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New rules for big free gigs after Amyl cancellation

After one of Australia's favourite free music venues cancelled an Amyl and the Sniffers gig, it has spelled out how it will cope with future big-name acts.

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Peter Millson obituary

Other lives: Musician who co-founded the Jazz Butcher band and recorded five solo albums

The Guardian - UK

The holy grail of '90s post-hardcore, Fugazi's fabled In On The Kill Taker sessions with Steve Albini, has finally been released 34 years after being shelved

Fugazi's Albini Sessions is available now to purchase for a brilliant cause

Louder

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Des de Moor obituary

Other lives: Cabaret club entrepreneur, singer and performer who also wrote extensively about real ale

The Guardian - UK

‘Someone’s paid a grand in cash’: fans camp out in Manchester for first Harry Styles concert since 2023

Styles will perform new album in full at Co-op Live arena show, with tickets being traded for well above £20 face value

The Guardian - UK

Gorillaz land their third number one album with The Mountain

The group has topped the UK albums chart with its ninth studio album, titled The Mountain.

Evening Standard

Marie and Rosetta at @sohoplace: Beverley Knight and Ntombizodwa Ndlovu give stunning vocal performances

3/5 The script is ponderous, but thrilling songs bring the story of musical pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe to life

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"I put it on everything - you get this beautiful shimmery goodness out of it": Jasper Tygner on the Soundtoys plugin behind the "filmic" sound of his debut album Blue

We visited Tygner in his London-based studio ahead of the release of his cinematic, rave-inspired new project

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“I got a call from a manager who was trying to drag him out of obscurity. We jammed daily, but he was away with the fairies”: Rick Fenn on the time he tried to help bring Peter Green back into the limelight

The late Fleetwood Mac guitarist was a hero of Fenn's, so when the call came in to help Green out, there was only one answer. But whatever happened to the music?

Guitar World

Reggae-rock, Southern ballads and the sound of black metal melting: the 9 heavy new tracks that everyone needs to hear this week

Skindred, Sevendust, Blackbraid and more have released scorching new singles – hear them all and vote for your favourite here

Metal Hammer

Britney Spears DUI Case: Thousand Oaks Home Hit By 14 Police Calls Before Shock Arrest

Police logs show 14 calls to Britney Spears' Thousand Oaks home since early 2024, as the singer now faces a DUI case in Ventura County following a late-night traffic stop and arrest.

International Business Times UK

"If you don't really get the concept of wanting to sing sad songs in the dark, you are never going to be a fan of this band, ever." The story behind the "nursery rhyme" 90s alt. rock classic covered by Metallica for one night only

"It's a song for people that know what it is like to live on the dark side of life"

Louder

“I don’t want anybody kissing my eyes. I don’t want anybody staying up all night to hear me breathe. What are you kissing my eyes for?”: 28 years later, songwriter Diane Warren is bewildered by some of her lyrics for what became Aerosmith's biggest hit

We'd definitely be willing to miss out on some of those things

MusicRadar

"The LAPD chased down some of the miscreants and beat them to the ground with their nightsticks." How one of the worst riots in the history of music got a legendary metal band banned from a major Hollywood venue

Slayer were used to controversy, but when they rocked up to play the Hollywood Palladium in 1988, they didn't expect this.

Metal Hammer

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The Guardian - UK

Post your questions for Kim Gordon

The Sonic Youth musician will answer your queries ahead of the release of her third solo album Play Me

Guitar World

“We could hold our own with any company. It didn’t bother us if we were put on the bill with Crimson or Zeppelin. Nothing phased us”: Remembering the late Mick Abrahams, co-founder of Jethro Tull and purveyor of “good, honest music”

A powerful, lyrical bluesman, the founding Jethro Tull and Blodwyn Pig guitarist always played music his way – even when it hurt his career

Guitar World

“How I rap correlates with how I play. There’s a lot of syncopation and dead notes”: Ando San on marrying hip-hop with prog, thumping, and his eight-string guitar personally spec'd by Jeff Kiesel

Inspired by Tosin Abasi and J Dilla, San's mission to merge modern prog with experimental hip-hop required him to mature as an artist – and he has no plans to stop evolving

Guitar World

“We’re in tune, baby. It’s literally a dream come true”: Blind guitarist couldn’t tune his guitar without help – now a vibrating tuner pedal has changed his life

Anthony Ferraro asked his Instagram followers if anyone could help, and some genius came through with a tuner modded with haptics

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“I said, ‘Where is it from?’ He says, ‘I don’t know. It’s been here for the last 20 or 25 years...’” Jake E. Lee was on tour with Ozzy Osbourne when he stumbled upon the gear bargain of a lifetime

The elusive find was covered in dust but it worked perfectly – and Lee picked it up for a steal

Evening Standard

It’s easy as Eins, Zwei, Drei for UK’s Eurovision entry

Look Mum No Computer, aka Sam Battle, will take to the stage in Austria in May to perform the song.

Metal Hammer

“He was, like me, wanting to focus more on creative work, as opposed to touring, touring, touring”: Steven Wilson and Opeth’s Mikael Åkerfeldt are going to make another album together

The celebrated prog musicians previously collaborated on 2012 album Storm Corrosion, and many fans are hankering for a follow-up

The Guardian - UK

The song that rhymes ‘pepperoni’ with ‘feeling okey-dokey’: the UK’s odd new Eurovision entry is here

From dipping biscuits in mugs filled with baked beans to singing about eating custard, Look Mum No Computer’s Eins Vei Drei is trying to win through novelty value. Will it backfire?

The Guardian - UK

Add to playlist: the maximalist melancholy of Hannah Lew and the week’s best tracks

The Californian creative navigates seamlessly from bass-driven disco to sparse electronic beats on her expansive debut album

The Independent UK

Morrissey review, Make-Up is a Lie: Best approached as a minefield

3/5 Former Smiths frontman doesn’t make it easy for the listener, even if there are some good songs on his latest album

Evening Standard

Britney Spears breaks silence after arrest as pal tells her to leave LA and 'people she is associating with'

Pop star, 44, ‘to take the right steps’ following arrest in California on suspicion of driving under influence of drugs and alcohol

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