cash any way they could – and Butler’s bass strings took the hit
Polyphia share their top tips for entering the daunting digital modeler world
Having experienced a lot of “user error” while trying to wrap their heads around amp modelers, Tim Henson and Scott LePage offer some sage advice to fellow amp sim-strugglers
Tim Henson reveals the surprising collabs Polyphia are eyeing up for their next album
The band have already started looking ahead to their fifth album, which will once again include some big-name stars
This survey claims to have identified the ultimate dad rock band – but there was some surprising competition
New analysis has created the ultimate dad rock playlist, and revealed which band each US state thinks is the dad-iest of them all
The Pineapple Thief’s Bruce Soord on crossing the Rubicon with Porcupine Tree’s drummer
It Leads to This finds Soord and company working in weird time signatures and towards the point of mental exhaustion in search of new sounds
“I wanted to switch from Strats”: Vito Bratta on why he made the leap to his iconic ’88 Steinberger GM2T
The former White Lion axe-slinger on how a newfound love of the hi-tech – and a desire to stand apart from Eddie Van Halen – led to an all-new guitar that found its way onto the cover of Guitar World in 1989
