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“I’m going for blood. I want to bring guitar back in a joyful, exciting way”: Extreme’s Nuno Bettencourt on the guitar solo that caused the internet to lose its mind in 2023

Extreme guitarist Nuno Bettencourt delivered on the monumental solo from his band’s comeback single Rise

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“Black Sabbath are afraid of us blowing them offstage. I’d feel the same in their position”: Lemmy, Ozzy and the story of legendary 80s rock festival the Heavy Metal Holocaust

In August 1981, 40,000 rabid fans descended on an English football ground to watch Motörhead headline the Heavy Metal Holocaust. And it got chaotic

Metal Hammer

"Opeth and Scissor Sisters are fans of mine": comedian Bill Bailey talks Mastodon, Ghost and why he'd love to have a nerdy conversation with Prince

Musical comedian Bill Bailey answers your questions on his favourite instrument, exotic animals and why he misses Never Mind The Buzzcocks

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“The albums I love the most were the ones where I wasn’t sure what I was listening to… There’s something great about music that’s beyond easy description or categorisation”: Steven Wilson gets it if you don’t get The Harmony Codex at first

He’s not out to mislead or deceive with his seventh solo album, but admits: “You can look for explanation, you can look for logic, but it’s not there”

Louder

Kate and William joined by children at Westminster Abbey carol service

The Princess of Wales hosted her Together At Christmas event at Westminster Abbey

Evening Standard

This Victrola Bluetooth turntable got me playing vinyl again after 5 years

This $600 record player combines traditional hi-fi conventions with modern wireless connectivity, and got me back into playing LPs old and new.

Tom’s Guide

Led By Taylor Swift's $1 Bn Tour, 2023 Concerts Set New Record

Led by Beyonce and Taylor Swift, whose "Eras Tour" was the first to bring in more than $1 billion, ticket revenues from the top 100 concert tours of 2023 jumped to a record $9.17 billion, industry magazine Pollstar said Friday.

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Three “God-like guitarists” join forces and stadium-conquering rockers channel their inner spy: This week's essential guitar tracks

Must-listen-to tunes from Guns N' Roses, Architects, IDLES, The Libertines, Devon Ross, Ryujin and many more

Guitar World

Creed and Alter Bridge veteran Mark Tremonti has put together one of rock's most impressive catalogs of crowd-pleasing riffs and solos. Learn his muscular metal guitar style

Alternate picking, legato, sweep picking... we're throwing the kitchen sink at this one for an intense workshop in the Alter Bridge shred captain's six-string approach

Guitar World

Country Singer Wade Bowen Knew Partnering With Fire Country Was A 'Great Idea,' And Has A Specific Hope In Mind For Fans After Live Show

Wade Bown explains why he loved partnering with Fire Country, and what he hopes fans take away from his live-streamed concert.

Cinemablend

“I loved Hendrix – he was my first guitar hero... But seeing Stevie Ray Vaughan was transcendent. He made me understand Hendrix better”: Mike McCready says SRV helped him make sense of this Hendrix technique

“When he [Vaughan] did Voodoo Child, it was so bad-ass," McCready says. “He changed how I wanted to play, and if you listen to Even Flow, you can hear me trying to emulate his stuff”

Guitar World

Wheatley Records stages a comeback with fresh signing

The record label that represented John Farnham and Delta Goodrem is making a comeback, with its first signing under the leadership of Tim Wheatley.

AAP

Cher 'in talks' for new tour after boyfriend Alexander Edwards inspired her to record new music

The 77-year-old music icon's recently released Christmas album marked her 28th record and she's already looking to her next

Evening Standard

Sepultura announce split, so does this mean Eloy Casagrande is going to be the new drummer in Slipknot?

The Brazilian metallers are bidding farewell, so we're playing Metal Drummer Chess

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Cinemablend

Swifties Out In Full Force On Kim Kardashian's Social Media After Taylor Swift Brought Up Kanye West Brouhaha

Swifties have taken to Kim Kardashian's social media after Taylor Swift opened up about the Kanye West 'Famous' drama.

Evening Standard

Madonna says she has 'been through hell' on tour after health scare

The singer was hospitalised earlier this year with a bacterial infection leaving a serious question mark over whether her tour would go ahead

The Independent UK

Selena Gomez leaves Instagram again after confirming Benny Blanco relationship

‘I also have a crush on someone, so I’m kind of really happy,’ pop singer previously said on cooking show

The Guardian - UK

Nicki Minaj: Pink Friday 2 review – ‘You’re never far from a glowing endorsement of her own vagina’

Stepping away from Barbie-Girl pop towards her strengths as a rapper, this is the sound of a more mature artist in fierce command of her talent

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"How can anybody stand up and say ‘save the planet’? Artists are awful for hypocritical bandwagonery": Music exec hits out at musicians for continuing to make physical records during the climate crisis

A senior record industry exec thinks that physical records should be banned and that global live shows should be screened online to combat the climate crisis

Evening Standard

Who are The Last Dinner Party? Indie band win Brits Rising star award

The indie band follow in the footsteps of Florence and the Machine and Holly Humberstone

MusicRadar

Damon Albarn slams The Rolling Stones and their new album Hackney Diamonds: “Making exactly the same music but not that good. There must be no joy in doing something like this"

“I love the idea of devoting your life to one thing, in search of the sublime. But the truth is, they’ve become worse”

Guitar World

“A revolving collective of Gibson artists”: the guitar brand becomes a guitar band, as the Gibson Band debuts its first single, featuring CEO Cesar Gueikian, Serj Tankian, and a solo from Tony Iommi

The original new song, Deconstruction, is being released as part a new fundraising initiative, accompanied by Tankian’s original artwork and what else? A Les Paul with a custom finish

Guitar World

“When Jimmy Page first saw my 8-string rig, he said, ‘I’m not playing to that!’” John Paul Jones on his 10 greatest moments with Led Zeppelin

From the pounding riffs of Black Dog to the monomania of Achilles Last Stand, we check out some Led Zeppelin history

The Independent UK

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour is the first tour to gross over $1 billion, Pollstar says

Taylor Swift's incomparable year has reached another milestone — the concert trade publication Pollstar says Swift’s Eras Tour has earned more than $1 billion

Louder

Francis Dunnery's It Bites will release new studio album Return To Natural early next year

Francis Dunnery's It Bites announce Return To Natural January live dates

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