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Chris Fehn Questions Whether His Own Slipknot Mask Was Ever Worn Live
Appearing on Pawn Stars, the former Slipknot percussionist inspected a mask attributed to him and concluded it looked too clean for stage use.
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A Roland TR-909 and a Modular Rig Got Harry Styles’ ‘Aperture’ Moving
Kid Harpoon has explained how a stalled, low-energy session turned into the groove behind Styles’ No 1 single, rebuilt from a drum machine and a rack of patched cables.
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Joe Bonamassa Has Embraced a Digital Amp, and He Is Not Entirely Happy About What It Taught Him
The guitarist's new Fender Tone Master '59 Twin-Amp JB Edition began as a practical experiment and turned into an admission about what he has lost after 10,000 hours on the instrument.
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Al Di Meola on Choosing Collaborators by Personality, Not Anonymity
In a new interview, the guitarist explains why his records were built around strong musical personalities, from Jaco Pastorius to Steve Gadd.
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Scott Weiland's First Live Album Arrives With Unseen "Vaseline" Footage
Scott Weiland: Live is out now on CD and digital formats, paired with previously unseen concert footage of the late singer performing Stone Temple Pilots' "Vaseline" at the House of Blues in Anaheim, California.
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Fontaines D.C. Take 'Dopamine Chamber' to Number One With 2026's Biggest Opening Week by a Group
The band's second UK Number One arrives with the largest opening week any group has posted this year, and a Brixton date already booked.
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Cyma Forma's RND Puts Generative Synthesis Behind a Single Button
Cyma Forma and producer Bambounou have made a pocket-sized generative synth with one control. RND turns randomness into an interface, with clear limits.
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Gun Ghaol Announce Second Album Eadar Bàs is Bruadaran
The Scottish Gaelic metalcore band will release their second album in February, with new single Gabh Ceum Air Ais arriving as a collaboration with Limonead.
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Adéla Brings Two Prima Singles and Her Swaggerina to The Tonight Show
The Slovakian pop singer made her late night debut with a medley of "Nicole Kidman" and "Ain't In LA," then handed Jimmy Fallon a dance lesson.
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Tony Iommi on the Awkward Making of Black Sabbath's 13
In an interview with Planet Rock, Tony Iommi describes the recording of Black Sabbath's 2013 album 13 as awkward, citing Rick Rubin's communication with the band and a last-minute song request.