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‘Canada has lost an icon’ – musicians pay tribute to Robbie Robertson

He died surrounded by family in Los Angeles ‘after a long illness’.

The Independent UK

The Band guitarist Robbie Robertson dies, aged 80

Best known for his work with the Band, Bob Dylan and Martin Scorsese, Robertson passed away after a long illness

MusicRadar

Meghan Markle attends Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour while Prince Harry is in Japan

Duchess of Sussex is said to have danced along to Swift’s music

The Independent UK

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Robbie Robertson, member of the Band, dies at age 80

The Canadian singer, songwriter and guitarist, who worked extensively with Bob Dylan and Martin Scorsese, died in Los Angeles after a long illness

The Guardian - US

Robbie Robertson, lead guitarist and songwriter of The Band, dies at 80

One of rock’s greatest songwriters and musicians, Robbie Robertson, has died at 80

The Independent UK

The Band’s Robbie Robertson dies at 80

Robbie Robertson, founding guitarist with The Band and the songwriter behind The Weight and The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down, has died

Louder

Robbie Robertson, guitarist for Bob Dylan, the Band, dies at 80

The famed guitarist had recently completed work on the score for the upcoming Martin Scorsese film, Killers of the Flower Moon

Guitar World

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Former Try Guys YouTuber Ned Fulmer attends Eras Tour with wife Ariel after infidelity scandal

Couple’s outing comes after former Try Guys member admitted to ‘consensual workplace relationship’

The Independent UK

"I listened to my dad's prog records. That's what I wanted to play." Cellar Darling on the music that drives them

Swiss prog trio Cellar Darling have made big strides since the three members quit Eluveitie. 2019's The Spell is their proggiest album yet

Louder

6 signs Taylor Swift might announce 1989 (Taylor’s Version) at her Aug. 9 Eras Tour stop

Join us as we dig into some conspiracy theories.

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Sixto Rodriguez, singer-songwriter of Searching for Sugar Man fame, dies at 81

The Detroit native's two once-obscure early '70s albums – filled with distinct, plain-spoken songs focused on oppression, poverty, and racism – found a massive audience in South Africa, which he remained unaware of for decades

Guitar World

It turns out that Kiss sound like the happiest group of musicians in the world if you mix them with the J. Geils Band

That Kiss versus J. Geils mashup you requested is finally available, and it's great

Louder

Taylor Swift tickets are pricey, but fans get a blockbuster show and intimate connection with their idol

The ticket scramble for Taylor Swift’s latest tour has caused such a furore that even the likes of Nobel prize-winning economist Paul Krugman have weighed in on it.

The Conversation

How hip-hop went from being shunned by big business to multimillion-dollar collabs

The signs of hip-hop’s influence are now everywhere from Pharrell Williams becoming Louis Vuitton’s men’s creative director to billion-dollar brands like Dr. Dre’s Beats headphones and retail mainstays like Diddy’s Sean John and the Rocawear line started by Jay-Z

The Independent UK

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Chris Rea is an underrated blues-pop force – his soulful slide playing is well worth investigating

Inspired by the blues greats, the UK singer-songwriter developed a melodic open E slide style that’s very much his own

Metal Hammer

“Don’t show up at my shows or you’ll get ****ed”: Fred Durst once threatened a nu metal band for turning down a record deal

Nu metal band Taproot turned down Limp Bizkit’s label Interscope while looking for a record deal – and frontman Fred Durst wasn’t very happy about it

Guitar World

“We’ll play up to 200 songs over the course of a tour… it would drive me crazy to play the same songs every night”: Warren Haynes on what drives Gov’t Mule – and why he’s focusing on writing guitar epics

Gov’t Mule return with Peace…Like a River, a work of long-form rock ’n’ soul inspired by John Lennon, the Doors and the complex masterpieces of Kansas and Queen

Evening Standard

‘Taylornomics’ and Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour: what are the most lucrative music tours ever?

Taylor Swift’s Eras tour is already the fifth highest-grossing tour of the decade

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“My dad didn’t believe in distortion”: Bill Kelliher took us through his unlikely guitar tone journey – while he cooked us lunch

We asked the Mastodon maestro to tell us about his lifelong search for perfect guitar tone, so he did – and gave us a killer culinary class while doing so

Metal Hammer

"Red Hot Chili Peppers are being used by the Satanic powers of darkness": How a silly joke at the 1992 MTV Awards landed Anthony Kiedis in trouble with Christians and his granny

Are you aware that Red Hot Chili Peppers "pay homage to Satan"? Us neither, but Anthony Kiedis only has himself to blame

The Independent UK

Hip-hop turns 50, reinventing itself and swaths of the world along the way

In the five decades since hip-hop emerged out of New York City, it has spread around the country and the world

Louder

"I’d seen this wild-eyed, crazy-haired guy and my parents were horrified!" Marc Almond's lifelong passion for Jethro Tull and Ian Anderson

Soft Cell singer cherishes memory of performing Thick As A Brick with the man who wrote it

The Guardian - US

Searching for Sugar Man singer Rodriguez dies at 81

Michigan-born singer-songwriter whose improbable career was detailed in 2012 Oscar-winning documentary has died

Evening Standard

Festival Lizzo was due to headline cancelled due to ‘severe circumstances’

Made in America has taken place over Labor Day weekend in Philadelphia since 2012, when it was headlined by founder Jay Z

Chicago Sun-Times

At the United Center, LL Cool J ready to celebrate hip-hop’s 50th anniversary in Chicago in a big, big way

The F.O.R.C.E. Live tour, which also features Common, arrives at the United Center on Sunday.

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