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Bob Weir obituary

One of the founding members of the Grateful Dead, brilliant guitarist and writer of many of the group’s key songs

The Guardian - UK

Bob Weir was a songwriting powerhouse for the Grateful Dead – and the chief custodian of their legacy

‘The Kid’s jazz-influenced rhythm guitar made him utterly integral to the Dead and his later collaborations solidified the band’s influence over latter-day alt-rock

The Guardian - UK

The kindness of strangers: alone in the crowd at Glastonbury, a stranger hugged me tight while I cried about my dead dad

As I sobbed to U2, she would hug me tighter as we swayed to the music

The Guardian - AU

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“I said, ‘That will get us pigeonholed as a Christian band, and that’s not what we want to do.’ I remember thinking, ‘This is the kiss of death!’”: The singer who had a bad feeling about a song – before it ended up going all the way to No.1

Plus: why this singer would have refused an audition for Toto

MusicRadar

“There is no final curtain here, not really”: Bob Weir, Grateful Dead guitarist, vocalist and founding member, dies aged 78

The counterculture guitar icon never stopped evolving as a player and performer

Guitar World

Quick Facts About Bob Weir's Wife, Natascha Münter: Private Life With Rock Icon, Motherhood, Family and More

Who is Natascha Münter? Learn about Bob Weir's wife, their 26-year marriage, two daughters, and her work supporting social causes and family.

International Business Times UK

Jack Osbourne says Ozzy is appearing in family’s dreams doing the ‘same thing’

Rock icon died in July at the age of 76

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"There is no final curtain here, not really": Bob Weir, Grateful Dead co-founder, dies aged 78

Influential rhythm guitarist succumbed to lung issues following cancer battle

MusicRadar

“I thought I was fully content with my ampless rig, but this pedal has me thinking otherwise”: All the guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including an alternate reality Ibanez that’s set to shake up the prog rock guitar market

NAMM is only days away and the gear avalanche has started in fine form, with new drops from Ibanez, Faith, Victory, Fender Audio and more

Guitar World

"I had to stick my head in the low bins - it got blown off when Bill Ward was hammering the kick drum." Alex Van Halen praises the impact of seeing Black Sabbath for the first time

Alex Van Halen opened up to Iron Maiden's Nicko McBrain about what it was like seeing Black Sabbath in the early 70s

Metal Hammer

Bob Weir, co-founder of rock group the Grateful Dead, dies at age 78

Rhythm guitarist helped guide the legendary jam band through decades of change and success

The Guardian - US

Grateful Dead founding guitarist and singer Bob Weir dead at 78

Bob Weir of the Grateful Dead has died from underlying lung issues months after cancer battle

Louder

Renaissance drummer Terry Sullivan has died

Terry Sullivan joined Renaissance in 1972 and was a member of the band's much-loved classic lineup

Louder

"A profoundly modern album - puzzling, but endearingly so." Dry Cleaning continue to charm and confuse with excellent, expansive third album, Secret Love

South London post-punks evolve their sound, stay utterly unique

Louder

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Guitar World

“A friend of ours talked to my brother and said, ‘Have you ever listened to Bob Marley?' My brother said, ‘Well, no…’” Robert ‘Kool' Bell on how one of Kool & The Gang's most enduring hits came about

Kool & The Gang’s penchant for stellar grooves and genre-blending beats is a core part of their success – and this particular hit, which is rooted in reggae, is no different

Evening Standard

Mischa Barton loved working with Noel Gallagher and says he is ‘the best’

Barton shot to fame after playing Marissa Cooper in the hit American teen drama and went on to star in a number of music videos throughout the 2000s.

The Guardian - UK

‘The Beethoven of our day’: Fans on what David Bowie meant to them 10 years after his death

At the annual gathering at the Starman memorial in south London devotees talk about the immense impact the artist’s life and death had on them

Guitar World

“Back then people would come with some great old Gibson that had been under the bed”: Lenny Kravitz used to buy guitars from fans in parking lots at his shows – here’s why he’s stopped

It was the strangest thing. Kravitz would be getting ready to get back on the bus and he'd make the gear purchase of his life – a vintage grail at a good price... Those days are gone

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Metal Hammer

"We’ve not got too many years left so every gig is sacred...you appreciate it more." Iron Maiden legend Steve Harris on 50 years of heavy metal - and what comes next

Steve Harris discusses the band's amazing career, celebrating 50 years and what the future may yet hold for metal's most celebrated band

MusicRadar

“I opened the door... he had the guitar in his hands. It was him playing the jazz. I had no idea that he was that good”: Mark Tremonti on Alter Bridge’s “secret weapon” and his soloing strategies for avoiding the same old pentatonic patterns

The self-confessed Dumble “addict” talks all things guitar

Metal Hammer

"This is the end, my friends. To balance out the bad news, they've kindly made one of their strongest albums of the 21st century." Heavy metal legends Megadeth are going out on a high with a killer final album

Megadeth will be missed, but what a final record to leave us with

Cinemablend

I Just Noticed One Cool Detail While Rewatching The New Eras Tour Movie

Long live the magic the Eras Tour made.

International Business Times UK

Dolly Parton Allegedly Urges Keith Urban to 'Set Aside Pride' for Family as She Mediates High-Profile Divorce

Country music legend Dolly Parton has become an unexpected confidant to Keith Urban, offering wisdom on prioritising family, dignity and reconciliation over pride after his 19-year marriage ended.

MusicRadar

"Steve Lukather said: ‘Here’s a record that some DJ turned into a No 1. I can’t stand it.’ He got 90% of the publishing rights, so he can’t have been that mad!": How Roger Sanchez turned an '80s Toto ballad into a 2001 dance anthem

Among the canon of ‘80s-sampling chart hits, few have pulled off a transformation quite like Roger Sanchez’s Another Chance

Metal Hammer

The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

New year, new metal tunes from Alter Bridge, Hanabie, Lord Of The Lost and more!

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