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Sam Fender in Newcastle - Security rules and entry times for sold-out St James' Park gigs

Sam Fender is performing at two sold-out gigs at St James' Park on June 9 and 10

Chronicle Live · Jun 2, 2023

Inside Taylor Swift’s top-secret Irish hideaway where she went totally unnoticed

Taylor Swift's stay in an old coach house in Dublin remained a closely guarded secret until now. It's believed it may have inspired her song Sweet Nothing.

Irish Mirror · Jun 2, 2023

Pendulum are back - and they've teamed up with Bullet For My Valentine's Matt Tuck for a rollocking new single

Alt-drum 'n' bass favourites Pendulum release comeback single Halo, featuring vocals from Bullet For My Valentine frontman Matt Tuck

Metal Hammer · Jun 2, 2023

The Guide #89: We asked artists to help you find your next favourite band

In a new Guide feature, we hand the mic to musicians and let them pick the new, exciting music you should be listening to – from exuberant alt-pop to a vocoder-helmeted virtuoso

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2023

Learn the guitar stylings of the pioneering Hubert Sumlin – essential learning for any aspiring blues player

The six-string lieutenant to the immortal Howlin’ Wolf and Muddy Waters, Sumlin is one of the authors of the electric blues sound, and he was no slouch with country styles, either

Guitar World · Jun 2, 2023

The feelin’ was right: how the Bee Gees ruled late 70s pop

Their Saturday Night Fever soundtrack commanded the charts, but beyond that, notes Bob Stanley in an extract from his new book, their golden touch was audible everywhere from Grease to Sesame Street

The Guardian - UK · Jun 2, 2023

Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi once had an onstage guitar solo interrupted by local taxi firm orders coming through his amp

Black Sabbath's 1981 UK tour was a victory lap for their rebirth with Ronnie James Dio. A shame then that a local taxi company gatecrashed the celebrations

Metal Hammer · Jun 2, 2023

Jon Hopkins spent 4 months perfecting the synth riff for Open Eye Signal on a 1979 Korg MS-20: “So much effort into trying to make something sound effortless”

As Hopkins' 2013 release Immunity turns 10, the electronic artist opens up about the album's writing process

MusicRadar · Jun 2, 2023

As summer music festival season begins, here are 6 Chicago acts worth seeking out

Go for the headliners, but stay for these local up-and-comers worthy of their own spotlight.

Chicago Sun-Times · Jun 2, 2023

Tina Turner obituary: ‘the Queen of Rock’n’Roll’

Tina Turner, who has died aged 83, was an “earthshaking singer whose rasping vocals, sexual magnetism and explosive energy made her an unforgettable live performer and one of the most successful recording artists of all time”, said The New York Times. She was also one of the music world’s great…

The Week · Jun 2, 2023