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“I thought it was a terrible name”: How Queen almost became Build Your Own Boat
By Beth Simpson Published
Name was Brian May’s idea, says Freddie Mercury’s ex, Mary Austin

Amy Winehouse “knew exactly what she had created” with Back to Black, says her former bass player
By Ben Rogerson Published
Dale Davis is leading the star's former band on a tour to celebrate the album's 20th anniversary

Slash on his enduring devotion to the Gibson Les Paul
By Andy Price Published
In this archive interview, GN'R’s riff merchant shared how Les Pauls thoroughly dominated his guitar collection, and their unique endurance on the road

Friedman's Jose 20 series pays tribute to amp guru whose mods helped shape the high-gain revolution
By Jonathan Horsley Published
The 20-watt head and combo makes the late Jose Arredondo's holy grail modded Marshall tone more compact and affordable

Duane Keith Davis found guilty of the murder of Tupac Shakur
By Beth Simpson Published
Crips leader confessed to the killing in a 2019 memoir

Best acoustic guitar for beginners 2026: Strum your first chords with our choice of beginner acoustic guitars
By Chris Corfield Last updated
Start playing today with beginner acoustics from Taylor, Fender, Epiphone, Martin and more – hand-picked by experts

“An exceptionally accurate model of the original Prophet, with a clutch of incredibly useful enhancements”: GForce Prophet-5 review
By Roland Schmidt Published
Embellished by official backing from Sequential, GForce brings us the original soothsayer in software form. We look at the fortunes of the new Prophet

“It’s a song that has been misinterpreted greatly, to say the least”: Counting Crows’ breakout hit
By Amit Sharma Published
“I remember being in a strip club in New Orleans and my song comes on. I was like, ‘No!’”
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