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Paul McCartney's 'relief' after Beatles split

Macca had a new sense of freedom after the infamous break up

Liverpool Echo · Apr 17, 2023

Artists pull out of festival after ex-Kasabian singer and convicted domestic abuser announced

Artists announced they would be dropping out of Sheffield event Be Reyt claiming 'some thing matter more than music' after Tom Meighan, convicted of assaulting his partner in 2020, was announced to headline

Daily Mirror · Apr 17, 2023

Hear Joe Satriani tap into his emotive prowess and serve up soaring solos in epic orchestral track, All Things Sacred

The song marks the virtuoso's third collaborative effort with composer Kitt Wakeley, and is lifted from one of 2023's most star-studded guitar albums

Guitar World · Apr 17, 2023

West Lothian man ditches career as plumber to become full time DJ

Christian Rogers, 23, from Bathgate in West Lothian has recently ditched his career as a plumber for a full-time career in DJing after releasing his music online which has amassed a following.

Edinburgh Live · Apr 17, 2023

Nuno Bettencourt says Eddie Van Halen visited him while he was recording his Rise solo

Van Halen swung by the studio as the Extreme virtuoso was piecing together Rise’s mind-bending solo – but Nuno wouldn’t let him hear it

Guitar World · Apr 17, 2023

American Jazz Piano Great Ahmad Jamal Dead at 92

Ahmad Jamal, a towering and influential US pianist, composer and band leader whose career spanned more than seven decades and helped transform jazz, pop and hip-hop, has died at age 92. Jamal released about 80 albums, building friendships and influence with greats such as Miles Davis, and was sampled by…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Apr 17, 2023

Review: He's back? Frank Ocean remains willfully elusive at his headlining Coachella show

LOS ANGELES — Frank Ocean stood on the main stage at Coachella on Sunday night wearing an ice-blue parka, his hair under a black durag and fuzzy slides on his feet, and told the crowd of tens of thousands that he wanted to explain why he was there.

Los Angeles Times · Apr 17, 2023

Jordy, pop star from Northbrook, gives 2000 hit a queer update with ‘Story of a Boy’

Former Glenbrook North theater kid inspires transgender TikTok campaign with his take on the Nine Days hit ‘Absolutely (Story of a Girl).’

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 17, 2023

Eurovision visitors urged to plan ahead amid public transport rush

Tens of thousands of people are expected to descend on the city in May

Liverpool Echo · Apr 17, 2023

Review: Rockumentary master Martin Scorsese does it again, with New York Dolls' David Johansen

Arguably most recognized — the face, if not the name — for his turn as the Ghost of Christmas Past in Bill Murray's holiday perennial "Scrooged," David Johansen is primarily a singer and writer of songs (though not what you'd call a singer-songwriter). As the frontman of the influential if…

Los Angeles Times · Apr 17, 2023