Nick Cracknell

KISS guitarist Ace Frehley has lined up a special guest to play on his new solo album - none other than top-hatted rock god Slash!

For five days last June, over a million people flocked to central London to witness 400 artists across all music genres perform at 35 different venues.

RockStar 08 is a national competition backed by Michael Eavis (the creator of the Glastonbury Festival) and legendary artist and producer Peter Gabriel to find the UK’s hottest new talent.

We don't wish to cloud your sensitive brains with an overload of intelligent Scandinavian prog metal, but this is too good to pass up!

Former The Jam frontman Paul Weller has cussed up the Glastonbury Festival and its attendees, denouncing them as too corporate.

Rolling Stone guitarist Keith Richards might be giving away his guitar collection...

Guildford's Academy Of Contemporary Music has won the prestigious Queen's Award

A new scheme aimed at rewarding talented young musicians with hard cash has been launched by the Musicians Benevolent Fund (MBF).

Mighty power-widdlers DragonForce are set for a UK tour this September following the release of their as-yet-untitled new album.

Welsh metal stars Bullet for my Valentine have been forced to cancel the remaining US dates of their Taste of Chaos tour due to a family illness.

A new report says school kids are influenced by gender when they pick a musical instrument to learn - which is apparently why girls don't play the guitar and boys don't play the flute.

Cedella Marley Booker, the mother of Jamaican music legend Bob Marley, died at her Miami home on Tuesday aged 81.

Ska-punk stalwarts Less Than Jake and The Subways are headlining NASS '08, the country's biggest action sports and music event, at the Bath and West Showground this June.

It's the question that bugs every guitarist each time they pick up their axe - how do I write the next 'Smoke On The Water' or 'Purple Haze'?

Seymour Duncan is offering guitarists (and bassists) the chance to win prizes in an exclusive contest on YouTube from 1st May.

Guitars, girls and rock stars... are all part of the awesome Paradise City event taking place in London tomorrow night!

Arena rockers Def Leppard are to release their comeback single Nine Lives exclusively through video game Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock.

British string makers Rotosound are celebrating 50 years in business with a huge redesign.