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Oasis dominate UK album charts following start of world tour

Ahead of their first of five shows in Manchester’s Heaton Park, the rock band have re-entered the charts with three top five albums.

Evening Standard

Nikki Sixx reveals why Motley Crue didn’t play Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s farewell gig: “We have been having health issues within the band”

Ozzy gave Motley Crue a leg-up in their early days – but they weren’t at the Back To The Beginning show

Louder

Oasis take over UK charts as reunion tour hits Manchester

Definitely Maybe and (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? are in the top five while singles compilation Time Flies… 1994–2009 hits No 1 for the first time since its 2010 release

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Jeff Lynne’s Electric Light Orchestra expected to perform at BST Hyde Park

The band was due to perform on Thursday night at Manchester’s Co-Op Live but cancelled due to ‘illness’.

Evening Standard

“A versatile overdrive and a high-quality octaver – two pedalboard mainstays in one box”: Darkglass Electronics Kaamos review

Darkglass and session ace Amos Heller team up to create something a little out of the ordinary

MusicRadar

“I was screaming at the top of my lungs that it had to be a whistle. The mixer said, ‘This whistle is naff, Tori.’ I said, ‘Well, when you make your own song, you can have a mandolin on it. Now put the whistle in!'": How Tori Amos created Cornflake Girl

Its memorable infectious hooks belie a dark lyrical core

MusicRadar

Justin Bieber: Swag review – inane lyrics undermine a gorgeously produced R&B passion project

The surprise seventh album from the former tween idol is musically expansive, abetted by a host of star producers. If only he’d thought about the words a bit

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Justin Bieber - SWAG album review: 'this is not a crisis record'

2/5 Bieber’s surprise new album has no great revelations about his recent ‘struggles’ and indeed seems to suggest a guy who is in a good place

Evening Standard

Billie Eilish at the O2: Everything you need to know

The singer is currently on a 6-date run at the O2 arena on her Hit Me Hard and Soft tour. Here’s what to expect if you are going to be attending any of the upcoming shows.

Evening Standard

Excellent new proggy sounds from Ihlo, Our Oceans, Discipline, and more in this week's Tracks Of The Week

Cool new prog you must hear from Amorphis, Raphael-Weinroth-Browne, Dave Pen and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week

Louder

“I am happy to accept and concede defeat”: Damon Albarn just admitted that Oasis won

“It’s their summer and God bless them. I hope everyone has a wonderful time but I’m going to be in a very, very different place.”

MusicRadar

“Maybe that was part of the reason I had overlooked it before. It was so perfect and almost doesn’t stand out”: Alice Cooper’s new guitarist on why Glen Buxton is a seriously underrated guitar hero

The Alice Cooper Band’s Gyasi Heus argues that Buxton’s guitar is the essential ingredient in those classic Coop recordings – and the legend Bob Ezrin agrees

Guitar World

See what you’re streaming with Tuneshine’s amazing LED album art

This "dynamic art piece" gives your album covers a bigger canvas and works with many of the key streaming apps.

"Crisply built and shines like a gem on the live stage": Taylor 314ce Studio review

An attainably priced “serious” Taylor with high-end touches

Guitar World

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"Carts before horses. Getting excited is somewhat premature." King Crimson manager urges caution over new studio album rumours

Comments from Jakko Jaksyk that suggested a new King Crimson studio album should be handled with caution, says band's manager

Guitar World

“With him doing his own set – which I didn't think he should do – I didn't want him to get burnt out”: Tony Iommi reflects on Black Sabbath’s final performance, his concerns over Ozzy's solo set – and reveals the songs they rehearsed but didn’t play

Concerns about the show’s scheduling and drummer Bill Ward’s first Sabbath gig in 20 years cut Sabbath’s final set to just four songs. Iommi says there was a couple more in the tank

MusicRadar

“Ritchie and I wrote some great songs, some really wonderful things”: How Ritchie Blackmore and Ronnie James Dio combined to create an epic style of heavy music - ‘castle rock’!

The two rock legends hit a peak with Rainbow's Rising

Louder

“If any weird vibes existed between us, it would have been when we were much younger”: These two Swedish hard rock icons sang in the same band at different times – but would they work together?

It could be the Swedish hard rock collaboration to end them all

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Guitar World

“I just had a feeling. I didn't even play it properly. It had one dodgy jack lead, and I squeaked out two chords on it and I thought, ‘This is the guitar for this project’”: How Chris Turpin found the perfect foil for Jake Kiszka’s Number One Gibson SG

The Ida Mae and Greta Van Fleet guitarists came together and bonded over a shared love of the blues to form their new band, Mirador

The Guardian - UK

‘This is what I’ve lived my life to do’: fans savour Oasis homecoming

Excitement is as high as the heat as Mancunians and international fans gather in Manchester

MusicRadar

"We played a show at a place in Omaha, Nebraska. It might have been like 12 people there... It's enough to make you quit, for sure”: Exodus’ Gary Holt pulls zero punches in his new autobiography

The guitarist and Exodus mainstay has just released his memoir and let’s just say that his band hasn’t always had an easy ride

Guitar World

“Jon and I became friends. He came to L.A. when he was looking for musicians to join his band, but a couple of things happened...”: Why session legend Tim Pierce never joined Bon Jovi – despite recording their earliest hit

Pierce helped record a Bon Jovi classic but a few considerations made him unsuitable for the gig

MusicRadar

"Jeff is devastated": ELO's last ever mega-gig plunged into jeopardy after last-minute cancellation of last night's Manchester show

After cancelling the gig minutes before curtain up, all eyes now turn to the band's planned Hyde Park finale on Sunday

Guitar World

“I’m more interested in putting in stuff that I’m unfamiliar with and trying to be more than just the power chord. But I still end up back there, that’s the problem”: Stephen Carpenter shares his power chord addiction as Deftones announce new album

In a candid conversation with Zane Lowe, Stephen Carpenter and Chino Moreno describe how they search for soundscapes instead of songs – while Carpenter reveals his long-lasting guitar tone influences

Evening Standard

Oasis sends 'severe' warning to fans ahead of Live '25 concerts in Manchester

Liam and Noel Gallagher will be performing to a reported 80,000 fans at Heaton Park on Friday and Saturday

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