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All rights reserved. https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/modules/rss/all_updates.xml.php Mon, 28 Sep 2026 02:38:29 -0400 Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:02:01 -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/general_music_news/primus-guitarist-larry-lalonde-on-how-lessons-from-joe-satriani-blew-his-mind-this-scientist-guy-is-showing-me-this-piece-of-wood-you-can-make-crazy-sounds-with https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/primus-guitarist-larry-lalonde-on-how-lessons-from-joe-satriani-blew-his-mind-this-scientist-guy-is-showing-me-this-piece-of-wood-you-can-make-crazy-sounds-with Music News: "It kind of clicked together, like, 'Oh, there's rules, but there's no rules,' you know?"]]> Mon, 28 Sep 2026 02:38:29 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/todd-rundgren-says-apotheosis-of-mediocrity-taylor-swift-ruined-music-she-doesnt-do-anything-particularly-great-except-grow-her-hair https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/todd-rundgren-says-apotheosis-of-mediocrity-taylor-swift-ruined-music-she-doesnt-do-anything-particularly-great-except-grow-her-hair Music News: "There's an argument to be made that she ruined music. It's an understandable phenomenon. It's just that, to me, Taylor Swift is the apotheosis of mediocrity."]]> Sun, 27 Sep 2026 23:50:15 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/guitar_of_the_week/the-guitar-that-wanted-to-be-a-synth-and-the-fretboard-bar-that-couldnt-save-its-tracking-roland-g-707 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/guitar_of_the_week/the-guitar-that-wanted-to-be-a-synth-and-the-fretboard-bar-that-couldnt-save-its-tracking-roland-g-707 Guitar Of The Week: Roland's wedge-shaped controller got nicknamed "the Dalek's handbag," yet it still ended up in the rigs of Jimmy Page, Robert Fripp, Al Di Meola and John Abercrombie, and on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show.]]> Sun, 27 Sep 2026 21:21:47 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-became-a-kiss-fan-brad-gillis-on-how-gene-simmons-and-paul-stanley-took-night-ranger-under-their-wing https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/i-became-a-kiss-fan-brad-gillis-on-how-gene-simmons-and-paul-stanley-took-night-ranger-under-their-wing Music News: "That wasn't on the forefront of my radar of music."]]> Sun, 27 Sep 2026 21:07:14 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/the-doors-sold-millions-without-a-bass-player-and-the-men-who-played-bass-on-their-biggest-songs-were-never-members https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/the-doors-sold-millions-without-a-bass-player-and-the-men-who-played-bass-on-their-biggest-songs-were-never-members Trends: "That's why it's so distinctive — it's not something a bass player would come up with." ]]> Sun, 27 Sep 2026 10:57:23 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tony-levin-on-how-peter-gabriel-taught-him-true-humility-with-being-humble-you-want-to-talk-to-him https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/tony-levin-on-how-peter-gabriel-taught-him-true-humility-with-being-humble-you-want-to-talk-to-him Music News: "I've been with the guy for 40 or 50 years; he asks if anyone in the room wants tea – and then he goes and makes it!"]]> Sun, 27 Sep 2026 09:25:46 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/fender-ceo-tries-to-define-what-makes-a-stratocaster-amid-controversial-legal-campaign-addresses-targeting-silver-sky-maker-prs-it-really-is-the-sum-of-its-parts https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/fender-ceo-tries-to-define-what-makes-a-stratocaster-amid-controversial-legal-campaign-addresses-targeting-silver-sky-maker-prs-it-really-is-the-sum-of-its-parts Gear: Edward "Bud" Cole reiterated that he wished he could've gone about the campaign differently, but confirmed that Fender has no intentions of stopping.]]> Sun, 27 Sep 2026 07:11:12 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/a-us-tour-can-now-cost-a-foreign-band-up-to-15k-before-their-first-show-in-the-country-188522 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/a-us-tour-can-now-cost-a-foreign-band-up-to-15k-before-their-first-show-in-the-country-188522 Features: Kevin Comeau on visa fees, 30 percent withholding, and the math keeping developing acts out of America.]]> Sat, 26 Sep 2026 22:21:25 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/joel-hoekstra-on-playing-disco-with-cher-after-years-of-hard-rock-i-know-how-to-do-this https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/joel-hoekstra-on-playing-disco-with-cher-after-years-of-hard-rock-i-know-how-to-do-this Music News: "I know how to do the 'waka-chaka-waka-chaka' with the wah and funk out."]]> Sat, 26 Sep 2026 18:04:38 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/the-byrds-went-to-number-one-with-their-first-single-and-only-one-byrd-played-on-it https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/the-byrds-went-to-number-one-with-their-first-single-and-only-one-byrd-played-on-it Trends: "Mr. Tambourine Man" helped develop rock music as we know it, but only one member of the Byrds was responsible for its famous guitar part.]]> Sat, 26 Sep 2026 11:07:25 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/i-cant-play-a-les-paul-for-two-hours-straight-matteo-mancuso-on-why-the-yamaha-revstar-is-his-perfect-main-guitar https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/i-cant-play-a-les-paul-for-two-hours-straight-matteo-mancuso-on-why-the-yamaha-revstar-is-his-perfect-main-guitar Gear: "I can't play a Les Paul for two hours straight because my back will hurt so much."]]> Sat, 26 Sep 2026 02:02:03 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ritchie-blackmore-says-his-reunion-with-deep-purple-could-have-fallen-apart-quite-easily-i-just-play-the-guitar--sometimes-well-sometimes-not-so-well https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/ritchie-blackmore-says-his-reunion-with-deep-purple-could-have-fallen-apart-quite-easily-i-just-play-the-guitar--sometimes-well-sometimes-not-so-well Music News: "I almost felt like I was a celebrity for the four minutes that I was on stage, and I'm not a celebrity type of person."]]> Fri, 25 Sep 2026 22:35:08 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/i-can-take-3-minutes-im-bored-after-that-adrian-belew-on-why-80s-shredders-never-appealed-to-him https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/interviews/i-can-take-3-minutes-im-bored-after-that-adrian-belew-on-why-80s-shredders-never-appealed-to-him Interviews: UG Exclusive: On the other hand, Belew admires the playing of his BEAT bandmate Steve Vai, because "he does everything."]]> Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:35:47 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/kiss-sold-millions-of-records-with-a-drummer-on-the-cover-who-barely-played-on-them https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/kiss-sold-millions-of-records-with-a-drummer-on-the-cover-who-barely-played-on-them Trends: Peter Criss was on the album art, but he barely did anything in the studio, if he was present at all.]]> Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:52:39 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/neil-peart-on-working-with-alex-lifeson-and-geddy-lee-in-rush-geddys-very-meticulous-alex-is-more-spontaneous-for-his-solos-he-just-whips https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/neil-peart-on-working-with-alex-lifeson-and-geddy-lee-in-rush-geddys-very-meticulous-alex-is-more-spontaneous-for-his-solos-he-just-whips Retrospective: "That's part of the chemistry too."]]> Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:22:09 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/fender-ceo-addresses-quality-control-complaints-explains-steps-company-is-taking-we-heard-it-loud-and-clear https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/fender-ceo-addresses-quality-control-complaints-explains-steps-company-is-taking-we-heard-it-loud-and-clear Gear: "Fender has always been relied on to be quality instruments for players at every level. And when that gets called out, I need to listen."]]> Fri, 25 Sep 2026 08:20:08 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/who-wrote-the-peace-sells-bassline-is-still-a-debate-but-its-album-keeps-defining-metal-40-years-later-188645 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/who-wrote-the-peace-sells-bassline-is-still-a-debate-but-its-album-keeps-defining-metal-40-years-later-188645 Features: "When people tell me that they just learned how to play the bass and this is the first line they're trying to learn, I'm like, 'You might want to learn something a little bit easier'."]]> Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:25:42 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/ozzys-guitarist-after-randy-rhoads-lasted-seven-shows-and-he-said-he-was-never-meant-to https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/ozzys-guitarist-after-randy-rhoads-lasted-seven-shows-and-he-said-he-was-never-meant-to Trends: "Even if I played okay, even if I played a nice solo or whatever, if anyone looked at me on stage they thought, 'Oh, shit. It isn't Randy.'"]]> Thu, 24 Sep 2026 10:57:58 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/alex-lifeson-and-geddy-lee-on-overcoming-reservations-and-fear-about-rush-reunion-it-wasnt-a-simple-journey-to-get-back https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/alex-lifeson-and-geddy-lee-on-overcoming-reservations-and-fear-about-rush-reunion-it-wasnt-a-simple-journey-to-get-back Music News: "There was a lot of pressure on our shoulders to be as good [as], if not better than, we have ever been, and put a show together that would do [Neil Peart's] tribute justice. So that's what Alex is talking about. You had those terrified moments."]]> Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:24:46 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/django-reinhardts-hand-never-fully-healed-so-he-built-his-guitar-style-around-it-188519 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/django-reinhardts-hand-never-fully-healed-so-he-built-his-guitar-style-around-it-188519 Features: The fire that cost Django Reinhardt the use of two fingers started with a knocked-over candle among his wife's stock of celluloid flowers, in the caravan they shared outside Paris. He was 18, already turning heads playing banjo-guitar in the dance halls, and spent roughly 18 months recovering before it was clear whether he'd play again. ]]> Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:02:03 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/the-black-album-is-dull-and-metallicas-most-overrated-record-martin-popoff-says https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/the-black-album-is-dull-and-metallicas-most-overrated-record-martin-popoff-says Music News: "I feel like the songs in total sound like that album cover. They're just all black and murky and not particularly exciting."]]> Wed, 23 Sep 2026 22:42:00 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/switching-from-guitar-to-banjo-what-actually-changes-when-you-cross-over https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/gear/switching-from-guitar-to-banjo-what-actually-changes-when-you-cross-over Gear: The banjo's fifth string doesn't run the full length of the neck. It ends at a tuning peg set into the side of the neck at the fifth fret, and on a five-string, you almost never fret it. It just rings open as a drone while your left hand works the other four strings.]]> Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:41:52 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/the-rolling-stones-have-had-the-same-bassist-for-30-years-and-he-has-never-been-in-the-band https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/the-rolling-stones-have-had-the-same-bassist-for-30-years-and-he-has-never-been-in-the-band Trends: "I have been a sideman for more than 30 years now."]]> Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:49:57 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dave-mustaine-and-james-hetfield-werent-best-buddies-when-mustaine-battled-cancer-but-the-metallica-frontman-did-just-what-he-needed-it-meant-a-lot-to-me https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/dave-mustaine-and-james-hetfield-werent-best-buddies-when-mustaine-battled-cancer-but-the-metallica-frontman-did-just-what-he-needed-it-meant-a-lot-to-me Music News: "Wounds leave scars, even after healing, so it would be inaccurate to say that James and I were best buddies."]]> Wed, 23 Sep 2026 09:36:24 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/sammy-hagar-im-kinda-done-with-being-the-van-halen-guy https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/sammy-hagar-im-kinda-done-with-being-the-van-halen-guy Music News: "I don't want to just go out there and just do Van Halen... But Mike and I are kind of obligated. I like it, but I feel like I owe my old fans more than that."]]> Tue, 22 Sep 2026 23:24:51 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/acdc-had-another-singer-before-bon-scott-and-he-sang-on-their-first-single https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/trends/acdc-had-another-singer-before-bon-scott-and-he-sang-on-their-first-single Trends: "You can't have regrets. I've had a fantastic career."]]> Tue, 22 Sep 2026 22:44:19 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/long-before-algorithms-bands-still-became-famous-word-of-mouth-still-works-today-184469 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/long-before-algorithms-bands-still-became-famous-word-of-mouth-still-works-today-184469 Features: Before Spotify and social algorithms decided what got heard, bands like Fugazi, Metallica, the Grateful Dead, and Arctic Monkeys built loyal followings the old way: through scenes, touring, tape trading, and word of mouth.]]> Tue, 22 Sep 2026 22:22:07 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/blaze-bayley-once-wrote-and-trashed-his-worst-lyric-trying-to-sound-like-typical-iron-maiden https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/retrospective/blaze-bayley-once-wrote-and-trashed-his-worst-lyric-trying-to-sound-like-typical-iron-maiden Retrospective: "It just proves you can't write 'to order.'"]]> Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:51:33 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/rivers-cuomo-thought-pinkerton-was-weezers-magnum-opus-before-it-got-destroyed-30-years-later-its-considered-a-classic-188603 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/rivers-cuomo-thought-pinkerton-was-weezers-magnum-opus-before-it-got-destroyed-30-years-later-its-considered-a-classic-188603 Features: Cuomo has attributed some of his "Pinkerton" vocal pain to a year and a half recovering from leg surgery. Sharp described a tense session that followed nonstop touring with no break, but also a looseness in the playing he later called liberating.]]> Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:56:46 -0400 https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/metallicas-james-hetfield-says-no-guitar-player-inspired-him-like-tony-iommi-he-is-the-riff-lord https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/general_music_news/metallicas-james-hetfield-says-no-guitar-player-inspired-him-like-tony-iommi-he-is-the-riff-lord Music News: "He is the one that has inspired me the most out of any guitar player for my rhythm guitar playing and songwriting."]]> Tue, 22 Sep 2026 09:02:01 -0400