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One Direction were the internet's first boy band, and Liam Payne its grounding force

One Direction member Liam Payne was found dead this week after falling from a hotel balcony in Buenos Aires, Argentina, at just 31

The Independent UK

One Direction pay emotional tribute to former bandmate Liam Payne after death in fall from hotel balcony

‘The memories we shared with him will be treasured forever’, say former bandmates in statement

Evening Standard

The tragedy of pop star Liam Payne

What happens when young stars lose their sense of privacy from adolescence to their tragic, untimely deaths?

Salon

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Zayn Malik 'in bits' following death of One Direction bandmate Liam Payne

The Pillowtalk singer’s loved ones 'don't want him to be alone' at the moment, so he is 'surrounded by his friends’ as he processes the devastating news

Evening Standard

Cissy Houston mourned by Dionne Warwick, politicians and more at longtime church

A revered soul and gospel singer and the mother of Whitney Houston, Cissy Houston’s life was celebrated nearly a week after her death at 91

The Independent UK

What We Know About One Direction Star Liam Payne's Death

Liam Payne, a British singer and former member of boy band One Direction, died after falling from a third-floor balcony at a Buenos Aires hotel.

International Business Times

“I’m Devastated”: Rita Ora Breaks Down During Concert As She Pays Tribute To Liam Payne

"I can’t even sing this right now." The post “I’m Devastated”: Rita Ora Breaks Down During Concert As She Pays Tribute To Liam Payne first appeared on Bored Panda.

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“Why are you doing this?”: Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell recalls his conversation with Tom Petty after he’d sent him the songs he’d written for his side project

“Well, if they’re really good, why don’t we do them?” Petty asked him

MusicRadar

He’s a drop D master who fuses monstrous powerchords, haunting single-note melodies and off-kilter time signatures in one of prog-metal’s most technically ambitious bands – learn how Adam Jones forged his rhythmically audacious Tool riffing style

We unpack the rhythmically complex metal style of Tool’s polymath guitarist, improving your timing and legato in the process

Guitar World

“In Guitar Center, people would think I was playing for the first time – but I promise you, my band makes better music than 80% of them”: Meet Chat Pile, the sludge metallers shouting down the “tone lords” and “goobers” ruining guitar culture

The self-taught DIY quartet are making seismic waves across the noise rock scene – and they’re doing it with cult electrics, solid-state amps and a baritone that’s neither a “djent stick” nor “a surf guitar made of plastic”

Guitar World

Jonas Brothers gig stopped after laser pen is pointed in Nick Jonas’s face

Jonas Brothers' gig stopped after laser pen incident

MusicRadar

Liam Payne and his bandmates all sought solo success after One Direction fame

One Direction was one of the last boy bands from the age of mass-audience linear television and one of the first of the social media era

The Independent UK

Rita Ora breaks down on stage while performing Liam Payne duet hours after his death

The pair collaborated on the track, For You, for the Fifty Shades Freed soundtrack in 2018

Evening Standard

“One of this year’s most versatile electrics – and you don’t need to be a Rush fan to appreciate it”: Godin Lerxst Limelight review

Alex Lifeson's signature HSS S-style is a classic of the genre with tones to burn and a world-class vibrato unit. Yes, do all rush out at once and try it

Guitar World

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“Clearer, louder, and more resonant sound”: Furch challenges Gibson, Ibanez and Taylor acoustic innovations with the Booster Soundport – which promises to change the way you experience the acoustic guitar

The new approach follows similar secondary soundhole designs adopted by some other big-name brands, but does it in a rather unique way

Evening Standard

One Direction’s ten best songs, ranked: from No Control to What A Feeling

The boyband have a whole lot of history...

Evening Standard

Did Liam Payne fall out with Harry Styles? Their relationship explained

The pair didn’t interact much after One Direction disbanded in 2016

Guitar World

“You get that Guild sound at an incredibly accessible price”: The 300 Series brings that rich Guild tone, prized by everyone from Stevie Ray Vaughan to Paul Simon and Eric Clapton to a $299 acoustic build

The new highly-affordable 300 Series offers solid wood tops and classic dreadnought and OM shapes alongside a tone that will turn heads

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“Arguably one of the most significant Beatles and Lennon artefacts to come to market”: John Lennon’s first Vox amp – used at the Cavern and to record Please Please Me – is headed to auction

The Vox AC15 Twin, believed to be the unit purchased by Lennon at Liverpool’s Hessy’s Music, is going under the hammer with an auction estimate of $130,000-$260,000

The Guardian - AU

Confidence Man: 3AM (La La La) review – joyous escape into the gen X club era

The electro-pop band’s third album is a playful, energetic trip down memory lane, transporting us to Happy Mondays-era Hacienda, vintage New Order and the KLF

MusicRadar

"Many offer 'vintage-sounding' samples, but we’re offering the real thing": Tracklib announces "first of its kind" royalty-free sample packs made up of authentic '70s recordings

The Actually Vintage series launches with two sample packs made up of recordings made in Rome in the 1970s

Evening Standard

Boyzone's Mikey Graham calls for record labels to hire 'psychologists' following Liam Payne's death

The Irish star said ‘fame can be very damaging’ and full of ‘lots of yes people’

MusicRadar

Talking Heads pose the questions on US game show Jeopardy - take them on here

Talking Heads appear on US game show Jeopardy

MusicRadar

“Over 400 effects based on those of the award-winning Axe-Fx III”: Fractal launches the VP4 ‘Virtual Pedalboard’ – a compact, hugely configurable digital multi-effects unit that could give your 'board the night off

The Fractal VP4 stakes a claim for pedalboard supremacy offering players hundreds of sounds in an easy-to-use format, 104 user configurable presets, and a signal path that can be populated by up to four effects simultaneously,

Guitar World

“Name a jazz player that means something. You can be respected by musicians, but the rest of the world doesn't care. That music is intended to show off how well you play”: Gene Simmons on why technical skill doesn't really matter

The Kiss bassist values memorable music over displays of virtuosity – and singled out jazz to hammer home his point

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