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Jerry Butler death: Impressions singer dies at 85

In later life, Butler became a politician in Chicago

The Independent UK

"There’s so much that can be done on the guitar. I’ve only done a few bits and pieces, really": Play like Jimmy Page with this 5-point plan

Key techniques guitar players can learn from the Led Zeppelin legend

MusicRadar

Hindu devotional singing is having a moment

According to Grammy Award-winner Chandrika Tandon and other devotional musicians, the melodic repetition of Vedic mantras, often associated with the many names of the tradition’s various deities, has proved to calm the mind for centuries

The Independent UK

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“A veritable cornucopia of modulating textures”: Kernom Elipse pedal review

We check out a multi-modulation pedal with a difference

Guitar World

Meet Heartworms: bringing goth back from the grave (again)

Heartworms are the hottest thing in London music right now, and their dark music does come from dark places

Evening Standard

Musical Fidelity's new stereo amplifier houses HDMI ARC and a built-in phono stage

Musical Fidelity unveils a dual drop at this year's Bristol Hi-Fi Show, and we've got the key details before the 'official' launch.

What Hi-Fi?

“You wanted me to come on your track and do something in a Spanish style. I thought, ‘I have to show him how I do it on the whole guitar’”: Marcin shows an astounded Will Smith his virtuosic guitar technique

The acoustic guitar phenom has recently collaborated with Smith on his musical comeback

Guitar World

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“The solos were not planned, they were spontaneously playing off of each other. We were really good at that": Joe Walsh tells the story of the Hotel California solo

Trading lines and working their way towards immortality… All live… All once-in-a-lifetime… All magic

MusicRadar

‘Betrayed by the system’: Chappell Roan sparks debate over pay and healthcare in pop

The singer castigated record labels in her Grammys speech – but, as music industry insiders explain, issues around artist health and support run even deeper

The Guardian - UK

“I probably hauled in 20 guitars. I listened to the record top to bottom, turned to him and said, ‘It doesn’t need anything’”: Jeff “Skunk” Baxter on the one studio session where he lugged a ton of guitar gear – and didn't use any of it

While being a session player can sometimes be a thankless job, Baxter recalls a particularly memorable session with Steely Dan producer Gary Katz

Guitar World

“There's a time and a place to bail out with dignity and grace - and not just flog a dead horse”: Iron Maiden guitarist Dave Murray says the band will split before they end up embarrassing themselves

The heavy metal legends celebrate their 50th anniversary this year

MusicRadar

Chester Thompson teams up with Neal Morse in new group Cosmic Cathedral. Listen to their first new music here...

Cosmic Cathedral sees Thompson and Morse hook up with Phil Keaggy and Byron House and they will release debut album Deep Water in April

Louder

“They had to fight to get the bass that high in the mix. I thought it was too much”: How do you anchor a band like Pleasure? If you’re Nate Philips, you do it with a formidable slap technique

Pleasure’s fusion-influenced dance music reached its peak with Glide, the Top 10 R&B single from Future Now

Guitar World

Great new prog you must hear from Karmakanic, Earthside, Bjørn Riis and more in this week's Tracks Of The Week

Fab new proggy sounds from Andre Drage, Derev, Dave Francis and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week

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Evening Standard

Barry Manilow’s 1.5 million-dollar bonus claim should be heard in US, court told

The singer says he is owed money from the company that owns his music catalogue.

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Court Drops Charges In Liam Payne Death Case

Court in Argentina drops criminal negligence charges in Liam Payne's death case, highlighting complexities and ongoing legal proceedings.

The Guardian - UK

Biig Piig review – charismatic alt-popper struggles to find her rhythm

After releasing her long-awaited debut, the Irish artist’s committed performance is better suited to swaggering dance tracks than more chilled-out numbers

Evening Standard

Bowling For Soup’s Chris Burney reveals he’s lost two toes amid health battle

The 55-year-old announced his retirement last month due to ‘recent medical developments’

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“Doesn’t just enhance your rig, it redefines it”: Two Notes’ reimagined Reload II seeks to end the reactive load box debate – and quash the competition from Universal Audio and Boss in the process

The Reload II is set to take on the Universal Audio Ox Amp Top Box and Boss Waza Tube Amp Expander Core as it aims to become to go-to recording tool for tube amp players

Metal Hammer

I used to work in concert ticketing. When did it become such an utter hellscape?

From the agony of trying to get Black Sabbath tickets to the ongoing Oasis reunion ticketing fiasco, buying tickets to big shows has got worse than ever - here's how to try and navigate the madness

MusicRadar

“They’re absolutely going to kill all that was good with the Pistols by eliminating the point and the purpose of it all”: John Lydon writes off Sex Pistols tour as "karaoke"

As the band prepare to head out on tour without their original frontman, Lydon has a few things to say about it

MusicRadar

“In my head I was there with Freddie in those moments, even though this was happening long after he was gone”: How Brian May completed the last Queen song that Freddie Mercury wrote alone

Mercury recorded his vocal part just a few months before his death

Metal Hammer

Machine Gun Kelly made guitar “cool” again, claims Polyphia’s Tim Henson

“MGK got a number-one record with a guitar on the cover, which is really cool!”

Guitar World

“I remember it being very uncomfortable. My body would just vibrate with anxious energy listening back”: When their lead guitarist was fired, Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy had to step up to the plate. The result was an iconic record with a “panic attack” solo

Tweedy recalls 2004’s A Ghost is Born as a crash course in taking over lead guitar, as he breaks down his attitude to songwriting, explains why the best artists are experts in failure – and suggests modern players might be too good to be remembered

Louder

Genesis share 2025 remaster of Lamb Lies Down On Broadway title track as box set release shifts to June

Genesis's 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition of The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway will now be released on June 12

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