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Kansas singer Ronnie Platt in high spirits after successful surgery to treat thyroid cancer

Kansas vocalist Ronnie Platt thanks fans for support as he reveals he's recovering from successful thyroid cancer surgery

Louder

Motley Crue postpone Las Vegas residency for singer Vince Neil to undergo medical procedure

Motley Crue will now launch their Las Vegas run in September as Vince Neil takes a step back on doctors' orders

Metal Hammer

Keith Richards gets some satisfaction from new award honoring Connecticut residents

Legendary Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has another honor to add to his massive collection

The Independent UK

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Iranian Singer Ready 'To Pay Price For Freedom' After 74 Lashes

A prominent Iranian pop singer who made a song urging women to remove their headscarves said Wednesday that he was willing to pay "a price for freedom" after being flogged 74 times by the authorities as part of his sentence.

International Business Times

“An attractive and highly usable on-stage companion for anyone looking to get out there and play”: Cort GA-DAO electro-acoustic guitar review

Can Cort's reputation for quality hold true at this budget-friendly price?

MusicRadar

"If you’re starting out and practicing at home, you might be self-conscious about playing through even a small practice amp until you’ve got your chops up to speed": Sounds familiar? Here's 7 low-volume ways to play and practice guitar without an amp

Keep control of your tone with these innovative ways to play guitar without an amp

Guitar World

"Michael, come out and sing one with me please." Watch American icons Bruce Springsteen and Michael Stipe collaborate on a cover of Patti Smith's Because The Night and perform R.E.M. deep cut Bad Day together back in 2004

The all-star Vote For Change tour might not have made much impact upon the result of the 2004 US presidential election, but it did throw up some heavyweight collaborations

Louder

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Indie superstar Sharon Van Etten on goth, Lynch and Trump: 'You don't want to feed the monster.'

Sharon Van Etten’s latest album pays homage to London music, and as she prepare to play the Albert Hall, she talks to us about escaping troubled America and the joys of working with David Lynch

Evening Standard

Industry expert and YouTuber Adam Saunders launches new books to break down the barriers of music theory to make songwriting simple

Designed to make mastering music theory easy and enjoyable, the two-book series turns complex ideas into simple, practical knowledge that can be applied to any style of playing

Guitar World

No kant do: Eurovision bars Malta’s entry over title’s similarity to C-word

Singer Miriana Conte told to change title and lyrics owing to suggestive play on Maltese word for ‘singing’

The Guardian - UK

“They were like, ‘Is that going to be OK?’ I said, ‘Yeah, we’re both adults’”: Phil X on playing Livin’ on a Prayer with Richie Sambora – and how his predecessor plays the Bon Jovi classic differently

Two eras of Bon Jovi combined during a recent LA benefit concert, when Phil X and Sambora shared the stage with Orianthi and Matt Sorum for a rendition of the classic hit

Guitar World

Is it time to ditch your chilled-out, 'deep focus' playlists? If you want to get down to work, you might need something 'groovier', suggests new research

Music that improves your mood could also make you work faster, it seems

MusicRadar

“We just told them to get out!” Why Iron Maiden have banned record label staff from the studio since 1982

Iron Maiden’s label representatives haven’t been allowed to hear what the metal legends are recording since as far back as The Number Of The Beast

Metal Hammer

"He’s back on the drugs, unreliable." Liam Gallagher suggests that the new Oasis line-up will include Peppa Pig, two close friends from Sesame Street, and a character from a cult 1970s TV show, but not Spongebob Squarepants

Oasis' forthcoming world tour will be tour managed by Miss Piggy from The Muppets, if Liam Gallagher is to be believed. It's possible that he might be joking

Louder

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The Independent UK

Chris de Burgh ‘laughed his head off’ over poll of UK’s most hated songs

Singer behind ‘The Lady in Red’ said you need ‘a neck of brass’ to survive the music industry: ‘But it’s a fantastic life’

MusicRadar

"David was loving, cantankerous, giving, supportive, sullen, wise, difficult, well-read, and really funny”: Ex-New York Dolls bassist pays tribute to the late David Johansen

“We had love for each other,” Sami Yaffa says

Guitar World

Never-before-seen footage of Van Halen hanging with Black Sabbath and shredding at early shows surfaces after decades

B-roll clips cover iconic shows at the Monsters of Rock and Madison Square Garden, as well as plenty of backstage antics

Metal Hammer

"The second we got the offer for Jimmy Kimmel I said, 'I'm gonna pig squeal on national television!'" Knocked Loose singer Bryan Garris on the Grammys, THAT performance with Poppy and conquering a phobia to bring heavy music to the mainstream

Bryan Garris discusses one of the most viral moments in metal last year

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MusicRadar

“Mid-sized cities as potential locations”: The Las Vegas Sphere was just the beginning… Are we about to see a new global wave of mini Spheres?

With London’s Sphere scotched in planning and only Abu Dhabi’s venue in progress, is dramatic downsizing the answer?

Louder

Big Big Train share new live clip of The Last English King

Big Big Train will reissue their 2002 album Bard on vinyl and CD in March

MusicRadar

“Um, I’ve been wanting to hook up with you maybe on some tracks? I turned my turntables into a wah-wah pedal…” How Mix Master Mike’s answerphone audition grabbed him the The Beastie Boys gig and kicked off one of their best tracks

Thought that the 3 MCs and One DJ intro was some in-studio scam? Nope. That’s the real deal right there

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Fiancée Of ’80s Rocker Passes Away At Sea After Tragic Cruise Ship Fall

The fiancee of ‘80s rocker Taime Downe is presumed deceased after falling overboard on a cruise. The post Fiancée Of ’80s Rocker Passes Away At Sea After Tragic Cruise Ship Fall first appeared on Bored Panda.

Guitar World

“This is the band that I always list as my favorite band”: Nita Strauss on the Swedish melodic death metal group she considers her “Beatles”

The guitar hero selected one of the band’s tracks while running through the five riffs that changed her life

Guitar World

“I don’t have my original Epiphone Casino anymore. It was stolen out of a dressing room. I was really heartbroken”: Daniel Kessler on making Interpol classics, the lessons he took from Fugazi and the art of six-string minimalism

As the New Yorkers set out on the anniversary tour for their 2004’s classic second album, we catch up with Kessler totalk rejection, hollowbodies, andwhy you won’t catch him playing major chords

MusicRadar

“We had a song called Heat-Crazed Vole. You know, like a rat. It was pretty awful!”: Iron Maiden legend Steve Harris recalls his early days of pub gigs, boogie riffs and songs about rodents

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