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"Someone spat at our saxophone player, so Tim kicked this guy in the mouth – absolutely perfectly in time to the music": A brief history of Cardiacs, the UK's most adored detested band

Cardiacs defied classification for decades, but new album LSD – finished five years after the death of creative lynchpin Tim Smith – was widely hailed as one of the best albums of 2025

Louder

Zach Bryan was gifted Bob Weir’s guitar days before Grateful Dead co-founder’s death

Country star honored the late musician and songwriter on Instagram, writing, ‘We will all miss you’

The Independent UK

BTS to play two shows at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium as part of a huge comeback tour

How to get tickets and when they go on sale as K-pop supergroup return

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“We play three to four hours a night or more. I study in real time, 100 gigs a year. That's a great deal of practice”: Bob Weir's 6 principles of rhythm guitar

Often overlooked in guitar circles when compared to Grateful Dead bandmate Jerry Garcia, Weir was a brilliant rhythm player who blended jazz, folk, country, blues, and rockabilly influences into a style that any guitarist would do well to study

Guitar World

Teyana Taylor Explains Why She Won't 'Abandon' Kanye West Despite Controversies

The actress spoke out about Kanye West.

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Full list of dates and cities for BTS World Tour 2026 – and how to get tickets

It will be the group’s first tour since its members returned from South Korea's mandatory military service

The Independent UK

“You guys are funny. Imagine playing Little Wing on a guitar that isn’t a Strat…” After leaving Suhr, Mateus Asato sets the record straight on Fender rumors

Asato announced his departure from Suhr just one week ago – and is scheduled to release his debut album in the coming weeks

Guitar World

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BTS announce first world tour since returning from mandatory military service: See the dates

The BTS comeback is upon us

The Independent UK

"My god, we were such impatient boys." How a David Bowie screw-up and some dramatic miming on British TV helped Queen secure their first hit single

The story behind Queen's first Top 10 single

Louder

Forget Taylor Swift’s Wedding Plans, What Is Mr Beast Planning With Fiancèe Thea?

The YouTube sensation opens up about his wedding.

Cinemablend

“Because it’s that ‘just right’ size. It fits so many players, across so many different styles of playing”: Taylor expands Gold Label Series and refreshes flagship acoustic with a trio of game-changing features

NAMM 2026: Taylor’s Next Generation Grand Auditorium cutaways are updated with scalloped V-Class bracing, Action Control Necks and the all-new Claria pickup and preamp system

MusicRadar

Louis Tomlinson Breaks Silence on His New Project With Zayn Malik And Life After Liam Payne

Louis Tomlinson opens up about his upcoming project with Zayn Malik, navigating life after Liam Payne's death, and entering a defining new chapter in his solo career.

International Business Times UK

“The SG that I had at the Ozzy gig, that guitar needed a louder pickup but I still wanted that true-to-life guitar sound that I like”: Slash and Seymour Duncan dial up the raunch with the Guns N’ Roses legend’s signature 3.0 humbuckers

NAMM 2026: Hand-wired in Santa Barbara, they're not just for Les Pauls or SGs. Slash has one in his BC Rich Mockingbird – and they'd work a treat in a hotrodded S-style

MusicRadar

Kick off your 2026 in style with our list of the 7 best test tracks getting us through January

New year, new tunes

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“Don’t get the gig and then complain about it. If you can’t find something good in the music, that’s your fault”: What it takes to get to the top of the bass world, according to Victor Wooten

Having overwhelmed countless bassists with his rapid-fire slap technique, Victor Wooten still has plenty of bass philosophy to share

Guitar World

“There is something really special that can happen when three musicians are playing off of each other and interacting in real time”: Jared James Nichols on why playing in a trio opens up your soloing approaches

Jimi Hendrix Experience, Cream, Mountain, Rush... Jared James Nichols argues that three is the magic number, allowing guitar players to stretch out and the band to feed off each other

MusicRadar

“I think I was pretty naive, and I didn’t see that side of Gram. I must’ve known about it, but I will say that when we were working together, he was on. He was so focused”: Emmylou Harris on working with Gram Parsons

Singer starts her final European tour

Metal Hammer

Get the new issue of Metal Hammer with an exclusive Megadeth cover and a copy of the band’s self-titled final album

Megadeth’s self-titled swansong drops on January 23, and you can get it on vinyl in a bundle with the latest issue of Metal Hammer

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“You think of him as a songwriter and a singer really, but as a bass guitar player, it’s next-level”: Johnny Marr’s “mind-blowing” jam with Paul McCartney – and why he thinks Macca reinvented the bass

Post-Smiths, Marr developed a reputation as a gun for hire, which quickly led to an unforgettable jam session with the Beatle

Guitar World

“First of its kind”: Electro-Harmonix’s Effects Interface turns your pedals into plugins – and puts your prized plugins on your pedalboard

The utility tool could be a game-changer for your rig, forgoing converters and complex cable methods for a frills-free approach

Metal Hammer

"We get off stage and I haven’t seen him like that in 20 years. He was livid." How Metallica's crazy team-up with Lady Gaga started with an A-list dinner party and almost ended in total chaos

One of the most unlikely collaborations in Grammys history was also one of the most cursed, but they pulled it out of the bag

Latin Times

Premio Lo Nuestro 2026: Bad Bunny, Rauw Alejandro, Myke Towers and Carin León Lead a Male-Dominated Field

The 38th edition of Premio Lo Nuestro arrives with a familiar picture at the top of the nominations. Bad Bunny, Rauw Alejandro and Myke Towers lead the field with 10 nominations each, according to the official nominations lists released by TelevisaUnivision

Louder

“I said I’d sing it on the condition that I could record a song of my choice as well. That song flopped and theirs was a big hit!” How a future Mike Oldfield collaborator wound up with a glam rock chart-topper

The dubious accolade didn’t tarnish the achievements of a British singer who was once supported by Supertramp

The Independent UK

Eighties musician Paul Hardcastle announces death of son, 35, in motorcycle accident

Paul Hardcastle, who is best known for his anti-war hit ‘19’, shared the sad news on Instagram

MusicRadar

EHX’s new Effects Interface is a stompbox-shaped device that lets you integrate your pedalboard with your DAW

NAMM 2026: Electro-Harmonix’s pedal-focused audio interface “handles your signal and delivers it with care between your hardware and software”

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