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Akai Pro drops a Timbaland edition of the MPC Live 2, and it comes with “the hardest drum sounds ever put inside an MPC”

“This is the peak of when technology, culture and excellence come together,” says Timbo

MusicRadar

John Mayer spotted road-testing new maple fretboard-equipped PRS SE Silver Sky

Mayer promised he'd be road-testing new material on his ongoing solo arena tour – but it turns out he's putting some new gear through its paces, too

Guitar World

Gibson unveils the Kirk Hammett 1979 Flying V, paying tribute to “one of the most important heavy metal guitars of all time”

The $15k Custom Shop model is Murphy Lab aged to match the guitar played on classic Metallica albums including Master of Puppets, …And Justice for All and The Black Album

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For Lewis Capaldi, being famous is easy. Being himself is a whole lot harder

Fame is simple for Scottish pop star Lewis Capaldi.

Los Angeles Times

Minnesota-via-England indie-pop songwriter Ber is 'Halfway' to stardom

MINNEAPOLIS — When the barista at the downtown St. Paul coffee shop complimented her new bangs, Berit Dybing let out a joyous thank-you followed by a droll caveat.

Tribune News Service

Mike Shinoda labels nu metal "toxic masculinity", says Linkin Park didn't fit as they "didn’t identify with tough-guy sh*t"

Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda says his band were never comfortable with the "frat rock" element of nu metal

Metal Hammer

Cory Wong on Jeff Beck: “I’m a diehard Strat guy. There are so many reasons why, but Jeff Beck was on that list of reasons”

In his own words, master of Strat funk Cory Wong remembers Jeff Beck and parses his genius approach to the guitar

Guitar World

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Timeless review: Nigerian star Davido's new album is mostly form over substance

Nigerian Afrobeats star Davido (David Adeleke) has demonstrated himself to be a master of showboating. He is able to milk every situation to the maximum. And he did not disappoint with the recent trailer for his fourth studio album, Timeless, released on 31 March.

The Conversation

BBC announces Eurovision Song Contest events in other major UK cities

The contest will become a nationwide event

Liverpool Echo

Kali Audio's Lone Pine Series studio monitors make professional sound accessible to the budget-conscious producer

The best monitors you can buy for under $500 a pair, they strike the perfect balance between quality, reliability and affordability

MusicRadar

Glastonbury payment deadline: due dates and what happens if you’re no longer going

If the balance isn’t paid by the deadline, £25 will be refunded to the card used to purchase the tickets.

Evening Standard

Metallica's 72 Seasons: the full story is told in the new issue of Classic Rock

Inside: a brand new Metallica interview, plus Gary Rossington, Ian Hunter, Def Leppard, Jethro Tull, DeWolff, Floor Jansen, Kansas, Richard Marx, Europe, Floor Jansen and more

Louder

Fleetwood Mac star Christine McVie’s cause of death disclosed

Singer-songwriter died four months ago

The Independent UK

An hour-long recording of The Beatles playing at a Buckinghamshire boarding school in 1963 has just been unearthed

It was 60 years ago today

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Wales Online

BBC shares one of the earliest live concert recordings of The Beatles

The recording was taken at Stowe boarding school in Buckinghamshire on April 4 1963 and revealed by the BBC almost exactly 60 years later

Chicago Sun-Times

Seymour Stein, record executive who signed up Madonna, dead at 80

Seymour Stein founded Sire Records and helped launch the careers of Madonna, Talking Heads and the Pretenders. He co-founded the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation.

Los Angeles Times

Cause of death revealed for Fleetwood Mac's Christine McVie

Christine McVie died of an "ischemic stroke" in November, according to a report citing her death certificate.

Louder

The Cure's Robert Smith steps up crusade on secondary ticket sales

The Cure have cancelled thousands of tickets on secondary resale websites, says frontman Robert Smith

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Metal Hammer

Metallica 72 Seasons review: rarely has James Hetfield laid himself so bare

Papa Het has shown a new level of vulnerability on a decent if unspectacular Metallica record

Chronicle Live

Mimi Webb halts Newcastle gig three times as fans suffer medical issues

Red Flags singer Mimi Webb entertained a capacity crowd at o2 City Hall Newcastle on Monday night

Daily Record

Fleetwood Mac star Christine McVie's cause of death revealed

Six months on from her death, it has now been revealed that Christine died after suffering a stroke.

Tribune News Service

Appreciation: Seymour Stein, dead at 80, discovered the Ramones, Madonna, many more: ‘I never believed in press for myself’

SAN DIEGO — Seymour Stein was never a household name to most music fans before his Sunday death from cancer in Los Angeles at the age of 80. But he certainly was to the Ramones, the Talking Heads, Madonna, Ice-T, Depeche Mode and the dozens of other artists Stein signed…

Louder

Lynyrd Skynyrd are to continue touring without any original members, following the death of guitarist Gary Rossington

Southern Rock legends Lynyrd Skynyrd are to carry on in the wake of the March 5 death of their final original member, Gary Rossington

Louder

Ex-Yes vocalist Jon Anderson says his former bandmate Chris Squire visited him in a dream after his death, en route to Heaven: "It was an incredible moment"

Jon Anderson says that he and his estranged former Yes bandmate Chris Squire reconciled, in a way, after Squire's passing

The Independent UK

Tanya Tucker, Patty Loveless to join Country Hall of Fame

Grammy winners Tanya Tucker and Patty Loveless, along with hit country songwriter Bob McDill, are going into the Country Music Hall of Fame

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