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Deep Purple play Smoke on the Water on the lake that inspired it – with actual fire in the sky
By Janelle Borg published
The band return to Montreux, the site of the 1971 casino fire depicted in the lyrics of their iconic track

“We’ve also embraced the jangly, the twang”: Idles’ Mark Bowen and Lee Kiernan talk Tangk tones
By Jenna Scaramanga published
Tankg is a another tour de force of electric guitar provocations with Idles' dynamic duo finding wilder ways to take their sound to the edge of disaster then hold it there, just for kicks

New Best Of All Worlds rehearsal footage reveals Joe Satriani may not be done with his Ibanez after all
By Phil Weller published
Sightings of Satch shredding on a modded EVH made fans think his Ibanez guitars would be taking a break on the upcoming tour, but new footage from Sammy Hagar seems to suggest otherwise

Samantha Fish talks soloing strategies and blues heroes ahead of Slash’s S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival
By Amit Sharma published
As Slash's all-star blues festival kicks off, the Kansas City blues whiz tells us what we can expect of her set, the gear in her life, and why you need to take some time with your solos

Yungblug is inviting fans on stage to play guitar – and he's letting them take home his SG Juniors
By Janelle Borg published
Yungblud is taking fan engagement to the next level by inviting fans on stage to show off their guitar skills

That time Rage Against the Machine's Tim Commerford injected himself with steroids then set himself on fire
By Joel McIver published
The RATM bassist went all out for Future User’s Mountain Lion video – which also features a cameo by Lance Armstrong

Heart postpone 2024 tour after Ann Wilson reveals she is undergoing cancer treatment
By Janelle Borg published
Ann Wilson is currently undergoing “a course of preventative chemotherapy” and hopes to be back on stage next year

Michael J. Fox plays guitar onstage with Coldplay during their Glastonbury headline set
By Matt Owen published
Fox came out to help Coldplay perform two encore tracks, as the band headlined the UK festival's iconic Pyramid Stage for the fifth time
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