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“You’ve got to have control over the creative side. If all you’re interested in is the music then you’re gonna get shafted”: 25 years on from the release of their debut, revisiting a 1999 interview with Muse

The rock titans’ 1999 debut Showbiz turns 25 next week and an early interview shows that Matt Bellamy & co. already had their sights set on the big time

Louder

Q&A: Zedd waited nine years to release a new album. He says the kaleidoscopic 'Telos' is 'timeless'

It has been almost a decade since Zedd, the Grammy-winning producer and DJ, released his sophomore album, “True Colors.”

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“Listen to Romeo And Juliet by Prokofiev. It’s one of the heaviest pieces of music you’ll ever hear”: The magic and mystery – but not genius – of Muse’s first decade

With each of their first four albums Matt Bellamy and co injected more prog to their music, finding inspiration via classical composers, magic mushrooms and a Ouija board

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“The light weight, raw resonance and superb playability more than tick the working guitar box”: Manson Guitar Works Verona Junior review

The latest release from Matt Bellamy’s guitar brand is a single-pickup workhorse that comes in two body shapes with uncompromised playability and sound at an aggressive price. Prepare to be impressed

Guitar World

"He was one of those people that I knew I would listen to”: Muse's Matt Bellamy on the time they worked with Mutt Lange

The Back In Black producer was behind the mixing desk for the trio's 2015 record Drones

Louder

“It was so embarrassing, it was terrible”: Muse on their most galling onstage malfunction

The trio have a knack for the spectacular, but sometimes the spectacular backfires…

Louder

"I was very excited to get involved, it's one of my favourite books of all time": watch Muse's Matt Bellamy work on a dramatic new original score for George Orwell's 1984 at Abbey Road Studios

Take a look behind the scenes as Muse frontman Matt Bellamy works with the London Metropolitan Orchestra on the soundtrack for a new Audible version of 1984

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“The closest thing I can compare it to is the film Gladiator”: Muse’s Matt Bellamy on what it’s like being at the centre of an enormodome rock show

The Muse frontman should know, his band have done their fair share...

Louder

10 musicians who destroyed their instruments: "For Hendrix, there was something ritualistic about burning a Fender Stratocaster"

Whether it's to make a statement, rile up an audience or add a rebellious edge to a music video, trashing our gear has become something of a tradition in the rock world

MusicRadar

Manson Guitar Works launches the super-premium MB GEO Mask Edition, “an identical replica of Bellamy’s Will Of The People stage guitar” right down to the Sustainiac and multi-angled metal finish

Manson says this limited edition doozy all started with an idea from head luthier Tim Stark but this stealth aircraft-inspired design is more Tony Stark than Tim

MusicRadar

“An identical replica of Bellamy’s Will of the People stage guitar”: Manson gives Matt Bellamy’s mesmerizing mirror mask model an ultra-limited release

Two versions of the guitar that the Muse frontman first took to the stage last year have been unveiled – but only 10 of each will be made

Guitar World

Manson Junior MA and Verona review

Manson Guitar Works' most affordable UK-built guitars arrive as two well-spec'd, streamlined models – but how do these single-pickup instruments stack up?

MusicRadar

12 of the best Muse tracks to test your headphones or hi-fi system

Delve into Muse's extensive back catalogue with some of the British group's finest tracks for testing hi-fi and headphones.

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From Harry and Meghan's rumoured house hunt to Dua Lipa's renovations, here's where London's celebs live now

With a new Primrose Hill set, rumoured royal return and the odd mega renovation, the capital’s celebs have been busy on the home front this year

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Guitar World

“This is unforgettable. This guitar will stay in my private collection”: Paul Stanley played this Gibson Flying V at the final Kiss concerts – now he’s gifted it to a high-profile vintage guitar dealer

Don't expect it to crop up on the private collector's circuit soon, though – its new owner has decided to add it to his personal collection, and we don't blame him one bit

Guitar World

“A never-before-seen price point for the company”: Manson ushers in a new era with its all-new Junior collection – its most affordable series yet, which sees the debut of a Strat-style Verona model

Sole humbucker six-strings help introduce the Junior collection, which arrives in a suite of eye-popping colorways

Evening Standard

What time are Muse on stage at the 02 in London?

The Grammy award-winning band are back in London and have put on an electrifying performance

Evening Standard

Muse at the O2 Arena review: welcome to the Mad Max rock-pocalypse

Some 30 years and nine studio albums in, the band seems even more committed to flamboyant unsubtlety than ever

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Eddie Van Halen, Jimi Hendrix and Jimmy Page are some of guitar’s greatest trailblazers – learn their styles and level up your playing with this rock guitar deep-dive

The styles of Slash, Eric Clapton, Ritchie Blackmore and a suite of other rock gods are placed under the microscope for this comprehensive lesson – tabs and audio included

MusicRadar

Learn to play 7 of the greatest guitar riffs of the 21st century

Featuring Audioslave, Muse, The Darkness, The Killers, Velvet Revolver and more

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Muse are opening an online store on Reverb and selling a ton of stage-played gear – including Kemper Profilers loaded with Matt Bellamy’s tones

Care for a Kawai MP8-2 stage piano? One not-so-careful owner, who once stood on it onstage. Or how does Chris Wolstenholme’s vintage EHX Russian Big Muff grab you?

Guitar World

Muse are selling Kempers loaded with their guitar and bass tones, plus a revered Russian Big Muff and much more

Nearly 100 pieces of stage-played and studio-used gear spanning multiple tours and albums will go up for sale when the Reverb store goes live

Louder

“I ate an entire chorizo sausage and woke up covered in sick”: Matt Bellamy looks back on Muse’s lowest point

Muse were struggling on their debut and a nasty encounter with a spicy sausage made Matt Bellamy determined to change their fortunes

Guitar World

Manson just gave Matt Bellamy’s wildly equipped MB-1 signature its most spellbinding look yet

There are two iterations of the Muse Maestro's new-look signature guitar, which arrives in an uber-glittery Blanta finish

MusicRadar

Manson Guitars unveil Limited Edition Matthew Bellamy Signature MB-1 Blanta Edition guitar

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