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When is Kendal Calling 2024? Lineup, dates, and ticket information as Gary Neville to DJ

Paul Heaton, Keane and Feeder also on bill for north-west event – while Gary Neville will perform a B2B DJ set with Tim Burgess

Evening Standard · Jan 25, 2024

PSB's high-performance subwoofer wants to eliminate low-end resonance from your listening

PSB's latest high-performance subwoofer boasts fancy tech designed to get rid of sound-wrecking distortion.

What Hi-Fi? · Jan 25, 2024

"We cannot thank you enough for joining us on our journey." Evanescence's Bring Me To Life reaches one billion streams on Spotify

Evanescence's breakthrough nu metal hit Bring Me To Life is the latest metal song to enter Spotify's Billion Club

Metal Hammer · Jan 25, 2024

“One of the most requested models in Epiphone's history... we are X-Static to offer this exceptional guitar to players worldwide”: The Epiphone Dave Grohl DG-335 signature exists – and we’ve played it

The Foo Fighters man’s affordable signature broke cover at Gibson’s pre-NAMM preview event

Guitar World · Jan 25, 2024

Melanie, singer-songwriter who topped charts with Brand New Key, dies aged 76

Children pay tribute to musician, who went from folk clubs to Woodstock festival and mainstream success, as ‘one of the most talented, strong and passionate women of the era’

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2024

How to set up your subwoofer: our expert guide to room placement and controls

Get these simple steps right, and your sub will be everything it should be: room-shaking when desired, subtle when asked, and silent when it's meant to be.

What Hi-Fi? · Jan 25, 2024

“I knew how to play the whole of Misplaced Childhood when I was 12. I can’t bear to listen to it now – it reminds me of being a miserable 12-year-old”: How former Oceansize member Mike Vennart grew up and moved on

The band that made his name was a “troublesome, difficult” experience, but becoming a dad helped him put it all behind him

Louder · Jan 25, 2024

"They didn't like the record, they didn't like our songs and they didn't like band": How Mr Big conquered record company indifference with To Be With You, the song that transformed their lives

A ballad written by teenager Eric Martin to impress a girl he'd fallen for gave his band their biggest hit, topped charts around the world, and became their calling-card

Louder · Jan 25, 2024

"I have on my rider that I need two bottles of fine red wine. I won't accept anything that costs less than 100 dollars!": Jane's Addiction on breaking up, getting back together, tour life and the lure of Beyoncé

Jane's Addiction's Perry Farrell and Dave Navarro on the things they did so that you didn't have to

Louder · Jan 25, 2024

"What was really exciting for me was watching Paul's total respect for his band members": Giles Martin tells the inside story of the final Beatles song, Now And Then

You probably didn’t have a new (and final) song from The Beatles on your 2023 bingo card, but that’s what we got, surprising everybody

Louder · Jan 25, 2024