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“It didn’t tick his boxes. It didn’t give him what he wanted”: Before Fender, Jeff Beck worked with Ibanez to create a wild Telecaster/Les Paul hybrid – this is the never-before-told story of the signature model that almost was

In the 1980s, Beck sought out Ibanez to help his unique vision for a signature guitar become a reality. We trace the history of an instrument so elusive that few even knew it existed

Guitar World

Flying Lotus review – electronic music legend flexes his jawdropping skills

Despite being a heavily garlanded and in-demand collaborator, composer, label owner and soon to be sci-fi director, the musician seems happiest simply making people dance

The Guardian - UK

Joe Jonas reacts to CVS security guard telling him he ‘looks crazy’

‘Is the a compliment?’ singer quips on TikTok

The Independent UK

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10 new albums coming in 2024 to get incredibly excited about right now

New music incoming from Green Day, Bob Vylan, The Last Dinner Party, Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes, IDLES and more? Hurry up 2024

Metal Hammer

“Springsteen taught me how to write songs, but Pearl Jam, Dinosaur Jr., Fugazi and Sonic Youth taught me how to play those songs I’d learned to write”: Brian Fallon is breaking out the guitar solos for The Gaslight Anthem’s second coming

Brian Fallon and co. bring the noise – and the solos – on their first album since reforming. And they invited Bruce Springsteen along for the ride

Guitar World

‘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

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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

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

MusicRadar

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

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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

Louder

“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

The Guardian - UK

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

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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

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

Louder

"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

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