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Gene Simmons: 'Rock music is still dead'

KISS rocker Gene Simmons says nothing has changed to make him believe rock music is alive and kicking.

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“Day two, Dave Grohl says, ‘You’re going to need more guitars.’ We walk into the shop and he’s going, ‘Get whatever you want.’ I was so freaked out”: Chris Shiflett on his guitar shopping spree when he first joined the Foo Fighters

Shiflett was taken to the store he’d once visited as a wishful-thinking kid – and was armed with Grohl’s credit card in order to get adequately kitted out for his new gig

Guitar World

“Kurt ended up giving me this rad guitar!”: Foo Fighters’ Pat Smear recalls how his ‘good’ guitar wasn’t good enough for Nirvana

He heard somebody say: “We can’t let him on stage!”

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“We’re doing my first-ever gig with Nirvana on SNL. What I didn’t know was there was a discussion about my guitar like, ‘No, we can’t let him on stage’”: Pat Smear’s first Nirvana appearance almost didn’t happen – because of his guitar

Smear had bought a 1982 Charvel when he was playing with Nina Hagen – but the guitar didn't quite impress the Nirvana troupe

Guitar World

“We knew we didn’t want to do an acoustic version of Teen Spirit, that would’ve been horrendously stupid”: The story of Nirvana's seminal MTV Unplugged set

Resisting network pressure to simply play the hits, Kurt Cobain, Pat Smear, Krist Novoselic, and Dave Grohl pulled together a remarkable and eclectic set that served as the haunting apex of Nirvana's final chapter

Guitar World

“Verboten played right across the street from Wrigley Field. Dave Grohl came with his sister when he was 13 and saw us play”: Jason Narducy on inspiring Dave Grohl, getting R.E.M. cover tips from Peter Buck – and being Bob Mould’s bassist

Starting his punk band Verboten at 11 with a “terrible” SG copy, the modest guitar hero (and Bob Mould bassist) remains in demand with his eternal passion, attention to detail and love of living room shows

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“It sold for $937,000 to an anonymous buyer who, we assume, doesn't play punk rock for a living”: From Joe Strummer’s Tele to Johnny Ramone's Mosrite, here are the iconic guitars behind the sound of punk – and the modern-day equivalents you can buy today

The filth, the fury, and '80s Fernandes Strat copies – these guitars, amps, and effects defined the sound of some of rock's greatest, and most rebellious, bands

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"I don't only shoot famous people, but it's fun working with cranky old rock stars": Photographer Scarlet Page on her portraits of Lemmy, David Bowie, Dave Grohl, Chris Cornell and more

Scarlet Page has shot portraits of some of our greatest rock stars, and she's got stories about all of them

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“An incredibly versatile tone shaping tool”: Supercool Pedals puts a new spin on the famed distortion box beloved by James Hetfield, Dave Grohl and Nuno Bettencourt

With the help of expanded controls and a new Turbo mode, the Barstow Bat promises to nail the ProCo Rat’s tones and then some

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“Kurt was sitting in the bathtub with a Walkman on, listening to the song, and when the tape ended, he kissed me and said, 'Oh, finally, now I don't have to be the only songwriter in the band!'”: Dave Grohl's evolution as a songwriter

“I was in a band with one of the greatest songwriters of our generation, so I didn’t really want to rock the boat”

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Dave Grohl 'no longer working with divorce attorney' after fathering secret child

Foo Fighters frontman hoping to reconcile with wife Jordyn Blum after admitting fathering a child with another woman

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“I bought it off a druggie – which I feel terrible about”: From his beloved '59 Strat to his stable of ultra-delicate steampunk guitars, Rick Springfield discusses his guitar journey, and his mission to buy up every instrument he had to part with

The pedal-avoiding Jessie’s Girl songwriter recalls some of his best and worst purchases, and his experiences working with Neil Giraldo and Dave Grohl

Guitar World

Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged show is a hallowed chapter of Kurt Cobain’s history – it almost never happened

PLAYBACK: The Seattle grunge band performed on MTV Unplugged in a funereal setting of lit candles and white lilies. Mark Beaumont chronicles the troubled days leading up to the show, during which Kurt Cobain faced money-minded executives, a nervous fire marshal – and his inner demons

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How to recreate classic recorded drum sounds from The Beatles, Metallica, Nirvana and more

ArtOfDrumming shows you how to make your drum recordings sound like the greats

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Dave Grohl’s daughter shares first Instagram post since father’s secret baby scandal

Dave Grohl and his wife Jordyn Blum share three daughters

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Dave Grohl’s Daughter Returns To Social Media With Cryptic Post After His Secret Baby Scandal

Violet Grohl broke her silence over a month after her father announced he had fathered a child outside of his marriage. The post Dave Grohl’s Daughter Returns To Social Media With Cryptic Post After His Secret Baby Scandal first appeared on Bored Panda.

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“You’re hearing a shredder struggling on 11 flatwound strings trying to solo – I tried to mimic Thin Lizzy and Jurassic Park”: Amyl and the Sniffers are one of the hottest rock bands on the planet – and they got there by breaking punk’s no-solos rule

The fast-rising Australian outfit’s guitarist Declan Martens aims to sound like Angus and Malcolm Young together. He discusses his love of chunky strings, how to make guitar solos punk, and using Dave Grohl’s guitars while recording in the Foo Fighters’ studio

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Friends Of Dave Grohl’s Wife Jordyn Blum Threaten To Ghost Her If She Doesn’t Dump Him

“One of her friends told Jordyn she’ll lose total respect for her if she takes Dave back.”

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“Too Bad For Her”: Ex-Husband And Mistress Think They’re Getting MIL’s Money, Are Very Wrong

Mother-in-laws have been the butt of jokes for centuries. And are often portrayed in a negative light in books, movies, and songs. But one woman turned the tables when she cut her son from her inheritance after finding out he had cheated. The post “Too Bad For Her”: Ex-Husband And…

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Dave Grohl 'given ultimatum' by wife Jordyn Blum

Foo Fighters frontman Dave Grohl was reportedly given an "ultimatum" by his wife Jordyn Blum after she found out he had fathered a child with another woman.

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Insiders Reveal The Reason Why Dave Grohl Decided To Announce His Affair With That Viral Post

I've got another confession to make.

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Dave Grohl spotted out and about without wedding ring

A month after he dramatically announced he had fathered a child outside marriage, Dave Grohl has been spotted out and about without his wedding ring.

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Corey Taylor weighs in on Dave Grohl affair scandal: ‘I know there are a lot of disappointed fans’

Grohl made the revelation that he had been unfaithful to his wife earlier this month

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Dave Grohl 'is still a nice person', says Slipknot's Corey Taylor

The rock icon revealed that he fathered a secret child outside of marriage

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Corey Taylor on the reactions to Dave Grohl's recent baby announcement: "If that’s the one thing that defines him, then what are we doing?"

Dave Grohl has made headlines for fathering a baby outside of marriage, and Corey Taylor has some thoughts on the whole thing

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