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“Unhinged And Unhealed”: Katy Perry Lashes Out At Critics Of Her Blue Origin Space Flight

Katy Perry calls out "unhinged critics" that are trying to make her "a human pinata" in new comment.

Bored Panda · Apr 30, 2025

Mike Peters obituary

Frontman and songwriter of the Alarm, the Welsh rock group with devoted fans around the world

The Guardian - UK · Apr 30, 2025

Kanye West’s lost album Donda 2 removed from streaming services hours after release

Some of the record’s producers are apparently threatening the controversial rapper with legal action over his failure to pay them

The Independent UK · Apr 30, 2025

Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter tour ticket sales slump: is Diddy to blame?

Hours before the singer’s first show in Los Angeles, tickets had reportedly dropped to as low as $57.50 — and thousands of seats seemed to be available through resale markets

Evening Standard · Apr 30, 2025

Bastl Instruments' Kastle 2 Wave Bard is a cute, patchable and experimental groovebox that fits in your pocket

Get hands-on and let the Wave Bard’s pattern-generating brain take the creative strain

MusicRadar · Apr 30, 2025

“I emailed Brian Ball. I was like, ‘Hey, can you just slap six strings on there and a humbucker and send me one?’ He’s like, ‘No, I can’t’”: Cory Wong was on a quest for the perfect humbucker guitar – when an iconic bass design sparked a collaboration

The StingRay II – which was unveiled at this year's NAMM – is the six-string, humbucker-laden twist on the iconic StingRay bass design

Guitar World · Apr 30, 2025

“Dime is in there. I have a big Eddie Van Halen influence. The same goes for Eric Clapton. It all channels back to the blues”: Mark Morton explains why he’s jamming with Grace Bowers and Jason Isbell on his solo album – and those Gibson signature rumors

His second solo album, Without The Pain, features Troy Sanders, Jason Isbell, Jared James Nichols, Grace Bowers and a stack of guitars from his frighteningly valuable collection

Guitar World · Apr 30, 2025

Kendrick Lamar and SZA review – powerhouse duo make their mark in Atlanta

The record-breaking Grand National tour brings together two stylistically opposed stars and continues an internet-breaking feud

The Guardian - US · Apr 30, 2025

“He mostly played bass. I had a ’64 Strat that I got for $200. Tom didn’t really have a good electric, so I let him use that one”: How Mike Campbell and Tom Petty developed their Heartbreakers sound – with the help of some choice early gear picks

Though Petty was in need of a decent electric, the two Heartbreakers quickly landed on a sound that would define their guitar partnership

Guitar World · Apr 30, 2025

“An additive chorus effect that plays well as an ‘always-on’ tonal thickener with a twist”: Don’t sleep on Catalinbread’s Wake if you’re looking for dream pop tones on your pedalboard

Wake is a chorus with a blendable clean sub-octave effect that can help you dream a little bigger and make one guitar sound huge

MusicRadar · Apr 30, 2025