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“I said, ‘Merle, do you remember this?’ and I played him his song Sweet Bunch of Daisies. He said, ‘I remember it. I've never heard it played that good’”: When Roy Clark met his guitar hero

Speaking to Guitar World in 1984, Clark painted a picture of a master musician who nonetheless remained incredibly humble despite his success, and the massive shadow he cast over country (not to mention folk and bluegrass) guitar playing

Guitar World

“I feel like I’ve woken up from a coma”: how With Teeth brought Trent Reznor back from the brink and revitalised Nine Inch Nails’ career

The record that got the industrial-rock titans back on track turns 20 in May. Here's the story of its creation.

Louder

Kneecap US tour dates still scheduled amid new visa process

Rap trio Kneecap is in the process of securing a new sponsor for renewed US visas ahead of its sell-out October tour in North America.

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“I asked Marcus to sing on it. As amazing as he is on bass, I think he’s underrated as a vocalist”: Having earned lofty status in bass-hero circles,Marcus Miller lent his vocal chops to Hadrien Feraud’s solo album

Hadrien Feraud offers a track-by-track guide to his 2015 solo album, Born in the ’80s

Guitar World

Gallagher brothers perform together for first time in 16 years in London members’ club

Noel and Liam believed to have filmed promo video at Mildmay Club in Newington Green ahead of summer’s sold-out Oasis tour

The Guardian - UK

Lana Del Rey sings ‘I kissed Morgan Wallen’ during festival performance

US artist reportedly sparked a wild reaction from her audience as she performed the song for the first time

The Independent UK

Noel and Liam Gallagher ‘perform secret set in London’

Secret performance was apparently filmed for a promotional film, which is set to be released ahead of the band’s massive reunion tour

The Independent UK

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Watch UK electronic artist Lawrence Hart build a track from scratch in his hardware-stuffed studio

The Domino-signed producer walks us through the workflow behind his debut album, Come In Out the Rain

MusicRadar

UK Eurovision hopefuls Remember Monday ready for unforgettable contest debut

The trio, Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele, are bringing their track What The Hell Just Happened? to the Eurovision stage on May 17

Evening Standard

Bruce Springsteen's new track shows why music and hi-fi can be a love, hate relationship

If it is recorded badly, it is not going to get you dancing in the dark, even on a decent hi-fi system

What Hi-Fi?

“Fidel Castro hadn’t decided if it was going to work for him or not”: the time Audioslave made a historic visit to Cuba and got the green light from Castro himself

The rock supergroup became the first US band to play an open-air concert in the country in 2005, wowing Havana with the most epic show of their career

Louder

The end of the Vietnam War was also a turning point for protest songs

The departure in 1975 of the last Americans from Vietnam didn't only end a tragic chapter in the history of the two countries

The Independent UK

"They said, 'We don't have a direction yet, but you got the gig!' I said, 'Well, let me think about it'": Yngwie Malmsteen on why he turned down UFO

The two offers came in the space of 24 hours as the bands looked to forge their next chapters with the Swedish virtuoso by their side

Guitar World

York Minster hosts controversial metal concert as threatened protests fail to materialise

Cheering crowd at 800-year-old cathedral enjoy Plague of Angels gig, which had been branded an ‘outright insult’

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“He seems to access a different part of his vast library of music genre from the jukebox-in-his-head! This album is a round-the-world musical trip”: Joe Bonamassa announces new album, Breakthrough – listen to the title-track now

Is this a new direction for Bonamassa or an expansion of his style? Breakthrough drops on 18 July

Louder

"He can’t wait. None of us can wait.” Oasis start rehearsals next month for their sold-out world tour and Noel Gallagher says he and Liam are mad for it

The Gallagher brothers are hanging out again, as the countdown to their Oasis Live '25 world tour continues

Evening Standard

Taylor Swift returns to the top of the UK albums chart

In the singles chart Alex Warren’s Ordinary extended its run at the number one to six weeks.

The Independent UK

Jensen McRae makes authentic folk-pop the internet can't resist

California-raised singer-songwriter Jensen McRae makes folk-pop the internet adores

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"There had to be some sort of telepathy going on because I've never seen spontaneous inspiration happen at that level”: The genius of Eric Clapton's controversial masterpiece, Layla

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"I said, ‘What’s that?!’ He looked at me strange and said, ‘We’re line checking. We’ll be gone in five minutes’. I said, ‘You won’t - meet me in that room in 10 minutes’": How a happy synth accident inspired a US number 1 single for Terence Trent D’Arby

“I heard this drone. An engineer, Sean Oliver, he had taken the DX7 keyboard and he had just pushed the pitchbend wheel back and forth”

Louder

The new Yungblud single is basically The Streets meets Blur meets Oasis: watch the entertainingly lairy Britpop-influenced video for Lovesick Lullaby now

Yungblud shares second single from his forthcoming fourth album, Idol

The National (Scotland)

Amy Macdonald surprises crowd with pop-up gig in Glasgow city centre

The singer from Bishopbriggs delighted a packed-out crowd of hundreds in Princes Square.

The National (Scotland)

Del Amitri member among musicians to celebrate historic halls centenary

A MEMBER from the famous Scottish indie band Del Amitri will perform alongside a host of other musicians at a centenary celebration of a culturally…

Guitar World

“I loved working with David Gilmour… but that was an uneasy collaboration”: Pete Townshend admits he’s not a natural collaborator – even with bandmates and fellow guitar heroes

That said, the Who guitarist did recently collaborate with an up-and-coming singer-songwriter...

Guitar World

“You’ve gotta lose the fuss. You grab the new guitar, you scratch it. Grab the key right away": Kiko Loureiro on why players shouldn’t be too precious about their guitars

The shredder says if a guitar looks pristine, it isn’t being played enough

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