While Linkin Park is still one of the largest rock bands in the world, there’s little doubt they have already passed their heyday. The group likely reached its peak following the release of their album Hybrid Theory, and indeed to this day that album is a fan favorite. You can imagine how exciting it must have been for these fans, then, when Linkin Park played Hybrid Theory in full during Download Festival. Linkin Park isn’t the only band reliving their…

Well friends, the time is finally here: the utterly massive Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee is finally upon us. This giant festival will act as the four day for more than 100,000 individuals, and has grown a reputation for being one of the weirder, anything goes type festivals. In our book, that equates to a fantastic weekend, and it’s for that reason that one of our Guitar News Daily staff writers will be onsite at Bonnaroo all…

You may remember us telling you about the recent Chad Smith vs. Will Ferrell drum battle. The epic clash took place on The Tonight Show, and was particularly epic because of the similarity of Smith and Ferrell in appearance. To highlight this, both men wore the same outfit (including a KISS T-shirt) as they took turns drumming for The Tonight Show audience.   Obvious hilarity ensued until it was time for Will and Chad to get serious.  The battle ended…

It was a tragic day two years ago for fans and the Beastie Boys themselves when MCA, Adam Yauch, passed away. As a critical member of the group, fans were not only saddened by his death, but also anxious to see how and in what form the band would continue from there. Although the Beastie Boys put two more years in, recently bandmate Mike D confirmed the worst for many fans: the group won’t be able to continue. Despite their…

It’s always exciting when pieces of memorabilia are put up for grabs, especially when they’re from groups as legendary as Led Zeppelin. You can imagine, then, that we were pretty pumped to find out that Guitar Center will be auctioning off two custom Jimmy Page “Number Two” Les Pauls. The minimum bid is $20,000, which is a bit out of our price range, but maybe one of you wealthier readers could enter. Regardless, it will be interesting to see how…

We want to start today’s piece off by reminding you that even though we aren’t a country focused music website we are Guitar News Daily. We don’t usually bring in too much content relating to country, unless it’s really good. However, we believe this piece of news qualifies as really good. Country star Brad Paisley had just finished a show outside of Chicago, and went to celebrate the night with a few other musician’s at a venue called Joe’s Pub….

While their heyday is likely over, Seattle based grunge rock troubadours Soundgarden still have massive numbers of fans across the globe. As Soundgarden is touring in celebration of the 20 year anniversary of their album Superunknown they are also doing something to give back to their legion of loyal fans. In fact, chances are that a number of our readers are likely Soundgarden fans, as it’s a demographic our site appeals to. Because of that, we thought it would be…

Fans of Jack White are quite excited for next week, as it marks both the release of Jack White’s new solo album and his performance as a headliner at the massive Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. The album is set to drop on the Tuesday before the festival begins, June 10th. However, if you want to get in on the action early, you can actually stream Lazaretto in its entirety through iTunes. While this won’t guarantee you a copy of…

You may think that you have heard every version of every Led Zeppelin song.  If you thought that you would be wrong.  No matter how much you like or what your opinions towards Led Zeppelin are, it’s undeniable that you’ve at the very least heard the group’s music a number of times during your life. But have you really heard all of the material Led Zeppelin has in the catalog?  We bet there’s at least one you haven’t heard yet….

It’s not uncommon for musicians to get endorsement deals from company’s. You see musicians representing everything from guitar strings, drum sticks, amps and guitars.  If you’ve got a big enough fan following, you can likely get a guitar company to send you a plethora of free gear on the condition that you play it on stage. You might even get paid. However, few musicians reach a level of stardom to where guitar companies are asking them to hold a position…