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"Emails were exchanged with Ian Anderson, containing something that could be described as music": Opeth's Mikael Åkerfeldt is unable to tell you what he'd like to tell you

Swedish proggers Opeth have European festival dates throughout the summer before heading to the US, and have a new album in the can

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Eminem de-thrones Taylor Swift after pop star’s 12 weeks at top of US charts

Rapper received negative reviews for the project as critics accused him of ‘punching down’

The Independent UK

Tame Impala on working with Dua Lipa: "When you speak to other writers, they’ve all got nightmare experiences of people who were too big for the room... The energy Dua creates is one of no ego"

The Australian artist opens up about his experience collaborating with Dua Lipa on her 2024 album Radical Optimism

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“I’m still predominantly a Teleplayer, but I felt like my guitar playing had got a bit stale. I switched to a Les Paul for a year and I think it did the trick”: Joanne Shaw Taylor on rewiring her playing and conquering ADHD in the studio

New album Heavy Soul finds JST pushing her vocals to new limits and pushing tube amps beyond their limits, and it cements her rep as one of the great blues players of our time

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“The way the Strat just tore that amplifier up, it was different from anything I’d heard before”: Robert Cray on why he fell in love with the Fender Stratocaster – and how Buddy Guy’s younger brother started it all

We get the lowdown on Robert Cray’s 15-strong Strat collection, and why one guitar was never the same after he lent it to Sonny Landreth

Guitar World

He gave B.B. King “the cold sweats”, replaced Eric Clapton in the Bluesbreakers and founded Fleetwood Mac – how Peter Green changed the course of British blues-rock guitar playing

Peter Green was one of the all-time greats, and influenced everyone from Gary Moore to Joe Bonamassa and Kirk Hammett. This soloing masterclass unpacks his peerless phrasing, rhythmic approach and string bending

Guitar World

Patti Smith Quartet at Somerset House review: the punk-poet delivered dynamic renditions of cult classics

Though Smith’s legacy spans six decades, she still has plenty to contribute to the current conversation

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“It seemed like prog had run its course… he kickstarted the second wave”: Pendragon’s Nick Barrett wants Marillion co-founder Mick Pointer to get credit for his influence

Neo-prog drummer created the Marquee scene in the 80s and inspired the third generation – including Steven Wilson and Dream Theater – in the 90s, says guitarist

Louder

James Martin’s honest playlist: ‘I learned to play guitar so I could perform Don’t Stop Believin’ every night’

The TV chef on Oasis lyrics, listening to Johnny Mathis as a child and loving Simply Red back when he was a broke chef

The Guardian - UK

The best new rock songs you need to hear right now

Including Orange Goblin, Tuk Smith, Weather Systems and five other righteous rock'n'roll reprobates

Louder

Volume festival: André 3000 brings experimental flute jams to an event that’s wonderful when weird

The rapper turned jazz avant-gardist was an astute choice for the Art Gallery of NSW’s new festival – which, in its second year, is still finding its identity

The Guardian - AU

Looking back at their early years for inspiration, Smashing Pumpkins announce new album Aghori Mhori Mei

Aghori Mhori Mei finds Billy Corgan looking back to the era of the early Smashing Pumpkins' albums

Louder

Slash cancels four shows on S.E.R.P.E.N.T. tour due to unforseen circumstances

Slash's all-star blues tour kicked off earlier this month

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Watch previously unseen videos of Chris Cornell covering Tracy Chapman's Fast Car and the Rolling Stones' Wild Horses

Late Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell would have turned 60 on Saturday: Vicky Cornell and Nancy Wilson released videos to mark the occasion

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JD Vance has a walk-on song. It’s about ‘liberating’ America

The song’s origins make it an odd fit for the Trump campaign

Louder

“A highly consistent and often underrated catalogue”: Every Kittie album ranked from worst to best

Off the back of their looooooong-anticipated comeback, revisit the Kittie back-catalogue in reverse-order of brilliance

Marie Claire

Taylor Swift has broken a major personal record and it's going viral

Guitar World

“You could argue that Cream was the first fusion band. Eric Clapton was our Ornette Coleman – we just didn’t tell him!” How Jack Bruce tapped into his jazz roots with fusion supergroup Spectrum Road

Jack Bruce launched Spectrum Road in 2012, featuring drummer Cindy Blackman-Santana, and Living Colour guitarist Vernon Reid

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“Did we do drugs in the studio? Of course. What could be better than three or four bongs before you start recording?”: how stoner-doom kings Electric Wizard made the classic Dopethrone album

Electric Wizard frontman Jus Osborn on the making of the weed enthusiasts’ classic third album Dopethrone

The Independent UK

Little Mix producer claims Jesy Nelson’s vocals on final single were performed by impersonator

Music producer claimed Nelson ‘was quite literally over it’ by the time of recording

Guitar World

The guitar riff changed the course of popular music in the 1950s and remains a powerful force today – we chart its development over the decades, and what you can learn from its evolution

From Chuck Berry to Dave Grohl via Johnny Marr, Jimmy Page and more, this rhythm guitar masterclass offers a decade-by-decade study in the evolution of the riff

Louder

"Blur asked about our availability and I was like, ‘This is too good an opportunity to pass up'": how Damon Albarn unwittingly got Soft Play back together

The Kent punk duo formerly known as Slaves say the Britpop icons played a big part in their reconciliation

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“I’ve played Smoke On The Water with some heavy metal drummers and not one of them has played it right. Ian lets the music do its work. He’s probably the most important member of the band”: Ian Gillan bigs up Deep Purple colleague Paice

Ian Gillan and Roger Glover talk about Deep Purple's past and present

Louder

"I knew immediately it was a heavy-hitting song": Soundgarden on how they made Black Hole Sun

The Superunknown cut was released as a single 30 years ago and became the Seattle rockers' biggest hit

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"Imagine. Your phone rings and it's Anthony Hopkins": Anvil's career has taken them to unexpected places, but now they've got everything they ever wanted

Anvil's career has been a masterclass in perseverance, and they're back with studio album number 20

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