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Tool guitarist Adam Jones have been stolen from a truck in Indiana.The limited-edition 1979 Gibson Les Paul Custom Silverburst was unveiled last week, with three members of Tool scoring new short film The Witness to mark the occasion.Now, Gibson and retailer Sweetwater Music have reported that a pallet containing 13 of the guitars was stolen off the back of a Sweetwater truck in Whiteland, Indiana on October 30.The guitars come in two formats, a signed version retailing at $10,000 (£7,500) of which there are only 79 in the world, and a Vintage Original Spec version (£4,500) with 179 copies.Sweetwater Chief Supply Chain and Merchandising Officer Phil Rich spoke of the theft in a press release, writing: “Somehow out of a truck full of

Rod Stewart only discovered he had a daughter when she showed up at a recording studio - and band members recognised her dimples and big NOSE. The rocker was playing with his group in LA when the girl made an appearance at the front desk and asked to meet him.

Wolfgang Van Halen has responded angrily to rumours that he is set to take over his recently deceased father’s lead guitarist role in Van Halen in a new incarnation of the band. “This is just a shitty lie attempting to capitalise on these awful times”, he said on Twitter.Originating in a Facebook fan group, the rumour was then shared by the website Metal Sludge on Twitter.

Eddie Van Halen — check out the carillon performance below.Van Halen, who was born in the Netherlands, passed away earlier this month at the age of 65 following a battle with cancer.Carillonneur Malgosia Fiebig paid tribute to the late guitarist on October 10 by performing a special medley on the carillon of the Dom Tower in Utrecht, which is the tallest church tower in the country.Fiebig’s tribute medley included renditions of ‘Why Can’t This Be Love’, ‘Love Walks In’ and ‘Jump’, and you can watch as the sounds of the Dom Tower’s carillon ring out around the streets of Utrecht in the below video.Last week, a street artist paid tribute to Van Halen by briefly turning the Van Siclen Avenue subway station in Brooklyn, New York into ‘Van Halen

Sammy Hagar has said that Eddie Van Halen‘s death would’ve been “way too much” for him to process had the two not settled their long-standing feud earlier this year.Hagar was speaking about his former Van Halen bandmate, who passed away earlier this month at the age of 65 following a battle with cancer, in a new interview.Hagar, who served as vocalist and guitarist in Van Halen during two stints (1985–1996, 2003–2005), said that he spoke to the late Van Halen guitarist earlier this year in a bid to patch up their relationship following years of zero communication between the two.“I think that the word is pretty much out that Eddie and I buried the hatchet earlier on this year,” Hagar told Rock 105.5’s Angi Taylor.“We didn’t go around

Led Zeppelin originally planned a whole tour after reuniting for a one-off show in 2007, guitarist Jimmy Page has revealed.The rock icons – Page, Robert Plant and John Paul Jones – joined forces with Jason Bonham, the son of late drummer John, for a one-off show at The O2 in London 13 years ago as part of a tribute to the late Atlantic Records President Ahmet Ertegun.Page has now revealed that more live dates were originally planned, but they never came to fruition.Describing rehearsals with Jones and Bonham, he told Classic Rock: “We’d had a lot of fun up to that point in the rehearsals because mainly it was the three of us.“There’d be Jason [Bonham], John Paul Jones and myself playing together, so that Jason felt really part of the band,

Richie Sambora is looking back at his decision to leave the legendary rock band, Bon Jovi, in 2013.

AC/DC bass guitarist Paul Matters has died.Matters joined the trailblazing rock group after the release of 1975’s ‘High Voltage’, replacing original bassist Larry Van Kriedt.He was fired only weeks later, with Mark Evans taking his place in the band.His passing was announced on Facebook by friend Rod Wescombe, who said he had led a “reclusive life” after his dismissal from the band.“I first met Paul in 1973 when he was playing bass in “Armageddon” at a gig in Hamilton,Newcastle N.S.W.,” Wescombe wrote.“When I was living in Toronto he would drop into the house in the late hours to party and he loved to party.Shocked and sad to hear of the passing of Paul Matters.I first met Paul in 1973 when he was playing bass in "Armageddon…Posted by Rod

Former AC/DC bass guitarist Paul Matters has sadly died from health issues "related to his rock 'n' roll lifestyle." Paul's death has been announced on Facebook by his friend Rod Wescombe who said he was "shocked and sad" at the news.The guitarist joined the iconic rock band in 1974 but was sacked by the band's lead singer Bon Scott just weeks after joining. He toured with the band following the recording of their debut album High Voltage and had departed before the recording of their second collection T.N.T.

AC/DC bass guitarist Paul Matters has sadly died.The musician joined the iconic rockers in 1975 after the release of their High Voltage album, replacing original bassist Larry Van Kriedt.He was then fired just a few weeks later with Mark Evans stepping in to his shoes.Matters' death was announced on Facebook by his pal Rod Wescombe, who said his friend had led a "reclusive life" in later years with his wild rock and roll lifestyle of his youth causing him health problems.Wescombe wrote: "Shocked and sad to hear of the passing of Paul Matters."I first met Paul in 1973 when he was playing bass in "Armageddon" at a gig in Hamilton,Newcastle N.S.W.."When I was living in Toronto he would drop into the house in the late hours to party and he

Former AC/DC bass guitarist Paul Matters has died.

Following fan outrage, Grammy winner David Crosby issued a half-apology on Tuesday for dissing the music of legendary metal guitarist Eddie Van Halen who died, age 65, on October 6.The 79-year-old folk rocker first got into hot water last Saturday when he replied 'Meh' to a fan asking him what he thought of the Grammy winner.'Hendrix changed the world of guitar. Nobody else really,' David - who boasts 179K Twitter followers - expanded on Sunday.

Anais Gallagher insists she's not the out-of-control wildchild people assume she is - and blames her parents' partying for being unable to rent an apartment.

James McVey of The Vamps has opened up about his battle with body dysmorphia and revealed he underwent liposuction surgery when he was just 20-years-old.

Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi has remembered Eddie Van Halen in a new interview.Van Halen died aged 65 on Tuesday October 6, after a lengthy battle with throat cancer.In an interview published by Rolling Stone yesterday (October 9), Iommi recalled how the one and only time Van Halen joined Black Sabbath on tour in 1978 cemented his lifelong admiration for the guitarist and his unreal talent.“I just don’t know how he could play like that,” Iommi said. “Nobody can play like him.”According to Iommi, the two guitarists spent a lot of time together during that tour.“We really got to know each other well on that tour,” Iommi said.

After a number of high-profile falling outs, one-time bandmates Eddie Van Halen and Sammy Hagar made peace earlier this year, according to a note Hager wrote and asked Howard Stern to read on his show. Van Halen died Tuesday at the age of 65.

A 1-year-old girl in Las Vegas is dead after her dad reportedly refused to break open the windows to his brand new car to rescue her after she accidentally became locked inside.

Richie Sambora is still happy with his decision to leave Bon Jovi.

who has died of cancer aged 65, was a leading pioneer of rock guitar playing in the post-Jimi Hendrix era – and gave his name to one of the world’s most energetic and exciting hard rock bands.After Van Halen’s formation in the mid-1970s, he provided the driving force behind the extrovert stage antics of original frontman David Lee Roth – and became famous for popularising the technique of “two-hand tapping”, using both on the fretboard of his instrument.The Dutch-born guitarist was influenced by seeing the “reckless abandon” of Jimmy Page performing a solo on Led Zeppelin’s song “Heartbreaker” – and said the result helped to make his own band sound like “Godzilla waking up” as it mixed hard rock and heavy metal.An early example of the style

Romy Madley Croft has confirmed that The xx will return in the future, saying in a new interview that “there’s more xx music to come for sure”.The guitarist and vocalist is currently focusing on her solo material, and last week shared the single ‘Lifetime’.Speaking in a new interview with Apple Music’s Matt Wilkinson, Romy said that ‘Lifetime’ was a “more instantaneous” type of release than what she’s used to doing with The xx, given that she released the song ahead of finishing her debut solo album (“I do have quite a lot of songs, but I don’t have the whole album finished yet,” she added).Asked about the future of The xx, Romy clarified that she, Jamie xx and Oliver Sim would reunite as The xx in the future following the completion of

Rock 'n' roll icon Eddie Van Halen died on Tuesday after a lengthy battle with cancer, and the legendary guitarist was in a great deal of pain in his final days, sources close to him now reveal. Van Halen's son, Wolf, confirmed the news of his death on Tuesday in a somber tweet.