“The alchemy that transformed a unique riff into an anthem was etched into the collective soul of the band – a synergy that no machine can emulate”: Jimmy Page blasts new Artificial Intelligence proposals from UK Government

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Jimmy Page has hit out against the position of Artificial Intelligence in music and the arts in the wake of new proposals from the UK Government. The Led Zeppelin legend’s passionate statement on the dangers that artificial intelligence poses to the music industry come as the UK Government ends itsContinue Reading

“An unbelievably special musician, and an amazing person”: Joey Molland, guitarist, singer, last surviving original member of Badfinger, dies at 77

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Joey Molland, a guitarist and singer who co-anchored ’70s hitmakers Badfinger – and was their final surviving original member – has died at the age of 77. The news was confirmed in a post on Molland’s official Facebook page, which read: “Well, the day we never wanted to see hasContinue Reading

“Ray Manzarek hated the sound of distorted guitar chords. He didn’t think they belonged in music”: X’s Under the Big Black Sun is a stone-cold L.A. punk classic, produced by a legendary figure who “didn’t really like punk rock” – here’s ho

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L.A. punks X made their major-label debut in 1982 with Under the Big Black Sun. The record, which followed two critically acclaimed indie releases – Los Angeles (1980) and Wild Gift (1981) – spotlights a more refined and polished version of their sound, while not losing an ounce of theContinue Reading

ASAP Rocky Puts Himself In The Rihanna And Frank Ocean Category Of Artists Who “Take Their Time”

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Image Image Credit Stephane Cardinale – Corbis / Contributor via Getty Images, Kevin Mazur / Contributor via Getty Images, and Mike Coppola/MG19 / Contributor via Getty Images Image Alt ASAP Rocky, Rihanna, and Frank Ocean Image Size landscape-medium ASAP Rocky knows good music takes time. He’s dating Rihanna, after all,Continue Reading

“I really don’t think that ’80s guitar style has stood the test of time very well”: Tommy Thayer emerged in a scene of shredders and guitar heroes – but the style they pioneered never appealed to him

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Tommy Thayer’s rise to six-string stardom largely occurred throughout the 1980s – an evolutionary period for guitar music, which gave way to a new wave of guitar gods and playing styles that favored speed, theatrics and hot-rodded instruments. For an up-and-coming Thayer, though, shred guitars and wild gear never trulyContinue Reading