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Record Store Day date confirmed! RSD 2025 returns this April to support UK indie record stores

The biggest celebration of vinyl and indie record shops returns for its 18th edition on Saturday, April 12th.

What Hi-Fi? · Jan 10, 2025

“Stevie would fill out the sound by combining bluesy licks with chords and rhythmic playing”: How to blend rhythm and lead blues guitar like John Mayer and Stevie Ray Vaughan

Listen to SRV, Mayer and Jimi Hendrix and you'll hear players who are masters of mixing rhythm and lead – an invaluable skill for anyone in a jam. We look at four ideas for upping the ante in your blues rhythm game

Guitar World · Jan 10, 2025

Metallica’s James Hetfield names who he deems the “master craftsman at lyrics” – and it’s not a metal musician

The Metallica man discusses all things lyric-writing during the latest Metallica Report podcast

Metal Hammer · Jan 10, 2025

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"System Of A Down isn’t working right now, so do you want me to just sit around and wait?" How Shavo Odadjian ditched nu metal for deathcore with Seven Hours After Violet

Shavo Odadjian hadn't released an album in almost 20 years, but a chance encounter at a party gave birth to his heaviest project yet

Metal Hammer · Jan 10, 2025

Jakob Bro: Taking Turns review – lost masterpiece from great Dane’s understated jazz supergroup

Played by world-class personnel including Bill Frisell and the late, great alto saxophonist Lee Konitz, this 2014 set is full of subtle, spontaneous ideas

The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2025

“Chris Squire was super fun. I love it when musicians retain their childlike qualities; that’s where music comes from”: Tal Wilkenfeld’s prog connections include David Gilmour, Todd Rundgren and Trevor Rabin

Inspired by Tool, the Australian bassist got her big break from Jeff Beck and went on to play with Prince, The Who and Brian Wilson – and her solo work is equally impressive

Louder · Jan 10, 2025

"It just seemed like another really good way to bring people together": How Slash re-electrified the blues for the hard times

Slash released an album of blues and soul standards that no one was expecting, then took the show on the road to support community causes

Louder · Jan 10, 2025

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"That song has been my passport, my bank manager and my lover down through the years": Cutting Crew's Nick Van Eede on (I Just) Died In Your Arms, gangster rap and Tanzanian bandits

Not-one-hit-wonders Cutting Crew are about to celebrate their 40th anniversary

Louder · Jan 10, 2025

The Wiggles go country with Dolly Parton on new album

Kids supergroup The Wiggles have worked with country stars Dolly Parton and Dasha on their new album, Wiggle Up, Giddy Up!

AAP · Jan 10, 2025

Chappell Roan named BBC Radio 1’s Sound of 2025 winner

She follows in the footsteps of previous winners including indie band The Last Dinner Party, three-piece girl group Flo, and singer PinkPantheress.

Evening Standard · Jan 10, 2025

Chappell Roan wins BBC Radio 1’s Sound of 2025 prize

Pop singer was one of the biggest breakthrough artists of 2024

The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2025

"Johnny Rotten came in, turned to Iggy and said, Oo the f***'s that – your manager or something?" David Bowie on his first encounter with the Sex Pistols

David Bowie didn't get a huge amount of respect from Johnny Rotten when the two musical icons first met

Louder · Jan 9, 2025

Ed Sheeran launches foundation to support music education in UK

The Ed Sheeran Foundation will aim to improve access to music for more than 12,000 children and young people.

Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2025

Q&A: Franz Ferdinand discuss their new album, the resurgence of 2000s indie and Charli XCX

The Scottish rock band Franz Ferdinand sent a jolt across the music world two decades ago

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2025

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Louder · Jan 9, 2025

Andy Bell collaborates with Michael Rother on new single i'm in love

Ride guitarist Andy Bell will release his third solo album pinball wanderer in February

Metal Hammer · Jan 9, 2025

“Dave Mustaine can’t help but stick his foot in his mouth”: Slayer’s Kerry King explains his relationships with Metallica members old and new

The Slayer guitarist reveals he’ll spend 20 minutes with Dave Mustaine but then “bolt just before anything gets uncomfortable”

MusicRadar · Jan 9, 2025

“I said, 'We don't do that. We don't steal stuff.' I always felt bad about it”: How Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry acquired Jeff Beck's fuzz pedal - and what he did to pay him back

The trouble started with a light-fingered tour manager…

MusicRadar · Jan 9, 2025

"There’s a strange magnetism to this machine - it’s like it carried its history with it": Ringo Starr's Studer A80 tape machine is going up for auction

The specially modified reel-to-reel recorder has been described as "an integral part of the Beatles' history"

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The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2025

‘It was anything but chill!’ Rising star Victoria Canal on performing with Coldplay – and what Tom Cruise taught her

A Glastonbury duet with Chris Martin shot her skyward. Now, the self-reflective singer’s debut album is a marvel of candid songwriting – too candid for some, she says

Evening Standard · Jan 9, 2025

Ones to Watch 2025: the music acts set to break out this year

From Ceechynaa and Wishy to Rachel Chinouriri – these rising stars are set to make a splash

Louder · Jan 9, 2025

Bonnie Tyler’s Total Eclipse Of The Heart was originally written for a Nosferatu musical: “If anyone listens to the lyrics, they're really like vampire lines. It's all about the darkness, the power of darkness and love's place in the dark"

Jim Steinman wrote Bonnie Tyler’s smash power ballad Total Eclipse Of The Heart - once titled Vampires In Love - for an abandoned Nosferatu musical, before it once again found its home in another fang-toothed Broadway show

MusicRadar · Jan 9, 2025

“I fell off the bed laughing!” Why Jimmy Page thought a Whitesnake video was hilarious - and why he ended up making an album with that band’s singer David Coverdale

“Shall we get this story straight?” Page said

Guitar World · Jan 9, 2025

“We’re going to release an end-all-be-all amplifier with his name on it”: Eddie Van Halen, Steve Vai and Metallica are among the rock royalty who used José Arredondo’s legendary amps. Now Dave Friedman is honoring his legacy with a definitive model

With the blessing of Arredondo’s family, Friedman will build a highly limited amp that encompasses most of the late amp guru’s elusive mods

The Independent UK · Jan 9, 2025

Marie Osmond pays tribute to ‘loving brother’ Wayne as she confirms cause of death

Singer who sold millions of records with his family band The Osmonds died aged 73 last week

MusicRadar · Jan 9, 2025

NAMM 2025: New MIDI-integrated Rhodes pianos merge old-school craft with extended expression via polyphonic aftertouch

At NAMM Rhodes will unveil the new MIDI-capable version of its MK8 Piano, alongside a glimpse at its new 61-key stage piano

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