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Sonic Youth are teasing fans with the promise of something coming in 2026

Band's official social media accounts make a Washing Machine-related post – which is shared by Kim Gordon

Louder

“It’s quite lyrical and different from a lot of other Stones songs... I played in a different mode”: Mick Taylor lent stunning slide work to golden-era Rolling Stones classics, but he says this obscure album cut is his best performance with the band

“Because of the structure of the song, it pushed my guitar playing in a slightly different direction,” the ex-Stone said of his unlikely pick

Guitar World

“I have to make the responsible decision – there’s just no way I can sing like this”: Avenged Sevenfold have postponed their 2025 South American tour at the last minute due to M Shadows’ vocal injury

The shows will be rescheduled for January

Metal Hammer

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“The guy in the support band was playing a Jazz Bass. We agreed to swap instruments… That guy was Ian Hunter who went on to form Mott the Hoople”: Leo Lyons on the bass that appeared at Woodstock, has been played by Hendrix, and is on three UFO classics

The Ten Years After bassist’s 1962 Fender Jazz Bass is one of the coolest four-strings you will ever see, with buckle rash on the back that any Fender Master Builder would kill to recreate

Guitar World

‘Nobody is painted any worse than they actually were’: new book tells the true story of the Cars

In Let the Stories Be Told, the surviving members of the 80s band share the behind-the-scenes drama behind some of the decade’s biggest hits

The Guardian - US

“We all adored BB, and he asked us to write something for him. But when we listened back to the demo we agreed we should keep it. Sorry, BB!”: The classic song that Whitesnake wrote for the King of the Blues – but didn’t give to him

And they later did the same thing with Tina Turner

MusicRadar

“We opened with it and the crowd broke through the barrier. We had to stop midway because people were getting hurt”: The game-changing late 80s single that put an obscure band from San Francisco on the map and helped ignite the alt rock explosion

New singer, new sound, the start of a whole new era

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From Taylor to Turnstile and more... Hayley Williams' seven best guest spots

The Paramore singer has never been averse to hopping on someone else's songs and here's seven of her best

Louder

“You cannot visit the scene. The scene is now in the bedroom. There isn’t a group of people forcing each other to improve”: Roy Harper wants to hear new ambitious music, but knows why he’s struggling

The folk rock hero reflects on what the world lost when groups of hopeful artists stopped forming their own schools, like he did in the 60s with Bert Jansch, Paul Simon, Alexis Korner, John Martyn, Al Stewart and others

Louder

Eddy Current Suppression Ring’s electrifying return proves they never really went away

Fifteen years after their last headline show in Melbourne, the cult favourites played a packed out Federation Square on Friday – and demonstrated the definition of timeless

The Guardian - AU

“Is this the best guitar I've ever played? Including the ones in your museum? I believe so”: Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt teams up with Martin to create a new signature acoustic that blends traditional style with a key, ultra-modern twist

Mixing the old and the new, the front porch and campfire with devil's horns, the limited-edition model is luxurious from top to bottom

Guitar World

“Nothing Justifies This Humiliation”: Ex-Con Rock Star Blasted For Fat Shaming Woman Who Rushed The Stage

"Get this alcoholic pregnant mom of five out of here, dude," the singer said.

Bored Panda

“We stand for something more than a faded sticker on a skateboard”: Every Propagandhi album ranked from worst to best

Propagandhi have been putting out top-notch punk/metal for four decades

Metal Hammer

Lewis Capaldi performs secret concert on rooftop of Aldi

The Scottish singer, 28, popped up on the roof of the supermarket - rebranded ‘Cap-Aldi’ for the event - to belt out some of his biggest hits on Friday

Evening Standard

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More than 80% of Britons oppose Israel taking part in Eurovision amid Gaza 'genocide'

The survey found that most want the UK to boycott the Eurovision Song Contest if Israel participates

The National (Scotland)

Majority of Brits support Israel being banned from Eurovision, poll finds

An overwhelming majority of Brits support Israel being banned from Eurovision, a new poll has found.

Guitar World

“One thing led to another, and a jam session turned into Warren Haynes sporting some of rock and roll’s most iconic guitars on stage”: Warren Haynes becomes the latest to wield Jeff Beck's ‘Yardburst’ on stage – following Marcus King and Craig Ross

The guitar icon is currently out on tour with Gov’t Mule, and was spotted brandishing Beck's Yardbirds Gibson Les Paul Standard while jamming with Derek Trucks at their tour stop in Chicago

The Independent UK

Zara Larsson hopes 'Midnight Sun' helps complete her pop superstar puzzle

Pop star Zara Larsson plans to continue to make the world dance with her new album, “Midnight Sun.”

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“I don't even really know where all the notes of the guitar are because I learned to play by ear”: Why Tim Henson believes that “learning everything by ear” is the best thing aspiring guitarists can do

The Polyphia virtuoso shares his own experience switching from the rigidity of classical music – to finding a sense of freedom learning guitar by ear

Evening Standard

Lewis Cap-Aldi surprises shoppers with gig on supermarket roof

The Scottish singer, 28, performed his new single, Something In The Heavens, during the impromptu set.

MusicRadar

“He comes up to me and says ‘you cannibalised my instrument! Why did you do that?’”: Herbie Hancock reveals what Harold Rhodes said to him when he saw that he’d fitted inputs and outputs to one of his pianos

But in the end, Hancock convinced him to include I/O in all Rhodes models

MusicRadar

“You actually had to be good at your instrument – that doesn’t seem to be a necessary requisite these days”: Roger Taylor and Brian May remember Bohemian Rhapsody

We were taking up “where the Beatles left off”, says May

MusicRadar

“Even today, that instrument is fascinating. I’ve passed it around and players of all sorts have all come to the same conclusion – there is something magic in that instrument”: Billy Gibbons on why Pearly Gates is one of the greatest Les Pauls of all time

All Gibson Les Paul Standards from 1959 are special but what is it about the ZZ Top frontman's Pearly Gates that makes it so unique? As Gibbons says, it might be something entirely supernatural

International Business Times

Justin Bieber's Dad Says Fatherhood Grounded Him Amid Coachella $10M Payday

Justin Bieber's dad says fatherhood has 'grounded' the singer as he headlines Coachella 2026, sells out all six shows, and lands a record $10M payday with wife Hailey's support.

The Independent UK

Neko Case's 'formidable' new album invites multiple musicians for a big sound

If Neko Case had one word to describe her first solo album in seven years, it would be “formidable.”

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