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Thousands Honour Ozzy Osbourne At UK Hometown Funeral Procession

Thousands lined the streets of UK city Birmingham on Wednesday to pay an emotional farewell to hometown hero Ozzy Osbourne as the heavy metal hellraiser was laid to rest.

International Business Times

“I got tired of carrying different guitars with me. It’s delightful”: Skunk Baxter is a session legend – and his cutting-edge guitar rig probably isn’t what you expect

Baxter has settled on a Roland/Fender Stratocaster, which he uses alongside some other off-the-shelf Roland gear

Guitar World

In 'Sinners' and his music, Buddy Guy is keeping the blues alive. It hasn't been easy

Blues legend Buddy Guy will release a new album on Wednesday, his 89th birthday

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“It got stuck in the snow. We were like, ‘The truck’s not making it, the gear is not making it”: Primus’ Larry LaLonde on how he and Les Claypool ended up with off-the-rack gear from Guitar Center right before a show

The guitar and bass behemoths eventually auctioned off the Strat and P-Bass they bought at the last minute for charity

Guitar World

“Her Filter Dropped For A Moment”: Billie Eilish Faces Backlash Over On-Stage Remarks In Dublin

Billie Eilish criticized as racist for statements about liking Irish people's white pasty skin during concert in Dublin.

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“I wish I’d been treated more fairly by the record execs, but I was part of the creation of one of the biggest bands of all time. That’s a nice legacy”: How LA guitarist Chris Weber laid the foundations for Guns N’ Roses in a single studio session

Weber’s parents lent the Axl Rose-fronted Hollywood Rose $500 to make the demo that started a rock ’n’ roll revolution. Despite being replaced by Slash and losing credit for his contributions, he wouldn’t have things any other way

Guitar World

Here's what happened at Ozzy Osbourne's emotional funeral procession in Birmingham

Thousands of metal fans line the streets of Birmingham to say an emotional farewell to local hero and national treasure Ozzy Osbourne

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"Ozzy goes, 'I thought it was some ***hole dressed as the guy from Kiss!'" Anthrax's Scott Ian reveals his most hilarious memory of the Prince Of Darkness

Scott Ian recalls a funny encounter with Ozzy Osbourne that took place at one fateful Halloween show

Metal Hammer

Quick Facts about Burna Boy: Nigerian Singer Age, Wife, Languages He Speaks, And More

Burna Boy, Nigerian singer and Grammy winner, blends African sounds with modern genres.

International Business Times UK

How to watch Ozzy Osbourne's funeral procession in Black Sabbath's hometown

Ozzy Osbourne's funeral procession will be livestreamed globally today: here's how you can access the coverage, and pay your own respects to one of music's most beloved icons

Metal Hammer

“It’s that Rolling Stones thing – using two guitars to make one part bigger. We’re aiming to sound more like one-and-a-half players than two!” Too rock for country and too country for rock, Morganway are an old-school guitar duo in the best way

Husband and wife Kieran Morgan and SJ Mortimer are inspired by Queen, Fleetwood Mac and boygenius in equal measure – and their guitar approach leans into the classic rock guitar pairings

Guitar World

D’Angelico celebrates Grateful Dead’s 60th anniversary with 3 special-edition guitars – which revive the Lightning Bolt design

Two electrics and an orchestra acoustic from D’Angelico bring back a special-edition Grateful Dead finish that pays homage to the pair’s first collaborative model

Guitar World

“There’s joy in doing something again and again”: Hot Chip post vintage footage showing how one of their best loved tracks was created

Direct from Joe Goddard’s bedroom sometime in the mid-00s

MusicRadar

Tributes pour in for original Iron Maiden frontman Paul Mario Day after death aged 69

The heavy metal singer, who was part of the band during its formative years in the mid-1970s, passed away this week

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Who was Paul Mario Day? Iron Maiden vocalist dead at 69

Paul Mario Day, the original Iron Maiden lead vocalist, has died at 69 in Australia

Evening Standard

Full list of celebrities set to attend Ozzy Osbourne’s funeral including Elton John and Yungblud

The Black Sabbath rocker died aged 76 last week following a long battle with Parkinson’s

Guitar World

“After touring so much, I do not enjoy sweating bullets, having to nail every little surgical run”: Yvette Young on the pressures of touring in the social media age – and why we all need to rethink our relationship with music

The multi-hyphenate artist has recently kickstarted her solo era – and lent her chops to James Gunn’s new Superman movie soundtrack

The Independent UK

Paul Mario Day death: Original Iron Maiden vocalist dies, aged 69

Day also fronted acts like More, Wildfire and Sweet

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Original Iron Maiden vocalist Paul Mario Day dies aged 69

Day went on to form More, whose members have paid tribute to ‘a huge part of the new wave of British heavy metal’, and later sang for a reformed Sweet

Evening Standard

Ozzy Osbourne fans gather in Birmingham to honour star who was ‘like family’

Fans have left heartfelt messages and floral tributes around the city following Osbourne’s death at the age of 76 last week.

Louder

Peter Hammill to release 20-disc The Charisma & Virgin Recordings 1971 - 1986 box set in September

Peter Hammill's solo albums for Charisma and Virgin Records have been newly remastered from the original master tapes.

Guitar World

“If you listen to Summer Nights, the Van Halen tune, that’s a headless guitar. It sounded fantastic”: Could PRS ever make a headless guitar?

Strandberg, Ibanez and Schecter have all been flying the flag for headless designs – could PRS be next?

The Guardian - UK

A moment that changed me: 30 years after my pop career stalled, I found the courage to sing again

Nothing went as planned after a talent scout plucked me from obscurity in a Japanese nightclub. Now, I was getting another chance to shine – in a rural community choir

The Independent UK

Forget U2 – Irish musicians from CMAT to Kneecap are more political than ever

IN FOCUS: It may seem ridiculous to claim that politics is anything new in Irish music, with the country’s folk scene steeped in laments about British rule and colonialism, but current acts like Fontaines DC and Martin Leahy are turning the lens on issues at home in a new way,…

The Independent UK

The Grateful Dead toasts its 60th with concerts at San Francisco's Golden Gate Park

Tens of thousands of Deadheads are pouring into San Francisco for three days of Dead & Company concerts in honor of the Grateful Dead's 60th anniversary

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