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"He was selling guitars to raise ready cash to buy dope": The real story of the show that brought Eric Clapton back from the brink

By mid-1971 Eric Clapton was a recluse with a heroin habit, until friends including Pete Townshend and George Harrison intervened to save his life

Louder

Influential rock guitarist Jeff Beck dies at 78, family says

Jeff Beck, the influential, genre-bending English guitarist who rose to fame with The Yardbirds before later embarking on a solo career, has died at the age of 78, his family announced on social media on Wednesday.

Reuters

Jeff Beck, guitar god who influenced generations, dies at 78

A guitar virtuoso who pushed the boundaries of blues, jazz and rock ‘n’ roll, Jeff Beck has died

The Independent UK

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Jen Cloher, DMA’s and Marcus Whale: Australia’s best new music for January

Each month our critics pick 20 new songs for our Spotify playlist. Read about 10 of our favourites here – and subscribe on Spotify, which updates with the full list at the start of each month

The Guardian - AU

Please don't forget the unknown reindeer

As we hurtle into the festive season we will be hearing a lot of familiar songs associated with this time of the year. However, it's probably true that most of us can't remember more than a few lines of a song and even then don't get the words right.

Bangkok Post

How a Hello Kitty guitar became the hottest Stratocaster

Novelty guitars emblazoned with the face of the cartoon cat are now changing hands for $1,000 thanks to ‘post-punk irony’

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: the real story behind Jimi Hendrix’s critically panned flop

Chuck Wein’s documentary revisits Hendrix’s doomed concerts in Maui. Plus: Stormzy and Kate Hudson join Wossy. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

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The Guide #62: The best music, TV and film still to come in 2022

In this week’s newsletter: From SZA to I Hate Suzie Too – though we may be a month from Christmas the culture calendar isn’t empty just yet

The Guardian - UK

‘I sound like Lee Marvin when I sing’: Jo Whiley’s honest playlist

The radio DJ secretly hates Jimi Hendrix, and loves disco and music from old westerns. But how did Ned’s Atomic Dustbin change her life?

The Guardian - UK

Lost cat reunited with family six years after jumping out of window - 'it's incredible'

Joanna Farmer and her husband Nik searched for pet cat Jimi Hendrix since August 2016 when he escaped from a friend's open window in Torquay, and they've now been reunited with the feline after six years

Daily Mirror

Former florist recreates cultural figures using buttons, brooches and beads

Joanne O’Neill has made around 20 pieces of button art, including recreations of David Bowie and Frida Kahlo.

The Independent UK

Chicago: ‘It’s tough to get us to not show up on stage’

In a new documentary The Last Band on Stage, the band talk about touring for 55 years and how Covid affected their plans

The Guardian - US

From Jimi Hendrix to The Charlatans - New Century's stunning new concert hall is looking to the future

The venue opens its doors next week

Manchester Evening News

Blue Plaque unveiled at the site of Newcastle's legendary former Club a'Gogo

The Club a'Gogo located on the second floor of Newcastle's Handyside Arcade attracted some of popular music's biggest up-and-coming acts between 1962 and 1968

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Irish Mirror

Electric Picnic 2022: Line-up, stage times, directions, parking, tickets, what to bring, where to charge phone and more

After a three year hiatus due to covid, the wait is finally over and it is time to get packed up to hit the road to Stradbally.

The Guardian - UK

‘Jimi Hendrix and Black Sabbath blew my mind’: Robert Patrick’s honest playlist

The Terminator 2 actor is a friend of Arnold Schwarzenegger and a big fan of Frank Sinatra – but which band did his rock-star brother play with?

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: Is it cool to live here now?

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Manchester Evening News

'Jimi Hendrix, the Beatles, Cilla Black, and Tommy Cooper - Fascinating posters made in Manchester show the iconic musicians who played in UK venues in the 1960s

"The designs are as eye-catching today as they would have been then and are incredible examples of both the craft of printing and of the colours and vivacity of the late 1960s."

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The Independent UK

23 of the funniest misheard song lyrics, from Adele to Foo Fighters

‘Hold me closer, Tony Danza?’ Ellie Harrison rounds up of all the words people tend to mishear in famous songs

USA Today Sports Media Group

Where Mets’ Edwin Diaz’s amazin’ entrance music ranks on the top all-time best MLB closer entrance songs

Is there anything better than Mr. Met playing the trumpet?

The Independent UK

Bob Dylan and Eurythmics albums get blue vinyl release in aid of Unicef

Annie Lennox said she was ‘delighted’ to be involved in the project.

WEKU

Music industry titan Mo Ostin who worked with Sinatra, Hendrix and Prince dies at 95

Ostin signed deals with major pop and rock talent over the decades, including Joni Mitchell, Fleetwood Mac and R.E.M. He said the industry didn't have to prioritize sales over artistic freedom.

Los Angeles Times

Mo Ostin, executive who transformed Warner Bros. into revered record label, dies at 95

LOS ANGELES — Mo Ostin, the music executive who helped transform Warner Bros. Records into one of the most admired music labels in the world and who earned respect and lasting allegiance from musicians from Los Angeles to London for his artist-friendly philosophy, died on Sunday. He was 95.

The Walrus

How Canada’s Bob Dylan Ended up a Taxi Driver

Poet and songwriter Bill Hawkins rubbed elbows with Joni Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix, and other stars. Why didn’t he become one himself?

The Independent UK

Mo Ostin, longtime Warner records chairman, dies at 95

Mo Ostin, a self-effacing giant of the music business who with rare integrity presided over Warner Bros

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