Chris Hillman Announces New Album, ‘Bidin’ My Time’

When we spoke to Chris Hillman in the spring of 2016, we asked if he had a new album in the works. “I do have material,” he said at the time. “I’m…

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Josh Todd & The Conflict Release Video for "Year of the Tiger"

Josh Todd & The Conflict have unveiled the powerful new music video for the title track off their debut album, Year of the Tiger, out September 15th on Century Media…

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Coldplay Release New Song "All I Can Think About is You"

Coldplay has just released a brand new song, “All I Can Think About Is You,” from their upcoming Kaleidoscope EP. The song, which builds from a rolling bassline to a…

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New Guitar World DVD: 100 Chords You Need to Know

Sure, Guitar World and GuitarWorld.com have posted countless stories about the chords, licks, riffs and general info you need to know to be a solid player—but a brand-new Guitar World…

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Neil Young to Release New Album, ‘Hitchhiker,’ This Summer

Neil Young will release a new studio album—which he originally recorded in 1976. The disc, dubbed Hitchhiker, is set for an August 4 release via Reprise Records and will be…

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Watch the Beatles Dissect "Tomorrow Never Knows" in the Nineties

In the mid-Nineties, while Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr were working on the Beatles’ massive Anthology project, they got together with George Martin, their old producer, at Abbey…

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How AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin and More Would Sound with Kirk Hammett on Guitar

Last summer, YouTube guitarist Steve Terreberry posted a (very popular) video that demonstrates—at least according to Terreberry—how it would sound if Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett were a member of several other incredibly popular…

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The Secret Note That Makes the Minor Pentatonic Scale Better

If you’re looking for a way to make your minor pentatonic licks, riffs and solos more interesting, it might be as simple as adding one “secret” note. So says guitar…

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Off-the-Cuff Advice from 13 Music-Biz Pros

I’ve seen plenty of interviews and rig rundowns. Most of them tend to overlap in terms of information—no matter who the artist is. I don’t care if I’m interviewing a…

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Metallica’s James Hetfield Under Doctor’s Orders to Not Sing a Single Note

During a Metallica show in Copenhagen this past Friday night (February 3), under-the-weather frontman James Hetfield gave the audience an interesting choice: “You paid a lot of money to come see…

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