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Rashid Vally: South African visionary whose indie record labels shaped the jazz scene

Some record labels create huge market and financial clout. Some stay much smaller, but punch way above their weight in terms of their impact on the spirit of a country’s music. For South Africa, one such label is As-Shams/The Sun, whose founder, Rashid Vally, passed away on 7 December aged…

The Conversation

“This particular 808 is arguably the single most important drum machine in history”: The origin of house music in 5 key tracks

The origin of house music in 5 key tracks

MusicRadar

“We are both at the top of our game”: Steve Vai and Joe Satriani have formed a new band together – and will release new music ahead of upcoming tour dates

The two virtuosos hit the road next summer for a string of European dates – and a new original track is set to land shortly before

Guitar World

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149 shows, five continents and 10 million fans: Taylor Swift’s $2bn Eras Tour comes to an end

Pop titan has played to millions of fans, shattered records and experienced a number of personal milestones in the 21 months since she first set out on her career-spanning tour

The Independent UK

"We have no recourse besides to try to sue Kanye, but that's costly": Producers for Kanye West and Ty Dolla $ign say they haven't been paid for work on Vultures 1 and 2

The situation is indicative of a wider problem in the industry, as producers are increasingly going without compensation until long after projects receive an official release

MusicRadar

Who might be Christmas Number 1 in 2024? When will chart be announced?

Stella Creasy pledges to perform song with band if it makes chart

Evening Standard

Judas Priest add UK dates to 2025 Shield Of Pain European tour, including biggest-ever London show with Alice Cooper

The Metal Gods will be joined by the master of shock rock when they play at the O2 Arena in July

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“I’ve got the 303 but I don’t know how to work it - it’s making all these crazy sounds!”: How a small group of Chicago producers invented house and changed music forever

“I’ve got the 303 but I don’t know how to work it - it’s making all these crazy sounds!”

MusicRadar

“He kept sneaking into our studio and hanging out with us. And then, the minder would come in like, ‘Have you seen Ozzy?’” Metallica’s Robert Trujillo explains how he met Ozzy Osbourne

Apparently the Prince Of Darkness enjoyed wandering off when he was supposed to be recording music…

Metal Hammer

“When we learn to improvise, the first thing we pay attention to is where to put our fingers… rarely do any of us pay attention to the rhythm of a melody or lick”: Can’t figure out why your improvised solos don’t feel right? Here’s how to fix them

It's not uncommon for competent players to become unmoored from rhythmic reality when vamping in a solo, but it's crucial to keep the beat at all times, and there are some practical ways you can do that

Guitar World

Guns N' Roses announce 2025 tour dates including first-ever show in Saudi Arabia

Guns N' Roses will play 24 shows across the Middle East and Europe next summer

Metal Hammer

McFly star ‘disappointed’ Danny Jones won I’m a Celeb: ‘I was voting for Coleen’

‘I think she was the more deserving winner,’ musician quipped

The Independent UK

Kate Bush's only live performance on US TV didn't transform her fortunes, but she did inspire a Hollywood actor's recipe for braised spare ribs

in 1978 Kate Bush appeared on Saturday Night Live, impressing a budding musician and inspiring a future cinema star

Louder

Christmas gifts for musicians and aspiring rock stars

T3's guide to the best gifts for those who like to rock and or roll

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Taylor Swift brands Eras Tour ‘most thrilling chapter of my entire life to date’

The US pop superstar has completed her world tour.

Louder

“The NME said, ‘There’s one of your Rutles songs on this Beatles bootleg album.’ I got them to play it to me over the phone. I said, ‘That’s me on Saturday Night Live!’” How prog were Neil Innes and the Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band?

The Bonzo Dog and Rutles man discusses his career and recent studio album Nearly Really...

The Guardian - UK

‘God Save the King makes me sick’: Bobby Gillespie’s honest playlist

The Primal Scream man is resolutely unromantic and really dislikes the royals, but what does he put on at a party when ‘everyone’s had a few’?

Evening Standard

Taylor Swift hails 'unparalleled' support from fans as she finishes world-record Eras Tour in Vancouver

US pop superstar rounded off her record-breaking tour with her third and final night at the BC Place in Vancouver

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"The sound of a band that knew its influences and leaned into them unapologetically": Detective's debut album paints them as the original Greta Van Fleet

Michael Des Barres leads Detective through an album that sounds a little like their Led Zeppelin paymasters

The Guardian - UK

‘Will I cry? Yes!’ Taylor Swift’s era-defining Eras tour comes to a close

After 149 shows, Swift’s global tour has been the most successful of all time. At the final dates, fans explain their devotion

Evening Standard

Taylor Swift kicks off final Eras Tour show with ‘one last grand adventure’

‘It has been the most exciting, powerful, electrifying, intense, most challenging thing I have ever done in my entire life’ Swift told the audience.

Louder

The best new rock songs you need to hear right now

Including The Wildhearts, Larkin Poe, Dorothy and five other guardians at the rock'n'roll gates

The Independent UK

Abba ‘chose the UK’ for virtual show which brings £1.4bn boost to economy

Executive producer Michael Bolingbroke said the Swedish pop group ‘chose the UK when they could have gone anywhere else’.

The Guardian - UK

The Human League review – immaculate electro pop as radiant now as it was 40 years ago

Philip Oakey’s voice remains rich and pristine and sets the tone for an evening of timeless era-defining tunes

Guitar World

“It was just full of guitars, and there was no air in it. No spaces, no gaps”: Bill Wyman reunited with his old Rolling Stones bandmates on their Hackney Diamonds album, but didn't like the track he played on

Intriguingly, Wyman added that he also contributed to a second song that has yet to see the light of day

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