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"This makes no sense at all in terms of functional harmony. So why does it sound so good?: A music professor breaks down Doechii's Denial Is a River and Boiled Peanuts

Following the rap phenom's Grammy win for Best Rap Album, our resident music professor puts two of Doechii's best songs under the musical microscope

MusicRadar · Feb 6, 2025

Jethro Tull consider "all God's children" on new Curious Ruminant track The Tipu House

Jethro Tull will release their 24th studio album Curious Ruminant on March 7

Louder · Feb 6, 2025

“I was completely blown away... He’d only just joined the band! He was the same age as me but he totally left me choking in his dust”: Remembering John Sykes, the powerhouse rock journeyman who breathed new life into Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy

A personal tribute to the Tygers of Pan Tang and Blue Murder guitarist, who passed in January at 65

Guitar World · Feb 6, 2025

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“When we heard the album we were speechless!”: How Led Zeppelin's debut blew Peter Frampton away - and inspired countless guitarists

“It was another Sgt. Pepper moment,” Frampton said

MusicRadar · Feb 6, 2025

Becoming Led Zeppelin review – enjoyable retrospective will be met with a Whole Lotta Love

It’s hard not to head-bang along to the first authorised documentary about the heavy rock legends, but stopping the story in 1969 ignores the band’s more colourful years

The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2025

"I’d listen to that song and dream about my future": The Struts' Luke Spiller picks the soundtrack of his life

Luke Spiller picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and reveals the classic album he might record new vocals for

Louder · Feb 6, 2025

“It was Gary’s idea to bring the Irishness back into Thin Lizzy": Guitar hero Gary Moore made only one album with the band - and it’s a classic

“His style of playing pushed everybody to become better,” said fellow guitarist Scott Gorham

MusicRadar · Feb 6, 2025

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Kendrick Lamar to discuss Super Bowl halftime performance in New Orleans

What can viewers expect from Kendrick Lamar’s highly anticipated Super Bowl halftime performance

The Independent UK · Feb 6, 2025

"I was exhausted, I had a lot of doubt, and I was a nightmare": Elton John announces collaborative album with Brandi Carlile

Who Believes in Angels? features contributions from Chad Smith, Pino Palladino and Josh Klinghoffer

Louder · Feb 6, 2025

Drake and Kendrick Lamar's beef — from its beginnings to the Super Bowl — explained

The beef between rappers Drake and Kendrick Lamar started out in their lyrics but has gotten so big its reached the courts and even the Super Bowl

The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2025

Ozzy Osbourne to reunite with Black Sabbath bandmates in Birmingham for 'greatest' show ever

Ozzy Osbourne will reunite with all of the original members of Black Sabbath for the first time in 20 years, in a gig that will be his last and that’s being billed as the “greatest” heavy metal show ever

The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2025

Three pop beefs that were more cutting than Matty Healy and Taylor Swift’s

There has been a sharp intake of breath among Taylor Swift fans following reports that 1975 frontman and songwriter Matty Healy is soon to release a song addressing their public romance from 2023.

The Conversation · Feb 5, 2025

"He was the backbone of Soft Machine." Founding member and keyboard player Mike Ratledge dead at 81

Soft Machine's longest-serving member Mike Ratledge, who also worked with Syd Barrett and Kevin Ayers, has died after a short illness

Louder · Feb 5, 2025

Elton John’s new studio album revealed to be collaboration with Brandi Carlile

The duo will play at the London Palladium on March 26 ahead of the album’s release.

Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2025

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Guitar World · Feb 5, 2025

“As opposed to, ‘It’s too much, play less,’ Jon was like, ‘At the end of the solo, can you go full Phil X?’ I was like, ‘OK, but who are you?’” Phil X confirms new Bon Jovi material will feature one seriously ripping solo – and a tour is also in the works

Guitar World caught up with Phil X to discuss rumors of a new Bon Jovi record, and the guitar ace dished out some spoilers on one of his standout contributions

MusicRadar · Feb 5, 2025

Toraiz ChordCat is a chord-focused groovebox that'll help theory-averse beatmakers cook up chord sequences

ChordCat's Chord Cruiser feature can help you "create chord progressions effortlessly, even if you're not familiar with music theory"

Guitar World · Feb 5, 2025

“It was a total surprise. Prince sang, ‘In the purple…’ and then he pointed at me”: When Donna Grantis joined Prince’s band, she expected the unexpected – but she never thought he’d ask her to take iconic Purple Rain solo

Grantis was the co-lead guitarist in Prince’s final band, 3rdeyegirl, and was asked to take the solo on the spot

MusicRadar · Feb 5, 2025

“Jimmy Page arrived carrying a Waitrose bag. I thought he’d brought sandwiches with him”: How new Becoming Led Zeppelin documentary nearly never happened

Turns out that getting the ever illusive rockers on the record required more than a little gentle persuasion

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MusicRadar · Feb 5, 2025

“How do musicians and young bands get paid? I can’t work it out”: Turns out that Gavin Rossdale doesn’t have the answers

In an age where musicians are struggling, the Bush frontman airs his fears for the future

Louder · Feb 5, 2025

R.E.M, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Chelsea Wolfe and more to appear on Good Music To Lift Los Angeles, a 90-song benefit album to help victims of the Californian wildfires, available for one day only

Good Music To Lift Los Angeles will also feature songs from Tenacious D, Interpol, My Morning Jacket, TV on the Radio, HEALTH and many, many more

MusicRadar · Feb 5, 2025

Arturia's limited-edition DrumBrute Impact 1984 gives its analogue drum machine an '80s facelift

Orange-accented off-white stylings reimagine this boisterous budget beatmaker, originally unveiled in 2018

Guitar World · Feb 5, 2025

“This will be the greatest heavy metal show ever”: Ozzy Osbourne announces his final-ever live performance – featuring an original Black Sabbath lineup reunion and some of the biggest names in heavy music

Osbourne will be returning this summer for his final show, and is sharing the history-making bill with Metallica, Pantera, Slayer, Anthrax and many, many more

Guitar World · Feb 5, 2025

“People say, ‘You’re playing the guitar on your lap, you learned from Guitar Hero.’ But it’s taken years to figure out how to write complex compositions”: Yasmin Williams brings lap-tapping and double-neck guitar to late-night TV with Colbert performance

Williams pushes the boundaries of the Gibson EDS-1275 with a compositionally rich, lap-tapping showcase of her skills

The Guardian - UK · Feb 5, 2025

‘The greatest heavy metal show ever’? Original Black Sabbath lineup to reunite for Ozzy Osbourne’s final concert

Epic lineup convenes for farewell to heavy metal icon at Birmingham’s Villa Park stadium in July, with Metallica, Slayer, Pantera and many more in support

Metal Hammer · Feb 5, 2025

Black Sabbath to reunite to play final show at blockbuster Birmingham event this summer, with Metallica, Slayer, Gojira, Anthrax and many other metal icons supporting

Black Sabbath’s Back To The Beginning extravaganza will take place at Villa Park on July 5

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