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OPINION - Dylan Jones: Plaques are great — but if only London had even more of them

Four years ago, the long and winding road finally ended up in Savile Row. To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the final Beatles concert on the roof of No 3, my good friend David Rosen, of Pilcher Hershman (“space agent, not estate agent,” he’ll say, just in case you didn’t know),…

Evening Standard

Crazy On You: Watch Heart's explosive television debut on The Midnight Special in 1977

Witness Ann and Nancy Willson in electrifying form as Heart take to The Midnight Special stage in March 1977

Louder

‘We are back’: N-Dubz already making plans for follow-up to new album Timeless

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Rather than a reunion, it’s definitely a comeback’, N-Dubz member Tulisa tells the Standard after releasing their first album in 10 years

Evening Standard

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Metallica’s Kirk Hammett flubs intro to Nothing Else Matters in front of 80,000 people and recovers like a champ

“If it’s not good enough for myself, it’s not good enough for you!” says Hammett, as he and Greeny get over first night nerves and get restart the song

MusicRadar

"Syd Barrett was absolutely unbelievable": Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page on Pink Floyd's "very, very cool" early years and Syd Barrett's "futuristic vision"

Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page was hugely impressed by Syd Barrett-era Pink Floyd

Louder

Quick! You can save £2500 on 5-star Cambridge Audio Edge kit

Cambridge Audio is selling older hi-fi units at knockdown prices. But stock won't last long...

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John Petrucci and Zakk Wylde just shared the stage for the first time ever – and they shredded Black Label Society

The two wizards of metal finally locked fretboards – and epic beards – during Trooch's Guitar Universe camp

Guitar World

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"There’s a tape of us doing Black Sabbath covers. I hope that never surfaces, we were appalling." - Tinyfish come clean

The ‘world’s smallest prog band’, the south-eastern UK crew Tinyfish get curiouser and curiouser.

Louder

“I don't know whether we played it properly, but the audience loved it”: When Black Sabbath regularly covered Smoke on the Water – and unwittingly inspired Spinal Tap's Stonehenge

Sabbath's ill-fated Born Again tour featured comically oversized props “as big as the real Stonehenge”, onstage spills, and a crowd-pleasing hard-rock crossover

Guitar World

“Guitar geeks’ eyes pop out of their heads”: Introducing Nepco – the stunning indie guitar builds that ask, ‘What if Danelectro made Vs?’

Ratboys frontwoman Julia Steiner and Nepco builder Ian Williams have a shared love of all things Danelectro – as they tell us, it’s time to refine the guitar industry’s best-kept secret and take it in new directions

Guitar World

Watch John Petrucci and Zakk Wylde jam onstage for the first time ever as they dial up the shred on BLS’s Suicide Messiah

A little bit of history was made this weekend at John Petrucci’s Guitar Universe 4.0

MusicRadar

"If it's not good enough for myself, it's not good enough for you!": Watch Kirk Hammett botch the intro to Metallica's Nothing Else Matters at a recent show

Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett messes up the introduction to Nothing Else Matters on the first night of the band's US tour

Metal Hammer

10 terrible thrash metal albums with one classic song

Metallica, Megadeth and Exodus all have some clangers in their catalogue – but at least these songs saved them from being total write-offs

Metal Hammer

"I can't do this": Watch Chad Kroeger halt Nickelback show due to "absolutely destroyed throat"

"I cannot, in good conscience, stand up here and sing these songs and have my voice crack and everything sound like ****" - Chad Kroeger

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Guitar World

“That’s just a wacky, fun solo”: Wolfgang Van Halen reveals his favorite Eddie Van Halen guitar solo – and it’s not one you’d expect

Rather than opting for one of the usual suspects, the Mammoth WVH leader cherry-picked a far more unsung cut

Evening Standard

Tribute to late Sinead O’Connor installed close to her Irish home

A tribute to late musician Sinéad O’Connor has been unveiled on Bray Head in County Wicklow, Ireland, close to the late singer’s home.

Louder

“I’ve been known to rant and rave… I had no idea that my words would be hostages to fortune”: but Van der Graaf Generator’s Peter Hammill doesn’t mind if quotes limited his success

He’s glad he never reached a level of success where someone offered to make him a star

The Independent UK

Queen Latifah, Chuck D and more rap legends on 'Rapper's Delight' and their early hip-hop influences

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‘Critics wanted us to be a one-hit-wonder’: back in Barbie world with Aqua

The Scandinavian pop group’s sly, satirical take on Barbie pre-empted the hit film’s own subversion by 26 years. And they’ve noted some similarities …

Chicago Sun-Times

Lana Del Rey closes out Lollapalooza weekend in regal fashion

Everything about the singer’s performance carried a delicate feminine touch that made you assured you were in safe motherly arms to feel all the emotions she conjured.

The Guardian - UK

Freddie Mercury’s clothes are the champions in Sotheby’s sale

Items also include Queen singer’s moustache comb and the piano used to write Bohemian Rhapsody

The Conversation

Former dancers have initiated legal action against Lizzo, reminding us arts workers deserve the same workplace protections as any other industry

Last month, multi-Grammy winner Lizzo graced stadiums across Australia with her electrifying performances. Glowing five-star reviews celebrated Lizzo, the stage name of Melissa Viviane Jefferson, for attracting audiences of that are inclusive and celebrate love. Over the past three years, Lizzo has shifted from cult performer to a global icon…

Chicago Sun-Times

Lollapalooza Day 4: Rina Sawayama rousing set clamors for headline status, Lil Yachty takes over Bud Light stage, and Alvvays stays solid

Rain found time for an encore on the final day of Lollapalooza 2023 as a steady trickle kept coming down over Grant Park on Sunday.

Evening Standard

Sinead O’Connor’s family encourage mourners to line Irish seafront for funeral

The cortege is to travel past her former home in Bray on Tuesday

Louder

10 brilliant but obscure late 80s and early 90s hard rock bands that everyone should know about

Vega frontman and melodic rock connoisseur Nick Workman salutes the unsung geniuses of the late 80s and early 90s scene

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