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Wild-hearted hits: Stevie Nicks’ 20 best songs – ranked!

As she tours the UK, we rate the Fleetwood Mac singer’s very best solo material

The Guardian - UK

“I would need to show you exactly how to tune your guitar. Even at home, some people have trouble. Young guitarists tell me that regularly”: Mdou Moctar has ignored all of guitar’s standards – and become one of the world’s finest players in the process

How tuning by ear, recording live, and finding power in the message made Funeral For Justice Mdou Moctar's most radical album yet – an album lit up by one of guitar's most exciting new voices

Guitar World

Kasabian: Happenings review – pivot towards pop could almost be Coldplay

The lad-favourites shift into neon hues on their second Serge Pizzorno-led album, as knockout choruses face off against some disappointing filler

The Guardian - UK

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With Taylor Swift heading to Germany, one city has taken her name — at least for a few weeks

The Swifties are about to take over the German city formerly known as Gelsenkirchen, where American superstar Taylor Swift is set to give three Eras Tour concerts later this month

The Independent UK

"Maybe Kerry King gets in and Slayer doesn’t." Kerry King gives his take on the state of metal in 2024, and how he feels about metal not being properly acknowledged by the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame

Kerry King isn't worried about the state of metal in 2024, so nor should you be

Metal Hammer

AC/DC review – a poignant lesson on the power of rock’n’roll

Brian Johnson’s voice is frayed but Angus Young’s guitar tone is as powerful as ever, and this show on what could be the band’s last world tour packs an emotional punch

The Guardian - UK

Cigarettes After Sex: ‘Our lyrics might be a bit dirty for some people’

The Texan band’s risqué name and sultry brand of dream-pop has earned them billions of streams. They talk about writing immortal love songs and eyebrow-raising wordplay

The Guardian - UK

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35 years later, James Hetfield is still amazed by Metallica’s pyro before playing One

Footage of Metallica’s singer/guitarist reacting to their stadium-sized firework show has gone viral

Metal Hammer

How to design a mixing chain that'll work on any vocal

Follow this simple step-by-step tutorial to create a vocal chain

MusicRadar

Pep’s disciples! Slot, Maresca, Kompany, Arteta & Alonso, PLUS Sturridge, Higuita, the New York derby and more!

Get your hands on the latest issue of FourFourTwo magazine – available in print or on your device NOW!

FourFourTwo

Watch the one and only time Babymetal ever performed 2015 deep cut Tales Of The Destinies live

In 2016, Babymetal unearthed a rare Metal Resistance track for its live debut. They’ve never played it again.

Metal Hammer

‘You get the sense that anything could happen’: Director Oliver Murray on the magic of Montreux Jazz Festival

Exclusive: Director behind the three-part 2023 documentary explains what draws so many musicians to the legendary Swiss festival, as the 2024 edition gets underway this weekend

The Independent UK

“We introduced his influence and that’s the moment we found ourselves”: Mike Oldfield is a prog hero for Gojira’s Joe Duplantier

French metal guitarist-vocalist admits it’s odd – but where he grew up there was no such thing as pigeonholing artists in genres

Louder

AC/DC review, Wembley: If this is what it is to be rocked, it sure feels like being drained

Few gigs may be louder, but the songs themselves are virtually inaudible – luckily the band compensate with their Rolodex of major hits

The Independent UK

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Evening Standard

AC/DC live at Wembley Stadium review: a thundering rock ‘n’ roll epic

Extravagant, silly, and crammed with squalling guitar solos, the rockers staged a spectacular fit for a stadium

The Independent UK

‘She did a brilliant set’: Miquita Oliver hits out at SZA’s Glastonbury ‘backlash’

Audience size at R&B star’s Glasttonbury set was the subject of discussion from both Glastonbury revellers and fans tuning in from home

Metal Hammer

"It's the worst album in the history of mankind": This is the soundtrack of Al Jourgensen's life

Ministry linchpin Al Jourgensen picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and reveals what happened when GG Allin threw up on him in an elevator in New York

Louder

David Gilmour releases chilled rehearsal footage of Wish You Were Here: Even Wesley the dog seems to find it nice and relaxing

The footage comes ahead of Gilmour's live dates in Italy, the UK and the US later this year

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Watch Def Leppard play Pyromania classic Comin' Under Fire live for the very first time - in close-up

Def Leppard played Comin' Under Fire for a small crowd in Los Angeles ahead of their stadium tour with Journey

Louder

“We took his trousers off, gaffer-taped him to one of the girders and left him there to be photographed by Japanese tourists.” That time The Stranglers gaffer-taped a journalist to the Eiffel Tower, 400 feet off the ground

UK punks The Stranglers were not a band to be messed with

The Independent UK

Darius Rucker says it’s time to forgive Morgan Wallen for using racial slur: He’s ‘become a better person’

Hootie and the Blowfish singer said it is ‘crazy’ that Wallen isn’t up for entertainer of the year at the CMAs or ACMs

Louder

“This is a collection of stories about betrayal, murder, injustice, and corruption.” Irish punk hero Meryl Streek announces “vicious” second album Songs For The Deceased, shares single Paddy

Meryl Streek announces follow-up to 2022's brilliant 796 album

Evening Standard

Travis Kelce reveals it was his idea to join Taylor Swift's on stage in London and shares her reaction

The American footballer sent fans wild with his surprise performance at the Eras tour at Wembley

Metal Hammer

Max Cavalera isn’t open to a classic Sepultura reunion anymore: “The more the time passes by, the more I feel that I don’t need to”

Despite claiming he was open to a Roots-era reunion just two weeks ago, Sepultura’s former frontman has now said he doesn’t feel the need

Guitar World

Sister Rosetta Tharpe wielded her electric guitar with finesse and ferocity, creating the template for electric blues – this tutorial unpacks her full-force soloing style

The Godmother of rock 'n' roll played in Open E but we'll make it easy for you with an audio and tab lesson in standard tuning that gets to grips with her gospel licks, double-stops and chromatic runs

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