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Harry Styles Appears to Have Shaved Off His Signature Curls

The buzz cut's timing is suspicious, according to Swifties.

Marie Claire

Mystery Man From Led Zeppelin IV Album Cover Identified As 19th Century Thatcher

Researchers uncover the identity of the elusive figure on iconic album artwork.

Zenger

“People like bits of what we do, then they don’t like bits… and the reality is that half of the band don’t like half of what we do”: Steeleye Span never stop taking risks

Maddy Prior on building on the bedrock of traditional music - and knowing how far to take it

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Pinkpantheress – Heaven Knows review: a chance to stop trending on TikTok and offer something more substantial

She continues to write tunes that stick

Evening Standard

Timbaland apologises for saying Justin Timberlake should put a 'muzzle' on Britney Spears

He has faced a huge amount of backlash for his recent comments

Marie Claire

"Maybe we could play a show at Stonehenge? That would be very cool.” Rikard Sjoblom's Gungfly and the making of Friendship

Taking inspiration from an idyllic childhood and friendships left behind, Rikard Sjöblom’s Gungfly’s fourth album takes the listener on an emotional and nostalgic journey. The former Beardfish and current Big Big Trainer tells Prog more…

Louder

“I was blown away by how it sounded”: After 30 years of Marshall stacks, Slash has switched to Magnatone – and a “killer” new signature amp is in the works

Is this the end of an era as the Guns N’ Roses rock legend joins Billy Gibbons and swaps Marshall for Magnatone?

Guitar World

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Kirk Fletcher makes a triumphant return to the stage following his recent stroke – and his blues chops were in full working order as he jammed with Joe Bonamassa in Tulsa

The modern blues maestro suffered a stroke onstage in July, with Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith launching a fundraising auction to support Fletcher with his medical bills

Guitar World

Tracy Chapman’s Fast Car wins country song of the year – 35 years after its debut

Chapman is first Black songwriter to win the award, after a 2023 Luke Combs version helped the song gain newfound popularity

The Guardian - US

Former Grammys boss accused of raping woman in hotel room

Mr Portnow, who stepped down as the CEO in 2019, has denied the allegations

The Independent UK

“There was no intention to be clever. We didn’t know what we were doing!” Herbie Flowers on David Bowie’s Space Oddity

Listen to Herbie Flowers give lift to David Bowie’s lyric about “floating in a tin can”

Guitar World

“Whenever King Crimson is in active mode there is nothing else I can do with my life… to be able to focus on being more of a guitarist is the right place for me”: Robert Fripp’s new lease of life

Now Toyah & Robert’s Sunday Lunch has moved from the kitchen to the stage, he enjoys ”giving a heavy kicking to received opinion”

Louder

Yoko Ono: her 20 greatest songs – ranked!

As her album Feeling the Space turns 50, we appraise the best of a bold and often underestimated artist

The Guardian - UK

Spiritbox released the hottest metal debut of 2021. The Fear Of Fear EP shows they're only just getting started

Spiritbox might not be in a rush to make a full-length follow-up to Eternal Blue, but The Fear Of Fear EP is all about pushing their boundaries

Metal Hammer

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The Independent UK

Tracy Chapman ‘honoured’ as ‘Fast Car’ named Song of the Year at CMAs – 35 years after release

Luke Combs’s cover of 1988 song reached No 2 on US chart this summer

MusicRadar

"Now you have the sound of a band in a room. Four men in their early 20s hitting the shit out of stuff": Giles Martin on the separated and remixed Beatles Red and Blue albums

"You hear the crack of the snare. Ringo suddenly has a kick drum.”

Metal Hammer

“What do they call that thing? Imposter syndrome! I definitely felt like I’d snuck in the back door and somehow got to the Grammys." Amy Lee on why Evanescence's early success led to a lot of insecurity

Evanescence may have had one of the biggest rises to fame in the history of rock music, but that didn't stop them attracting a ton of negativity from cynics and...well...outright idiots

Metal Hammer

Cynic announce The Focus Of Valediction European tour for March

No UK dates announced yet but band promise more live dates to be announced soon...

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“People have said, ‘Oh, man, you gotta play the Gibson, that’s the real deal.’ But there’s something about the Ibanez… I prefer the evenness of it”: John Scofield on working with Miles Davis, covering Bob Dylan and the agony of writing music

The jazz improv virtuoso returns with Uncle John's Band, an album that finds him covering Bob Dylan, Neil Young and, of course, the Grateful Dead

Guitar World

“I decided to switch from amplifiers to digital emulators”: The Edge confirms he has ditched his tube amps for Universal Audio’s UAFX pedals for U2’s Sphere residency

Confirmation of the tube amp loyalist’s defection to digital comes after speculation emerged on the internet earlier this week

Guitar World

“I was expecting to toss it into the pile of unsuccessful builds from the 1960s guitar boom. Boy howdy, was I wrong!”: Meet the Martin GT‑75 Moth – the iconic acoustic company’s 1967 semi-hollow electric experiment

An electric guitar from the venerable acoustic brand is a rare thing indeed, but then this was the ‘60s, Bob Dylan had just taken up a Stratocaster, and the times they were a-changing

Guitar World

It’s official: pairing your guitar’s pickups with your amp’s speaker “like fine wine and cheese” is a thing – find out why it makes all the difference to your tone

Why the pickup and speaker combo is one of the key partnerships in your mission to achieve better tone

The Guardian - UK

Chase and Status: 2Ruff Vol 1 review – resurgent drum’n’bass duo rev a little too hard

These collaborations with next-gen producers and vocalists are dominating the charts and have rowdy charm, but as a full record they leave you gasping for air

Guitar World

“Yes, sir! Yes, sir!”: Duane Betts steps onstage with Marcus King and levels the venue with an outstanding cover of the Allman Brothers’ epic guitar jam, In Memory of Elizabeth Reed

The two players add new life to Dickey Betts’ iconic instrumental in this excellent guest appearance

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6 signs Taylor Swift’s Reputation (Taylor’s Version) could be dropping soon, according to fans

Could there be any truth to these fan theories about Swift's latest re-release?

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