MYSTERIOUS: 2 - What They Never Told You

How to play slap bass: an essential guide to slapping and popping

Also known as thumpin’ and pluckin’, slap bass is one of the mainstays of funk bass

Guitar World · Apr 6, 2025

Watch Bruce Springsteen unleash his inner guitar hero, and jam with Flea, Johnny Depp and R.E.M.'s Michael Stipe, in powerful tribute to Patti Smith at New York's iconic Carnegie Hall

"If I had sung this song, it would not have been a hit" Springsteen says, before passionate performance of Because The Night at Patti Smith tribute gig in NYC

Louder · Mar 28, 2025

Johnny Depp, Bruce Springsteen and more honour Patti Smith at Carnegie Hall

Johnny Depp performed 'Dancing Barefoot' with Alison Mosshart of The Kills in honour of Patti Smith.

BANG Premier · Mar 27, 2025

"A profoundly, even exhilaratingly stupid idea": A six-and-a-half-hour track assembled from 50 versions of Television's Marquee Moon has made the world a better place

It's exactly why the internet was invented

Louder · Dec 4, 2024

“I was just looking at it as a chance to go play Master Of Puppets for an afternoon”: Jane’s Addiction bassist Eric Avery reveals what shocked him about 2003 Metallica audition

Avery auditioned to replace Jason Newsted in Metallica, but the role ultimately went to Robert Trujillo

Metal Hammer · Oct 9, 2024

"I went over to John's house, and he just started sobbing and said he wanted to do it": The story of the Red Hot Chili Peppers album Flea thinks is the best they ever made

The Red Hot Chili Peppers were unravelling, but they pulled together, kept it together, and recorded their masterpiece album: Californication

Louder · Sep 27, 2024

“His bass playing is so lyrical – he'd play a counter melody as opposed to just rhythm”: Flea names his pick for “the greatest rock bass player” of all time

The Red Hot Chili Peppers member has singled out a player for his ability to subvert what is expected of a traditional bassist

Guitar World · Aug 13, 2024

“Filled with optimism and fun, the performances teach kids and families life lessons.” Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea, The Interrupters, The Linda Lindas and more to appear in kids TV show Yo Gabba GabbaLand

Stars from the music world line up to appear alongside Foofa, Brobee, Muno, Toodee, and Plex on Apple TV+

Louder · Jun 25, 2024

"He seems kind of all over the place but this thing is spot on": Brendan O'Brien on his first encounter with John Frusciante and how they recorded the Under The Bridge intro

O'Brien engineered and mixed 1991's Blood Sugar Sex Magik and saw the secret to a great guitar tone first-hand

MusicRadar · May 24, 2024

"Whether it has anything to do with being sober I don't know – but I needed a release": Slash tells the story of his star-studded debut solo album

Slash's band split. He was called a 'sell-out' and 'a cancer'. And through it all he emerged with the first great rock album of the last decade

Metal Hammer · May 3, 2024