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“Every time I play with a session musician, they’re like, ‘What are you doing? What chords are you playing? That chord doesn’t even exist!’” Why Gen Z guitar star Beabadoobee’s chords have confused her fellow guitarists – but won over Rick Rubin

Beabadoobee, aka Beatrice Laus, recently landed a number one album in her native UK, but her fondness for My Bloody Valentine, Sonic Youth and Elliott Smith has spawned a guitar style that has confounded her fellow players

Guitar World

“Just because the lazy, the jaded, and the professionally blinkered have given up on rock music doesn't mean the rest of us have to.” Swami & The Bed Of Nails deliver emphatic proof of the eternal power of “troglodyte” rock'n'roll thrills

Following on from Rocket From The Crypt, Drive Like Jehu, Hot Snakes, The Night Marchers, Sultans and more, punk rock lifer John Reis introduces London to his latest killer rock'n' roll crew

Louder

When did Oasis last play North America? Band confirm 2025 gigs in US, Canada and Mexico

Band confirm ‘dynamic pricing’ model will not be applied for sale of next round of tickets

Evening Standard

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Kurt Cobain’s Daughter Welcomes Baby With Tony Hawk’s Son, 30 Years After Her Father’s Passing

Tony Hawk's son and Kurt Cobain's daughter welcomed their first child together. The post Kurt Cobain’s Daughter Welcomes Baby With Tony Hawk’s Son, 30 Years After Her Father’s Passing first appeared on Bored Panda.

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‘It was a really lonely time’: Alison Moyet and Dave Stewart on making Is This Love?

‘The lyrics reflect the fact that I was in quite a dark place – but subverting it all, in a GCSE English kind of way’

The Guardian - UK

Oasis adds US, Canada and Mexico stops to 2025 tour

Oasis shocked fans by announcing a reunion tour last month, ending a 15-year hiatus

The Independent UK

“I don’t normally enjoy co-writes, but when Billy Corgan says he wants to work on your stuff, you say yes”: Rosie Bones on her guitar chemistry with Carmen Vandenberg, Corgan collabs – and why Bones UK doesn’t need a bassist

Augmenting the rock with electronic elements, Bones UK are dragging it into the future, but as frontwoman Rosie explains, they have one foot in the past, with an old-school blues cat playing lead

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“I would show him the lick. He's like, ‘Why don't you just play it? You sound just like me, anyway!’” Dweezil Zappa says he recorded Eddie Van Halen playing a “greatest hits guitar solo” at 5150 for an unreleased project – and had to give EVH pointers

The session was the result of an unreleased ‘audio movie’ concept of Zappa’s in which he envisioned solo contributions from Brian May and Angus Young

Guitar World

"You have one last chance to prove that you loved us all along." Oasis announce North American tour for 2025

The biggest reunion on Planet Earth continues as Oasis confirm they will roll into North America next year

Louder

Godspeed You! Black Emperor review – urgent intimations of societal collapse

High drama unspools in thunderous waves from the Canadian cult favourites, but beauty and contemplation can be found amid the tumult

The Guardian - UK

Oasis North America tour: Tickets, dynamic pricing, venue, and everything else you need to know

‘America… Oasis is coming. You have one last chance to prove that you loved us all along,’ band said in a statement

The Independent UK

Oasis announce dates in the US, Canada and Mexico – and no dynamic pricing

After the Gallagher brothers teased the news on billboards warning ‘be careful what you wish for’, international fans will get their bite at the year’s most fevered reunion

The Guardian - UK

“I didn’t tell anybody when I started playing the guitar. Then I entered a talent contest and I played The Star-Spangled Banner with my teeth – and I won”: Why Steve Vai kept his guitar playing a secret when he first started

Vai didn't tell anyone when he began learning the guitar, but eventually announced his new-found fretboard abilities in quite spectacular style

Guitar World

Kris Kristofferson: 5 songs you might not have realised were his

Legendary country singer, actor and songwriter has died 88, prompting a wave of tributes from his many admirers

The Independent UK

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"I hated Tom Waits at first." From Aretha Franklin to Gravediggaz, Julie Christmas makes us a soundtrack of her life

Unique noise/post-rock maverick Julie Christmas makes us a playlist and tells us the stories behind her picks

Evening Standard

The heartwarming love story of Kris Kristofferson and his wife Lisa Meyers

As news breaks of Kris Kristofferson’s peaceful passing, we look back on his calm, consistent love story with Lisa Meyers, his wife of 41 years

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“You can look at Nashville pre-Kris and post-Kris, because he changed everything”: Kris Kristofferson dies aged 88

The actor, songwriter and country giant was lauded by Bob Dylan, had his material covered by Johnny Cash and Janis Joplin, and joined a supergroup with some of country music's biggest names

Guitar World

Long before shred took hold, instrumental electric guitar was pioneered by players like Link Wray, Les Paul and Hank Marvin – and their groundbreaking contributions shaped the sound of every guitarist who followed

We pay tribute to the kings of twang with this electric masterclass in early rock ’n’ roll instrumental guitar

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Evening Standard

Kris Kristofferson dies aged 88: His biggest songs according to Spotify

The veteran musician died ‘peacefully’ at his home in Maui, Hawaii, on Saturday surrounded by family

Guitar World

“I don’t know what kind of music this is!” Even Trey Anastasio doesn’t know how to describe his otherworldly playing in Phish – but his unique blend of guitar styles makes him a force to be reckoned with

Anastasio draws from influences across the musical spectrum. This lesson breaks down his dynamic soloing and songwriting approach

The Guardian - UK

Lincoln venue apologises for treatment of male gig-goers at Last Dinner Party concert

Men who attended planned concert alone tell how they were searched and asked ‘condescending questions’ by security

Louder

Bryan Adams announces Roll With The Punches UK arena tour

Bryan Adams' So Happy It Hurts tour hits mainland Europe this week, but the Canadian's next UK dates are already on the schedule

Guitar World

“I went backstage and said to Rory, ‘There’s a guy out there called Slash who’s come to see you…’ Rory’s eyes lit up”: The night Rory Gallagher gave the Guns N’ Roses guitarist a taste of affordable Gibson via his 1960 Melody Maker

Modded with a Gibson humbucker, this 1969 student guitar has lived a life, and was the star of the show when Gallagher jammed with Slash in 1991

The Independent UK

Kris Kristofferson fans remember his moving show of support for Sinead O’Connor

Kristofferson memorably comforted the younger artist after she was booed and heckled following her protest on ‘Saturday Night Live’

The Independent UK

Lynyrd Skynyrd singer Johnny Van Zant shares daughter’s diagnosis after cancelled tour dates

Rock singer had to rush home from the band’s tour in Alaska after receiving the news

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