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60 years of US Beatlemania celebrated in 1964 mono box set

The Beatles: 1964 US Albums In Mono features seven albums which have been cut from their original mono master tapesand pressed on 180g vinyl

Louder

Unreleased Prince documentary said to fuel rumours that Prince’s While My Guitar Gently Weeps guitar solo was a cold dish of revenge served to Rolling Stone

The magazine had omitted him from its list of the greatest guitarists of all time

MusicRadar

He’s played with Michael Jackson, Elton John and three of the Beatles, and was a world-class soloist while still in his teens – why Toto guitarist Steve Lukather is one of rock’s greatest players

Lukather's style is a case study in rhythmic variation, chromaticism and on-point phrasing that references the familiar but takes you someplace else

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“I couldn’t work with John Lennon and Paul McCartney. I’d end up being beaten to death”: When we locked horns with Lemmy to talk Motörhead, Marshalls and why he wouldn’t fit in with one of his favorite bands

In a world full of rock ’n’ roll poseurs, Motörhead's hard-living bassist, Lemmy Kilmister, was a true original

Guitar World

Sérgio Mendes obituary

Brazilian musician best known for his hit Mas Que Nada who popularised bossa nova worldwide

The Guardian - UK

Hope I Get Old Before I Die by David Hepworth review – living legends

From McCartney to Dylan and the Stones, this portrait of rock longevity mixes fascinating detail with rash claims – but is never less than entertaining

The Guardian - UK

'The Beatles had a 25% hit rate': Randy Pitchford reassures fans that he'll carry on 'making stuff' even after a disastrous Risk of Rain 2 expansion and the Borderlands movie

"I don't know if I will ever make anything again that you like."

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‘Let them kick the crap out of the songs’: how we recreated the Beatles to make Backbeat

‘I knew people who said John Lennon was angry, insecure and cruel in the early days. When I met Ian Hart, I saw he could provide that’

The Guardian - UK

“I was considered an ugly woman who took your monument away... some of his closest friends told me that probably I should stay in the background, I should shut up”: New Lennon doc throws light on the prejudice Yoko Ono faced

New documentary throws light on early years of Lennon's time in New York

MusicRadar

How misusing vintage outboard gear changed the world of recorded music - and how software effects will do the same for its future

We survey some of the best examples of when vintage studio outboard gear was pushed beyond its intended use, with the resulting recordings going on to make a huge impact

MusicRadar

Oasis: expert explains the formula for a successful band reunion – and why some crash and burn

The worst-kept secret in the music world is out: Oasis are back. And the only real surprise is that it’s taken so long for it to happen. Since there have been bands, bands have been breaking up. And since bands have been breaking up, bands have been reforming.

The Conversation

The drummers of Oasis: if the reunion rumours are true, these are the favourites to play drums

From the founding member who tried to sue Oasis, to the son of a Beatle, these are the drummers who provided the Gallaghers' groove

MusicRadar

‘Given enough wine I could belt out I Will Survive’: Susie Dent’s honest playlist

The novelist and Countdown sage loves Roxy Music and a certain Gloria Gaynor anthem, but which pop lothario would she queue up for tickets to see?

The Guardian - UK

Paul McCartney joins Andrew Watt and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith to perform Beatles and Neil Young classics at tiny show

The Beatles legend also revealed that he has written an as-yet-unreleased song with Watt

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Paul McCartney just made a surprise appearance with Andrew Watt and Chad Smith at a 250-capacity club in Amagansett

McCartney sang a Neil Young classic before kick-starting a make-it-up-as-you-go-along version of a Beatles hit

The Guardian - UK

Liverpool venue that hosted some of the Beatles’ earliest gigs turned into Airbnb

Fans can stay at the Casbah Coffee Club where the Quarrymen, the precursor band to the Beatles, had a residency

The Independent UK

International Beatleweek: How The Beatles continue to influence fashion trends

From military jackets to mod suits.

The Guardian - UK

‘They couldn’t even afford a bag of chips!’: Scotland’s great lost all-female bands

From the Edinburgh duo who toured with the Beatles to the ribbon-festooned Strawberry Switchblade, Scotland produced thrilling girl bands. So why couldn’t they sustain their success? A new film tells their stories

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“I wanted to start playing Epiphones because of the Beatles”: Noel Gallagher’s Definitely Maybe Les Paul is going to auction – and it could sell for more than $100,000

The humble Cherry Sunburst single-cut can be seen in the Oasis music video for Supersonic

Louder

“I don’t get into many fights now cos you get hit on the throat and you miss a gig”: The explosive rise of Lynyrd Skynyrd, America’s greatest southern rock band

Lynyrd Skynyrd’s classic debut album (Pronounced 'Lĕh-'nérd 'Skin-'nérd) was released on August 13, 1973, setting them on the path to stardom

Guitar World

“Grunge was a much-needed break from the corporate ’80s sound. It literally put electric guitar rock back on the map”: Nancy Wilson explains why Seattle has produced so many guitar heroes

The Heart legend looks back at the prolific musical legacy of her hometown in this exclusive excerpt from new book The Sound of Seattle

Louder

“A fine overview of the label’s underground credentials… unclassifiable obscurities abound”: History of Deram (and Decca) celebrated in Psych! British Prog, Rock, Folk & Blues box set

A sprawling 3CD / 2LP retrospective of Britain’s first “groovy” record label

The Conversation

John Lennon wore contact lenses that kept on pinging out. Then he smoked pot and the rest is history

When you think of John Lennon from The Beatles, you’re likely to picture him with his circular, wire-rimmed glasses.

Louder

“It’s the silliest name since Genesis did a track called Squonk. But The Beatles is a silly name, if you think about it”: The world according to Squackett, prog’s great forgotten supergroup

Late Yes bassist Chris Squire, ex-Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett, some old Led Zeppelin and pints of vodka – this was one-off prog supergroup Squackett

The Independent UK

The 25 most overrated albums ranked, from The Beatles’ Sgt Pepper to Nirvana’s In Utero

THE COUNTDOWN: Sometimes critical hysteria hits, and records are hoisted into positions of historic importance. The Independent’s music team have chosen the most undeserving – you’ll probably disagree with every single one...

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