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10 times major metal stars cameoed in music videos

Lemmy, Ozzy Osbourne and Dave Grohl have all made music videos 10 times better just by showing up

Metal Hammer

Peter Gabriel review, i/o: A sublime and long-awaited return

Like rock’s answer to David Attenborough, he immerses himself in the natural world

The Independent UK

The Pogues vocalist and songwriter Shane MacGowan has died, aged 65

The legend of Irish music passed away after a long illness

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Shane MacGowan death: The Pogues' Fairytale of New York favourite for Christmas number one

Calls for fans to send song to the top of the charts as a tribute

Evening Standard

Shane MacGowan obituary

Lead singer and masterful songwriter for the Pogues who brought punk style and attitude to Irish folk music

The Guardian - UK

What is encephalitis? Viral illness Shane MacGowan was diagnosed with that swells brain

Encephalitis is an uncommon but serious condition in which the brain becomes inflamed or swollen

The Independent UK

"A shared musical magic is rekindled." Julianne Regan and Tim Bricheno release teaser for new single

Former All About Eve pair Regan and Bricheno will release a new album in 2024

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Shane MacGowan: Laureate Of Lowlife Folk-punk

Shane MacGowan, the singer-songwriter who fronted Celtic folk-punk band The Pogues, was a booze-fuelled bard who performed defiant ballads of the downtrodden and doomed.

International Business Times

The Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan dies aged 65

Tributes pour in for Irish singer-songwriter after his wife announces his death on Instagram

Evening Standard

Shane MacGowan: the poet-musician of dereliction who became a mythic figure

The former Pogues frontman created, for a brief period, songs of incisive beauty before addiction led to his ejection from the band, although his genius shone once more with the Popes

The Guardian - UK

Pogues singer Shane MacGowan has died aged 65

Shane MacGowan, bandleader of iconic punk group The Pogues, has died aged 65, his wife confirms

Louder

Shane MacGowan: The Pogues singer dies aged 65

Tributes pour in for Irish singer-songwriter after his wife announces his death on Instagram

Evening Standard

Shane MacGowan, shy and complex genius behind The Pogues, dies aged 65

Musician had just returned home to be with his wife, Victoria Mary Clarke, after a lengthy stay in hospital

The Independent UK

Shane MacGowan: a timeless voice for Ireland’s diaspora in England

During a concert in Dublin in 2022, Bob Dylan paused between songs to pay tribute to another singer-songwriter who was in attendance that night. “I want to say hello to Shane MacGowan”, said Dylan, praising MacGowan as one of his “favourite artists”.

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The Guardian - UK

Peter Gabriel: i/o review – a beautiful comeback three decades in the making

The legendary prog turned pop star started work on his new album in the mid-90s and has drip-fed its songs to fans, but it is anything but disjointed

The National (Scotland)

Legendary Fairytale of New York singer Shane MacGowan dead at 65

The Pogues singer Shane MacGowan has passed away at the age of 65.

The Guardian - UK

Shane MacGowan, Pogues songwriter and Irish music legend, dies aged 65

One of the all-time great bandleaders and writer of Christmas classic Fairytale of New York, MacGowan invigorated rock with the power of Irish folk music

MusicRadar

Show Us Your Studio #14: "If I ever have to leave in a hurry, the Neumann U67 is getting packed instead of my Les Paul Gold Top!"

Ian Cohen's home studio features a custom-designed lighting set-up that transforms the space into a "sonic fantasy world"

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Guitar World

“The guitar riff is dying out”: New survey suggests the ‘majority’ of music fans believe the riff is on its way out

A new research piece has concluded the humble riff may be on its deathbed – and identified Prince's Purple Rain as the second greatest riff of all time

Marie Claire

Lenny Kravitz Is a Total Swiftie: "Taylor's So Down to Earth and Giving"

She so is!!!

Guitar World

“It’s hard to deliver a gig to a chest of drawers in your bedroom. You worry about technique, then the recording can sound clinical”: How British acoustic great Clive Carroll tackled John Renbourn classics – and the psychological hurdles of home recording

Carroll’s new double-album, The Abbott, sees him perform the late John Renbourn’s work – he explains why and how he did it, and offers an in-depth guide to performing Renbourn’s masterpieces

The Guardian - UK

‘A reminder that life has to be lived’: the lyrics that got us through 2023

A new Youth Music survey said that 93% of young people use lyrics as a therapeutic tool for mental health. Our writers share the lines they kept close this year

The Guardian - UK

‘The ultimate betrayal’: more details emerge in Hall & Oates lawsuit

In court filing, Daryl Hall alleges ‘surreptitious’ plan by John Oates to sell song catalogue, with Oates calling the claims ‘inflammatory, outlandish, and inaccurate’

Guitar World

Reach further on the fretboard and expand your playing possibilities with these guitar finger stretching exercises

Reduce pain and increase your vocabulary of chords and techniques with this Andy Summers and Allan Holdsworth-inspired lesson – just be sure to warm up first

Marie Claire

Jack Antonoff Divulged That Taylor Swift Wrote "You're Losing Me" in 2021, And Swifties Are ~Losing~ Their Damn Minds

She and Joe Alwyn didn't officially break up until 2023.

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