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“A rare opportunity to explore a unique side of his playing”: Slash hangs up his Les Paul for a 335 in the first taste of his solo blues album – a covers record featuring Brian Johnson, Billy Gibbons, Iggy Pop, Gary Clark Jr. and Demi Lovato
By Matt Owen published
Orgy of the Damned is one of the most eagerly awaited guitar albums of the year, and its lead single – a cover of a Howlin' Wolf classic recorded with AC/DC's Brian Johnson – has been released
“At four in the morning, I got a call from David Bowie. He said they needed a guitar player for Iggy Pop’s album”: As right-hand man for everyone from Mark Knopfler to Eric Clapton, ‘Session Man’ Phil Palmer more than earned his nickname
By Andrew Daly published
Armed with a Nocaster given to him by his uncle, the Kinks’ Dave Davies, Palmer became a go-to guitarist for some of music’s biggest names, landing an official role in Dire Straits – and narrowly missing out on playing Clapton’s MTV Unplugged set
Slash, Andrew Watt trade solos, channel their inner punk onstage with Iggy Pop in revved-up take on The Stooges' I Wanna Be Your Dog
By Jackson Maxwell published
Slash's Guns N' Roses bandmate, Duff McKagan, and Chad Smith were also on hand to serve as the rhythm section for the all-star performance at the Hollywood Palladium last week
Watch Andrew Watt shred with Iggy Pop's all-star Kimmel band, featuring Josh Klinghoffer, Duff McKagan and Chad Smith
By Matt Parker published
The godfather of punk brought in the big guns for an intense performance of new single Frenzy – complete with an incendiary solo from Watt
Iggy Pop explains why he prefers his albums to sound “rough”: “I like Link Wray a lot better than Yngwie Malmsteen, put it that way”
By Sam Roche published
The punk rock icon has discussed his 19th album, the Andrew Watt-produced Every Loser, which features guest appearances from Josh Klinghoffer, Chad Smith and the late Taylor Hawkins
Iggy Pop says he was once asked to join AC/DC: “I listened to their record. I thought, I can’t fit that bill”
By Matt Owen published
The Stooges frontman – who felt he wasn't what the band needed – also recalled a "wonderful encounter" with Bon Scott
From psychedelic blues explosions to electrifying all-star collaborations: here are this week's essential guitar tracks
By Michael Astley-Brown, Jackson Maxwell, Matt Owen, Sam Roche published
The days are getting shorter, unlike our list of top-notch new guitar-led tunes. Hear the best of the best from Maya Delilah, Yo La Tengo, Matt Heafy, Johnny Marr & Noel Gallagher, David Knudson and more
Danny Elfman and Iggy Pop join forces for industrial new single Kick Me
By Matt Owen published
Kick Me is first single to be shared from Elfman’s upcoming album, Bigger. Messier., which features remixed and reimagined renditions of tracks from 2021’s Big Mess
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