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Abdul Fakir: Last original Four Tops member dies aged 88

Abdul Fakir died on Monday of heart failure, according to a family spokesperson, with his wife and other loved ones by his side

Evening Standard

Deep Purple’s Ian Gillan: ‘I’ve seen parties too wild to describe’

The frontman of the heavy rock monsters talks to Mark Beaumont about booze, the sexual wildness of the Sixties, living out Spinal Tap moments, and the band’s new album

The Independent UK

Chris Brown sued for $50m over alleged assault on four concertgoers

Lawsuit is the latest legal issue for Brown, who has been accused of violent conduct repeatedly in the past

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Apple Music Classical launches the world's first global Top 100 weekly classical chart

Apple Music has announced the Classical Top 100, the world's first global Top 100 weekly chart for classical music.

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Moby Grape co-founder and guitarist Jerry Miller dead at 81

Jerry Miller played guitar with every iteration of Moby Grape, and was an influence on Led Zeppelin and Eric Clapton

Louder

“I thought Syd could do no wrong. It’s so sad that he couldn’t continue with the fever he started with. ” Why David Bowie was “passionately in love with” Syd Barrett and took huge influence from his “magical" time in Pink Floyd

"His impact on my thinking was enormous." David Bowie on Syd Barrett

Louder

Abdul ‘Duke’ Fakir, last surviving member of Four Tops, dies aged 88

The beloved Motown group’s co-founder died of a heart failure and had been struggling with bladder cancer

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Abdul 'Duke' Fakir, last of the original Four Tops, is dead at 88

The last surviving original member of the Four Tops has died

The Independent UK

"The absolute best vehicle for communicating our emotions is through the medium of stories, imagery and fantasy." The story of young UK proggers Azure

How young Brighton prog metallers Azure ended up winning Prog's Best Unsigned Band category in the 2021 reades' poll

Louder

"This Noise Defender is meant to be a noise gate but it actually makes it noisier": Revisiting Steve Albini's tour of his worst effects pedals

"As a combination, I travelled the furthest and wasted the most in terms of the percentage of value on those two pedals, of any purchase I've ever made"

MusicRadar

Billie Eilish's 'Hit Me Hard And Soft' Album Still Dominating Charts

Billie Eilish's album 'Hit Me Hard and Soft' maintains chart success, showcasing her enduring popularity.

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Joe Egan obituary

Member of the folk-rock band Stealers Wheel who co-wrote the classic hit Stuck in the Middle With You

The Guardian - UK

Jack White: No Name review – terrific surprise album is his most White Stripes-esque solo release

Originally handed out to customers at his record shop in an unmarked sleeve, White’s latest was bootlegged online and now gets an official release. Every one of his fans needs to track down this uncut gem

The Guardian - UK

“A new era of decadent saturation”: Jam Pedals’ Rattler MkII looks to elevate the ‘80s-era distortion pedal favored by Dave Grohl, James Hetfield and David Gilmour to new heights

The LM308 chips of the original ProCo Rat have been replaced, but an all-new circuit looks to maintain an “open, dynamic tube amp feel” with extra features to boot

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Guitar World

“When somebody signs up to listen to a guitar-led band, they might assume it's going to be a bunch of shredding”: Cory Wong subverts expectations of what a lead guitarist should sound like during rare acoustic set

Wong performed a stripped-down version of his tracks against the stunning backdrop of Colorado's Red Rocks Park

Guitar World

“He was like, ‘Come on down to rehearsals.’ I’ll never forget it. I was blown away”: John 5 on the time he got to watch Van Halen at an intimate reunion rehearsal – and played through Eddie Van Halen’s guitar rig

In a new interview, the Mötley Crüe guitarist also revealed another signature Fender Telecaster – dubbed 'The Phantom' – is in the works

Guitar World

“He had an incredibly clean technique, which was very, very rare. I’ve never found it in any other guitar player”: Alan Parsons on why late Project and Kate Bush guitarist Ian Bairnson was unlike any guitarist he’d ever encountered

Parsons played alongside Bairnson as part of the Alan Parsons Project, and witnessed the late session legend's flawless technique up close

Evening Standard

Ahead of BLACKPINK's comeback, here's how to watch highlights from their tour in London

BLACKPINK are back - but you can get an extra dose of K-pop magic ahead of time at UK cinemas

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The Guardian - UK

‘I thought the chorus was wicked’: Aswad on how they made Don’t Turn Around

‘Top of the Pops showed our video at the end of one show – just as millions of people were tuning in for EastEnders. Soon after, we went to No 1’

Metal Hammer

"This is Sabaton for shaggers." New Powerwolf album Wake Up The Wicked is epic, catchy and brilliantly daft - like all the best power metal should be

You won't get any surprises from Powerwolf at this stage, but with songs this good, who cares?

Louder

“I loved Yes – but for me every eight-minute Yes song could have been four two-minute singles!” It might have taken a while to admit it, but XTC know they were prog

Emerging in the punk era, they were described as “too clever, “too quirky” and even as “prunk,” but Andy Partridge’s account of the band’s inspiration and motivation makes the truth crystal clear

MusicRadar

Come As You Are: Novoselic plays with Nirvana tribute act

Krist Novoselic guests with Nirvana tribute act

Guitar World

“I'm just going to use them as they were built from the factory”: Deftones' Stephen Carpenter admits he prefers amp modeler factory presets to his own tone creations

Carpenter teases the tones we can expect from Deftones' highly-anticipated upcoming album

Metal Hammer

Ian Gillan says Black Sabbath were more "important" than Deep Purple and Led Zeppelin: "Without them there would have been no grunge or heavy metal"

Ian Gillan on the "unholy trinity" of British rock bands, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath, and why the Brummie Rock Gods were the "most important" of them all

Guitar World

“Josh Homme’s guitar playing is very learned and proper. I’m self-taught, and my style is more unorthodox. My guitar is untamed.” Brant Bjork made his name as Kyuss’ drummer – but he found his voice on guitar

The drummer turned guitarist says starting in cover bands can improve your writing skills – and explains why he learned more from the Byrds and the Beatles than playing with Josh Homme in Kyuss

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