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“I just couldn’t believe I was gonna be on a George Harrison record. He’d been listening to what the T-Birds had been doing”: Jimmie Vaughan on longevity, Strats and recording the Porky’s Revenge soundtrack – with a Beatle

A new Fabulous Thunderbirds box set is bursting with powerful stuff by Jimmie Vaughan & Co. – including an entire unreleased album from 1978. Here, Vaughan talks T-Birds and Strats and Fender amps, and tells us what flips his switch

Guitar World

“If you got the Ibanez catalog that year, it was Reb Beach, Steve Vai and Joe Satriani on the first three pages. They said, ‘Whatever shape you want’”: Reb Beach on the story of his ’90s Ibanez signature guitar – and the mystery behind its sequel

The year is 1990 and Reb Beach is on the cover of Guitar World with his Ibanez WRB-3, a super-cool weird shape electric. But what happened to the WRB-1?

Guitar World

“I know how much both the band and the fans will be wanting to see him back up there where he belongs”: Why Mick Box is missing Uriah Heep's farewell shows

His stand-in has the founding member’s blessing, but is left joking about “existential panic” and “very big boots” to fill

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Styles guide: is Harry’s album Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally. grammatically correct?

The follow-up to 2022’s Harry’s House boasts an esoteric title – but experts say ambiguity might be the goal

The Guardian - US

“Whether it’s mounted on your pedalboard or standing at the heart of your shrine, this pedal is a torch held high for rock ’n’ roll”: Jim Dunlop drops an Iron Maiden Killers edition of its Cry Baby wah

Emblazoned with the album’s unmistakable art, the pedal celebrates the band’s gritty beginnings

Guitar World

Tems: ‘I don't want to be idolised, but if people idolise me, I can't help it'

As she conquers the UK charts, Nigerian megastar Tems talks about working with Rihanna, amplifying the voices of African women and flying the flag for real music

Evening Standard

"He's been scoring moments of our culture for decades, and that wisdom hits different when it meets the now”: Chuck D and John Densmore have made a concept album about ageing

No Country For Old Men by doPE is out in April

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Who Is Harry Styles Now — and Why 'Aperture' Signals His Most Intentional Era Yet

Harry Styles returns with 'Aperture', his first single in four years, marking a new creative era ahead of his fourth album 'Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally'.

International Business Times UK

K-pop supergroup BTS set to trigger US economic boom with tour: ‘Every stop is going to see a boost’

As the band prepares to tour, economists say pent-up global demand could reshape how concerts boost city economies

The Guardian - US

"They got all these Iron Maiden and Ozzy Osbourne albums and burned them…then ran away because they were scared." Car crashes, Satanism and 28 Years Later: the story behind Iron Maiden's classic anthem The Number Of The Beast

From ominous omens to a horror film that got everyone talking, the legacy of The Number of The Beast is bigger than ever

Metal Hammer

What Is the 'Songwriters Hall of Fame' — and Why Taylor Swift's Induction Is Historic

What is the 'Songwriters Hall of Fame' and why Taylor Swift's 2026 induction feels historic — and emotional — for fans who grew up with her songwriting.

International Business Times UK

“Give the average guitar player the chance to own my live rig. The tone worth $100,000s”: Billy Corgan has shrunk his Smashing Pumpkins rig into a Laney pedal amp – and he tested it in front of 60,000 My Chemical Romance fans

When Corgan walked onstage with My Chemical Romance at Soldier Field stadium, he didn’t bring his guitar rig. He plugged into the Laney Supergrace and nothing else

Guitar World

"I've loved it and hated it, loved it and hated it": The story of the breakthrough hit its writer doesn't want to talk about ever again

Drink cider from a lemon? Grant Nicholas reveals the real inspiration behind Feeder's hit single Buck Rogers

Louder

Greatest hits record becomes first album in US history to sell over 40 million units

Michael Jackson's ‘Thriller’ holds the second spot

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The Guardian - UK

You be the judge: should my husband stop quoting song lyrics during serious conversations?

Randy thinks throwing in a line or two lightens the mood. Taylor says it’s an avoidance tactic. You decide who’s out of tune

Metal Hammer

"We all had that feeling that nobody had ever heard anything like this before": How Iron Maiden got their man and made the album that sent them stratospheric

An exclusive extract from Iron Maiden – Infinite Dreams: The Official Visual History

The Guardian - UK

Thursday news quiz: Farage breaking rules and a cow that uses tools

Test yourself on topical news trivia, pop culture and general knowledge every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - AU

Tenacious D will return: Jack Black and Kyle Gass ‘hashed it out’ after Trump joke controversy

The band went on hiatus after outrage over onstage joke in 2024, but Gass confirms the band will return, saying ‘It was hard. It is like a marriage’

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The Independent UK

Louis Tomlinson review, How Did I Get Here? – His most confident album yet

3/5 Boyband graduate throws empathetic heart into songs about love, identity and loss

MusicRadar

“It’s beyond analogue vs digital – it’s even beyond electronics”: Korg opens pre-orders for experimental Phase8 eight-voice "acoustic synthesizer"

NAMM 2026: The unconventional Phase8 brings together acoustic sound generation with electronic control via synth-style sequencing and modulation

Louder

"We are monitoring Mick's progress daily": Uriah Heep founder Mick Box to miss dates on farewell tour after falling ill

Mick Box will miss his first Uriah Heep shows since 1969: Stand-in guitarist announced

The Independent UK

How Duckwrth's imaginary Grammy button led to a real Grammy nomination

Duckwrth manifested a Grammy nomination for his album “All American F—Boy.”

Evening Standard

Cruz Beckham’s debut show sells out in minutes as fans accuse Brooklyn of overshadowing moment

The musician, who performs with his indie rock band Cruz Beckham and The Breakers, will play London in March

Guitar World

“James Brown always said, ‘I’m the most humble man out there – and Kool, that guy’s number two to me’”: Kool & The Gang’s Robert Bell on how he laid down three top 10s in a single session –and became one of the most sampled artists in history

The funk masters’ only surviving original member explains the humble beginnings of most of their hits, how they put them together and why he isn’t going back to big rigs even if everyone else is

Guitar World

“He would always show me this really horrible Stratocaster that had nine pickups on it”: The Cribs' Ryan Jarman explains why a guitar swap with Johnny Marr didn't work out

When Marr briefly joined the band, the two guitarists jokingly agreed to a guitar swap – only for Jarman to realize he would have gotten the short end of the stick

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