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“I want it to be a celebration of instrumental guitar in all its forms”: Meet Maebe, the British guitarist mashing up prog genres to build his ultimate wall of sound

Combining post-rock soundscapes, wonky math-rock riffs and melodic shred, Maebe’s Michael Astley-Brown is blazing a new instrumental trail

Louder

“At four in the morning, I got a call from David Bowie. He said they needed a guitar player for Iggy Pop’s album”: As right-hand man for everyone from Mark Knopfler to Eric Clapton, ‘Session Man’ Phil Palmer more than earned his nickname

Armed with a Nocaster given to him by his uncle, the Kinks’ Dave Davies, Palmer became a go-to guitarist for some of music’s biggest names, landing an official role in Dire Straits – and narrowly missing out on playing Clapton’s MTV Unplugged set

Guitar World

Liam Gallagher and John Squire of the Stone Roses collaborating on an album? Be still my indie heart

I'm a fairweather indie kid but this has stirred my little shoegazing soul

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Make your guitar sing with this harmony-laden rock arrangement of classic Christmas carol, The First Noël, in the style of Steve Vai and Brian May

Wow the family with this special six-string take on the much-loved choral tune

Guitar World

Kevin Jonas: A Proud Father Preserving Precious Moments with Family

Discover the beauty of family through this heartwarming picture of Kevin Jonas and his children, capturing a moment filled with love and happiness.

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The best Christmas albums of 2023 (and the worst), from Cher to Kate Rusby via Myleene Klass

Everyone tries a Christmas album sooner or later – but which of this year's offerings are any good?

Evening Standard

Blank space: how Taylor Swift – and an aching sense of loss – dominated music in 2023

Away from Swift’s joyous, record-breaking successes, the year’s most acclaimed albums were concerned with death and absence

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"I was always looking for something beautiful to grasp on to": Duff McKagan on love, God, and the truth of punk

Duff McKagan’s Lighthouse album might be a long way from the music he’s best known for with Guns N' Roses, but it still reflects the punk rocker in him

Louder

"As metal staggered to its feet and limped out of the 80s, it was on the cusp of becoming stronger than ever before": How heavy metal got its mojo back

Big hair and bad spandex almost killed any credibility metal had in the 1980s. But metal not only survived, it also came back bigger and stronger than ever

Metal Hammer

The 10 best Keith Moon performances, by Kenney Jones

Kenney Jones replaced the irrepressible Keith Moon in The Who in 1978 – and these are performances by his predecessor he loves the most

Louder

"As an album it's pretty good but as a handbook for Mott's future it's fantastic": Mott The Hoople's All The Young Dudes (50th Anniversary Edition)

Mott The Hoople's David Bowie produced 1972 classic receives the now traditional 50th Anniversary remastered makeover (with bonus tracks)

Louder

How to watch iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2023 online — live stream the Christmas TV special with Cher

ABC is bringing the most epic performances from iHeartRadio’s holiday tour to TV screens. Read here for how to watch iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2023 online from anywhere now.

Tom’s Guide

Janelle Monáe Pulled Off Both a Bold Lip and a Strong Liner Last Night

Her lip-eye-nails combo last night was one for the books.

Marie Claire

Nirvana 'Nevermind' Lawsuit Revived in Appeal Over Cover Art

Legal tides ripple as a court breathes life into a controversial lawsuit over Nirvana's iconic 'Nevermind' cover, reigniting a storm of debate and scrutiny.

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A little Randy Newman for Christmas

A holiday appreciation of America’s greatest living songwriter, a month after his 80th birthday.

Metal Hammer

Bring Me The Horizon’s Oli Sykes posts portion of hyper-heavy new song Kool Aid online

Bring Me The Horizon singer Oli Sykes has released a snippet of new music and teased the titles of three songs on upcoming release Post-Human: Nex Gen

Marie Claire

Nicki Minaj Is Apparently a Swiftie, and Would Collaborate With Taylor Swift “In a Heartbeat”

Minaj sung Swift's praises on social media.

Guitar World

“Eric’s Les Paul gets stolen, and he knows I’ve got the other one. He starts calling me relentlessly. I charged him £200. It’s worth about two million now”: Andy Summers recalls selling Eric Clapton his Gibson Les Paul ‘Burst for a bargain price

After Slowhand‘s legendary Beano ‘Burst was stolen in ‘66, Summers reluctantly sold his own Les Paul to the bluesman for a measly £200

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The Independent UK

Grammy nominee Gracie Abrams makes music that unites strangers — and has Taylor Swift calling

This year has been good to Gracie Abrams

The Guardian - UK

Shane MacGowan remembered by Nick Cave

One songwriter pays tribute to another, an effortlessly talented friend who had ‘a clarity of soul of the purest kind’

The Guardian - UK

The 50 best albums of 2023, No 2 – Young Fathers: Heavy Heavy

Young Fathers’ fearless musical vision, packing together ideas that shouldn’t work together in ways that absolutely do, results in a triumphant fourth album

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ARMNHMR: "Minimal Audio's Rift and Xfer's Serum are by far the most-used plugins in our toolbox"

Joseph Chung and Joseph Abella’s fusion of dubstep, trance and techno has found favour with millions of listeners globally

The Independent UK

Why ‘Last Christmas’ annoyed George Michael

Singer, who died on Christmas Day in 2016, was always ‘slightly upset’ by the song, according to his former manager

The Independent UK

BBC urged to drop UK Eurovision entrant Olly Alexander for accusing Israel of being ‘apartheid state’

UK’s Eurovision 2024 entry signed letter criticising ‘Zionist propaganda’ amid Israel’s war with Hamas

Guitar World

“Whenever people visited my house and saw the guitar, their faces would light up”: Guitar gifted to Jason Becker by Eddie Van Halen sells for $110,000 at auction

Becker was happy to part ways with the instrument to pay for his ongoing ALS care and hopes it goes to someone who will “love and appreciate it as much as I do”

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