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Jubilant Sykes’ son arrested after Grammy-nominated opera singer stabbed to death

The performer’s son Micah has been arrested on suspicion of murder, Santa Monica police said

The Guardian - AU · Dec 10, 2025

"Some people think that the blues is 'my baby left me' and long guitar solos but it's a whole lot deeper than that": Blues prodigy Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram may channel the ghosts of the past but he's striving for something new

Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram grew up with the blues, but on fourth album Hard Road he's branching out

Louder · Dec 10, 2025

“One of the best-sounding headphone amps for guitar I’ve had my hands on”: Blackstar Beam Solo review

Blackstar enters a very busy market with their take on the ubiquitous headphone amp for guitar

Guitar World · Dec 9, 2025

“There was a guy checking out people who were coming in, and he’d go over the microphone, ‘Now here’s Elton John and his band!’”: Davey Johnstone on guitar shopping with Elton John – and how he ended up with his iconic Les Paul Custom

Johnstone says some of his best guitars came via the kindness of Elton John as he recalls one surreal day in the legendary NYC gear institution Manny's and the unexpected gift of a Clapton Strat

MusicRadar · Dec 9, 2025

“The guitar I learned to play on isn’t worth much, but I’ve played it at thousands of concerts and hundreds of recording sessions”: He’s performed on over 500 albums. Now Marcus Deml is making breathtaking guitar instrumentals under his own name

He spent 12-hour days learning at GIT in the shred era. But for his Strat-led solo showcase, Deml relied mainly on his ears and a religious approach to tone

Guitar World · Dec 9, 2025

Oasis 2026: ‘It’s not happening’ Liam Gallagher rules out 2026 shows

The frontman has told fans not to expect new dates after the band’s huge 41-show reunion tour.

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2025

"Tonight is less about nostalgia than a reaffirmation of the importance of resistance, of protest, of a refusal to be silenced." Primal Scream revisit the politically-charged XTRMNTR, 25 years on

Primal Scream deliver storming run through 2000's XTRMNTR at special Roundhouse show

Louder · Dec 9, 2025

Raul Malo death: Lead singer of Grammy-winning band The Mavericks, dies aged 60

Singer had been undergoing treatment for colon cancer and leptomeningeal disease

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2025

Raul Malo, the soulful tenor and frontman of The Mavericks, has died at age 60

Raul Malo, the soulful tenor and frontman of The Mavericks, has died at age 60

The Independent UK · Dec 9, 2025

“It's been a real emotional thing bringing this back”: Native Instruments Absynth returns – here’s the inside story, with developer Brian Clevinger

The cult classic soft synth is back, 16 years on from its previous iteration. We sit down with Absynth’s creator to hear about the history of this legendary instrument and why its rebirth is the 'best project he’s ever worked on'

MusicRadar · Dec 9, 2025