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'Operation Madonna': Rio Readies For Singer's Free Mega-concert

Madonna's long-awaited free concert on Rio de Janeiro's Copacabana Beach has upended the neighborhood, with over a million fans expected -- but for retired resident Mario Renato Borges, it's the least the singer deserves.

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“A mechanical riff so crushingly heavy that it will give you the bends”: April 2024 Guitar World editors' picks

From fast-rising indie rock acts and heavy playing pioneers to Beyoncé and beyond – here are our standout guitar tracks from the past 30 days

Guitar World

"I was terrible to work with, I was unsympathetic, aggressive, mean, selfish, egotistical." The Police were never friends, so Sting discovering coke circa Ghost In The Machine was always going to end badly

Ghost In The Machine may have made The Police superstars, but it marked the beginning of the end for the group

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"You can hear Aphex Twin homages all over Hybrid Theory." Mike Shinoda: 10 songs that changed my life

From Public Enemy and Dr. Dre to Nine Inch Nails and Rage Against The Machine, Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda guides us through the songs that helped make him a nu metal star

Metal Hammer

“He was devastated when he was no longer able to play his beloved guitars, but he continued to write songs”: Veteran guitarist and producer Robin George dies at 68

George is best known for his 1985 single Heartline, and his work with Robert Plant, Pete Goalby, and Glenn Hughes

Guitar World

Mike Pinder obituary

Singer, songwriter and pioneer of the Mellotron keyboard who was a founder member of the original Moody Blues

The Guardian - UK

“We’re honored to watch the advent of this musical journey and hope you, too, enjoy the chorus of Mirador”: Jake Kiszka has started a new band – and they’re on tour with Greta Van Fleet right now

The collaboration between the GVF guitarist and Ida Mae’s Chris Turpin sees Kiszka flexing his lead vocals at points, while the two formidable players share guitar duties

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YouTuber recreates Paramore’s iconic Misery Business snare drum sound from scratch without using samples, "Drum production was not the same post-Misery Business"

Eli Green shows how to get one of rock's best-loved snare drum sounds using a Pearl Vinnie Paul snare, some affordable microphones and a whole lotta compression

MusicRadar

‘We handed out raw fish to clubbers’: the mind-bending acid house tour of London

George Georgiou gave British rave culture its smiley face. Now he’s placing plaques where hardcore clubbers sweated till dawn. Our writer joins the designer – and DJs Danny Rampling and Nicky Holloway – on a face-melting trip

The Guardian - UK

Slipknot announce enormous 2024 Here Comes The Pain tour, celebrating 25 years of their debut album

The Nine will trek across North America this summer and autumn, joined by Knocked Loose, Orbit Culture and Vended

Metal Hammer

“She wanted the authenticity and the push and pull of the music. I thought, ‘We're going to need to do this live’”: Dan Nigro on recording Olivia Rodrigo’s GUTS

The Grammy-nominated producer explains how he and Olivia Rodrigo developed GUTS' in-your-face sound

MusicRadar

MC Conrad, acclaimed drum’n’bass vocalist, dies aged 52

Rapper and singer was acclaimed for partnership with producer LTJ Bukem, and went on to become a producer and label head in his own right

The Guardian - UK

Beats Solo 4 review: solid grip, sonic bliss

Eight years later, Beats launches the successor of its most popular headphones. Say hello to the Solo 4.

Beats Solo 4 and Solo Buds shun noise cancellation for better battery life

Beats announces two new additions to its compact Solo line, the Solo Buds and the upgraded Solo 4.

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Apple unveils new Beats Solo 4, Beats Solo Buds

Apple has today unveiled its latest Beats, the Solo Buds and the Beats Solo 4.

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‘How we make our audience go wow’: Take That on tour

Behind the scenes of the Take That tour set design. Wallpaper* speaks to the band and the architects about the flames, fountains, paper storms and twin ten-tonne kinetic staircases that we saw live at London's O2

Guitar World

“I never would have dreamed that I would hear this song performed by two of the guitar gods who inspired it”: Joe Satriani and Slash team up for anthemic riffs and “super-intense” solos on wild rock concept epic

Escape from the Machines – the latest single from Bear McCreary’s upcoming record, The Singularity – has been released as a Guitar World-exclusive premiere

MusicRadar

“Enhance the low-end tightness, along with adding top-end bite without harshness”: Seymour Duncan launches alt.metal Blackout humbucker – the ultimate mod for low-end riffmongers?

Available for six or seven-string guitars, the alt.metal Blackout is literally built to chug, for players who tune to C# or lower

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“Blending the best of his blues rock chops with an unmistakable Deep Purple sound”: Deep Purple share their first single with new guitarist Simon McBride

Portable Door marks the first new material from the rock institution since the departure of Steve Morse in 2022

Guitar World

“From my dorm room in college to stages with Harry Styles, this guitar has been with me through all of it. I’m truly devastated”: Guitarist’s 20-year-old Martin wrecked after flying Delta

Madi Diaz’s beloved acoustic was completely smashed despite being in a heavy-duty case with a “Fragile” sticker – which appeared to have been “scratched off purposefully”

Louder

“It’s about keeping rich people rich and poor people poor… that’s the reason we’re in perpetual war”: When Roger Waters was asked to take on the mantle of Pink Floyd, it rejuvenated him

After the revelation of his Desert Trip festival experience, he returned with his Us + Them tour – eight years after he thought he’d delivered his swan song

Metal Hammer

“I’m not finished being me!” Kerry King is on the cover of the new Metal Hammer

The Slayer legend reveals the inside story of his new solo album

The Guardian - UK

‘Bowie told me it’s OK to be messy’: the starry life and strife of singer-songwriter Lawrence Rothman

They’ve played with everyone from Lucinda Williams to a pre-fame Billie Eilish. Now, on their intensely personal new album, they confront the trauma of being pistol-whipped and dealing with an eating disorder

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How to watch the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest: stream the Grand Final

Here's how you can watch the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest ahead of the Grand Final on Saturday, May 11.

Louder

"John Wetton would have endorsed this tour as he wanted the music to live on." Wetton's widow "thrilled" with new Asia line-up

The new-look Asia line-up take their Heat of The Moment tour to North America in July

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