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“You can only imagine the effect this had on the young Keith Richards and Eric Clapton”: 9 must-hear albums that fueled the British blues guitar boom

The essential records that chart blues music’s epic journey – from its Delta roots through to the masterpiece that launched the heavy rock movement

Guitar World

“The Yardbirds had no need to worry about Clapton’s departure – they had Jeff Beck and Jimmy Page onboard”: The history of the ’60s British blues boom –the movement that carried a tidal wave of guitar heroes across the Atlantic

With the death of John Mayall in July, we lost one of the architects of the '60s blues boom that transformed Britain’s music scene and restored America’s blues guitar pioneers to their rightful place. Here's how a grassroots scene changed the world

Guitar World

The New Corvette ZR1 Just Hit 233 MPH

It's the fastest American production car—and the fastest car GM has ever built.

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Ottawa’s Response to the Trucker Protest Was Doomed from the Start

The “Freedom Convoy” shook Canada’s capital—and exposed our divisions

The Walrus

New Zealand faces ‘long shadow’ of Cyclone Gabrielle one year on from disaster

Thousands of homes not safe to live in and recovery slow a year after worst storm to hit country in a century

The Guardian - AU

Long John Baldry helped found the British blues scene, inspired Eric Clapton, discovered Rod Stewart, and gave his name to Elton John: He was also the voice of Sonic The Hedgehog's Dr Ivo Robotnik

A homage to Long John Baldry, a man whose influence on the bands and musicians of the British blues boom made him a pivotal figure in UK music

Louder

“All this new stuff they call rock ’n’ roll, why, I’ve been playing that for years now”: How Sister Rosetta Tharpe kickstarted the British blues-rock explosion – in 1957

Though Muddy Waters is typically credited as the one who first brought snarling American blues-rock guitar to the UK, he was beaten to the punch by a year

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Canada: legal challenges threaten to derail truck blockade leaders’ trial

Trial initially scheduled to last 16 days facing mounting delays amid challenges over the admission of certain evidence

The Guardian - US

Trials of Canadian, U.S. uprising organizers show the limits of protest rights

The trial has begun for two major leaders of the so-called Freedom Convoy that occupied parts of Canada’s capital in early 2022. Two organizers, Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, are charged with mischief, obstructing police, counselling others to commit mischief and intimidation.

The Conversation

Keith Richards and Eric Clapton worshipped her solos, and Elvis idolized her sound: how Sister Rosetta Tharpe became an electric guitar trailblazer

The story of the Gibson-toting guitarist who lit the fire on a six-string revolution that paved the way for rock ’n’ roll

Guitar World

‘We paved the way for the Rolling Stones’: Ottilie Patterson, the forgotten first lady of British blues

She was a standout singer – but crumbled after a brutal marriage and backstreet abortion. Ahead of a new reissue, her peers recall what happened to this singular talent

The Guardian - UK

Grand National 2023: Flamous Clermont wins over the big Aintree fences on opening day

Chris Barber's Famous Clermont, under Will Biddick, won the first race over the big Aintree obstacles at the 2023 Randox Grand National at Aintree Racecourse

Liverpool Echo

Special ‘source’: the secret behind a bestselling veg lasagne

What does it take to make one of the nation’s favourite vegetarian prepared meals? Karen Edwards, author of The Planet-Friendly Kitchen, hears how the the dish is the result of art, science and a lifetime of experience

The Guardian - UK

King, Lich to appear in court as Ottawa police keep clearing anti-mandate protesters

OTTAWA — Pat King, one of the leading figures behind an antigovernment protest on Parliament Hill is set to appear in court today to face charges related to his role in the demonstration.

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Police Arrest Canadian Protest Leaders

Canadian police on Thursday began arresting leaders of the trucker-led protest that has choked the capital's streets for three weeks and provoked the government into calling on rarely used emergency powers. A video posted to the Twitter account for the so-called "Freedom Convoy" showed Tamara Lich, one of the organizers,…

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The latest on protests against COVID-19 measures in Ottawa and beyond

The latest developments on ongoing protests against COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, in Ottawa and various locations across Canada, on Thursday, Feb. 17, 2022. All times eastern:

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