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Sinead O’Connor fans gather to sing Nothing Compares 2 U in Dublin tribute

The 56-year-old Irish singer died in London last week.

The Independent UK

9 pro songwriting tips for piano players: maximise your creativity at the keys

Whether you’re a beginner or a pro, these tried and tested songwriting blueprints should help you create better music, and more of it

MusicRadar

So close you can see his scallops: behold Yngwie Malmsteen’s chops in greater detail than ever before with this astonishing multi-cam footage of Far Beyond the Sun

The exclusive performance heralds the launch of MaestroClass, a new 10-song lesson series with TrueFire

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The Observer view on the brilliance of Sinéad O’Connor’s greatest song

The ageless emotional power of Nothing Compares 2 U is rooted in a childhood pain particular to the singer

The Guardian - UK

“Right Here, Right Now captured the optimism of the Berlin wall coming down. We’re at the other end of the spectrum now”: How Prince’s Sign O’ The Times inspired Jesus Jones’ biggest hit

Inspired by Prince and the fall of the Berlin wall, Jesus Jones’ optimistic hit Right Here Right Now was born out of depression and powered by dodgy samples

Louder

Sinead O’Connor: ITV, BBC, and Channel 5 are not planning to air tributes to late singer

‘The simple explanation is that she was not taken seriously,’ said a former Channel 4 commissioner

The Independent UK

Peter Hook: ‘I never get sick of hearing World in Motion’

The Joy Division bassist, 67, looks back on breakdowns and addictions, losing Ian Curtis, his precious friends and the early rave scene

The Guardian - UK

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Julie Byrne review – elegiac ache and nuanced feelings

Two years on from the death of her friend and musical collaborator Eric Littmann, Byrne tours the album they were working on together, in a performance of mesmerising beauty

The Guardian - UK

"I am the founding father of progressive symphonic rock". Robert John Godfrey states his case

Prog sat down with the godfather of symphonic rock is back as the band prepared to play the Prog Stage at the then newly formed High Voltage Festival

Louder

“The goal was to make music that was so extreme we’d never even get a gig”: Tom Morello on the early days of Rage Against The Machine

The guitarist had radical ideas when Rage Against The Machine started out - and was shocked when they started selling loads of records

Metal Hammer

"We’re fried": Thom Yorke on keeping it together as OK Computer blew up big

Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke was having a rough time of things in 1998, as this MTV interview footage makes clear

Louder

“Randy Rhoads embodied everything I love about the guitar”: Mötley Crüe’s Nikki Sixx on the music that changed his life

The songs, bands, artists and albums that have soundtracked Nikki Sixx’s life

Metal Hammer

Sleep Token’s biggest festival headline show just proved they’re ready for arena stardom

On night one of Manchester’s Radar Festival, masked enigmas Sleep Token showed they have the fanbase, songs and charisma to become metal’s next biggest band

Metal Hammer

“Everyone thought the maestro was totally off his rocker”: when Stevie Wonder invoked flower power for his own Dark Side Of The Moon

1979’s Krautrock-tinged Journey Through The Secret Life Of Plants was a surprise follow-up to soul epic Songs In The Key Of Life

Louder

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Herbie Hancock review – still seeking the new after 50 years of jazz curiosity

Band featuring Terence Blanchard and drummer Jaylen Petinaud is firmly rooted in the present

MusicRadar

Who sampled Pink Floyd? The best, worst and just plain oddest tracks featuring Floyd samples

The most sampled Floyd songs, and some of the best, worst and just plain odd tracks they spawned, featuring The Prodigy, Aphex Twin, Metalheadz and, um, Milli Vanilli...

Louder

“Led Zeppelin was responsible for bigging it up. We had no choice… it was insane”: Robert Plant on how Led Zeppelin invented stadium rock

Led Zeppelin took live music into another stratosphere in the 70s and Robert Plant says they had to make it up as they went along

Guitar World

Ghost Hounds release new album, ‘First Last Time,’ on Gibson Records, available worldwide today

Latest single, the slow-burning, bluesy rocker, “Last Train to Nowhere” rises up the charts

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"Man, I like this thing!": Watch Billy Gibbons play the blues on a cardboard Strat

Even with the odd body material, the ZZ Top man looks – and sounds – right at home

Chicago Sun-Times

Charlie Musselwhite and Elvin Bishop — ‘front porch’ bluesmen celebrate their Chicago music roots

The duo are in concert at Ravinia on Thursday.

Louder

“Dave said, ‘No, not doing it’”: Eddie, Alex and Wolfgang Van Halen once wrote a brand new Van Halen song, only for David Lee Roth to refuse to sing it

Van Halen’s swansong album A Different Kind Of Truth could have featured a song with the working title Ain’t Talkin’ ’Bout Panama if it wasn‘t for David Lee Roth having a hissy fit

Evening Standard

Taylor Swift’s Shake it Off rocked so hard it registered on earthquake scale

A recent Taylor Swift performance of Shake It Off was so loud it registered on the earthquake scale.

Cinemablend

Swifties Think Taylor Swift Has A Big Announcement Planned For Her Final Eras Tour Shows, And These Theories Have Me Convinced

Swifties have some new theories that seem to suggest Taylor Swift is about to announce something during her final Eras Tour shows in the U.S.

The Independent UK

Seismologist says Taylor Swift fans caused activity equivalent of 2.3 magnitude earthquake during concert

Seismologist examined fan activity during Swift’s two show in Seattle

The Guardian - UK

‘She found peace here’: local people tell of Sinéad O’Connor’s last years in Ireland

Members of communities among whom late singer made her home share stories of friendship and acceptance

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