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“Pink Floyd said they weren’t sure how to get out of the Another Brick In The Wall solo – would I like to try?” How jazz master Lee Ritenour helped David Gilmour track the band’s epic single

American guitarist knew his recordings would never appear on the record, but knows his contribution made a difference to the 1979 song

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“They asked Chris Cornell – they needed an exceptional singer”: How Faith No More’s landmark alt-metal masterpiece The Real Thing could have been very different

Charismatic new singer, groundbreaking new sound, a rap-metal classic in the making – this is how Faith No More’s The Real Thing helped usher in the alt-rock decade

Metal Hammer

CMA Awards made a mockery of Shaboozey

Shaboozey's named was invoked many times during the CMAs, but not to announce him winning any awards

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Kendrick Lamar addresses Lil Wayne Super Bowl beef on surprise new album GNX

Lil Wayne fans were disappointed he wasn’t chosen to perform at the Super Bowl in his hometown of New Orleans next year

The Independent UK

Five Great Reads: life after top surgery, fun on the Autobahn, and why we’re all so tired

Guardian Australia’s weekend wrap of essential reads from the past seven days, selected by Kris Swales

The Guardian - AU

Peter Sinfield obituary

Lyricist, record producer and co-founder of the prog rock band King Crimson

The Guardian - UK

Kendrick Lamar Surprises Fans With New Album 'GNX'

Kendrick Lamar surprises fans with new album 'GNX' following rap battle with Drake. Album features collaborations, notable producers, and references to int...

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Kendrick Lamar drops surprise album, GNX

Rapper caps off 2024 with release of 12-track album featuring guest spots from SZA and Kamasi Washington

The Guardian - US

“People have used it as their wedding song. I often think, ‘Hey, did you listen to the lyrics?!’”: The classic number one hit with a sting in its tail

And with the money it made, the band bought an oil well!

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“Dumble told me to bring it to him because he had a mod he could do. It’s the only Dumble Fuzz Face that I’m aware of”: Kenny Wayne Shepherd on unicorn stompboxes, the quest for feel and why budget guitars can make you a better player

Recording at Muscle Shoals is one of those pinch-me moments for Shepherd but then so too is owning one of Hendrix's Uni-Vibe. Here he talks vintage gear, tone philosophy, and onstage disasters

Guitar World

For sale: one piano played by Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks, Elton John and Freddie Mercury

Songbird and Sara were both written on it

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“When he saw the guitars, he goes, ‘John’s going back to the Chili Peppers.’ I said, ‘No way is he ever going back’”: John Frusciante’s former guitar tech on the moment he realized the guitarist could be rejoining the Red Hot Chili Peppers

Top-tier guitar tech Dave Lee reveals how he got to know about Frusciante's plans to return to the Chili Peppers

Guitar World

“All the energy we put into that record just exploded on to the world!”: How Chester Bennington remembered Linkin Park’s breakthrough

The Linkin Park star spoke to Metal Hammer a year before his death

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"Global warming is horrible but damn, it makes for beautiful weather." An audience with Kim Deal, still the coolest indie rock star on the planet

She was the coolest person in the Pixies, a platinum-selling artist with The Breeders, and now, finally, she's gone solo. Kim Deal on Steve Albini, dogs, loss, life and loving it all – even the rubbish bits

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Wicked: How London fell under the spell of the new blockbuster film

Green-witch market! A Liberty’s collab! Jeff Goldblum on a piano! London is rolling out the green carpet for the adaptation of the stage hit

Metal Hammer

The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Architects, Body Count and Spiritbox are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

Evening Standard

Bucks Fizz star Mike Nolan ‘sad’ to say goodbye in final gig

He won the Eurovision Song Contest for the UK in 1981 with Bucks Fizz singing the song Making Your Mind Up.

Evening Standard

Kneecap at the Kentish Town Forum review: a sweaty, swaggering set of party-hard protest anthems

4/5 Vicious and vital this raucous show delivered a whole lot of communal joy

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YouTube beats Spotify to the punch with a much-loved feature

YouTube Music has started rolling out its YouTube Music 2024 Recap, beating Spotify this year.

Guitar World

“Push comes to shove, then some guys pulls a knife. They arrested him – but that was my introduction to Dave’s band”: Alex Van Halen on the first time he and Eddie met David Lee Roth at a show that nearly ended in violence

Pre-Van Halen fame, the brothers were scheduled to play a gig at a local park – only to get replaced by Roth’s band at the last minute

MusicRadar

“Where is Lana?”: The Weeknd is miffed at Del Rey’s absence from Billboard’s Greatest Pop Stars of the Century list

He’s at Number 18

Guitar World

“Day two, Dave Grohl says, ‘You’re going to need more guitars.’ We walk into the shop and he’s going, ‘Get whatever you want.’ I was so freaked out”: Chris Shiflett on his guitar shopping spree when he first joined the Foo Fighters

Shiflett was taken to the store he’d once visited as a wishful-thinking kid – and was armed with Grohl’s credit card in order to get adequately kitted out for his new gig

Louder

Great new proggy sounds you must hear from Klone, Dim Gray, Whimsical Creature and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week

Cool new prog you really should check out from The Hypothesis, Somewhere, Gerd Weyhing and more...

Evening Standard

Status Quo stage gear and studio equipment to be auctioned after final tour hint

The sale would give fans the chance to buy part of the band’s history, including its ‘backline’, auctioneers said.

The Independent UK

Michael Ball breaks silence over Captain Tom charity scandal

Singer, who collaborated with the late veteran for a charity single, said he was ‘disappointed’ from the findings of a report this week

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