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All rights reserved. https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/all_updates.xml.php Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:20:30 -0400 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:01:46 -0400 60 Ultimate-Guitar.Com https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/static/_img/logo_trans.png https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/all_updates.xml.php 144 44 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/how-journey-found-their-new-singer-on-youtube-singing-covers-in-a-manila-bar https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/how-journey-found-their-new-singer-on-youtube-singing-covers-in-a-manila-bar Trends: Before he became one of Journey's longest-serving vocalists, Arnel Pineda was grinding through Manila's bar circuit with his band, unaware that a grainy YouTube clip was about to change everything.]]> Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:20:30 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/devin-townsend-on-rush-taking-anika-nilles-for-drums-thats-f---ing-funny-thats-amazing https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/devin-townsend-on-rush-taking-anika-nilles-for-drums-thats-f---ing-funny-thats-amazing Music News: "I can't imagine that Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson at some point weren't just like, 'Get me the fuck out of Toronto' or wherever they are."]]> Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:11:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/wes-borland-on-how-limp-bizkit-wrote-most-dangerous-song-in-the-world-it-was-almost-a-joke-because-it-was-so-simple https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/wes-borland-on-how-limp-bizkit-wrote-most-dangerous-song-in-the-world-it-was-almost-a-joke-because-it-was-so-simple Music News: "Write the best thing you've ever written right now, on the spot."]]> Wed, 29 Jul 2026 07:02:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/jimi-hendrix-smashed-guitars-when-they-had-nothing-left-says-his-roadie-i-squeezed-every-note-and-every-sound-that-guitar-was-ever-going-to-give-me https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/jimi-hendrix-smashed-guitars-when-they-had-nothing-left-says-his-roadie-i-squeezed-every-note-and-every-sound-that-guitar-was-ever-going-to-give-me Music News: "I remember one really beautiful Fender Stratocaster; I watched in horror as he destroyed it during the encore in Bologna."]]> Wed, 29 Jul 2026 05:48:52 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/eric-clapton-spent-his-career-trying-to-master-robert-johnsons-playing-but-once-admitted-i-cant-do-it-i-cant-see-how-anybody-could-do-it-187730 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/eric-clapton-spent-his-career-trying-to-master-robert-johnsons-playing-but-once-admitted-i-cant-do-it-i-cant-see-how-anybody-could-do-it-187730 Features: Clapton lifted Johnson's phrasing directly into Cream's "Crossroads" and the Bluesbreakers-era "Ramblin' on My Mind," then spent 2004 recording a full album of covers as what amounted to repayment of a lifelong debt.]]> Tue, 28 Jul 2026 22:43:18 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/the-only-grammy-ever-taken-back-and-the-two-men-who-never-sang-a-note https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/the-only-grammy-ever-taken-back-and-the-two-men-who-never-sang-a-note Trends: Milli Vanilli's Best New Artist Grammy is the only competitive award the Recording Academy has ever taken back, and the unraveling started with a tape that jammed onstage at a Connecticut amusement park more than a year before producer Frank Farian admitted Rob Pilatus and Fab Morvan never sang a note on the record.]]> Tue, 28 Jul 2026 16:22:54 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/jerry-cantrell-was-sick-as-a-dog-but-mtv-unplugged-is-alice-in-chains-and-layne-staleys-defining-performance-30-years-later-187706 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/jerry-cantrell-was-sick-as-a-dog-but-mtv-unplugged-is-alice-in-chains-and-layne-staleys-defining-performance-30-years-later-187706 Features: Behind the scenes, drummer Sean Kinney remembers a band barely holding together, with cops and ambulances trailing their final Kiss support dates. Metallica sat in the crowd that night, and bassist Mike Inez scrawled a dig at their new haircuts on his bass before the cameras rolled.]]> Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:01:30 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mick-jagger-says-you-want-to-stick-to-what-you-know-as-you-get-older-charlie-watts-however-wouldnt-say-no-to-any-direction https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mick-jagger-says-you-want-to-stick-to-what-you-know-as-you-get-older-charlie-watts-however-wouldnt-say-no-to-any-direction Music News: "The Rolling Stones have a very large repertoire of styles. So it's not just a blues band."]]> Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:02:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ann-wilson-says-early-heart-bandmates-came-to-resent-her-and-nancy-for-being-in-the-spotlight-the-very-thing-that-made-heart-interesting-destroyed-that-lineup https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ann-wilson-says-early-heart-bandmates-came-to-resent-her-and-nancy-for-being-in-the-spotlight-the-very-thing-that-made-heart-interesting-destroyed-that-lineup Music News: "That, after a while, really got under the guys' skin."]]> Tue, 28 Jul 2026 05:55:47 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/the-fbi-spent-31-months-investigating-a-rock-song-and-never-figured-out-the-lyrics https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/the-fbi-spent-31-months-investigating-a-rock-song-and-never-figured-out-the-lyrics Trends: A garbled vocal take, a single ceiling microphone, and a rumor about dirty lyrics were enough to get the FBI, the FCC, and a sitting governor involved. Two years and dozens of interviews later, the "obscene" words investigators were chasing turned out to be nothing at all.]]> Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:01:05 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/paul-stanley-on-what-actually-inspired-his-ibanez-cracked-mirror-guitar-thats-so-cool https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/paul-stanley-on-what-actually-inspired-his-ibanez-cracked-mirror-guitar-thats-so-cool Gear: "Why don't I get a guitar and put fractured mirrors all over the front?"]]> Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:47:57 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/felder-henley-and-szymczyk-all-disagree-on-how-eagles-hotel-california-solo-was-made-the-dispute-foreshadowed-the-bands-breakup-187709 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/felder-henley-and-szymczyk-all-disagree-on-how-eagles-hotel-california-solo-was-made-the-dispute-foreshadowed-the-bands-breakup-187709 Features: The Eagles' members have vastly different recollections of the writing of "Hotel California", and it was foreshadowing of the band's future.]]> Mon, 27 Jul 2026 10:26:04 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/troy-sanders-on-making-first-mastodon-album-without-brent-hinds-as-a-five-piece-and-how-new-guitarist-nick-johnston-fits-in-it-next-proper-step-in-our-evolution https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/troy-sanders-on-making-first-mastodon-album-without-brent-hinds-as-a-five-piece-and-how-new-guitarist-nick-johnston-fits-in-it-next-proper-step-in-our-evolution Music News: "It felt kind of triumphant that we had five guys in the studio with really a renewed sense of energy and purpose, and all five people very aligned, present in the room, waiting to collaborate."]]> Mon, 27 Jul 2026 02:02:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/daddario-under-scrutiny-over-ai-controversy-as-public-finds-discrepancies-with-companys-proof https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/daddario-under-scrutiny-over-ai-controversy-as-public-finds-discrepancies-with-companys-proof Music News: The company blamed the backlash on "over-produced" demo work and blocked commenters after one employee was targeted online. The company's follow-up clip meant to settle the AI question only raised new ones once viewers started comparing it note-for-note against the original.]]> Sun, 26 Jul 2026 22:47:24 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mustaine-says-kirk-got-songwriting-royalties-for-metallica-song-he-wasnt-even-in-the-band-for https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mustaine-says-kirk-got-songwriting-royalties-for-metallica-song-he-wasnt-even-in-the-band-for Music News: Some Metallica fans may not know that Mustaine's musical imprint is all over Metallica's first two classic albums, and possibly even their third. ]]> Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:02:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/he-was-a-superstar-on-the-other-side-of-the-world-and-nobody-told-him-for-28-years https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/he-was-a-superstar-on-the-other-side-of-the-world-and-nobody-told-him-for-28-years Trends: A Detroit construction worker had no idea he'd become a bigger star in South Africa than Elvis, until two obsessive fans tracked him down decades later.]]> Sun, 26 Jul 2026 14:08:04 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/i-didnt-like-the-guitar-at-first-allan-holdsworth-on-how-he-became-a-guitarist-despite-wanting-to-play-the-saxophone https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/i-didnt-like-the-guitar-at-first-allan-holdsworth-on-how-he-became-a-guitarist-despite-wanting-to-play-the-saxophone Retrospective: "After noodling on it for several months, I developed a feel for it."]]> Sun, 26 Jul 2026 05:02:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mick-jagger-says-david-bowie-nicked-rolling-stones-sound https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/mick-jagger-says-david-bowie-nicked-rolling-stones-sound Music News: "I said, 'God, you nicked all my things'"]]> Sun, 26 Jul 2026 03:02:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/the-greatest-pointy-guitar-ever-made-according-to-author-that-bridges-everything https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/the-greatest-pointy-guitar-ever-made-according-to-author-that-bridges-everything Gear: "That guitar to this day continues to end up in the hands of young players – as much or more than any other pointy guitar I can think of."]]> Sat, 25 Jul 2026 22:20:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/how-rage-against-the-machine-once-turned-a-music-video-into-a-wall-street-security-incident-187553 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/how-rage-against-the-machine-once-turned-a-music-video-into-a-wall-street-security-incident-187553 Features: On January 26, 2000, Rage Against the Machine staged their "Sleep Now in the Fire" video shoot on the steps of the New York Stock Exchange, defying Mayor Giuliani's order not to play on Wall Street. Police cut the power and cuffed director Michael Moore, but the confrontation forced the Exchange to lock its doors mid-trading day.]]> Sat, 25 Jul 2026 11:19:49 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/a-fake-fleetwood-mac-toured-america-in-1974-and-the-real-band-found-out-from-the-newspapers https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/a-fake-fleetwood-mac-toured-america-in-1974-and-the-real-band-found-out-from-the-newspapers Trends: Fleetwood Mac's greatest era began due to a shifty manager, a fake lineup, and a lawsuit.]]> Sat, 25 Jul 2026 10:18:43 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ozzy-wanted-robert-sarzo-as-randy-rhoadss-successor-but-don-arden-made-other-plans-without-telling-anyone-a-reminder-how-unpredictable-the-industry-can-be https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ozzy-wanted-robert-sarzo-as-randy-rhoadss-successor-but-don-arden-made-other-plans-without-telling-anyone-a-reminder-how-unpredictable-the-industry-can-be Music News: "Artists may have their own vision – but ultimately, decisions can shift based on management or label priorities," Robert Sarzo said.]]> Sat, 25 Jul 2026 02:02:01 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/a7x-drops-new-ep-out-of-nowhere-aggressive-autotune-synths-and-electronica-dance-beats-dominate-statica-as-band-doubles-down-on-experimental-approach https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/a7x-drops-new-ep-out-of-nowhere-aggressive-autotune-synths-and-electronica-dance-beats-dominate-statica-as-band-doubles-down-on-experimental-approach Music News: The new EP comes three years after Avenged Sevenfold's boldly experimental studio album "Life Is But A Dream…"]]> Fri, 24 Jul 2026 21:57:52 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/odd-way-a-random-fan-found-randy-bachmans-stolen-gretsch-not-the-serial-number https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/odd-way-a-random-fan-found-randy-bachmans-stolen-gretsch-not-the-serial-number Gear: Bachman never sued the Tokyo musician who'd unknowingly bought his missing guitar. Instead, the two traded instruments, Bachman picking up its "sister" 6120, built the same week, and came away with a documentary and a song together.]]> Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:31:50 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/cornell-physicists-figured-out-the-math-behind-mosh-pits-but-one-mystery-still-stumps-them-why-do-95-of-circle-pits-spin-counterclockwise-187550 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/cornell-physicists-figured-out-the-math-behind-mosh-pits-but-one-mystery-still-stumps-them-why-do-95-of-circle-pits-spin-counterclockwise-187550 Features: A 2013 study analyzed concert footage and found that moshers move like gas molecules, and that circle pits almost always spin the same way.]]> Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:18:23 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/how-queen-guitarist-brian-may-finished-his-doctorate-33-years-late-then-nasa-called-him https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/how-queen-guitarist-brian-may-finished-his-doctorate-33-years-late-then-nasa-called-him Trends: Most people have no clue that Brian May isn't just Queen's guitarist. He's an accomplished astrophysicist with credit on real NASA missions.]]> Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:48:17 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/jim-root-had-given-up-music-and-didnt-even-have-a-guitar-when-slipknot-came-calling-and-he-turned-them-down-id-resigned-myself-to-the-fact-that-music-was-done https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/jim-root-had-given-up-music-and-didnt-even-have-a-guitar-when-slipknot-came-calling-and-he-turned-them-down-id-resigned-myself-to-the-fact-that-music-was-done Music News: "I didn't feel like I could play up to the potential that they needed as a guitar player. Self-defeating, maybe, a little bit."]]> Fri, 24 Jul 2026 02:02:02 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/one-year-later-why-ozzy-osbournes-passing-is-a-turning-point-in-rock-music-as-we-know-it-187673 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/one-year-later-why-ozzy-osbournes-passing-is-a-turning-point-in-rock-music-as-we-know-it-187673 Features: Ozzy's death meant far more than one would think, and things will never be the same for heavy music.]]> Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:46:19 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/john-lydon-says-sex-pistols-reunion-odds-are-in-the-minus-infinities-as-he-cant-forgive-ex-bandmates-for-using-disney-to-strip-mine-him-in-legal-battle-my-wife-was-dying-of-alzheimers-it-was-a-most-unfortunate-act-on-their-part https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/john-lydon-says-sex-pistols-reunion-odds-are-in-the-minus-infinities-as-he-cant-forgive-ex-bandmates-for-using-disney-to-strip-mine-him-in-legal-battle-my-wife-was-dying-of-alzheimers-it-was-a-most-unfortunate-act-on-their-part Music News: "The dirt that they unloaded on me in a time where I was in real serious grief … No, I cannot forget about that."]]> Thu, 23 Jul 2026 22:07:33 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/everyone-believed-this-les-paul-burned-in-a-plane-crash-it-came-home-31-years-later https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/everyone-believed-this-les-paul-burned-in-a-plane-crash-it-came-home-31-years-later Trends: A guitar refinished to mimic another band's album cover became Frampton's number one for a decade, then vanished in a cargo plane crash before resurfacing years later on a Caribbean island.]]> Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:01:46 -0400