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“He was strumming this C chord and as he leaned over to get his beer on the amp, he moved his hand…” Peter Buck's stately guitar work defined R.E.M.'s Man on the Moon – and it all started when his bandmate fell off a chair

Michael Stipe's ode to the late comedian Andy Kaufman is driven by a riff of unusual origin, and some reluctant slide work

Guitar World

Taylor Swift references ex boyfriend Joe Alwyn for the first time at London Eras Tour

The pair dated for six years and split in April 2023

The Independent UK

“When we recorded Tears Don’t Fall, I passed out. On the take, you can hear a scream, and then this dropping body”: How Bullet For My Valentine stepped up to metal’s big league with The Poison

The rollercoaster story behind Bullet For My Valentine’s classic 2005 debut album The Poison

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"All that time you were throwing punches, I was building something / And I can’t forgive the way you made me feel": Taylor Swift gets in another dig at Kanye West

Taylor Swift releases special version of diss track directed at Kanye

MusicRadar

Songwriter-producer The-Dream seeks dismissal of sexual assault lawsuit

Lawyers for The-Dream, a Grammy-winning songwriter and producer, are seeking the dismissal of a woman’s lawsuit that accused him of sexual assault and other abuse

The Independent UK

With the Success of “Nasty,” Tinashe’s Main Pop Girl Trajectory Is a Testament to Investing In Yourself

The pop star went independent five years ago; her current song-of-the-summer status is proving just how worth it that was.

Marie Claire

Billie Eilish's 'Birds Of A Feather' Hits No. 1 In Australia

Billie Eilish's 'Birds of a Feather' tops ARIA chart, showcasing her immense popularity and talent in the Australian music market.

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Taylor Swift fans face travel nightmare after Bakerloo Line to Wembley hit by 'severe delays'

Fans have been warned about travelling on the Bakerloo Line after it was hit by delays

Evening Standard

“I learned very early on, if you play really loud, then stop suddenly, everybody’s words are hanging in the air”: Ani DiFranco on how playing in bars shaped her percussive playing style – and taught her how to grab a noisy audience's attention

In a new interview with Guitarist, DiFranco also talked about exploring vintage guitars, and how this journey led her to Gibson

Guitar World

The 15 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Heriot, Fever 333 and Leprous are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

Metal Hammer

“Morgan has the actives, and I use Grandpa’s guitar. That defines Kittie’s tone”: The nine lives of Morgan Lander and Tara McLeod – and how swapping ’00s-era Hamers for a Solar V helped supercharge their revival

Returning with their first album in 13 years, Lander and McLeod discuss their tone chemistry and explain why you can shove them through the meat grinder but you'll never kill them

Guitar World

“Rory was in a state of shock and couldn’t bring himself to step on stage. Afterwards he said, ‘It was lovely, but never do this to me again’”: That time Rory Gallagher got crippling stage fright because he was performing in front of his guitar hero

Gallagher's brother secretly invited one of Rory's biggest heroes to attend a show at the Royal Albert Hall – and even had him introduce the blues rock legend to the stage

Guitar World

“I still say to him, ‘If you’re ever getting rid of that guitar, I’d love to have it back,’ but he always says, ‘No way!’” Gem Archer on letting go of the Gibson Firebird he played in Oasis – and why he absolutely loves the JHS Pedals Notaklön

The former Oasis guitarist and now Noel Gallagher six-string lieutenant checks in to discuss his life in guitar gear, and answer the biggest philosophical questions in life, humbuckers vs single coils

Guitar World

New proggy sounds from Nightwish, i Häxa, Souls Of Ambience and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week

Cool new prog you must hear today from Kosmodrome, The Wring, Death By Gong and more...

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Fire, faith and forgiveness: Former Great White manager Alan Niven on the self-destructive Jack Russell

Alan Niven, the former manager, co-songwriter and producer of Great White on the Jack Russell he knew

MusicRadar

“Handcrafted to be fully functional, authentically Gibson, and utterly one of a kind”: Leo Scala goes back to the future for the unique Master Artisan range of Theodore Retroliners

Leo Scala has been doing Leo Scala things again with these stunning 1-of-1 creations

Guitar World

“It will play like a beast, be a 24-fret guitar, and have the heel shaved down:” Dave Mustaine issues an update on his long-awaited Gibson Les Paul – which could be his most radical signature model yet

The signature Les Paul had previously been teased by Mustaine and his guitar tech in 2022

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Taylor Swift Gets Emotional During Eras Tour London Performance

Taylor Swift's emotional Eras Tour at Wembley Stadium with Ed Sheeran after Vienna show cancellations due to a terror threat.

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The Independent UK

Jack Russell, lead singer of band Great White who was onstage during horrific '03 concert fire, dies

Jack Russell, the lead singer of the bluesy ’80s metal band Great White whose hits included “Once Bitten Twice Shy” and “Rock Me” and was fronting the band the night 100 people died in a 2003 nightclub fire in Rhode Island, has died

MusicRadar

5 quirks and imperfections of vintage gear that producers ended up loving - and are now recreated in software

The gear of yesteryear might have been costly and often unreliable, but an entire industry has sprung up around emulating its beloved idiosyncrasies using digital technology

The Guardian - UK

Never really over? Can Katy Perry’s career recover from critical brickbats and PR faux pas?

Once rivalling Michael Jackson in chart success, the 2010s pop star’s latest singles have bombed, putting the performance of her forthcoming seventh album in doubt

Evening Standard

Made in Korea: what to know about the BBC’s newest reality TV show

What if five lads from the UK became a K-pop band?

The Independent UK

Taylor Swift ‘reached out to families of Southport victims’ before London concert

Bebe King, six, Alice Dasilva Aguiar, nine, and Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, were stabbed to death at a Taylor Swift themed dance class

The Guardian - UK

Ticket touts targeted by UK minister in video full of Taylor Swift puns

‘Look what you made me do,’ says business secretary as he announces plans for consumer protections

MusicRadar

How a chance encounter in rural Ireland inspired Dave Grohl to form the Foo Fighters: “Even in the most remote area I could possibly find, I can’t outrun this thing... so I thought, ‘I'm gonna go home, and I’m gonna start over’”

The Irish hitch-hiker who inspired Dave Grohl to form Foo Fighters has come forward

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