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“Some riffs just have that big swing to them. You can definitely hear that in the first Van Halen album”: How Wolfgang Van Halen created a new song with echoes of classic VH – and Peter Gabriel’s Sledgehammer

"It’s very much the kind of idea that mixes heaviness with funkiness”

MusicRadar

Taylor Swift reveals she surprised her record label with ‘The Life of a Showgirl’

Pop star said keeping the album a secret was possible thanks to her close friends who ‘do not snitch’

The Independent UK

“If you strip away the images you could put us beside King Crimson. The musicality and ambition would fit. But for us it’s 50 per cent about music, 50 per cent about hair”: Sparks’ commitment to silliness is very prog indeed

Ron Mael (the operatic one) and Russell Mael (the staring one) never discussed being different; but as LA brothers inspired by British prog and glam, they always were. They only rule they made was: “Shake up the universe”

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One Direction Fans Are In Their Feelings After Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson’s Netflix Series Is Announced

Cue “History” by 1D.

Cinemablend

Taylor Swift hails ‘phenomenal’ Welsh fans saying they are ‘on another level’

The 35-year-old was speaking after the release of her 12th studio album The Life Of A Showgirl on Friday.

Evening Standard

Robbie Williams cancels his final show of world tour due to ‘public safety’

Williams began the tour in May, performing in cities including London, Amsterdam, Berlin, Helsinki and Athens

The Independent UK

"While this chapter has come to a close, this is by no means the end of my path as a musician." Modern metal heavyweights Trivium abruptly part ways with drummer Alex Bent

Drummer of 9 years splits with Trivium hours before Aftershock Festival show – Sepultura's Greyson Nekrutman steps in

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Robbie Williams cancels final show of tour in the 'interests of public safety'

Robbie Williams, 51, was scheduled to perform at Istanbul’s Ataköy Marina on Tuesday, October 7

Evening Standard

Robbie Williams cancels final show of tour ‘in the interests of public safety’

Williams was due to perform at Atakoy Marina in Istanbul, Turkey, on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

Taylor Swift Explained The Meaning Behind Her Song ‘Opalite’ And How It Connects To Her Fiancé

"Now the sky is opalite."

Cinemablend

“Not Really A Showgirl”: Disappointed Fans Say Taylor Swift’s New Album Doesn’t Live Up To Expectations

“Taylor Swift is popping right now."

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“I couldn't afford a real bass guitar, so I just tuned the strings down on a Telecaster”: How Geezer Butler went from playing bass on a guitar to the ominous riff that defined one of Black Sabbath’s darkest moments

Geezer Butler’s iconic bassline announces this tune from the classic 1970 LP Paranoid

Guitar World

I Spotted A Few Travis Kelce-Related Easter Eggs In Taylor Swift’s Life Of A Showgirl Release Party, And I Need To Talk About Them

"Keep it 100 on the land, the sea, the sky."

Cinemablend

Taylor Swift's 'Release Party of a Showgirl' Gucci Shirt Has a Low-Key Travis Kelce Connection

The shirt is a deep pull from Swift's closet that she first wore to a 'Reputation Tour' meet and greet in 2018.

Marie Claire

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“Let me just put this record on and clear the room! Or play it to a girlfriend and then wonder why she threw herself out the window”: Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson on the cult prog rock mavericks who inspired him – but were too out-there to be successful

They played a gig at Bruce Dickinson’s school when he was 15 years old

Guitar World

“John Bonham and I would push the tempo and play it ridiculously fast for minutes on end while Page wailed away on the guitar”: John Paul Jones wasn't married to a single bass technique, but for these Led Zeppelin classics, one finger was all he needed

Using just the index finger may not seem like the most “efficient” way to play, the low-end legend wrote in his GW column, but he loved the consistent attack and dynamic control that he got from using one finger

Marie Claire

Taylor Swift’s New Album Has Just Sparked a Surprising Travel Trend

MusicRadar

“If the labels don’t start taking care of songwriters, there won’t be any anymore... I’m very, very scared for this next generation of writers”: Justin Tranter fires warning shot over the plight of songwriters

He says songwriters have lost out at the expense of streaming platforms

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“Every time I would play it for somebody, they’d be like ‘Wow.’ It’s one of his classics”: Mariah Carey is miffed that her Michael Jackson duet is still unreleased

“There is an issue with his estate,” she says

International Business Times UK

Taylor Swift's Lyrical Spark Fades as Fans Question Her Talent After Joe Alwyn Split

Taylor Swift's latest album The Life of a Showgirl is under fire from fans, who question her songwriting and wonder if ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn was the hidden genius behind her lyrical peak.

International Business Times UK

Taylor Swift Gives Travis Kelce's Garden Proposal a '10 Out of 10' in Rare Interview

Taylor Swift reveals intimate details of Travis Kelce's romantic garden proposal, calling it a '10 out of 10,' and shares how the NFL star designed her engagement ring in secret.

International Business Times UK

Taylor Swift's Midnight Album Drop Backfires As Fans Slam 'Porn-Parody' Level Lyrics — Here's Why It's Going Viral

Taylor Swift's new album 'The Life of a Showgirl' is facing brutal backlash, with fans slamming its 'porn-parody' lyrics and calling it her most disappointing project yet. Here's why it's gone viral for all the wrong reasons.

International Business Times UK

Flirty Stage Moment Puts Guitarist Maggie Baugh in Centre of Keith Urban–Nicole Kidman Split

Country star Keith Urban's split from Nicole Kidman takes a dramatic twist as rising guitarist Maggie Baugh is linked to the breakup. Inside the flirty stage moment that set Nashville buzzing.

International Business Times UK

'His Love Was the Key That Opened My Thighs': Taylor Swift Leaves Nothing to the Imagination in New Song 'Wood' About Fiancé Travis Kelce

Taylor Swift's new song 'Wood' is her most controversial yet. Dive into the explicit lyrics, the Travis Kelce connection, and the fan frenzy surrounding her latest hit.

MusicRadar

“Along with Journey, REO Speedwagon and Foreigner, we’d been lumped-in with the whole Corporate Rawk thing. We weren’t ‘cool’": Steve Porcaro on the rise, fall and resurgence of Toto, working with Michael Jackson and his new solo album

"Yacht Rock! When I first heard that phrase, I groaned. But then I thought, ‘Who cares what it’s called? If it keeps people listening to some great music, I’m happy!'"

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