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Kinks guitarist Dave Davies hits back at Moby for calling 1970 single Lola ‘gross and transphobic’

The band’s co-founder responded to the US musician’s comments, defending the song and saying they are ‘not transphobic’

The Guardian - UK

Kelly Osbourne 'splits from fiancé' seven months after he proposed

The Slipknot member proposed at Kelly’s late father Ozzy Osbourne’s last concert with Black Sabbath in July - but reports suggest engagement is now over

Evening Standard

“Her family wanted the guitar to go to a good home where it would actually be played. I still can’t believe her generosity”: With the help of a stunning vintage Gibson acoustic, Jussi Reijonen is giving Western folk an Arabian makeover

The Finnish fingerstylist's acoustic reveries are essential listening for fans of Paco de Lucía, Omar Khorshid, and Lenny Breau

Guitar World

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"I should be dead, but someone up there likes me." Billy Idol looks back on his wild adventures in '80s New York, including the night he met David Bowie while covered in his own vomit

"It was a post-apocalyptic place, like the bomb had been dropped and we were living in the rubble"

Louder

Celine Dion set for comeback shows four years after Stiff Person Syndrome diagnosis

The best-selling Canadian musician has not performed a full concert since before the pandemic in 2020

The Independent UK

“It was one of the strangest, most beautiful, serendipitous moments”: The John Mayer song that features a cameo from Prince’s guitar

A chance encounter with one of Prince's guitars resulted in Mayer putting it to use on Sob Rock

Guitar World

Barry Manilow announces first album in 15 years, featuring Gary Barlow song

The Mandy singer will release What A Time on June 5.

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“Prince had rented out the theatre with free popcorn, snacks and drinks for everyone. Then we found out he wanted to watch Finding Nemo!”: Cory Wong on the night Prince broke up a Paisley Park jam session to guffaw in front of a Pixar family classic

“People never knew what they were going to get”

MusicRadar

"I was kicked out of the Deftones show 'cos I was being too aggressive in the pit. I was like, 'I used to be in this band!'" What it was like being in one of the world's biggest metal bands in their earliest days

Dominic Garcia was Deftones' original bassist, but a misunderstanding ended his tenure long before they'd eventually blow up

Metal Hammer

‘The most stunningly awful wonderful record’: how the Shaggs became rock’s most divisive band

Often completely out of tune and rarely in time, the group of sisters forced to play together by their father gained an army of fans from Frank Zappa to Kurt Cobain. A new documentary celebrates their cult status

The Guardian - UK

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: March 23, 2026

Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Muse, Crown Lands, the Black Keys and more

Louder

Danny Brown review: Sober, settled down, but somehow even wilder than before

4/5 Detroit rapper Danny Brown hits KOKO like a man with something to prove

Evening Standard

“Some of the guys made fun of it, but it ended up giving us our second Number 1”: Back to the Future made them a household name, now they needed a followup – the making of Huey Lewis and the News’ last big rock ’n’ roll guitar record

By 1986, the heat was on. The success of the Power of Love required an artistic statement and fast. Guitarist Chris Hayes looks back on the making of Fore!, when Huey Lewis and co rose to the challenge

Guitar World

“I discovered that it would be harder to try to replicate his tone than anybody else”: Steve Vai has followed in the footsteps of many guitar greats – this was the hardest one to nail

He’s filled the shoes of Eddie Van Halen and Robert Fripp, but Vai says this particular gig was even harder

Guitar World

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“To get into the personal details, of why that didn’t necessarily sync up, just didn’t seem like it was going to benefit anybody”: Nate Mendel of Foo Fighters explains why the reasons for Josh Freese’s sacking were kept vague

But Freese says “no one should feel sorry for me”

Guitar World

“Too much gain is one of the most common tone mistakes”: How to dial in any guitar amp and find your sound

Great tone doesn’t need a guitar tech and a stadium rig. Here’s how you can get the most out of your amp in any situation...

Metal Hammer

"I don’t want my son disrespecting women, but he always says to me, 'Mom! You have a song called Whore!'" The misunderstood singer who became a 21st century metal icon

In this Moment have been on the metal scene for two decades, but it took years for frontwoman Maria Brink to truly get her message heard

The Independent UK

Raye, This Music May Contain Hope review – Pop star’s dazzling second album will have you screaming for an encore

5/5 The way the 28-year-old throws her vocal virtuosity and infectious delight into every moment of her storytelling is breathtaking

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"We were playing the first slot at noon. Nobody comes to the stage at noon but it was full of people. They were waiting for us and chanting!" How four Mongolian pals playing folk metal became their country's biggest ever rock band

The story of the Hu's unlikely ascent to heavy metal household name

MusicRadar

“The little idiot”: Dave Davies hits back at Moby calling Lola “unevolved” and “transphobic”

And he quotes Jayne County’s thoughts about the song

The Independent UK

Moby slammed by Dave Davies for calling The Kinks’ song Lola ‘transphobic’

US musician condemned lyrics as ‘gross’ after hearing the song pop up on a playlist

International Business Times UK

Ronnie Bowman's Tragic Final Hours After Motorcycle Accident Leave Bluegrass World in Mourning

Bluegrass music legend Ronnie Bowman dies at 64 after a tragic motorcycle accident in Tennessee. Discover his lasting impact on the music community and his celebrated career.

Louder

"Open your mind. Wear what you want, sing what you want to sing, be what you want to be. Be happy." Ana Popovic on fixing the craziness in the world, getting Bruce Springsteen's approval and turning funky

Ana Popovic is about to bring her fiery, guitar-laced blues to London

The Guardian - UK

Raye: This Music May Contain Hope review – a wildly ambitious epic of unbridled self-expression

Almost overstuffed with musical ideas, the singer’s second studio album can be self-indulgent and messy, but it’s a heartfelt and exuberant grand statement from an artist determined to go her own way

Louder

"He said: 'Hold it! Keep playing that, don't stop!' He comes down in his undershorts and grabs his guitar, then completes the riff." How London’s famous clock tower and a flirtatious groupie inspired Jimi Hendrix's last great song

A story of Hawaiian volcanoes and Mick Jagger's bloody finger

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