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Chris Rea returned to blues roots after career at top in 1980s

The Middlesbrough-born singer-songwriter sold millions of records across his career.

Evening Standard

Chris Rea, rock and blues singer-songwriter, dies aged 74

Middlesbrough-born musician had hits with Driving Home for Christmas, On the Beach and The Road to Hell

The Guardian - UK

Nick Jonas Sparks Jonas Brothers Break-Up, Allegedly Targets 'Justin Timberlake Trajectory'

Nick Jonas ignites Jonas Brothers split rumours as his new solo album Sunday Best fuels claims he wants a Justin Timberlake-style solo career.

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Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: December 22, 2025

Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Bryan Adams, Tailgunner, the Lemon Twigs and more

Louder

Taylor Swift Makes History as 'The Life Of A Showgirl' Hits 10 Weeks at No. 1

Taylor Swift makes Billboard history as The Life of a Showgirl spends 10 weeks at No. 1, highlighting rare album longevity and strong fan demand in the streaming era.

International Business Times UK

The 16 best Australian albums of 2025

Your guide to Australia’s best music of the year, including Folk Bitch Trio, Ninajirachi, Tame Impala and others

The Guardian - AU

“If I want a sound, I usually feel better if I've chased it and killed it, skinned it and cooked it”: The DIY attitude that drove Tom Waits’ finest album

Waits’ gritty Rain Dogs depicted a dark vision of New York’s underbelly, and was shaped by its ‘junkyard orchestra’ of inventive instrumentation

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‘Always a beautiful soul’ – star pays tribute to Stone Roses’ Mani

The funeral of the Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist took place in his native Manchester.

Evening Standard

In Pictures: He was adored – Star-studded send-off for Stone Roses’ Mani

Gary Mounfield died last month at the age of 63.

Evening Standard

Back To The Old House: Morrissey signs again to Warners subsidiary Sire

Ex-Smith was signed to the label back in the 1980s

MusicRadar

“We would like to clarify a few things”: Höfner, maker of Paul McCartney’s legendary Violin Bass, shares statement following bankruptcy filing

The company filed for insolvency following a particularly “difficult period, especially since the introduction of the US tariffs”

Guitar World

“People get tired of seeing the same guitars everywhere… I started asking custom shops to do things”: The battle to save brick-and-mortar guitar stores – and why high-end electrics are essential to their survival

In the past 25 years, brick-and-mortar guitar shops have been forced to compete with the internet or face closure. But as The Music Zoo’s Tommy Colletti explains, you shouldn’t rule ’em out yet

Guitar World

Timeless Christmas hit is the gift that keeps on giving for Wizzard

Research shows 97% of band’s streaming revenue comes from 1973 single I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday

The Guardian - UK

The 10 best progressive metal albums of 2025

Epic space operas, anticapitalist jazz odysseys, the return of Mike Portnoy – 2025 has been a brilliant year for progressive metal

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“I didn’t even realise it had synthesizer on it for decades”: This deep dive into a classic Beatles song reveals 4 synth parts that we’d never even noticed before

Anthony Marinelli’s video might change the way you listen to George Harrison’s ode to sunny positivity

Evening Standard

Liam Gallagher carries Gary 'Mani' Mounfield's coffin at Stone Roses bassist's funeral

Gallagher carried the coffin alongside fellow Stone Roses members Alan “Reni” Wren and John Squire

Metal Hammer

"Be it Eddie Van Halen, Mick Mars or anyone like that, I have such respect for the person that I'm stepping in for." Motley Crue guitarist John 5 reveals the secret to stepping into the shoes of some of the world's most respected guitarists

John 5 has picked up the axe for the likes of Mötley Crüe and Rob Zombie, and he's learned a few lessons along the way

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“I was just playing along, and then, when the music stopped, I found myself still playing that riff”: How Tori Amos created her otherworldly hit song Cornflake Girl

Its memorable infectious hooks belie a dark lyrical core

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Evening Standard

Stars and hundreds of fans gather for Stone Roses bassist Mani’s funeral

Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield died last month at the age of 63.

Guitar World

“We were joking that we have to make this record absolutely shred and that we needed to put a lot of solos in it. I think we accomplished that”: Megadeth shares new single ahead of farewell record – and it’s a shred guitar celebration

Let There Be Shred finds Teemu Mäntysaari playing like a man possessed – and Dave Mustaine doing karate in the music video

Metal Hammer

Ghost's Mary On A Cross has officially just gone platinum in the UK

Ghost's biggest song has just achieved a major milestone

Guitar World

“We were kind of forced to come up with asolution for playing a show in Antarctica where we couldn’t have speakers”: Why did the world’s biggest metal band switch to amp modelers?

Metallica officially said goodbye to quote/unquote real amps after an epiphany at the South Pole. James Hetfield’s tech, Chad Zaemisch, explains how it was Fractal all the way after their day on the ice

New premium phono stage ditches the mains in favour of 20 batteries

This battery-powered phono promises five-figure performance for a four-figure price.

MusicRadar

“When we were mixing, he used to get so excited that I used to have to hold him down with one hand and try and carry on the manual mix on the desk with the other": The making of the Clash’s mature masterpiece, London Calling

How football, thrown ladders and destroyed pianos combined to create the "album of the 80s"

The Guardian - UK

The 10 best experimental albums of 2025

Raisa K’s solo album is primitive and intimate, Saeko Killy adds a euphoric touch to her dimly lit sound and Bitchin Bajas get blissed out

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