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Sound investment: John Lewis teams up with Rough Trade to sell vinyl

Decision to stock records in some stores and also sell online dovetails with rising demand for turntables in its shops

The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2025

Ace new prog you must hear from Solstice, Vennart, John Lodge, Dim Gray and more in this week's Tracks Of The Week

Cool new proggy sounds you from Lights Of Skadi, Sally Potter, Pearl Handled Revolver and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week

Louder · Feb 14, 2025

‘It was wonderfully innocent’: Boy’s Own, the fanzine that defined the acid house generation

A new book collects every single issue of the mag that started as an in-joke among friends and became a subcultural behemoth. Its creators recall the parties, the music, the fashion, and being ‘right on one, matey’

The Guardian - UK · Feb 14, 2025

“Joe is on fire! What better inspiration can you get?”: Steve Vai describes the “craziness” of his new music with Joe Satriani

“I’ve never done anything like this,” Vai says

MusicRadar · Feb 14, 2025

“The world’s leader in cast iron cookware”: Primus get a thorough panning for the 35th anniversary of Frizzle Fry

Simmer down. Their cast-iron classic now comes with matching bespoke 10.5" skillet…

MusicRadar · Feb 14, 2025

Lily Allen plays guitar with her toes as she returns to selling feet pics on OnlyFans

The Smile singer, 38, had not posted on the adult subscription service since September

Evening Standard · Feb 14, 2025

“I have two sources of sound: the guitar pickups and the one in my hand. The less effects there are, the better I feel”: Thurston Moore hailed Nina Garcia as noise guitar’s secret weapon – and an unusual pickup is key to her otherworldly explorations

The French guitarist formerly known as Mariachi explains her dislike of new gear, her lack of songwriting process and how new album Bye Bye Bird began to take shape 10 years ago

Guitar World · Feb 14, 2025

Liam Gallagher reacts in typical fashion to Oasis’s Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nomination

Rock singer had an angry reaction when the band were first nominated in 2024

The Independent UK · Feb 14, 2025

“Labels, we got you, but do you got us?”: Universal Music cave in to Chappell Roan and launch the Music Industry Mental Health Fund

Two weeks after her Grammys call-to-action it looks like at least one major label was listening

MusicRadar · Feb 14, 2025

“I don’t want to be trapped again, with the same musicians making the same sound”: New John Lennon documentary sheds light on his dark, tragic, final decade

Could Borrowed Time: Lennon’s Last Decade be the most honest, revealing and surprising Beatles documentary ever?

MusicRadar · Feb 14, 2025