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What festivals are taking place in London this weekend and where?

There are lots of events and happenings this weekend in the capital

Evening Standard

“I liked Bad Company and Free. Those bands, like David Bowie and Roxy Music, were all pop. But their albums had deeper cuts. That’s what I hoped we could pull off”: Billy Duffy on the making of The Cult’s 1985 breakout album – and why Rain made him sweat

Led by the stunning She Sells Sanctuary, Love was the sound of a band experimenting at scale, finding the great enabler in producer Steve Brown, and it just so happens to be Duffy's favorite

Guitar World

“Playing the blues isn’t about scales… it’s pattern music. You need to learn the right patterns”: Sue Foley is a master at turning scales into solos – here are her 6 essential licks that all blues fans should know

Sue Foley's inaugural GW column kicks off with a bang! Blues you can use, people. This part one of a two-parter introduces essential walk-up licks to build your soloing vocabulary

Guitar World

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Cool new proggy sounds from Jakko M. Jakszyk, Phase Transition, Barrens and more in Prog's new Tracks Of The Week!

Great new prog, from Kill The Robot, Frant1c, Shannon Pearl and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week...

Louder

“The dragon that came up was spitting real fire at me while I was doing the solo. I could feel the heat”: Yngwie Malmsteen filmed the music video for one of his most iconic tracks on the Conan The Barbarian set

“The director told me to throw my guitar. I think I took the dragon’s ear off,” Malmsteen remembers of the none-more-metal music video shoot

Guitar World

“I have this very large polyp on my vocal cord, which has given me a lot of the tone and the texture that has made me who I am, but it's extremely difficult to perform with”: Miley Cyrus on her distinctive voice and why it’s preventing her from touring

"It's like running a marathon with ankle weights on," she says

MusicRadar

Justin Bieber shows support for Chris Brown after singer bailed following London ‘bottle attack’

Brown, 36, was granted bail on Wednesday after being charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent

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The liberation of Tom Odell: 'I always felt like an outsider'

Tom Odell is firmly in a hot new creative phase with viral hits, a flurry of albums and huge shows supporting Billie Eilish

Evening Standard

Add to playlist: the high-octane unpredictability of debbiesthuglife and the week’s best new tracks

The DJ coalesces her quickfire sensibility, which spans noughties dancefloor fillers, Jersey Club, drum’n’bass and dubstep, into a chaotically fun brew for the late-night crew

The Guardian - UK

Kneecap release new song ahead of headline performance at London’s Wide Awake

The Irish rap trio are playing the festival on Friday evening in Brockwell Park.

Evening Standard

Supergrass at the Roundhouse review: a playful, energetic trip down memory lane

4/5 The band reunited to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their hit record of I Should Coco - which they did in style

Evening Standard

“I saw Jimmy Page using a violin bow on his guitar, and it clicked. What if I could do this on an acoustic guitar?”: Plectrums, move over – this inventor created a mini bow tailor-made for acoustics

The Pickaso Guitar Bow is the latest guitar accessory promising to expand sonic soundscapes by turning your acoustic into a violin

Guitar World

The Who’s new drummer addresses controversy over Zak Starkey firing

Band’s longtime drummer Zak Starkey was unceremoniously fired from the band for a second time this week

The Independent UK

“I'm sure you all agree, I'm hardly Bob Dylan”: Charli xcx scoops the Songwriter of the Year award at this year’s Ivor Novellos

Other winners at last night's event included U2, Robbie Williams, Brandon Flowers, Berwyn and Self Esteem

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Louder

Giles, Giles & Fripp remastered reissues coming on vinyl and CD in July

Robert Fripp's pre-King Crimson musical endeavours with Michael and Peter Giles to be released in July

International Business Times UK

What's Wrong With Miley Cyrus' Voice? Artist Reveals Real Reason For Touring Exit

The singer opens up about the physical and emotional toll of performing, revealing plans for a healthier, more authentic future.

Evening Standard

Lulu dreams of singing To Sir With Love to former US president Barack Obama

Lulu said there has never been a prime minister here who has that kind of charisma.

The Independent UK

Olly Murs speaks out after abrupt ending to Glasgow show

British pop star said he was ‘so sorry’ for walking offstage after just 20 minutes

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The Independent UK

Bono calls for Israel to be ‘released from Netanyahu’

Musician also called for Hamas to ‘stop the war’ as he and his band U2 accepted a fellowship at the 2025 Ivors in London

The Guardian - UK

Quinie: Forefowk, Mind Me review – collecting songs on horseback, this Scottish musician is alive with ideas

With folk songs gathered from a gallop across Argyll, Josie Vallely’s album is a resonant tribute to her ancestral land

MusicRadar

“Don’t get too precious about your songs. We’re probably going to tear them apart”: Legendary producer Mutt Lange’s first words to the young Def Leppard

How Leppard's 'sixth member' took them to a new level

The Independent UK

Skunk Anansie’s Skin: ‘We got slated when we were booked to headline Glastonbury’

Pioneering rock artist was the subject of a racist, homophobic and misogynistic backlash when her band were booked to top the Pyramid Stage, but says they used it as fuel for their fire when they performed in 1999

Louder

Black Sabbath - The Farewell Interview: Ozzy, Tony, Geezer and Bill, only in the new issue of Classic Rock

Also in this issue: Ghost, The Doobie Brothers, Skunk Anansie, Motörhead, Masters Of Reality, Robin Trower, Goo Goo Dolls, John Lydon, The Stranglers, When Rivers Meet and more

Louder

"Skunk Anansie's most musically ambitious album yet": Skin & Co's The Painful Truth is their best work in decades

Veteran Brit-rockers Skunk Anansie defy challenging timeswith ambitious midlife reboot The Painful Truth

Louder

"Bands who should probably never have made it out of the garage, let alone onto a major label": It's not just the familiar names on the Young & Wild glam metal compilation

The good, the bad and the ugly from a colourful 10-year period of American hard rock gathered together on Young & Wild - A Decade Of American Glam Metal 1982-1992

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