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“Nobody had ever made that kind of noise on record before”: The life and times of Mike Vernon, the British blues legend who got Eric Clapton his Bluesbreakers tone

The producer of vintage Fleetwood Mac and Bluesbreakers was one of British blues’ towering figures

Guitar World

Musical Fidelity’s integrated amplifiers deploy high-end engineering for “exceptional power and precision”

Musical Fidelity lifts the lid on the M5xi and M6xi integrated amplifiers

What Hi-Fi?

Metallica announce remastered reissue of 1997 album Reload, featuring never-before-heard demos, live recordings and more

The US metal titans gave 1996’s Load a similar treatment last summer

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Ariana Grande announces new album ahead of tour dates

The pop superstar will release ‘Petal’ this summer

The Independent UK

"Record the show, put it online. There are a lot of people who won't be able to see it, so let’s give them a little joy." John 5 on why he's bucking the anti-phone movement at gigs

Well-travelled and current Mötley Crüe guitarist John 5 is about to embark on a European tour

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Eivør breaks two-year silence with atmospheric new track Healer, and confirms more tour dates for 2026 and 2027

Faroese artist says her first music since 2024 is a conversation with her younger self, who was full of doubt and didn’t know her own strength

Louder

"When I sing Twisted Sister music, I'm like a steamroller. I'ma beast. I'm out of control." Twisted Sister's Sebastian Bach and Jay Jay French on life after Dee Snider

Sebastian Bach and Jay Jay French are interviewed in the new issue of Classic Rock, out today

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When the Boss (almost) met the King: the night Bruce Springsteen raided Graceland

PLAYBACK: On 29 April 1976, 50 years ago today, Springsteen played a show in Memphis as part of his ‘Born to Run’ tour. Later that night, writes Patrick Smith, the 26-year-old hailed a cab to Graceland and climbed over the wall in an attempt to meet Elvis

The Independent UK

‘It’ll be in my Guardian obituary’: David Balfe on inspiring Blur’s Country House and tripping on Top of the Pops

He was the burned-out bigwig who moved to a very big house. Now back with his first music for decades, he talks about signing the Proclaimers, being punched by Julian Cope – and his Scott Walker inspired trio

The Guardian - UK

Taylor Swift Finally Explained A Lyric Choice That Has Been Bothering Swifties For 20 Years: 'Literally My Life Question Answered'

This one is an oldie.

Cinemablend

"For blues players and fingerstyle enthusiasts especially, it’s hard to imagine a better-suited companion": Gibson L-00 Century 12-Fret review

Gibson harkens back to its past with a 12-fret version of an acoustic classic

MusicRadar

Jimi Hendrix bandmates’ estates lose court case against record label

The estates of Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell, who both died in the 2000s, disputed the copyright of studio recordings from the 1960s

The Guardian - UK

Taylor Swift says it can get ‘a bit weird’ when fans overanalyse her songs

The US pop star reflected on how she has to ‘hold tight’ to her own perception of her music.

Evening Standard

Europe announce new album featuring Ghost's Tobias Forge and Opeth's Michael Åkerfeldt

Come This Madness is Europe's first album in nine years – new single One On One stars Fargo and The Big Lebowski actor Peter Stormare

Louder

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The Guardian - UK

Beverley Martyn, spirited British folk singer, dies aged 79

Singer-songwriter was known for collaborations with former husband John Martyn as well as star-studded 1960s singles and 2014 comeback album

Evening Standard

Ed Sheeran reveals he had shingles but is ‘on the mend’

The singer revealed the news in a post to Instagram on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

Taylor Swift says she dislikes when fans treat her lyrics like ‘paternity tests’

‘There’s corners of my fanbase who are gonna take things to a really extreme place,’ the singer said

The Guardian - US

Teen mariachi trio detained by ICE to open for Kacey Musgraves in Texas

Gámez-Cuéllar brothers were arrested alongside parents in February and later released after bipartisan backlash

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“The poor guy died out there and wasn’t discovered for 2 weeks. A perfect place to make beautiful music, right?” Steve Vai’s LA property – and his Harmony Hut guitar sanctuary – has been listed for $11.7 million

Despite a slightly chilling past, Vai used the space as a functioning studio and a home for his guitar collection, which included guitars personally gifted to him by Yngwie Malmsteen and Joe Satriani

Guitar World

“You thought, ‘Who are these people?’ They've only been playing for a year, and they're proud that they can't play”: Adrian Smith on how Nirvana and grunge negatively impacted Iron Maiden's career trajectory in the ’90s

The heavy metal guitarist looks back on how the pop culture and subculture paradigm shift impacted Maiden

The Guardian - UK

Dave Mason obituary

Singer, songwriter, guitarist and co-founder of the British rock group Traffic who clashed with the frontman Steve Winwood

MusicRadar

"Some friends of mine said 'you should definitely have one of these in your arsenal'": Mike Dean shows off his "crazy rare" wavetable synth that everyone wanted in the '80s

The super-producer and analogue aficionado praises the "messed up" sound of the PPG Wave 2.3, one of the few digital synths in his extensive collection

Evening Standard

Ariana Grande to release eighth studio album this summer

The 32-year-old shared a photograph of the cover art, a snapshot of the singer smiling, and its title, Petal.

MusicRadar

“I looked down mid-song and realised my fuzz box wasn’t plugged in – my guitar sounded like a banjo for the entire performance”: The Primitives' PJ Court on his live TV guitar tone fail during a performance of their '80s hit single, Crash

The song had a "second life" after it was reworked and included in Dumb and Dumber

Metal Hammer

Ghost’s Tobias Forge, Metallica’s Kirk Hammett and Judas Priest’s Rob Halford among 50 guests to appear on new album celebrating 50 years of German metal institution Accept

Members of Korn, The Smashing Pumpkins and Scorpions will also be on the 19-song set

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