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St Vincent review – majestic orchestral transformations of jagged art-pop

The mercurial artist reworked her catalog with technical mastery – and playful dance moves – accompanied by the Boston Pops orchestra

The Guardian - US

The electric guitar spawned garage bands, rock-god dreams — and generations of popular music

The electric guitar has transformed music and inspired countless dreams

The Independent UK

Paul McCartney secures 24th number one album with The Boys of Dungeon Lane

The former Beatles star has extended his lead as the most successful albums act.

Evening Standard

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Linkin Park tease details of a new Unshatter movie inside European tour t-shirts

Is Unshatter the title of the 2024 concert which was filmed in Brazil?

Metal Hammer

“He added his signature screaming guitar parts, and there it was”: Slash, Tim Henson, Guthrie Govan and Steve Vai have been assembled for an unlikely collaboration album – and it’s filled with A-list players

Composer Bear McCreary is continuing his epic metal saga with the aid of an all-star cast

Guitar World

“My guess was it was the PRS NF. So cool to know it was this”: New guitar, who dis? John Mayer just debuted his stunning new boutique T-style on his new collab with Lainey Wilson

Mayer has got his hands on a boutique Esquire-style custom build from a legend of Californian guitar making

Guitar World

Sega Bodega - Could this elfin producer be the next Four Tet?

4/5 The Irish-Chilean producer stormed SXSW London

Evening Standard

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The 10 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Pussy Riot, Evanescence, DevilDriver and more feature in this week's best new metal song round-up

Metal Hammer

"People went, 'That's woke.' Well, go f*** yourself." Elvis Costello explains why he's rewritten the most controversial lyric in his provocative 1979 single Oliver's Army and is playing it live again

Oliver's Army is back in Elvis Costello's live shows: here's why

Louder

The Fan Reactions To Taylor Swift's Toy Story 5 Song Are Chef's Kiss, But It Wasn't What I Expected

She knew it, but I didn't.

Cinemablend

"Steve Harris was a road sweeper when I met him." What it was like following metal icons Iron Maiden from their very first gig

One of Steve Harris's old workmates recalls following the band in their earliest years

Metal Hammer

More than a quarter of UK musicians lost all EU work since 2021, report finds

Average tour earnings down 45%, with nearly three-fifths of musicians saying touring in Europe is no longer viable

The Guardian - UK

Taylor Swift's 'Toy Story 5' song is a return to country: What to know about 'I Knew It, I Knew You'

Taylor Swift has released a new song for Disney and Pixar's “Toy Story 5.”

The Independent UK

Confused by guitar tabs and notation? Use this complete guide to reading music for guitar

Learn to play acoustic and electric guitar in record time with our guide to easy-to-read notation

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Guitar World

“I don’t know how to say this without bragging”: This guitarist butchered classic riffs at Guitar Center to rage bait fellow customers. Then Jack White sent her his guitar

Charlene Kaye's viral videos have bagged her one of the world’s most bonkers signature guitars

Guitar World

“I found him at the studio. I said, ‘You never called me back. I got nothing going on my career, you left me in the lurch’”: Pete Townshend offered Peter Frampton his place in the Who – then blanked him

Frampton was at an all-time low and Townshend wanted to quit touring, but it didn't quite work out

Louder

"He glared out into the audience like he wanted to kill each and every one of us, one at a time." The story behind the gig which inspired the birth of Joy Division

The night that changed Manchester's music scene forever

Louder

Cool new proggy sounds from Gentle Giant, Voyage 35, Mastodon and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week

Great new prog you must hear from Long Earth, Pelagic United, Ditch The Demon, John Bassett and more in all new Tracks Of The Week

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Shania Twain to perform special show at east London pub in most intimate gig in decades

The country music legend, 60, will also support Harry Styles at Wembley later this month

MusicRadar

“I can visualise sitting at the lovely black Steinway piano. I was playing on it one day, and this song came to me”: How Paul McCartney created his greatest post-Beatles song

“He did the whole thing, start to finish, every instrument, everything, in a day”

Guitar World

“I was just jamming to the track, and Michael came down with Brooke Shields. I asked, ‘Is this cool?’ He said, ‘Anything you want, Slash’”: The surreal beginning to Slash’s musical relationship with Michael Jackson

The two would go on to become frequent collaborators, with the top-hatted guitar great contributing to every subsequent album Jackson released during his lifetime

The Independent UK

Madonna takes over Times Square for surprise Pride concert

The event, which was streamed on YouTube, was in anticipation of Madonna’s new album ‘Confessions II’

The Independent UK

Giddy up! Taylor Swift fans go buck wild for her return to country on Toy Story 5 song

Pop superstar revisits her Nashville roots on new track

The Guardian - UK

Taylor Swift: I Knew It, I Knew You review – giddy up! Song for Toy Story cowgirl Jessie is Swift’s best in years

Full of handcrafted care and the rootsy soul of her country origins, this gently elated song is a reminder of what fans love about Swift … and the film series

MusicRadar

“It’s boring to know what you’re doing in the studio – once you know what you’re doing, the magic leaves”: Jack Antonoff on why music production "expertise" is overrated

The three-time Producer of the Year winner argues that the less you know, the better

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