Michael Leonard

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Flea (second left) is going back to college
Flea returns to school to study music

By Michael Leonard Last updated

Solo album on way as Chilis take 2-year hiatus

Artists
Lars Urlich talks about the mixing of Death Magnetic
Lars Ulrich talks about engineering of Death Magnetic

By Michael Leonard Last updated

Metallica favoured the man behind Slipknot

Artists
Are Zeppelin ready to fly again?
Led Zeppelin to tour in 2009

By Michael Leonard Last updated

Robert Plant commits to reunion, claim insiders

Gigs & Festivals
Performance Percussion's PP900E offers 215 voices
Performance Percussion launches electronic kit

By Michael Leonard Last updated

PP900E offers 215 voices, 20 presets

Drum Kits
Nuno Bettencourt debuts his signature amp range in January 2009
Nuno Bettencourt gets signature Randall amps

By Michael Leonard Last updated

NB100 and NB412 will debut in January 2009

Guitar Amps
AC/DC - not quite dressing like millionaires yet
AC/DC: "We're just behind The Beatles"

By Michael Leonard Last updated

Brian Johnson makes bold sales claim

Bands
Dig Out Your Soul has partially leaked three weeks before release
Oasis's Dig Out Your Soul leaks

By Michael Leonard Last updated

40 seconds of every track can be heard here

Artists
Radiohead: The follow up to In Rainbows is on its way
Radiohead talk about next album

By Michael Leonard Last updated

Recording of eighth album will be completed in Japan

Singles And Albums
Master Of Puppets has been voted Metallica's best-ever album
Metallica Week: Master Of Puppets voted band's best album

By Michael Leonard Last updated

44% of fans vote for 1986 album

Singles And Albums
David Gilmour doesn't want to reunite Pink Floyd
David Gilmour says Pink Floyd won't reform

By Michael Leonard Last updated

Guitarist insists band is over for good

Guitarists
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REM's Peter Buck has Rickenbacker stolen

By Michael Leonard Last updated

Signature guitar used since 1982 is gone

Guitars
Elbow are winners of the 2008 Mercury Music Prize. Smile?
Elbow win Mercury Music Prize

By Michael Leonard Last updated

The Seldom Seen Kid album scoops award

Singles And Albums
FFAF: Gareth Davies (second right) departs
Funeral For A Friend bassist departs

By Michael Leonard Last updated

"The strain of travelling" takes its toll

Guitarists
John 5 has injured his shoulder
John 5 falls off bike, cancels clinics

By Michael Leonard Last updated

Guitar shredder hurts his shoulder

Artists
Some metal fans get "gentle"
Your musical taste and personality are related

By Michael Leonard Last updated

And it's bad news for indie fans

Artists
The T-Rex Mark Tremonti Phaser will ship to stores in April 2009
T-Rex launches new Mark Tremonti Phaser

By Michael Leonard Last updated

Alter Bridge star gets sig pedal in 2009

Guitar Pedals
Long Blondes guitarist Dorian Cox
Long Blondes guitarist gets 'bionic' arm

By Michael Leonard Last updated

Indie man hopes to beat effects of stroke

Guitarists
Loudness drummer Munetaka Higuchi has died
Loudness drummer dies

By Michael Leonard Last updated

Megadeth, Quiet Riot pay tribute to metal star

Drummers
The Killers' Day & Age has won the battle with Guns N' Roses
The Killers beat Guns N' Roses

By Michael Leonard Last updated

But can either stop the fall in CD sales?

Artists
But was she THE Eleanor Rigby?
Eleanor Rigby signature sells for £115,000

By Michael Leonard Last updated

Papers auctioned despite McCartney's denials

Drums
Faithless's Maxi Jazz contributes to What About Me?
1 Giant Leap win prize for What About Me?

By Michael Leonard Last updated

Globe-hopping music-mashup film gets award

Music Industry
Barker is back behind the drums
Travis Barker sues over plane crash

By Michael Leonard Last updated

Pilots and defective equipment to blame?

Drummers
No Doubt return in 2009
No Doubt to play shows in 2009

By Michael Leonard Last updated

New album also on the way

Singles And Albums
Mitch Mitchell: on Fire!
Jimi Hendrix's Fire is Mitchell's greatest track

By Michael Leonard Last updated

MusicRadar users vote for debut album cut

Singles And Albums
Sambora eyes a career in soundtracks
Richie Sambora heads for Hollywood

By Michael Leonard Last updated

Bon Jovi man scores movie, hopes to enter Hall Of Fame

Artists
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