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“My tech said, ‘This bass looks tiny on you.’ I lowered the strap so it would look cooler. You have to throw your whole body into it”: Bought from grunge icons and stolen before Soundgarden reunited – the story of Ben Shepherd’s 1972 Fender Jazz Bass

Shepherd was robbed of all his music gear in 2008 just as he was about to mix his first solo album

Guitar World

Katseye’s Manon Bannerman taking ‘temporary hiatus’ to focus on wellbeing

The six-member girl group, known for songs such as Touch and Gnarly, was formed in 2023 on the rigorous competition show The Debut: Dream Academy.

Evening Standard

“I just had decidedly hated Stratocasters, Les Pauls, any of the common instruments that you see everybody use”: How Jack White found his own voice by seeking out a different kind of guitar

Silvertone, Airline, Kay... Jack White's formative tastes in electric guitars gave him a sound that he wouldn't have found if he'd chosen a more orthodox instrument

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“This could be one of the biggest steps forward in passive pickup design in years”: All the guitar gear that has caught my eye this week – including the most metal Jackson yet

A full-circle signature for Gary Clark Jr., as well as a potentially game-changing innovation from 3rd Power, headline this week's round-up

Guitar World

I'm Gen Z and I love that CDs are making a comeback — I got my first CD player since 2006 and it beats streaming in 3 ways

I've got three reasons why CDs beat music streaming, although I'll admit, it's not for everyone.

Tom’s Guide

“I think I have 11 counts of breaking and entering on my criminal record": How Nickelback's nostalgic Photograph spawned a flood of memes and the unwanted attention from a soon-to-be-impeached American President

This 2005 Nickelback hit single just won't go away, so you may as well read about it

Louder

Emmylou Harris: ‘It’s a lot harder, isn’t it, to just live a long life?’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: As the country music titan prepares for her final European performances, she speaks to Louis Chilton about life, mortality, and being part of the ‘greatest era’ of music

The Independent UK

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“I completely understand why people would hope for that. The music we created together means a great deal to me too”: Journey fans think legendary singer Steve Perry is going to rejoin his former band on their farewell tour – but he’s having none of it

Steve Perry responds to rumours that he’ll be rejoining Journey for their final tour

Louder

Steve Perry debunks rumors of rejoining Journey

The ‘Don't Stop Believin’’ singer says he’s ‘continuing to explore new creative work’

The Independent UK

Charli XCX gets hat trick of number ones as Sam Fender scores first chart topper

Wuthering Heights is the companion album to the Emerald Fennell movie, while Fender’s Rein Me In is his first singles number one.

Evening Standard

Cas Smith obituary

Other lives: Folk music enthusiast who loved finding and supporting new bands

The Guardian - UK

“Joe Satriani said,‘Every time I do an album, I feel like the first song I have to prove that I can play guitar’”: Why Paul Gilbert thinks it’s important to practice restraint when it comes to shredding

Every guitarist plays with a point to prove, he says, but we shouldn’t always be playing in fifth gear

Guitar World

"Honestly, I didn’t want it on the record. It was unfinished." The surprising story behind the Deftones song the band hate, the fans weren't sure about and yet became one of their biggest hits

Its video is iconic and its impact undeniable, but this Deftones classic has a slightly confused legacy

Metal Hammer

Ken Peplowski obituary

Jazz musician whose virtuosic abilities with the clarinet and tenor saxophone straddled traditional and modern jazz

The Guardian - UK

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“This is a bass guitar that’s going to stir up quite a lot of interest among fans and collectors”: The bass used to record The Specials' gloomy political anthem, Ghost Town, is headed to auction

The Fender Precision was also used in Horace Panter’s supergroup with members of The Clash and Dexy’s Midnight Runners

Evening Standard

David and Victoria Beckham lead tributes to son Cruz as he turns 21 - while Brooklyn stays silent

Meanwhile, Brooklyn has been spotted at a food festival in Miami which costs £200 a ticket

MusicRadar

How Alan Braxe and Fred Falke made an all-time house classic with just a sampler and a bass guitar: “When we did this 25 years ago, it felt like we had no clue of what we were doing”

Watch the French house icons recreate their classic track Intro in the studio

Evening Standard

Taylor Swift’s The Life Of A Showgirl named best-selling album globally in 2025

Her 12th studio album topped the IFPI’s general albums chart, sales chart for physical releases and paid downloads, and vinyl sales chart.

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“Tony said, ‘Hey, you’re singing flat.’ My dad got really pissed off”: Jack Osbourne says a heated moment during soundcheck before Black Sabbath’s farewell show revealed everything about Tony Iommi and Ozzy’s relationship

Jack Osbourne says everyone needs a friend like Iommi was to Ozzy

Metal Hammer

"He's singing and screaming his guts out in the middle of the field. I can't understand a word he's saying but I feel every syllable of it." This is what it's like at Thailand's biggest metal festival, Rock Alarm

From mosh-driven dust clouds and 36 degree heat to frighteningly cheap buckets of rum, here's what went down at Thailand's premier rock and metal event

The Independent UK

Dave Grohl on Foo Fighters after Taylor Hawkins: ‘Continuing was complicated’

Hawkins, the former Foo Fighters drummer, died suddenly in 2022 aged 50

Guitar World

“It sounded perfect, man… like a gift from on high”: Is Slash's no. 1 Les Paul – which isn’t a Gibson – set for a Gibson reboot?

Slash’s Kris Derrig ’59 Les Paul has been his go-to recording guitar since Appetite for Destruction. And it sure looks like a Murphy Lab replica is on the cards

Marie Claire

Wait – Is Taylor Swift Actually Performing at the Brits This Year?

MusicRadar

“One of the greatest national anthems ever”: How Charlie Puth used jazz harmony to “pull off something pretty spectacular” at the Super Bowl - and send online music theory educators into a frenzy

“I have the whole arrangement in my head," said Puth in an interview prior to the performance. "I musically know where I’m going with it”

Guitar World

“We've finally ‘put a ring on it’”: Volbeat confirm new lead guitarist nearly three years after Rob Caggiano’s departure

The guitarist’s stand-in replacement has got the gig full-time after several tours and recording contributions

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