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College unveils Oasis masterclass for fans ahead of reunion tour

Glasgow Clyde College said the class will help the band Live Forever by introducing the next generation of gig-goers to the group.

Evening Standard

"If you were there, you’ll probably be talking about it for years to come." Orbit Culture might have just given Download a taste of metal's next major breakout band

Orbit Culture follow in the footsteps of Trivium and Five Finger Death Punch at Download festival

Metal Hammer

“At the heart of our band is...three musicians. And a salesman”: Bono suggests next U2 album will have a looser, less produced feel

He talks heart surgery, family and stepping back from activism with Zane Lowe

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Paris Jackson slams critics upset over performance on anniversary of her father’s death

The King of Pop’s daughter is scheduled to perform at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville on June 25

The Independent UK

‘We’re so big we could do a gig on the moon’: tribute acts on fame, money and what it takes to make it

Dave Grohl is Bjorn Again’s ‘biggest fan’. Kelly O’Brien took out a loan to buy boobs to match Dolly Parton’s. Four tribute acts reflect on ‘the best job in the world’

The Guardian - AU

Liam Gallagher criticises Edinburgh council for saying Oasis fans mainly rowdy middle-aged men

Singer says attitude of officials ‘stinks’ after documents show concern about crowds and intoxication

The Guardian - UK

'Your attitude f****** stinks": Oasis star in row with Scottish council ahead of gig

OASIS star Liam Gallagher has hit out at a Scottish council after officials were accused of suggesting the band’s fans are “drunk, middle-aged…

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Liam Gallagher slams Scottish council for description of Oasis fans

Edinburgh City Council officials described Oasis fans as ‘older’, ‘rowdy’ and ‘taking up more room’.

Evening Standard

Outbreak festival review – hardcore and pop hooks collide in impeccable genre-fluid lineup

Turnstile headlined with soaring high-tempo energy while Speed went route-one punk, Jane Remover caused pandemonium and Have a Nice Life electrified their fanbase in this most free-thinking of festivals

The Guardian - UK

Pulp at the O2 review: greatest gig of the summer so far?

5/5 Pulp take to the O2 for a weird and wonderful celebration of uncommon music led by their one-off frontman

Evening Standard

“They told me to start playing along, but I didn’t even know what key the song was in. And by the end they said, ‘You’re the only one who made it to the end of the song — you’re hired!’”: The madness of Captain Beefheart’s masterpiece Trout Mask Replica

“Man, it was weird!” recalls bassist Rockette Morton

MusicRadar

“The boys and I had just gotten off tour. We got a call from our booking agent…” How a “fluke accident” led to Lzzy Hale playing at Dio’s last-ever show

Halestorm saved the day when they were unexpectedly called upon to open for Heaven & Hell

Guitar World

Brat summer is forever at Charli xcx’s victory lap Lido Festival show

4/5 One year on from the birth of the cultural phenomenon, Charli and her fans at Victoria Park are holding on tight to the moment she created

The Independent UK

‘I used to impersonate Hannah Montana – I can’t listen to her now!’: Lainey Wilson’s honest playlist

The country star loves the loud guitars of Bob Seger and belts out some Dolly after a few drinks, but which song makes her feel as if she can do anything?

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Jensen McRae: ‘Justin Bieber is like a big brother to me’

NEW SENSATIONS: The 27-year-old folk singer is about to embark on her headline tour in the UK and Ireland. She speaks to Ellie Muir about her double breakup album, encouraging her fans to wear masks at her gigs and her newfound friendship with ‘Baby’ singer Justin Bieber

Evening Standard

Charli XCX tells LIDO Festival crowds Brat Summer is ‘forever’

The singer writhed, twisted, pumped and raved across the stage to the delight of the sold-out crowd.

Louder

Whether John Lydon likes it or not, Sex Pistols' Download set proves the true spirit of punk still lives large

Sex Pistols and Frank Carter shake off a rocky start to bring some proper punk rock to Download

The Guardian - AU

‘It’s unfeasible to run this model much longer’: is this the end of the Australian regional tour?

Musicians are reporting low ticket sales for gigs that end up costing them money to play – before 11th-hour turnarounds that bring out huge crowds. But is such a risky ecosystem something bands want to deal with?

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Metal Hammer

YouTube instructor claims Slash learned some blues guitar by watching his videos

“There were some really cool blues-style techniques that he learned from some of my stuff,” says Marty Schwartz, whose guitar tutorial channel boasts more than 4.5 million subscribers

Evening Standard

Victoria Beckham says she ‘could not be prouder’ of David Beckham’s knighthood

The former England captain, who played for his country 115 times, was honoured for his services to sport and charity.

Guitar World

“One of the most hotly anticipated gear releases of the modern era has finally landed – and it still managed to sneak in a few surprises”: Here is all the new gear that has caught my eye this week – and, yes, that's a pink Jazzmaster

A blockbuster drop from Line 6 and a raft of new instruments from the Fender family of brands headline a busy week in the world of guitar gear

Louder

“When the hits dried up they made a poignant, multi-layered swansong for the 60s”: The Zombies’ final album Odessey And Oracle is a proto-prog classic

Nothing is as it seems in Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone’s melodic and Mellotronic 1968 concoction, which ends with the song that split them up

Guitar World

“I used a Gibson EB-3 through my time with David, trying to get the same bass sound Andy Fraser got with Free”: How the late, great Trevor Bolder applied melodic flair to anchor this irresistible 12/8 rocker from David Bowie’s Aladdin Sane

Replacing longtime Bowie collaborator Tony Visconti in the Spiders From Mars, Bolder found himself writing basslines on the spot, a challenge he relished. On Drive-In Saturday, he hit the jackpot

Guitar World

“I went, ‘I’m sorry we all couldn’t do it.’ Tom Morello goes, ‘Well, Dan and Maynard are playing with these people.’ I went, ‘I didn’t know that…’” Adam Jones on why Tool weren’t originally going to take part in Ozzy Osbourne’s last-ever show

In case Tool fans were wondering why the band wasn’t part of the original lineup...

Louder

"Ladies and gentlemen, we are slipping into fascism. It’s up to us to fight back!” Green Day mark their long-awaited Download debut by calling out Trump and Musk and playing all the bangers

Green Day finally made it to Download, and boy did they make up for lost time

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