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The sacred duty of playing the hits

Founding members of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Benmont Tench and Mike Campbell, hold the notes of memory

Salon

Zak Starkey says he was ‘retired’, not ‘fired’, from The Who after new drummer announced

Drummer recounted a phone conversation with The Who frontman Roger Daltrey that ‘confused both of us’

The Independent UK

“Six finished arrangements”: Slipknot are putting together a new record after all

Jim Root says he wants to make a “raw” album

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Skerryvore on 20 years, castle gigs, global fans and staying true to Scottish roots

THIS weekend, Skerryvore will perform on a purpose-built stage in the grounds of Floors Castle to an international audience of 7000 people

The National (Scotland)

“I was bartending, and I was like, ‘Hey, Mom, can you just watch the bar for half an hour? I have an audition across the street’”: Mars Volta bassist Eva Gardner recalls her audition with one of the world's biggest pop stars

Gardner – who has also toured with Veruca Salt, Moby, and Cher – points out the differences between playing with alternative outfits and a global pop star

Guitar World

Jorja Smith review – mega-watt charisma powers ambitious new songs

Touring for the first time since 2018, Smith’s sonic palette has expanded and tonight she shows a talent that could take her almost anywhere

The Guardian - UK

“I had turned everything to 10, as there was no 11 back then. The engineers asked me to turn it down because it was too distorted”: How the then 18-year-old Steppenwolf guitarist recorded the solo that came to define the band's career

Michael Monarch recalls his start with The Sparrows – which eventually morphed into Steppenwolf – and how their signature song, Born to Be Wild, came to be

Guitar World

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'You didn't invent the guitar': Calvin Harris rant goes viral amid plagiarism row

A rant by Scottish DJ Calvin Harris has gone viral after the star intervened in a plagiarism row over his latest single

The National (Scotland)

Wet Leg at O2 Academy Brixton review: the millennial cult you want to join

4/5 The indie rockers are playing to their strengths as they tease their new album

Evening Standard

Taylor Swift fans up in arms over AMAs absence despite recent teasers

Swift did not win a single AMA last night despite being nominated for six awards

The Independent UK

“It’s pretty extraordinary - the world’s gonna be listening”: The 1975 are working on a new album

Group headline Glastonbury next month

MusicRadar

Bruce Springsteen’s secret ‘life-saving’ gift to striking miners revealed in new BBC documentary

The revelation was made during the new BBC documentary, When Bruce Springsteen Came To Britain

The Independent UK

“Did the the label put pressure on us? Big time. I wish they had won, looking back. We often ask ourselves ‘what were we thinking?’” Simple Minds guitarist Charlie Burchill on the regrets and rewards of making their ’80s classic, Once Upon A Time

Riding high on The Breakfast Club success of Don't You (Forget About Me), Scottish rockers Simple Minds got into the studio with Jimmy Iovine and made one of the great albums of the '80s

Guitar World

“I was like, ‘What’s the story with this guitar because it is god ugly’”: Bon Iver swapped an expensive 1960s Martin for a “hideous” budget Ibanez that had been rejected by a rehab center for his new album

The “hideous” $199 guitar was deemed to be a better choice than a vintage gem that would have guitar enthusiasts drooling

Guitar World

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Bruce Springsteen hailed for ‘life-saving’ 20,000 dollar gift to striking miners

The story of the singer’s donation was revealed in a BBC documentary.

MusicRadar

“He was the only one who found it necessary to perform - which was useless”: The Beatle who had to be cut from Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon

The making of Pink Floyd’s 1973 masterpiece originally featured a cameo from one Paul McCartney - but his contribution didn’t impress Roger Waters…

The Independent UK

Robbie Williams’ style evolution as he kicks off his UK tour

Here’s a look back at the British singer’s style as his tour ‘Britpop’ hits the UK…

The Guardian - UK

‘I wanted to make people dance, or cry, or puke’: Marc Ribot, the wildcard sideman for Tom Waits, Robert Plant and more

He started as a jazz guitarist making Barbie albums on the side, and has ended up on over 500 releases. From bebop with Elton John to Americana with Alison Krauss, Ribot recalls the richest of careers

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“It’s a real bow with synthetic hair on two sides and it’s capable of doing some amazing things”: Turn your acoustic guitar into a violin or cello? The Pickaso Guitar Bow might be this year’s must-have accessory for Jimmy Page superfans

A double-sided mini-bow with an integrated pick in its design, the Pickaso Guitar Bow opens up a new world for exploring guitar

Guitar World

“It was the closest I’ll ever get to Indiana Jones. You find this artifact and you’re scraping away until it’s the dinosaur bone showing”: The story of Brad Paisley’s Lost Telecaster – the ‘hippie vomit’ reject that became one of Fender’s rarest finds

A partly-failed flower-power experiment in the ‘60s comes back to life via its namesake, who’ll make 19 on his own while Fender’s Custom Shop make another 67

Metal Hammer

“London’s must-attend event for fans of all things ‘post-’”: The six bands that defined the final Portals festival

Julie Christmas, Brontide, Joliette and others helped Portals festival bow out with its most impressive lineup to date

MusicRadar

“If you’re a bass player in a rock band, you are by definition a moron”: As Frank Zappa’s bassist, Scott Thunes rose to legend status, then turned his back on it all

The bass enigma delivers the inside track on Zappa’s genius and why bass players need to know their place

Evening Standard

American Music Awards 2025: Why wasn't Taylor Swift at the AMAs?

Fans track every move that Taylor Swift makes – but what happens when she makes no move and doesn’t show up to the AMAs?

The Independent UK

Shaboozey goes viral for reaction to Megan Moroney claim about who ‘invented’ country music

Singer gave his American Music Awards co-presenter the side eye before laughing and continuing to read from the teleprompter

What Hi-Fi?

B&O's reimagined music system bridges the gap between classic vinyl and modern streaming

The new Beosystem 3000c combines the classic Beogram 3000 turntable with a pair of Beolab 8 speakers, preserved and upgraded for the limited-edition system.

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