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Dave Ball, 66, Dies Peacefully in His Sleep Less Than Two Months After Final Performance

Dave Ball, Soft Cell's synth-pop pioneer and remembered for 'Tainted Love', dies at 66 after his final performance less than two months ago.

International Business Times UK

The Guardian view on live music: a scheme to spread the sound around deserves support

Editorial: More gigs would be a good thing, and a voluntary £1 levy for grassroots venues could help

The Guardian - UK

Foo Fighters announce 2026 stadium tour as Dave Grohl says band is ‘forever devoted’ to playing

New song ‘Asking for a Friend’ is available to stream now

The Independent UK

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Dave Ball was not some bloke in the background of Soft Cell – he drove their startling, subversive sound

Far more than a mute foil to Marc Almond, Ball brought his love of northern soul and strange electronics to bear on some of Britain’s most uncompromising pop

The Guardian - UK

“If a guitarist is just riffing away on minor pentatonic licks, it will make their playing sound ‘scale-y’; you don’t want to sound scale-y!” Power-up your blues with a turnaround trick that was a specialty of the great Freddie King

This masterclass in turnarounds explores different ways to approach an essential blues technique, so of course it finishes up with a look at how the master of turnarounds did it back in the day

Guitar World

Classic Interview: Soft Cell’s Dave Ball – “To my mind, Kraftwerk are as influential as The Beatles”

The late synth-pop veteran on synths, production and keeping things simple

MusicRadar

What’s the story? British peer says Oasis will play Knebworth – then rows back

Exclusive: Lady Taylor of Stevenage says suggestion band would perform over five days in July 2026 was ‘hypothetical’

The Guardian - UK

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"He will always be loved by fans who loved his music": Dave Ball, founder of Soft Cell and The Grid, has died aged 66

Ball had recently finished work on a new Soft Cell album alongside bandmate Marc Almond

MusicRadar

Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere review – A rote biopic that doesn’t do the Boss justice

2/5 Jeremy Allen White is perfectly convincing in the starring role, but Scott Cooper’s film reduces Springsteen’s life to cliches and generic pop psychology

The Independent UK

Oasis shares tribute to Bonehead as band plays in South Korea without guitarist

Oasis honours Paul ‘Bonehead’ Arthurs, who is battling cancer, as they start the Asian leg of their tour in South Korea

Evening Standard

Swedish prog rockers Wolverine announce first new album for a decade

Swedish prog rock quintet Wolverine will release new album, Anomalies, in February

Metal Hammer

Lizzo Sued for Copyright Infringement: Why is Sydney Sweeney Involved in the Lawsuit?

The American rapper-songwriter Lizzo is slapped with another copyright infringement lawsuit for the song featuring a line about Sydney Sweeney.

International Business Times UK

Shirley Abicair obituary

Australian singer and musician who became a regular on children’s TV programmes in the UK in the 1950s and 60s

The Guardian - UK

“Every working player knows a day will come when something goes wrong with their financial affairs. They’ll need an instrument for that day”: Robert Fripp on the guitars he’s kept, and the one he bought with no intention of playing

The King Crimson mastermind is best known for his ’59 Les Paul Custom, and there’s a reason most of his key instruments have been Gibsons – but he has a few “honorable mentions” too, like the '57 Strat Robin Trower gave him...

Guitar World

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“Without him, I don’t know whether I would’ve ever wanted to play guitar”: Tom Morello on why Ace Frehley is his ultimate guitar hero – and why he owes him a “life debt”

Morello discusses how Kiss and the Spaceman were seminal early inspirations

Metal Hammer

Iron Maiden announce Run For Your Lives North American tour for 2026 including Louder Than Life festival - and they'd like you to keep your phones away

North America needs to get ready to run for its life!

Guitar World

“It’s something I’ve never seen in my lifetime. Biggest reunion of all time”: Johnny Marr, one of the Gallagher brothers’ earliest supporters, gives his thoughts on the cultural impact of Oasis’ reunion tour

Marr famously loaned an up-and-coming Noel Gallagher a few guitars when the band was finding its feet – and has been a strong champion throughout their career

Metal Hammer

Calling all moshers! Get the new Metal Hammer with an exclusive Malevolence cover and cross-body bag

Metalcore’s premiere pit-starters are on the cover of this exclusive edition of Metal Hammer’s latest issue, which comes with a bag unavailable in shops

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“You have to be prepared to spend hours and hours and hours programming”: Joe Bonamassa on why you’ll never catch him playing an amp modeler

The gear guru admits there are reasons for their surge in popularity, but he personally won’t be making the switch

Metal Hammer

"Take cover." Foo Fighters announce 2026 stadium tour with Queens Of The Stone Age - listen to new Foos song Asking For A Friend now

Foo Fighters will be back on the road in 2026!

Medical Daily

KISS Star Ace Frehley's Death Under Investigation After Toxicology Report Ordered

Authorities are investigating KISS guitarist Ace Frehley's death at age 74, with a toxicology report ordered after the rock icon was taken off life support following a brain bleed.

Guitar World

“When I started playing PRS, I never looked back”: John Mayer explains why he got hooked on PRS guitars

The guitarist has also singled out two features of his signature Silver Sky that he believes make it special

Evening Standard

Soft Cell’s Dave Ball dies aged 66: Marc Almond pays emotional tribute to ‘brilliant musical genius’

‘It is hard to write this, let alone process it, as Dave was in such a great place emotionally’ - Marc Almond

The Independent UK

Taylor Swift and LL Cool J get Songwriters Hall of Fame nod

Songwriters qualify for induction 20 years after the first commercial release of a track

Louder

10cc drummer Paul Burgess announces departure from the band

Longstanding 10cc drummer Paul Burgess has announced his departure from the band, ending a relationship that stretches back over 50 years to 1973.

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