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Kendrick Lamar’s The Pop Out: Ken & Friends concert was an epic victory lap full of nostalgia and the best kind of pettiness

The best moments from Kendrick Lamar's The Pop Out: Ken & Friends concert.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 20, 2024

“Considered by many to be one of the best cheap electric guitars of all time”: In praise of the Danelectro Shorthorn, the primitive budget guitar loved by Jimmy Page, Tom Verlaine and Eric Clapton

The super-affordable guitar with the basic build became a cult classic, beloved by rock players, slide maestros and guitarists of all styles. All hail the Shorthorn

Guitar World · Jun 20, 2024

Gayle King defends Justin Timberlake after DWI arrest: ‘He’s not reckless’

‘This is clearly a mistake, I bet nobody knows it more than he,’ King says

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2024

Kate Nash review, 9 Sad Symphonies: Fierce, funny, friendly, and festival-ready

The singer buoys the mundanity of everyday life with softly swirling string tendrils and dreamily plucked harps

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2024

“This little thing is probably the best guitar accessory you can buy”: Why TikTok is going nuts for a $12 tennis accessory

Put away those elastic bands – there's a far better guitar cheat code that could be the easiest way to replicate the tone loved by Phoebe Bridgers, Taylor Swift and Bob Dylan on a budget

Guitar World · Jun 20, 2024

“The problem is, we're missing our commander in chief”: Wendy & Lisa on performing at First Avenue with The Revolution to play Purple Rain without Prince

“We needed him to conduct, so it's a little hard”

MusicRadar · Jun 20, 2024

“The entire audience in the room could hear the tonal difference”: Guthrie Govan has held tonewood tone tests in guitar clinics – and the results were unanimous

To prove his point, The Aristocrats' Guthrie Govan has two different models of his signature Charvel, identical in every way except for the tonewood

Guitar World · Jun 20, 2024

Gayle King Defends "Really Great Guy" Justin Timberlake After His DWI

The TV host addressed the incident on CBS Mornings.

Marie Claire · Jun 20, 2024

“We’re trying to be adventurous. I don’t want to write songs that are just excuses for me to play mindless solos”: Meet Tristan Auman, the wildly inventive guitarist who went from gospel to gonzo shred with Sometime In February

Ambient beauty abuts technical excellence in the South Carolina prog outfit, but founder Tristan Auman promises us that no matter how crazy the musical ideas the song comes first

Guitar World · Jun 20, 2024

Mabe Fratti: Sentir Que No Sabes review – rich, rewarding, spellbinding music from a true original

The full-blooded and emotionally driven fourth solo album from the avant garde pop cellist is abundantly melodic, constantly surprising and unequivocally fantastic

The Guardian - UK · Jun 20, 2024