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He’s played with Bowie and the Cure, but Reeves Gabrels says things don’t always go right, even for pros
Reeves Gabrels has played guitar with David Bowie solo and in Tin Machine, and now performs alongside Robert Smith in the ...
MusicRadar27d
"This bass has got a bit of a Goldilocks vibe going on": Cort Artisan Space 4 review
No matter how you skin it, folks don’t much like change, and the sight of a headless axe still causes consternation among the electric guitar and bass-playing ranks. Many brands have flirted with the ...
Rolling Stone27d
Robert Smith Takes the Reins on Curating Teenage Cancer Trust 2026 Concert Lineup
The charity organization Teenage Cancer Trust will continue its long-running series of benefit concerts in 2026 with a lineup curated by the Cure‘s Robert Smith. The musician takes over the role ...
NME27d
The Cure’s Robert Smith to curate Teenage Cancer Trust 2026 gig series: “It is a great honour”
The Cure’s Robert Smith has been announced as the curator for the 2026 edition of the Teenage Cancer Trust (TCT) gig series. The iconic frontman has been a long supporter of the charity series ...
Louder on MSN15h
"The truly terrifying voice of a psychotic Republic": How Jimi Hendrix's iconic Woodstock performance was an expression of national nervous breakdown
Most of the crowd hasd gone home, but those who remained bore witness to one of the most famous live performances ever ...
RTE Online27d
Songs of a lost format: Five of The Cure's best B-sides
Ahead of his interview at Curepedia: An A-Z of The Cure at the Sugar Club, Dublin on 11 April, the band's biographer Simon Price rounds up his choice of the finest Cure B-sides "The first thing I ...
How Cro-Mags’ Harley Flanagan went from buying a Jaco Pastorius bass on the street to fronting one of hardcore’s most influential bands
The Cro-Mags founder on the reason he plays Fenders despite loving Rickenbackers, learning from Lemmy and the new documentary about his struggle for survival ...
The New York Times29d
1 Man. 12 Strings. 300 Guitars.
Unsurprisingly, music lessons were a struggle but, when he was about 17, he saw a strange guitar hanging in a pawnshop window in Downtown Los Angeles. “I had never seen anything quite like it ...
Pasadena Star-News11d
An Altadena couple’s guitars survived the Eaton Fire. Here’s how they inspired helping others
The Eaton fire took their home, and their beloved music studio. But amid the rubble, Sanford’s Martin acoustic guitar and Jay’s Fender Strat survived. Turns out, in the wake of the Jan. 7 ...
Outdoor Life6d
The Best Bass Lures, Tested and Reviewed
There are hundreds of bass lures lining the compartments of my boat. I’ve spent a small fortune over the years collecting different lure designs, colors, and sizes to ensure that I’m ready for any ...
Los Angeles Times18d
L.A. mayor’s text messages provide vivid window into early fire response
Inside the U.S. Embassy in Ghana, Mayor Karen Bass was attending a reception with local and foreign dignitaries as her phone began to ping. The first urgent message came from her deputy chief of ...
Guitar Player on MSN3d
Paul McCartney explains how the Beatles introduced harmonized guitar leads to rock and roll with one remarkable song
With that confusing but amusing musical direction, John Lennon led the Beatles into a daylong recording session that would ...