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Dave at the O2: Inspirational vulnerability at huge homecoming show

4/5 Dave opened his O2 residency with an inspired set that touched hearts, rocked out and featured a winning cameo from James Blake

Evening Standard

“We played it at CBGB’s. The label guy said, ‘That’s a single.’ We said, ‘Oh, no... That’s not going on the album. That’s a joke song!’” It was nothing more than a throwaway jam – then they were playing it at the Grammys in tuxedos

In the annals of ’90s alt-rock one-off hits, few were more improbable than Liar, the snarky funk-metal jam that brought hardcore heavyweight Henry Rollins and his band onto mainstream radio, and to music's biggest stage

Guitar World

Harry Styles Has Opened Up About Who Carla Is From New Track, ‘Carla’s Song’

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“When I first met George I was just speechless. But when we started playing, he gave no direction. He liked the way I played, and I would just be myself”: Robben Ford on what it was like working with a Beatle at the age of 22

By his own admission, Ford was “green” when he was called into play on George Harrison’s Dark Horse but there was no pressure to be anything other than himself

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“He goes, ‘The audition is in Nashville tomorrow. Here’s 45 songs you’ve got to know by then’”: Her manager didn’t like him. But Doug Pettibone grinded to land his dream gig with Lucinda Williams

Pettibone cut his teeth playing with Jewel and Tracy Chapman – but when he heard Williams was looking for a new guitarist, he knew he had to get the spot

Guitar World

"I had a lovely chat with Princess Anne about my career and touring. She was quite genned up." Graham Gouldman on royal approval and the chances of 10cc's original lineup reuniting

10cc's remaining founder member Graham Gouldman is touring with the band and solo this year

Louder

"She steps in the room with us, a rock'n'roll band that's fronted by a guy she adores": How a song from Tom Petty's reject pile unwittingly became the massive hit single that launched a Fleetwood Mac icon's solo career

Unhappy with Fleetwood Mac's Tusk album, Stevie Nicks gravitated towards a band whose music she preferred

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Harry Styles review – Netflix concert is a communal love-in with some big pop moments

Recorded for the streaming giant, this performance wrestles songs from the star’s new album into more interesting shapes

The Guardian - AU

Harry Styles review, Co-op Live Manchester: Controlled disco-pop of Kiss All the Time takes on new dimensions

4/5 The pop star’s filmed show ‘Harry Styles. One Night in Manchester’ takes the screaming audience – and soon Netflix viewers – inside the club to celebrate his sultry new album

The Independent UK

New rules for big free gigs after Amyl cancellation

After one of Australia's favourite free music venues cancelled an Amyl and the Sniffers gig, it has spelled out how it will cope with future big-name acts.

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Peter Millson obituary

Other lives: Musician who co-founded the Jazz Butcher band and recorded five solo albums

The Guardian - UK

The holy grail of '90s post-hardcore, Fugazi's fabled In On The Kill Taker sessions with Steve Albini, has finally been released 34 years after being shelved

Fugazi's Albini Sessions is available now to purchase for a brilliant cause

Louder

Des de Moor obituary

Other lives: Cabaret club entrepreneur, singer and performer who also wrote extensively about real ale

The Guardian - UK

‘Someone’s paid a grand in cash’: fans camp out in Manchester for first Harry Styles concert since 2023

Styles will perform new album in full at Co-op Live arena show, with tickets being traded for well above £20 face value

The Guardian - UK

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Gorillaz land their third number one album with The Mountain

The group has topped the UK albums chart with its ninth studio album, titled The Mountain.

Evening Standard

Marie and Rosetta at @sohoplace: Beverley Knight and Ntombizodwa Ndlovu give stunning vocal performances

3/5 The script is ponderous, but thrilling songs bring the story of musical pioneer Sister Rosetta Tharpe to life

MusicRadar

"I put it on everything - you get this beautiful shimmery goodness out of it": Jasper Tygner on the Soundtoys plugin behind the "filmic" sound of his debut album Blue

We visited Tygner in his London-based studio ahead of the release of his cinematic, rave-inspired new project

Guitar World

“I got a call from a manager who was trying to drag him out of obscurity. We jammed daily, but he was away with the fairies”: Rick Fenn on the time he tried to help bring Peter Green back into the limelight

The late Fleetwood Mac guitarist was a hero of Fenn's, so when the call came in to help Green out, there was only one answer. But whatever happened to the music?

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Metal Hammer

Reggae-rock, Southern ballads and the sound of black metal melting: the 9 heavy new tracks that everyone needs to hear this week

Skindred, Sevendust, Blackbraid and more have released scorching new singles – hear them all and vote for your favourite here

International Business Times UK

Britney Spears DUI Case: Thousand Oaks Home Hit By 14 Police Calls Before Shock Arrest

Police logs show 14 calls to Britney Spears' Thousand Oaks home since early 2024, as the singer now faces a DUI case in Ventura County following a late-night traffic stop and arrest.

Louder

"If you don't really get the concept of wanting to sing sad songs in the dark, you are never going to be a fan of this band, ever." The story behind the "nursery rhyme" 90s alt. rock classic covered by Metallica for one night only

"It's a song for people that know what it is like to live on the dark side of life"

MusicRadar

“I don’t want anybody kissing my eyes. I don’t want anybody staying up all night to hear me breathe. What are you kissing my eyes for?”: 28 years later, songwriter Diane Warren is bewildered by some of her lyrics for what became Aerosmith's biggest hit

We'd definitely be willing to miss out on some of those things

Metal Hammer

"The LAPD chased down some of the miscreants and beat them to the ground with their nightsticks." How one of the worst riots in the history of music got a legendary metal band banned from a major Hollywood venue

Slayer were used to controversy, but when they rocked up to play the Hollywood Palladium in 1988, they didn't expect this.

The Guardian - UK

Post your questions for Kim Gordon

The Sonic Youth musician will answer your queries ahead of the release of her third solo album Play Me

Guitar World

“We could hold our own with any company. It didn’t bother us if we were put on the bill with Crimson or Zeppelin. Nothing phased us”: Remembering the late Mick Abrahams, co-founder of Jethro Tull and purveyor of “good, honest music”

A powerful, lyrical bluesman, the founding Jethro Tull and Blodwyn Pig guitarist always played music his way – even when it hurt his career

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