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“I actually prefer people who play bass with their fingers. A pick has to be used just right to not blunt the guitar attack”:Billy Corgan takes us inside the zeitgeist of his low-end studio work with the Smashing Pumpkins

One of the most influential guitarists of his generation, Billy Corgan has also written and recorded the bass tracks on almost every album in the entirety of the Smashing Pumpkins’ history

Guitar World

“I hate guitar jams because they usually get competitive. You have to breathe, be true to yourself and think, ‘This has to be music’”: Folk icon Richard Thompson on tuning revelations, keeping his chops up, and why you won't find him in a guitar jam

We meet Thompson to find out how he’s preparing to go head-to-head with Tommy Emmanuel, chat about the end of his touring days, and talk about how fresh tunings yield fresh ideas

Guitar World

‘Mad fer it’: Greater Manchester Aldi to keep Aldeh name in tribute to Oasis

Rebranding before homecoming gigs, reflecting local pronunciation, to be permanent after outpouring of support

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Sharon Osbourne breaks silence after husband Ozzy's death as final video emerges of singer with his family

The Black Sabbath frontman, known as the Prince of Darkness, died on Tuesday at the age of 76

Evening Standard

“I could hardly believe it when James reached over to the guitar case sitting opposite and lifted out his Olson acoustic”: What I learned from interviewing folk-rock icon James Taylor

Neville Marten recalls interviews with one of his musical idols, the singer-songwriter supreme and total legend, the great JT himself

Guitar World

“Proper spring reverb that fits on any pedalboard”: Danelectro Spring King Junior review

Danelectro brings back its real spring reverb pedal in a more compact ’board-friendly form

Guitar World

How Ozzy and Black Sabbath's album art changed the look of rock'n'roll forever

Their first albums created the visual language of heavy metal.

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What it’s really like backstage at Oasis’s reunion shows

Exclusive: Sources compare jubilant atmosphere backstage to a ‘wedding’, with free-flowing booze and plenty of celebrity guests, ahead of the Gallagher brothers’ first London show since 2009. Roisin O’Connor reports

The Independent UK

Kneecap say Hungary ban an attempt to ‘silence’ pro-Palestine voices

The rap trio says there is no legal basis for the government’s actions

The Independent UK

RAYE to receive first Ivors Academy honour after songwriters campaign

Inaugural event will celebrate industry figures driving positive change for songwriters and composers

The Independent UK

‘I’ve long struggled with my identity in pop’: Ethel Cain on fandom, first loves, and being inspired by David Lynch

As the first trans woman to break the US Billboard Top 10 albums, she has attracted acclaim, controversy and everything in between. Now she’s ready to upend pop again with an ambitious new album, a new outlook – and her first relationship

The Guardian - UK

"I puked up every where. Everyone thought it was marvellous rock 'n' roll behaviour." The night The Black Crowes got their pal Noel Gallagher from Oasis so wasted that he passed out in a toilet cubicle and had to be carried out of the building

Noel Gallagher's first night partying with The Black Crowes could have gone better

Louder

"I think he really just held out to do that show": Tony Iommi speaks publicly about Ozzy Osbourne's death for the first time

Tony Iommi has spoken of his shock at Ozzy's passing, and about what happened after Black Sabbath's historic Back To The Beginning performance

Metal Hammer

“His songs are like a walk through his imagination – they draw you in and use all your senses”: Why Liv Kristine had to cover Mike Oldfield

Former Leaves’ Eyes vocalist admits she pretended to be Maggie Reilly, with a hairbrush for a microphone

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“It probably looks like we’re in a great position, but music doesn’t pay all our bills yet. One day we want to be able to play arenas”: When Haken doubled down on ambition with Virus

Secretly the second part of previous album Vector, their 2020 release featured more collaborative writing, more influences, and revealed more details about their Cockroach King character

The Independent UK

Madonna’s Ray of Light is the blueprint for 2025’s best pop music – and she’s determined to let you know

IN FOCUS: If pop has a dominant sound this year, it’s the melancholy electronica of Y2K-era Madonna – as demonstrated by the likes of FKA Twigs, Addison Rae and Jade. And as the Queen of Pop releases a remix album pulled from her 1998 archives, Adam White explores the unexpected…

The Independent UK

'Buckingham Nicks' was a record store holy grail for decades. It's finally getting reissued

Warner Music Group has announced that it's reissuing the lone album recorded by Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham when they were just a duo

Louder

Stevie Nicks' and Lindsey Buckingham's cryptic social media posts are cryptic no more

Rejoice! The long-awaited reissue of the legendary Buckingham Nicks album is finally upon us

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Golden Earring guitarist George Kooymans dead at 77

George Kooymans was diagnosed with the degenerative muscle disease ALS in 2020

Evening Standard

Kendrick Lamar and SZA at Tottenham Stadium: 'the pair lacked natural chemistry'

3/5 This joint show by Lamar and SZA was something of a mismatch

Evening Standard

Noel Gallagher's 'spot-on' impression of Ozzy Osbourne resurfaces after music legend's death

‘A bit of advice for you and your brother: try and smile a bit more,’ Ozzy apparently told Noel

Evening Standard

Madame Tussauds unveils 13 new Taylor Swift figures for UK and abroad

The wax doubles draw inspiration from Swift’s Eras Tour, which saw her perform in countries across the globe.

The Independent UK

Birmingham mourns the death of native son Ozzy Osbourne

Ozzy Osbourne’s fans had sensed the end was near

The Independent UK

Ozzy Osbourne’s sisters speak out after his ‘shock’ death

Jean Powell and Gillian Hemming remembered the metal legend as ‘our John’

Space

Ozzy Osbourne's journey through space, time and sci-fi: A Tribute to the 'Prince of Darkness'

A Space.com obituary for the ‘Prince of Darkness' Ozzy Osbourne.

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