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“One of the most important guitars in rock and roll history”: George Harrison’s Futurama smashes auction estimate and sets a new record with staggering $1.27 million sale

The oddball electric – which was used during the Beatles’ early years, and saw action in over 300 historic shows – becomes the most expensive electric guitar formerly owned by a Beatle to sell at auction

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“I was very angry at first that this had happened”: Paul Simon talks about his hearing loss

He has just 6% left in his left ear

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Up to $124 off JHS Pedals at Sweetwater might just be the best pedal deal of Black Friday so far - and yes, it includes the Colour Box V2

Save a massive 25% on all JHS pedals at Sweetwater in this awesome Black Friday deal

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Billie Eilish ‘honoured and humbled’ by becoming Apple Music Artist Of The Year

The year has seen her release third album Hit Me Hard And Soft and team up with Charli XCX for a remix of her song Guess.

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“I have this heart-first attachment to it”: Miley Cyrus on the Pink Floyd classic that served as the unlikely inspiration for her “hypnotising and glamorous” new album

“It’s a concept album that’s an attempt to medicate somewhat of a sick culture through music,” she says

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“We’re doing my first-ever gig with Nirvana on SNL. What I didn’t know was there was a discussion about my guitar like, ‘No, we can’t let him on stage’”: Pat Smear’s first Nirvana appearance almost didn’t happen – because of his guitar

Smear had bought a 1982 Charvel when he was playing with Nina Hagen – but the guitar didn't quite impress the Nirvana troupe

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Albums this week: Joan Armatrading returns to familiar ground, while Kim Deal and Michael Kiwanuka try something new

The Breeders frontwoman brings her trademark attention to detail to a superb debut solo album full of surprises

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“One of the most important guitars in rock and roll history and formative to The Beatles’ sound, has made history”: George Harrison’s Futurama electric sells for a record $1.27 million at auction

The 1959 electric Harrison played during the Beatles' early days joins the one-million dollar club and Mary Kaye’s 1956 Strat sells for $222,250

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“You’ve got three guitars, and nothing to prove”: Stephen Malkmus, Emmett Kelly, and Matt Sweeney discuss the country tracking tricks, experimentation, and East German fuzz pedal clones that power The Hard Quartet's self-titled debut album

The first LP from indie supergroup The Hard Quartet brings Pavement, Cairo Gang, and Chavez guitarists brilliantly together

Guitar World

“It was a do-or-die moment”: Arch Enemy “didn’t have high hopes” for War Eternal album after Angela Gossow left

Guitarist Michael Amott and drummer Daniel Erlandsson admit Arch Enemy considered packing it in after losing their longtime vocalist in 2014

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Miley Cyrus has weighed in on the Chappell Roan backlash

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Her dead father left her 10,000 records. Sharing them online helped her grieve – and get to know him

Jula began sampling albums from her father’s extensive collection on Instagram. Her ‘listening parties’ connected her with people who shared his passion

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“This amp easily turned in a convincing Van Halen ‘brown’ sound, a feat many would assume out of range for an affordable solid-state combo”: Laney LFSUPER60-112 Combo review

Can this Lionheart Foundry combo from Laney win the solid-state wars?

Guitar World

“There is money being made and it’s just being funnelled somewhere. It needs someone to give back out to the people”: Michael Kiwanuka suggests fairer cuts for musicians from big promotions companies

He says Live Nation and co need to open their pockets

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Evening Standard

The Dare at Electric Ballroom review: Gen Z’s favourite suited musician puts on a rapid, raucous show

4/5 Armed with nothing but a black suit and a microphone, Gen Z’s man of the hour put on a racy show at Electric Ballroom last night

Guitar World

“I wasn’t gifted with enormous speed on the guitar. There were years when I thought I could get that if I practiced enough. It wasn’t ever really going to happen”: David Gilmour explains the origins of his lauded ‘feel’ playing technique

In a new interview with Rick Beato, the Pink Floyd legend discusses the “David Gilmour effect” and picks apart his playing style, which has captured the hearts and minds of generations of guitarists

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“The most psychedelic trip you’ll ever have sober”: Baroness, Graveyard and Pallbearer conquer adversity to give London a heavy metal high

Overcoming technical troubles and an initially thin crowd, the three bands offer unique approaches to mind-expanding music

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“We Don’t Take Life Too Seriously”: Miley Cyrus Opens Up About Age Gap With Partner Maxx Morando

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Pixies/Breeders legend Kim Deal announces UK, US and Europe tour dates, shares title track of new album Nobody Loves You More

Listen to the title track of Kim Deal's debut solo record

The Guardian - UK

Father John Misty: Mahashmashana review – modern life is still rubbish, yet still beautifully essayed

The singer-songwriter sticks to apocalyptic first principles on his sixth album, couching contemporary chaos in soaring ballads and discofied yacht rock

Louder

Godley & Creme announce 'definitve' career-spanning box set

The 11-disc Parts Of The Process – The Complete Godley & Creme will be released in February

Evening Standard

Furniture linked to the Beatles which was destined for the dump now in museum

The set of chairs and table had been in the dressing room of a venue where the band performed in August 1962.

Marie Claire

Billy Ray Cyrus Calls Out CMAs for Snubbing Beyoncé's "Brilliant" Album

He's calling for more inclusivity.

Guitar World

A master of making major key licks sound moody, Mark Knopfler is one of guitar’s true alchemists – take your melodic phrasing to new heights with this lesson in the Dire Straits icon’s soloing style

Few players can pick out the notes like Knopfler, and this lesson goes deep into his fingerstyle approach, and how he foregrounds melody to tell a story with his leads

The Guardian - UK

BBC Sound of 2025 longlist tips established artists including Chappell Roan and Confidence Man

Following a change in eligibility criteria, nominees for the broadcaster’s annual award also include Kneecap, Barry Can’t Swim and Mercury prize winners English Teacher and Ezra Collective

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