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“Even when Muddy Waters and Howlin’ Wolf went electric, people were saying, ‘This isn’t blues.’ It’s the artist’s job to push boundaries”: Samantha Fish on the past, present and future of blues

Signed up for Slash's all-star S.E.R.P.E.N.T Festival, Fish is one of the players who has found her voice in taking blues out of its comfort zone. Here she salutes her blues heroes – especially the rule breakers

Guitar World

Anderson .Paak flexes new musical muscle on Olympic-themed song with Gwen Stefani and Ryan Tedder

When Anderson

The Independent UK

“I was at a soundcheck. I plugged it in, cranked it up, and said, ‘This is it. This is what I’m looking for’”: D’Angelico unveils its third Bobby Weir signature model – and the Grateful Dead legend has been playing it at the Sphere

The semi-hollow stunner is the direct result of years of intense development and rigorous road-testing, and is said to be the pair's “best work yet”

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3rd person in custody over foiled attack on now-canceled Taylor Swift shows in Vienna, official says

A third teenager has been arrested in connection with a foiled attack on now-canceled Taylor Swift concerts in Vienna

The Independent UK

Bruce Springsteen joins Zach Bryan for surprise performance in Philadelphia

Singer was also joined by The Lumineers and Shane Gillis

The Independent UK

David Sylvian's career-spanning Everything And Nothing gets first ever vinyl release

David Sylvian's Everything And Nothing features collaborations with Ryuichi Sakamoto, Robert Fripp and Mick Karn as well as tracks by Japan and Rain Tree Crow

Louder

Milton Nascimento and Esperanza Spalding: Milton + Esperanza review – Brazilian giant finds a new groove

The 81-year-old singer’s collaboration with the US jazz bassist reworks past songs in lively and expansive ways, masterfully blending their exciting voices

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“A mighty and nimble love letter to the world they grew up in”: And So I Watch You From Afar’s Megafauna

Northern Irish art rockers’ seventh album proves yet again they can deliver emotion without language

Louder

Taylor Swift deadly concert attack plan

The suspects in custody are a 19-year-old man and a 17-year-old boy allegedly radicalized by the Islamic State

Salon

‘Poopgate’: Chicago marks 20 years since disgusting Dave Matthews Band incident

‘I’ll apologize for that as long as I have to,’ said the singer-songwriter in 2009

The Independent UK

“I never treated bands like rock stars, I treated them as people.” Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden and the stories behind some of grunge's most iconic images

Legendary photographer Steve Gullick shares his memories of shooting Kurt Cobain, Courtney Love, Eddie Vedder and more

Metal Hammer

St. Vincent channels something primal playing live music: 'It's kind of an exorcism for me'

As sweaty fans pushed up against one another, clutching their drinks and swaying to the music, Annie Clark, known professionally as St. Vincent, was being transported

The Independent UK

With Funeral Soundtrack #4, Californian punks Destroy Boys flip a defiant middle finger to an industry that has repeatedly tried to take advantage of their naivety

California punks Destroy Boys grow up on assertive fourth album, Funeral Soundtrack #4

Louder

“I had no idea it would become such a classic… I just threw in the lyric ‘It was the summer of 69’ and it stuck’”: How Bryan Adams and his co-writer Jim Vallance created one of the greatest pop-rock guitar anthems of all time

With Summer Of '69, Adams created an evergreen hit that defined the era and became a rite of passage for generations of guitarists

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The Guardian - UK

John Foreman obituary

Other lives: Folk singer who kept music hall songs alive through his broadsheets, which he sold at Petticoat Lane market

The Guardian - UK

‘A huge hug when you need it most’: Taylor Swift fans shake off disappointment in Vienna

Tears, hugs and spontaneous sing-alongs as thousands turn disappointment into celebration on streets of Austrian city

MusicRadar

“I plugged it in, cranked it up, and saidthis is it – this is what I’m looking for. I knew it”: D’Angelico and Bob Weir unveil exquisite TV Jones-loaded semi-hollow signature guitar and it has been well road-tested with Dead & Company

The Grateful Dead legend's third D'Angelico signature model has custom-wiring for inner and outer-coil tones, with an initial run signed by Weir and limited to 10 units, production run to follow

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“When are we going to see you? In 2025 or 2026? The answer is neither”: Noel Gallagher provides blunt response to fan asking about Oasis reunion

Noel Gallagher slaps down idea of Oasis reunion...again

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“I got a text off Bernie’s wife asking me if I’d like to play his ’59 Les Paul…” Chris Buck plays Bernie Marsden’s $1 million Beast Les Paul at all-star event in honor of the Whitesnake guitarist

The Cardinal Black ace was invited to play the legendary LP at a recent festival that paid tribute to Marsden's memory

Guitar World

“We peaked out. You had Dave Grohl on drums, Mark Lanegan on vocals, I'm on bass and Josh is on guitar and vocals. It's kind of hard to do better, you know?” Nick Oliveri on why Queens of the Stone Age will never top their Songs for the Deaf lineup

The Mondo Generator bassist also reveals whether he would ever consider rejoining QOTSA

Guitar World

“It’s a beautiful amp and it really reflects my eccentric personality”: Orianthi teams up with Orange for the Oriverb

Inspired by the Orange Rockerverb MKIII 50 Neo, the Oriverb promises to deliver Orianthi's blues-rock tone in lightweight form

The Independent UK

Beabadoobee review, This Is How Tomorrow Moves: Gen Z star steps out from behind the rag rug of scuzzy guitar

Beatrice Laus plays with breezy-trippy Bossa Nova and glossy, Swiftian country-plucked-pop

The Independent UK

Vienna church plays Taylor Swift songs for devastated fans after foiled attack cancels concert

‘It was beautiful,’ one visitor said

Guitar World

“There is a legitimate straight line from me being intimidated by John Petrucci to picking up the acoustic guitar”: Mike Dawes names 10 guitarists who shaped his sound

One of today’s foremost acoustic virtuosos names the players who inspired his awe-inspiring percussive style and changed the game – and offers his pick for “the most criminally underrated name in guitar”