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“I really have no recollection of doing it. I’d made a record in my sleep!” How Keith Richards wrote the iconic Satisfaction riff – without even realizing it

Turns out, you can actually write bona fide hits in your sleep... at least, you can if you’re Keef

Guitar World

“At first, I didn’t have high hopes. But then I saw that one picture and thought, ‘Bingo’”: This vintage Martin once belonged to Johnny Cash – and its current owner has spent decades trying to prove it

The Linseman family heirloom was purchased back in the 1950s, and is believed to be the same D-18 that Cash used to track some early hits

Guitar World

The day that one of BritPop's biggest and best-loved stars shocked Glastonbury festival by joining hard rock legends Spinal Tap for a controversial celebration of plus-sized female buttocks

Glastonbury festival 2009 was not ready for a national treasure getting behind Spinal Tap's lewd ode to bum cakes and velvety cheeks

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“I wasn’t planning on working tonight”: Billy Joel makes surprise return to live performance… fronting a Billy Joel tribute band

Singer-songwriter has been suffering from serious brain condition

MusicRadar

Is Weverse Down? Site Crashes After BTS Drops World Tour And Album Announcement

BTS confirmed their full group comeback, new album, and world tour, causing Weverse to briefly crash under heavy fan traffic.

International Business Times UK

“It’s so intense – but man, I love that song! Often, the songs I love the most are the most difficult to pull off”: Myles Kennedy on why karaoke “terrifies” him, the secret to a perfect take – and the hardest Guns N’ Roses song to sing live with Slash

The man with the best pipes in rock and metal checks in to talk monastic vocal preservation, the challenges of Axl’s range, and that "magic mic" Paul Reed Smith gave Mark Tremonti

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"I probably should have retired years ago but I really love keeping the band alive": Ten Years After are down to one original member but there's still gas in the tank

One of the great British blues-rock bands of the 60s and 70s, Ten Years After are keeping the blues flag flying

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“I say, not entirely jokingly, we’re mapping out the architecture of eternity”: Every year the most unlikely prog supergroup spend three days shaping weirdo music. Their third album proves it’s working for them

The trio have refined their approach to a project they only started for fun, admitting it’s exploded beyond any of their expectations and changed they way they look at their more usual activities

Louder

Irish newcomers Cardinals on faith, family and the scars of British violence: ‘It’s shocking to think that could have gone on in your city’

NEW SENSATIONS: The Cork-formed band are preparing to release their brilliant debut album, ‘Masquerade’. Frontman Euan Manning and his brother, accordionist Finn, speak to Roisin O’Connor about the art that moves them, their father’s anger at the church, and the violence that inspired one of their most powerful songs to…

The Independent UK

“Like Bach, I think the Beatles are some of the only composers that you can play badly and it still sounds good”: Sting guitarist Dominic Miller on why the Beatles' harmonies are “indestructible”

Miller has recently released a songbook that sees some of the most beloved Beatles tunes come to life with solo guitar arrangements

Guitar World

Barry Manilow Reveals Lung Cancer Diagnosis, Postpones Shows

Legendary musician Barry Manilow announces early-stage lung cancer, reschedules tour dates, and shares an update on recovery.

International Business Times UK

South Korean pop group BTS return with first album in five years and world tour

The full-length album will be released on March 20.

Evening Standard

“All the grin-inducing firepower of the full-flight 5150 in a stripped-down model”: EVH 5150 Iconic Series 15W EL34 Head review

The bombastic benchmark ofthe ‘brown’ sound has been channelled through a single-ended EL34 power section and hybrid preamp, with significant volume and price savings

Guitar World

‘I’ve got a fearlessness to being laid bare’: how Yungblud became Britain’s biggest rock star

In 2025 the Doncaster-born singer-songwriter has earned two UK No 1s, three Grammy nominations and the respect of rock’s greats – and he says it’s all down to putting fans first

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Barry Manilow Posts Grinning Selfie on Instagram Two Weeks After Lung Cancer Diagnosis

Music icon Barry Manilow shared an optimistic update on his current health status two weeks after revealing he was diagnosed with lung cancer.

Evening Standard

Huey Morgan joins Virgin Radio after bemoaning ‘limitations’ at BBC

The 57-year-old left the BBC in December after 18 years.

Louder

“An immersive emotional ride, showing that music makes us feel whole again”: Airbag’s Dysphoria Live

Over 20 years in, Oslo trio deliver their first official live album – and it was worth the wait

International Business Times UK

Stranger Things Star Joe Keery's Song Hits #1 on US Spotify After Ending Taylor Swift's 78-Day Reign

Joe Keery's 'End of Beginning' hit #1 on US Spotify for the first time, ending Taylor Swift's 78-day global chart reign.

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Billy Joel Crashes Florida Party for First Performance Since Cancelling All 2025 Shows

Billy Joel surprised fans with a two-song set at a Florida village celebration on 3 January 2026, his first performance since his NPH diagnosis.

The Guardian - UK

’I inexplicably detest Mr Brightside’: John Simm’s honest playlist

The actor first realised what music was when he heard Yellow Submarine and knows a lot of Paul Simon lyrics, but what would he put on at a party?

Louder

“If you lived in LA, in the trenches, you could relate to it. And knowing Axl, I could relate to exactly where it was coming from”: The electrifying early Guns N’ Roses song written in a basement that signposted how huge they would become

One of the all-time great album openers

Louder

“They combine emotional intensity with rapidly evolving progressive chops”: EBB’s The Mirror

Scottish collective’s impressive second album demonstrates why their profile is exploding

Metal Hammer

"I'll never forget it. It still brings goosebumps." System Of A Down's Daron Malakian on being asked to fill in for injured James Hetfield on Metallica's Summer Sanitarium tour in 2000

System Of A Down had yet to make their breakthrough – but guitarist Malakian was thrust onto the stage with metal royalty

Evening Standard

Ronan Keating says Boyzone tour would be ‘incredibly unhealthy’

The 48-year-old discussed Boyzone’s upcoming concerts in June.

The Guardian - UK

Bowie: The Final Act review – the critic who made the star cry is stunned by his own disrespect

Released two days before his death, Bowie’s last album Blackstar was a redemptive masterstroke. But his career was stuffed with failures – and this documentary refuses to gloss over the most painful parts

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