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‘It’s an emotional day for Liverpool’: fans gather to buy new Beatles single Now and Then

At HMV Liverpool, Beatles heads – including one called John Lennon – queue up for vinyl copies of what is billed as the final Beatles song

The Guardian - UK

As the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame brings female artists to centre stage, is 2023 the Year of the Woman in music?

With Beyonce and Taylor Swift as pop’s reigning queens, and Kate Bush and Missy Elliott among the pioneers recognised by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, 2023 feels like a banner year. Roisin O’Connor reports

The Independent UK

Gary Rossington shaped the sound of Southern rock with Lynyrd Skynyrd – and his guitar style influenced everyone from the Black Crowes to Metallica

Learn the distinctive pentatonic licks of the Les Paul-toting Southern rock master

Guitar World

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Isle of Wight Festival 2024: Date, headliners, and how to get tickets

The festival is widely considered to be Europe's Woodstock

Evening Standard

“We pulled a few guitars out – I loved the ’61 Strat immediately. John said, ‘I want you to take that guitar with you – it’s yours”: John Frusciante gave away a prized vintage Fender Stratocaster to a fan who became one of his favorite modern guitarists

This 1961 Olympic White Strat has the rare honor of being played by both Frusciante and Josh Klinghoffer during the Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Stadium Arcadium tour – but Frusciante eventually handed it over to a fan who would go on to become one of his favorite contemporary guitar players

Guitar World

The bizarre story behind The Beatles logo

The design's road to fame was long (and winding).

Creative Bloq

Octo Octa: "I use the Volca Keys constantly in my productions - it’s probably one of my favourite synths of all time"

DJ/producer Maya Bouldry-Morrison has been lauded for her modern yet classic approach to house. We sat down with Octo Octa to talk studio secrets, DJ philosophy and the state of house music in 2023

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Kurt Cobain’s Last Show Guitar To Fetch $1-2 Million At Auction

The Fender Mustang played by Cobain before his death is set to go under the hammer, along with other iconic rock memorabilia.

Zenger

Paul Dunmall: Bright Light a Joyous Celebration review – infused with the spirit of Coltrane

As the UK saxophonist turns 70, he juggles abstraction and song forms with a starry cast including Xhosa Cole, Soweto Kinch, Corey Mwamba, Dave Kane and Hamid Drake

The Guardian - UK

Toto’s David Paich on the making of Africa: “We had fun with it like The Beatles did, made a loop, adding instruments one at a time, and then it just took off”

RECORDING WEEK 2023: He also says that “Keith Emerson was our Jimi Hendrix”

MusicRadar

"Bonzo would say, 'There's not enough 'frudge' on the bass drum'": Engineer Andy Johns on the recording of Led Zep IV

The sadly departed British studio ace on mixing one of the greatest rock albums ever

MusicRadar

“A standard teen rebellion story - on paper, at least… But this is a musical concept, where pieces join to form a narrative in which things get weird”: Why The Who’s Quadrophenia is a prog epic

Triumphant sixth album may be nostalgia for a previous decade, but it stands with the work of other bands who helped make 1973 the genre’s most vintage year

Louder

Ron Carter, jazz’s most prolific bassist: ‘Our band was a laboratory – and Miles Davis was head chemist’

He overcame prejudice to play on more than 2,000 albums, and is still going strong at 86. Carter recalls laughter with Aretha Franklin, composing with Roberta Flack, and what Miles taught him in their classic quintet

The Guardian - UK

Jung Kook: Golden review – a sexed-up, hook-filled but unremarkable solo debut

The talented BTS singer follows a well-worn path from boyband member to solo star, plunging into competent pop-R&B – including an Ed Sheeran co-write

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The Independent UK

Music Review: BTS member Jung Kook's solo debut, 'Golden,' is no-skip pop bliss

Jung Kook, the youngest member of the K-pop group BTS, has released his triumphant debut solo album

The Independent UK

Missy Elliott, Willie Nelson, Sheryl Crow and Chaka Khan ready for Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Fans of hip-hop, country, pop, funk, R&B and rock all have reason to cheer the 2023 class entering the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame

Evening Standard

Kevin Abstract, Blanket album review: the Brockhampton star gets out his guitar

The former Brockhampton member explores increasingly alternative sounds on his fourth solo record

Evening Standard

Jung Kook – Golden album review: the BTS singer shoots for solo stardom

The K-pop group's most rebellious member is still too young for military service, and so instead, he's having a ball making smooth, fluid solo pop

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"Morrison is like a guest on a musical chat show, turning these songs into musical anecdotes": Van Morrison's Accentuate The Positive

Van Morrison takes ownership of an archipelago’s worth of his desert island discs on covers album Accentuate The Positive

The Guardian - AU

Taylor Swift: warning over fake tickets as NAB urges punters to be wary of social media scams

Concern around fake Taylor Swift ticket scams comes as bank reveals $220,000 worth of transactions abandoned daily

The Conversation

Is Now and Then really a Beatles song? The fab four always used technology to create new music

Over the past few weeks, Paul McCartney has been touring Australia to play through three hours of his musical legacy – from Beatles and Wings favourites to solo material, and some unexpected deep cuts.

The Guardian - AU

Taylor Swift fans have reportedly lined up for five months ahead of Argentina shows

Pitchfork reports that hundreds of fans are sharing tents on a meticulously planned schedule to ensure they get the best spot when doors open next week

Louder

"Epidemically catchy, fearlessly camp and glam, air-punch anthemic and just the right level of daft": The Struts' Pretty Vicious

Derby’s ambitious classic rock crew The Struts aim for the stars with album number four Pretty Vicious

Louder

"I thought it was going to be the usual boring day, then suddenly The Yardbirds knocked on the door": the day rock'n'roll took on the British establishment

When a politician spoke out against rock music in the House of Lords in spring of 1964, The Yardbirds had an idea: to stage an unannounced gig in his garden

The Independent UK

The Taylor Swift effect: Record labels urge artists to limit album re-records

According to top music lawyers, newly-signed artists have been asked to sign that they won’t re-record their albums until between 10 and 30 years after their contract ends

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