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10 cruelly over-looked alt. rock albums from 1996 that should have been massive in a fair and just world

Thirty years on, a salute to 10 brilliant records from 1996 that deserved better

Louder

David Clayton-Thomas, lead singer for Blood, Sweat & Tears, dies aged 84

The Canadian musician, who achieved major hits such as Spinning Wheel and You’ve Made Me So Very Happy, died peacefully at a Toronto hospital

The Guardian - US

“They were far superior guitar players to me. I could never play lead to save my life. But one thing I’m quite good at is playing with a certain feel”: Def Leppard bassist Rick Savage reveals “80%” of Hysteria’s jangle guitars were him all along

“I used a Telecaster for that thin, bright sound”

MusicRadar

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‘Our characters like to be naughty’: the makers of the Nirvanna mockumentary on illegal skydiving, taboo-breaking and time travel

Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol’s (non-Cobain affiliated) movie feels like Jackass via Back to the Future. They talk about how the supreme silliness was stressful to film, and how times have changed since their ‘tasteless’ 2007 web series

The Guardian - UK

Grupo Frontera Packs Its Accordions for a First Tour at Europe's Marquee Stages

Grupo Frontera's "Triste Pero Bien C*brón Tour" is bringing norteño-cumbia to Paris, London, Barcelona, Zurich and Madrid — proof that regional Mexican music has gone truly global.

Latin Times

“I said, ‘But Ed’s still alive. He’s still making amazing records. He’s still on tour. What guitar player would ever try to imitate him while he’s still working?’”: Joe Satriani recalls being approached by David Lee Roth for a Van Halen cover band

Satch may be filling Van Halen’s shoes during the Sammy Hagar-led Best of All Worlds tour, but he was reluctant for decades to play the legendary guitarist’s parts

Guitar World

Want crispy, retro digital drum machine sounds? Here’s our top picks of the plugin options that emulate the pioneering classics

Despite low-quality sample rates, vintage digital drum machines remain a production constant. We hook-up three of the best, and recommend their plugin counterparts

MusicRadar

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“Beginners start with In My Life, while advanced players choose Hey Jude”: New data reveals which Beatles songs musicians want to learn the most

To mark this year’s Global Beatles Day, newly released insights show which of the Fabs’ songs aspiring musicians want to learn first - and which they keep coming back to…

MusicRadar

“The only band ever once again prove why no one else matters”: Alexisonfire dominate London co-headliner with Billy Talent as they celebrate 20 years of post-hardcore classics

Billy Talent bring the production values, before Alexisonfire deliver a momentous set featuring time-tested songs, deep cuts and a live debut

Metal Hammer

Angine De Poitrine just upgraded their main guitar-bass hybrid – could a Godin signature model be on the way?

The viral math-rock duo has been lugging around a double-neck built by luthier Raphaël Le Breton. Now, guitarist Khn has been spotted with another version, crafted by one of Canada's foremost guitar builders...

Guitar World

“One of the most ambitious gatherings of heavy metal royalty ever”: William Shatner's upcoming metal album is set to become live “immersive spectacle” too

It will include “cinematic visuals, storytelling” and Shatner’s “larger-than-life charisma”

MusicRadar

Muse: The Wow! Signal review – stupendous space-rock silliness ... yet somehow surprisingly subtle?

From Count Dracula organ to choirs crying in Latin, the Devon band are scenery-chewingly preposterous yet nuanced on this epic about extraterrestrial life

The Guardian - UK

Becky Hill responds to fans who booed her at TRNSMT festival for playing new music: ‘I’m not a jukebox’

In a new video, the chart-topping dance-pop artist addressed ‘all this conversation online’

The Independent UK

Happy Global Beatles Day! To celebrate more than 60 years of iconic music, All You Need is… this lyrical quiz

Can you score 80% or higher in our Beatles music quiz — and be crowned a true Beatlemaniac?

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Kash Patel's Girlfriend Alexis Wilkins Under Fire For Allegedly Lying About Being an Only Child in Resurfaced PragerU Clip

Country singer Alexis Wilkins faces online backlash after claiming to be an 'only child' in a PragerU interview, prompting questions about her family background and credibility.

Louder

“Ever get the feeling you’ve been cheated?” How anarchy, acrimony and apathy killed the Sex Pistols just 78 days after the release of Never Mind The Bollocks

"It was ugliness personified"

Metal Hammer

Watch full, pro-shot footage of Linkin Park’s headline set at Rock In Rio Lisbon last week

If you missed the nu metal chart-toppers’ summer tour, this is the next best thing

MusicRadar

“It speaks to something vital for community, connection, and the power of bringing people together”: Apple celebrates World Beatles Day by uploading colourised version of All You Need Is Love

Original was featured in first ever global satellite broadcast

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“I was obsessed with him at school – it didn’t help with the girls! Because of him I got my first guitar, so he’s got a lot to answer for”: The prog hero who links The Pineapple Thief’s Bruce Soord to Pink Floyd and The Beatles

Soord’s inspiration comes from a man who made his name in the studio before releasing a series of acclaimed concept records in his own right

Louder

Hayley Williams, Deftones' Chino Moreno, Turnstile's Brendan Yates to appear on new Beabadoobee album Pylon

Listen to Beabadoobee's fierce new alt.rock single Sun Has Set, and check out her upcoming world tour dates

Louder

"If I hear a white-boy blues band now where it's a squeaky clean mix, I just want to vomit." All Them Witches' new album House Of Mirrors is steeped in the blues – but it rages

Having almost called it quits a couple of years ago, All Them Witches cast an excellent spell with their new album House Of Mirrors – and there’s more magic brewing for the future

Louder

Watch "Weird Al" Yankovic's guitarist singing Rush's Cygnus X-1 Book II in a bathroom in Missouri

Meet Payton Rose Velligan: She sings Rush in the bathroom

Louder

Rival Sons announce Domestic Bliss US tour

Rival Sons have also confirmed that they're working on a new album

Louder

Jimmy Page on Presence: "You don't make music like that falling about in the street drunk"

Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page reflects on the making of the band's 1976 album Presence, recorded in difficult circumstances in just three weeks

Guitar World

“I’m not going to tell you which ones they are”: John Mayer has been using his plugin in the studio, and he doesn’t think you’ll notice

The tube amp purist joined the digital age with a Neural DSP plugin last year, and now it's found its way onto his records

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