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Francoise Hardy, French singer and 60s pop icon, dies aged 80

Hardy became a pop icon in the 1960s with Mick Jagger describing her as his ‘ideal woman’

Evening Standard · Jun 12, 2024

“It could have been a huge record, but they buried it… It was his time but the boat just sailed away”: Despite his label's disinterest, Roy Harper’s Stormcock refused to die

His four-track concept rock masterpiece is a primer for revolutionary thinking that’s as relevant now as it was in 1971

Louder · Jun 12, 2024

One of the greatest live acts the world has ever seen: The Humble Pie albums you should definitely listen to

Humble Pie were unable to capture the power of their live shows in the studio, but their best albums still include some absolute gems

Louder · Jun 12, 2024

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Brad Sinsel fronted four of the greatest hard rock records of all time: So why isn't he better known?

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Louder · Jun 12, 2024

Jin from BTS wraps up military service to the strains of K-pop hit Dynamite

Jin has finished his stint in South Korea’s military but group won’t be able to reform until RM, Jimin, Jungkook, J-hope and V are discharged in 2025

The Guardian - AU · Jun 12, 2024

Myles Kennedy announces new solo album and world tour: Watch the video for Say What You Will now

Myles Kennedy's third solo album The Art Of Letting Go will be released via a bewildering array of colour vinyl variants

Metal Hammer · Jun 12, 2024

French singer and 60s pop icon Francoise Hardy dies aged 80

French singer Francoise Hardy, whose crystalline voice and melancholy lyrics shot her to international stardom in the 1960s, has died at the age of 80, according to her son.

Radio France Internationale · Jun 12, 2024

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BTS Star Jin Finishes South Korean Military Service

K-pop megastar Jin from BTS was discharged from his South Korean military service Wednesday and feted by bandmates who hugged him, with RM belting out one of their hits on the saxophone to celebrate.

International Business Times · Jun 12, 2024

Françoise Hardy: France’s girlish yé-yé star was a groundbreaking musical artist

Hardy shot to fame singing airy, carefree pop before she took control of her career, hung out with 60s rock aristocracy and became a sophisticated singer-songwriter of rare sensuality and melancholy

The Guardian - UK · Jun 12, 2024

How to restring a classical guitar

Our easy step-by-step guide to changing the nylon strings on your classical guitar – with pictures

Guitar World · Jun 11, 2024

Australian punk rock pioneers the Saints announce national tour

Joining founding guitarist Ed Kuepper and drummer Ivor Hay in new five-piece lineup for November tour will be Mudhoney singer Mark Arm

The Guardian - AU · Jun 11, 2024

No One Is Doing Bratty, Bad Girl Pop Stardom Like Charli XCX

With her new album, the British artist is filling the void.

Marie Claire · Jun 11, 2024

Taylor Swift Reportedly "Insisted" on One Colorful 'Eras Tour' Outfit Detail

The creative director behind the looks explains it all.

Marie Claire · Jun 11, 2024

Janet Jackson adds second London date to Together Again Tour celebrating 50-year career

The Nasty hit-maker will now take to the stage at the London O2 Arena on September 28 and 29, with special guest Wyclef Jean

Evening Standard · Jun 11, 2024

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MusicRadar · Jun 11, 2024

“Our generation owes him our artistic lives – because he opened all the doors in Nashville”: The Bob Dylan album that helped change country music

On his last studio album of the '60s, Bob Dylan embraced country music and unveiled a surprising new vocal style

Evening Standard · Jun 11, 2024

OPINION - Taylor Swift Eras tour: Uninteresting, repetitive and entirely basic, Swift's music is brain-numbingly banal

Does anyone else find the thud of Taylor Swift’s inexorable march to sequinned leotard world domination slightly ghoulish, intimidating and, dare I say it, depressing?

Metal Hammer · Jun 11, 2024

Judas Priest announce 2024 North American tour with Sabaton as support

It's a heavy metal bonanza as Judas Priest and Sabaton hit the road together later this year!

MusicRadar · Jun 11, 2024

“We have tried many germanium transistor types and found that the OC45 transistors added a supernatural feel”: Crazy Tube Circuits cooks up a tasty Dumble/Klon stew with the Unobtanium Raw

CTC soups up its Dumble/K-style amp-in-a-box drive with some super rare germanium. It's limited edition, on until it's gone, but the original Unobtanium will remain on the menu

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Guitar World · Jun 11, 2024

“My main recording guitar is a 1959 Jazzmaster. I haven’t changed the strings in eight years! They’re completely dead, but I just love the sound of it”: Grant Nicholas on why he doesn’t mind Feeder being called the UK Foo Fighters – or Smashing Pumpkins

As the UK rock heavyweights return with their first-ever double album, Black/Red, Grant Nicholas checks in to discuss his love of old strings, broken Tube Screamers and fuzz – lots and lots of fuzz…

The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2024

‘Don’t worry about AI. People want bodies in a room’: Faithless on the eternal power of rave – and the death of Maxi Jazz

The dance music legends are preparing their first live shows without their late frontman. They explain why they can’t replace his voice, but can continue his spirit

MusicRadar · Jun 11, 2024

“There’s something about thesound of those old strings on that old guitar, it’s special”: Wait, what!? Feeder’s Grant Nicholas has not changed the strings on his Jazzmaster for eight years

How fresh do you like your strings? On his '59 Jazzmaster, Grant Nicholas likes 'em deader than dead for that “real woody organic sound,” and it is his secret weapon in the studio

Guitar World · Jun 11, 2024

“A rare pedal refined with magic ingredients”: Crazy Tube Circuit’s faultless five-star Klon/Dumble dual overdrive has just been given a serious upgrade – but stock is limited

The Unobtanium Raw, which offers a faithful Klon Centaur and two Dumble amp voicing recreations, is here – but it won’t be for long

Guitar World · Jun 11, 2024

“He was already in Animals As Leaders – but there we were, playing the Beatles in a bar. I’d be like, ‘What the hell is happening?’” Joshua De La Victoria has gone from prog awakening to one of the genre’s brightest guitar talents

A pub show put the fast-rising guitarist on the road to progressive greatness, but as he tells GW, he’s kept his pop roots, too...

Latin Times · Jun 11, 2024

Christian Nodal breaks his silence and addresses infidelity accusations, Cazzu and Ángela Aguilar

Christian Nodal and Ángela Aguilar confirm their romance in separate messages and the fans are incensed

Guitar World · Jun 11, 2024

“He would put the band on the spot and say, ‘We’re going to write a song.’ I would just start riffing… in front of a live group of people”: Mark Tremonti reveals one of Creed’s biggest hits was spontaneously written in front of 4,000 people

The track has helped spearhead Creed’s resurgence in recent years, and is used as a rallying anthem by two major sporting institutions

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