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“Playing with Vince Neil, opening for Van Halen, it got to be total rock ’n’ roll excess. I had to reassess why I was even playing guitar”: Steve Stevens on resisting shred, how Paco de Lucia made him go nylon, and Billy Idol’s eternal appeal

Billy Idol’s collaborator of 40-plus years transcends the punk-rock guitarist mold, taking in flamenco, jazz‑fusion, prog and classical styles – and he is as excited aboutguitar today as he was when he first picked one up

Guitar World

Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds review – an electrifying crescendo of faith, fury and fragile joy

Returning to Australian stages after nine years, the band delivers a fierce, generous set that draws on four decades of music

The Guardian - AU

Tennessee declares Dolly Parton Day to honor country star’s 80th birthday

‘Her talent and generosity have made a lasting impact on the world,’ Governor Bill Lee said in his proclamation

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"I was literally dumbfounded and shocked that it had happened":John Fogerty sprinkles rock'n'roll magic with songs and stories at intimate Tiny Desk Concert

"I realised I had passed into the land of greatness": John Fogerty tells the story behind the creation of his first great song

Louder

“I don’t think any song had less than 130 tracks of guitar”: Sunn O)))’s new album might set a record for guitar layers

On their eponymous debut LP for Sub Pop, Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson double down on guitar and then some

Guitar World

Bruce Springsteen blasts ICE in renewed fury aimed at Trump

Springsteen dedicated his song, ‘The Promised Land,’ to slain Minneapolis resident Renee Good

The Independent UK

Who Is Karley Scott Collins – Keith Urban's Rumoured Girlfriend

Karley Scott Collins is making headlines after being linked to Keith Urban after divorce from Nicole Kidman.

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“I was 100 per cent sure I was going to die. They were slamming my head against a railway track”: Leprous’ Einar Solberg faced his teenage demons on his solo debut 16 – and enjoyed the experience

Abandoning attempts to dial down his own drama, he delivered a moving and multifaceted collection of collaborations in 2023. He immediately wanted to do it again

Metal Hammer

Morrissey cancels US gig hours before show amid illness

The former Smiths frontman, 66, had been due to perform in Atlanta on Saturday night

Evening Standard

Mika looks back: ‘Nowadays you wouldn’t get away with the things journalists said about my sexuality in the noughties’

The superstar singer on his itinerant childhood, brutally honest mother, and the moment of anger that led him to write Grace Kelly

The Guardian - UK

“He came ripping into the hotel room and said, ‘Um, do you know this?’ He slapped down a lick that lasted 10 minutes”: When Jimi Hendrix gave Billy Gibbons a guitar lesson unlike any other

Gibbons' pre-ZZ Top band, the Moving Sidewalks, toured with Hendrix for a time in 1968 – and he got to witness the Strat legend's magic up close

Guitar World

Cruz Beckham announces one-night-only London gig with his band The Breakers

‘Now it may be time to officially invite you to one night of fairly decent music,’ Cruz announced on Instagram

Evening Standard

Emmylou Harris review – spine-tingling goodbye from 78-year-old country legend

The lived-in dustiness of her voice only enriches her storytelling, with her greatest songs now more devastating than ever

The Guardian - UK

‘Even thinking about Coldplay I get tearful’: Denise Lewis’s honest playlist

The former heptathlete throws shapes to Cameo and got gold-medal inspiration from Whitney, but which rapper helps get her out of bed?

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“When I look back, there’s never been any one thing that’s been normal about this band. I’m used to strangeness in my world!”: The controversial dance band who lit a fire under the 90s metal scene

How The Prodigy’s The Fat Of The Land bought aggro to dance music and rave culture to metal

Louder

“He hit me and he started crying and I remember thinking, ‘Weak as I am, I’ve got no tears for you, I’ve got tears for myself’”: The harrowing moment from a toxic relationship that this singer turned into a 90s rock classic

How shock turned to rage and, years later, rage turned into one of this rock quartet's biggest hits

The Guardian - AU

David Byrne review – hope, humanity and dancing in a superbly paced and choreographed show

Solo songs and Talking Heads classics mingle in a spectacular performance that doesn’t pull any punches

The Independent UK

Thousands gather in San Francisco to celebrate Grateful Dead guitarist Bob Weir’s life

Joan Baez and John Mayer spoke on a makeshift stage in front of the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium after four Buddhist monks opened the event with a prayer

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The Guardian - AU

Urthboy AKA Tim Levinson: ‘My most chaotic gig? There’s a lot where it’s pretty good knowing we didn’t die’

The Herd emcee on the highs and lows of noughties touring, the perfect protest song, and his cringeworthy encounter with a hero

Cinemablend

Why Dead Poets Star Josh Charles Called Travis Kelce A ‘D–k’ On The Set Of Taylor Swift’s ‘Fortnight’ Video

Is there "Bad Blood" between the actor and the NFL superstar?

Marie Claire

Why Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Are Reportedly Slowing Down Their Wedding Plans

Guitar World

“It might just be the coolest offset guitar ever. And it’s finally back”: All the guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including some huge early NAMM releases

It is the week before NAMM, and the gear drops are coming in thick and fast. This week, we have "the ultimate modern headless guitar", a recreation of Keith Richards' go-to six-string, John Mayer's new-favorite Silver Sky finish and more

MusicRadar

“I realised then that everything could tumble, and when you're in Colorado, and you're surrounded by these incredible mountains, you think 'avalanche'": How being alone in snowy Aspen inspired the sleeper hit that saved Fleetwood Mac

Landslide Is back in the charts due to Stranger Things

Tom’s Guide

I'm a professional audio reviewer — here's the tech (and the tunes) I've been testing this week

Spotify's music picks served up some real duds for me this week — here's the album I recommend instead.

Metal Hammer

“After scrapping two albums I went to the accountant to find out how many pennies were left in the piggy bank. The answer was not many”: How Bruce Dickinson gambled everything on his second solo album – and ended up leaving Iron Maiden because of it

Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson never intended to quit – but Balls To Picasso changed his mind

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