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“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

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“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

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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.

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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.”

The Independent UK

Oasis fans outspend Taylor Swift's with £5 million spree at Wembley gig

Liam and Noel Gallagher’s gig at Wembley Stadium on July 25 sparked a spending spree in the arena and at nearby bars and restaurants

Evening Standard

Did we really need yet ANOTHER Taylor Swift album cover?

You weren't listening, T-Swizzle.

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"We didn't find it difficult to write pop songs, but it was VERY difficult to write one for the Stones”: 60 years of The Last Time – the Stones’ big breakthrough

It was the group’s first self-penned Number One

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“I’m old. I don’t give a **** what I do anymore!”: Bruce Springsteen has opened up on why he agreed to a film being made about his life

The period around The Boss's 1982 masterpiece Nebraska forms the basis of the new Jeremy White Allen-starring biopic

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“This breaks my heart and is a sick way of looking at it”: Jack Antonoff responds to Michael Rapino’s comments about ‘underpriced’ concert tickets

Make it illegal to resell at a profit, he says

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Doja Cat: Vie review – master pop provocateur splits the difference between sugar and spice

On her fifth album, the Californian tempers the bite of 2023’s Scarlet with glossy, lovestruck sounds – but never loses her instinct for mischief

The Guardian - UK

“An instrument that actually solves the problems holding guitarists back”: Ibanez and Bernth team up for a classy high-performance signature electric that makes you play “faster” and “cleaner”

Is this the guitar that makes you a better player? The Austrian virtuoso believes it will, and it’s got multi-voice signature Fishmans that give you more core tones than you have days in the week

Guitar World

Annie Haslam to team up with Renaissance founder Jim McCarty for US live shows

Annie Haslam and JimMcCarty will present The History Of Renaissance live shows in the US in November

Louder

“We were trying to do the perfect crossover between a Telecaster and a Les Paul. I love both”: Mikey Demus on making a Manson signature guitar that suits him down to a T

Artist guitars have played a big part in the long-running history of Manson Guitar Works. We catch up with Mikey Demus to discuss his latest collaboration

Guitar World

Eurovision to decide whether Israel can take part in 2026 contest as calls mount for its exclusion

Eurovision Song Contest organizers say member countries will vote in November about whether Israel can participate in the musical extravaganza next year, as calls have mounted for the country to be excluded over the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza

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Sprints All That Is Over review: one of Ireland’s most thrilling bands are reborn with one of 2025's best records

Sprints have evolved into confident, fully formed masters of their craft

Metal Hammer

Hear Judas Priest and Ozzy Osbourne team up on cover of Black Sabbath’s War Pigs

Proceeds from the all-Brummie collab will go to The Glenn Tipton Parkinson’s Foundation and Cure Parkinson’s

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“Usually I’ve done the demos on my laptop, which can be a bit creatively stifling. You can get lost in the sauce trying to program the drums properly and kinda lose that itch”: Wolfgang Van Halen says he’s taking more chances on his new Mammoth album

“Some of these songs couldn’t have existed on a prior album,' he says

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“The record company thought I was mad – but sometimes you sign acts to make money, and sometimes you sign acts to make music”: The making of Enya's Orinoco Flow, the unexpected No. 1 hit that created a New Age superstar

In memory of Enya's longtime producer Nicky Ryan, we take a backwards glance at the ethereal earworm that launched her career

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Another day, yet another Frank Zappa reissue - and this one's glorious

Frank Zappa & The Mothers Of Invention's landmark album One Size Fits All, reissued with extra bells, whistles, kitchen sink, etc

The Guardian - UK

‘I just want to shake my tail feather’: how KeiyaA shut out the noise to make one of the year’s best albums

The pressure of besting her self-released debut – and becoming a public figure – made the US vocalist spiral. Remembering who she was inspired her phenomenal second LP, a comparison-defying odyssey of jazz, pop and club music

Louder

Review: What kind of a monster would you have to be not to like Ronnie Wood's Fearless: Anthology 1965-2025?

Honest Ron’s finest moments, starring the Rolling Stones, Rod Stewart, the Faces, Chrissie Hynde and more

The Guardian - UK

Cat on the Road to Findout by Yusuf/Cat Stevens review – fame, faith and charity

The enigmatic singer-songwriter on pop stardom, becoming a Muslim and returning to the stage decades later

Louder

“A truly virtuosic and deeply musical homage to King Crimson’s legacy – hugely entertaining”: BEAT LIVE captures the joy of Adrian Belew, Steve Vai, Tony Levin and Danny Carey reviving and evolving the 80s

The quartet’s relaxed yet enthusiastic approach means they never sound indulgent as they segue between pachyderm-impersonating dissonance and languorous ambience

Louder

"Deranged and spooky and full of unexpected songs about sexual peccadillos and the sound of milk bottles clanking": The dark humour and unexpected musical twists and turns of Genesis's The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway still startle 50 years on

One of the great prog albums of its era, expanded, plus a live show

Louder

“Marvel again at the ridiculous ambition of the young musicians who came up with this. It gave Peter Gabriel little option but to leave the band”: Genesis’ 50th anniversary edition of The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway is even better than the Rael thing

With its many component parts and forward-thinking modernism, their most celebrated yet debated album finally receives the release it deserves

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