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The Latest Breaking News from Beck

“I was sitting around my house, drinking too many margaritas because I thought the world was ending. I got a call asking if I’d be interested in playing with St. Vincent”: Jason Falkner’s “oddball” guitars took him from Jellyfish to Beck and St. Vincent

The journeyman guitarist and session pro developed a bass technique without owning one (landing him a gig with Noel Gallagher), discovered St. Vincent isn’t the musical dictator he’d expected, and knows his fans are impatient for his next solo album

Guitar World

Parents share the heartbreak and cost of children failing to learn to read

Families fork out thousands on tutoring to help kids catch up.

The Canberra Times

The 11 best Record Store Day 2024 releases – Gorillaz, Pearl Jam, Sonic Youth and more

Record Store Day returns for 2024 – here are the special edition albums we think you should look out for during the event.

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"I'm not too struck on Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton, I never saw what was in Clapton at all". In 1975, Deep Purple's Ritchie Blackmore was asked for his thoughts on his peers: he did not hold back

Blackmore on Hendrix, Beck, Page, Clapton, Townshend and more

Louder

Grammys' annual album of the year snub

The last time a Black woman won the Grammys most coveted album of the year was Lauryn Hill 25 years ago

Salon

“It's good to see him back writing songs, and f**king good ones too”: Britpop’s greatest guitarist and vocalist join forces as John Squire evokes classic Stone Roses on Liam Gallagher’s latest single

Just Another Rainbow marks the Stone Roses guitarist’s first new recorded music in seven years, with more music together promised throughout 2024

Guitar World

Noel Gallagher on getting back to Nineties-style partying: ‘I can’t wait to move back to London… (and Cindy Crawford is fit)’

Newly single Oasis star opens up about his excitement about his new London pad after leaving his £8m Hampshire mansion, dinners with his famous friends, and raucous nights out in Amsterdam

The Independent UK

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Yellowstone season 2 episode 7 recap: the Becks look to strike fear

Also in Yellowstone season 2 episode 7, the Dutton kids do some important relationship work, while Jamie battles with a big choice.

WhatToWatch

Your Friday night playlist curated by Californian soft rock sensation Weyes Blood

The LA-based singer credited with keeping the spirit of Laurel Canyon alive talks time travel, Grammy nominations and tour life

Evening Standard

Harvest Rock review – Beck and Jamiroquai headline Adelaide’s safe, crowd-pleasing festival

Nile Rodgers and Sparks steal the show at the South Australian government-backed music festival that leans on nostalgia and food and wine

The Guardian - AU

Post your questions for the Chemical Brothers

The dance duo are publishing a coffee table book and touring the UK and Ireland. They will answer your questions before they head off – post them in the comments below

The Guardian - UK

UK borrows £4.3bn in July as monthly interest hits new record

The deficit was slightly lower than the £5 billion forecast by City economists and some said it could give Jeremy Hunt scope for a limited tax giveaway

Evening Standard

Beck and Phoenix: old friends unite for summer

PARIS - It feels so natural a collaboration that the only surprise is it didn't happen before: indie favourites Beck and Phoenix have teamed up for a new single and summer tour.

Bangkok Post

There's a 'volume war' happening in music

Lead vocalists have gotten quieter over the decades, compared with the rest of the band, according to a new study. Beck says it's part of the "volume wars."

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Hollywood Undead's Johnny 3 Tears: 10 records that changed my life

Hollywood Undead singer Johnny 3 Tears picks the records that changed his life, from Wu-Tang Clan and Nine Inch Nails to Good Charlotte and Architects

Cinemablend

You: The Most Evil Things Joe Has Done (Besides Murder)

Joe from You has a laundry list of crimes that he's somehow gotten away with over and over - let's talk about it.

ABC News

Alone Australia on SBS: From casting to where to watch the survivalist docuseries, we've got you covered

After many US seasons, the shocking docuseries makes landfall in an inhospitable part of Tasmania, midwinter. While there's no bears here, there's plenty of scares halfway to the South Pole.

Inverse

20 Years Ago, An All-Star Cast Made an Awesomely Stupid Sci-fi Disaster Movie

If nothing else, this sci-fi flick can teach young actors how to keep a straight face no matter what.

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Guitar World

Jeff Beck in his own words: “My Strat is another arm – it’s part of me. It doesn’t feel like a guitar at all… It’s a tool of great inspiration and torture”

In these classic interviews, the late Jeff Beck, a man who typically preferred to let the guitar do the talking, looks back on his career and discusses his gear discoveries and creative epiphanies

Manchester Evening News

Fans all saying the exact same thing about ‘proud’ Brooklyn Peltz Beckham’s Instagram post

The 24-year-old celebrated his birthday at a family reunion for Victoria Beckham's Paris Fashion Week show

The Guardian - UK

One to watch: Jawny

The Californian TikTok sensation channels the Strokes, Beck and Kings of Leon on his super-slick debut album

The Independent UK

Gorillaz, Cracker Island review: Damon Albarn’s band of apes return with their best album since 2005

There’s a loose-limbed elation to the indie-funk groove of their eighth record – helped along by Stevie Nicks, Tame Impala and Thundercat

Sports Illustrated

Instant Takeaways After Suns Trade for Kevin Durant

Are the Suns favorites to win the NBA title after landing the superstar? Plus, looking back at the KD-Kyrie era in Brooklyn.

The Conversation

Beyoncé is not the most commercially successful artist of our age but she might be one of the most culturally significant

There is always a flurry of media excitement at this time of year surrounding the Grammys, the American music business’s peer-recognised music awards delivered by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. But away from the gossip about who deserved to win, the outfits on display and the racial…

Evening Standard

You Season 4 – what you need to know about Joe’s move to London

This silver-tongued serial killer is now an English Literature professor

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