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From the pain of apartheid to luscious beauty: 10 of the best recordings by jazz legend Abdullah Ibrahim

The pianist and bandleader, who has died aged 91, had an inimitable style where bright, guileless melody met a fearless improvisational impulse

The Guardian - UK

“What a weird song. Weird chord sequences, weird everything. I have no recall of what was going on in my head. For that to be your most streamed song… kind of weird, don’t you think?”: Mick Jagger on The Rolling Stones’ deathless classic

“I wish we could do something like that now”

MusicRadar

‘We weren’t allowed to meet Oasis!’: Japanese punk band Otoboke Beaver on fun, feminism and famous fans

Dave Grohl spread the word about the ferociously funny quartet and now they’re supporting Foo Fighters in stadiums. Just make sure you switch off your phone’s flash if you go to their gigs …

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Former Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr announces first album in four years

The 10-track LP was written in London and recorded in Manchester.

Evening Standard

“We are not going to let the legacy be erased, nor are we going to let it be diluted”: Fender CEO addresses Strat cease-and-desist backlash

Edward 'Bud' Cole discussed the company's controversial legal campaign at a recent dealer event in the US

Guitar World

Elvis Costello, Royal Albert Hall review – His aim is true, but his voice is all over the place

2/5 The great songwriter sadly underwhelms as he brings his Radio Soul tour to the Albert Hall

The Independent UK

“All the sonic devastation of its predecessors at roughly half the size”: EarthQuaker Devices unveils compact version of Sunn O))) Life Pedal – and this time the ultimate doom pedal is here to stay

The EarthQuaker Devices' HalfLife is a more compact version of the drone metal pioneers Sunn O))) octave fuzz and boost pedal based on the

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‘He experienced a full life of trauma’: documentary explores troubled tale of Gregg Allman

A new documentary focuses on the hugely successful musician whose life was punctuated by tragedy

The Guardian - US

Harry Styles fans left heartbroken after Wembley turnstile 'glitch' causes uproar

Fans have taken to social media to warn other Wembley concert-goers ahead of Styles’ next shows this week

Evening Standard

"At the Troubadour club in LA, they made a grand entrance by rolling down the avenue in a tank." The wild story of Ann Boleyn and Hellion, the long-lost band loved by Ronnie James Dio

Hollywood in the early 1980s: Hellion were in the right place at the right time, but tragedy and bad luck got in the way

Metal Hammer

Jelly Roll’s wife Bunnie Xo posts cryptic message after country star files for divorce

News comes after the country star made an emotional speech paying tribute to his wife at this year’s Grammy Awards

The Independent UK

“I opened for Brad Paisley and his tech jokingly said, ‘Don’t do the B-Bender thing. That’s Brad’s thing’”: John Osborne on the time he got warned off the B-Bender – even though he didn’t have one

Osborne couldn't afford a B-Bender at first, so instead he got good, really good, at emulating the pedal steel sound without one

Guitar World

How Bonnie Tyler Woke From a Coma in the Same Week 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' Made Her Hit Viral Again

Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, 75, wakes from a five-week coma in Faro as a Diary of a Wimpy Kid TikTok meme revives her 1983 hit 'Total Eclipse of the Heart'.

International Business Times UK

$"I was transfixed. I thought it was someone else. I said: 'Is that us? That's us!'" The fractious story of the Kinks classic they're still arguing about$

"I was transfixed. I thought it was someone else. I said: 'Is that us? That's us!'" The fractious story of the Kinks classic they're still arguing about

For a song at Hard Rock Ground Zero, there sure is a lot of disagreement about You Really Got Me

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The Guardian - UK

Bonnie Tyler out of coma but remains in intensive care in Portugal

Welsh singer, best known for 1983 hit Total Eclipse of the Heart, had emergency intestinal surgery in May

International Business Times UK

Bonnie Tyler Health Update: Singer 'Remains Seriously Ill' As She Wakes From Medically Induced Coma

Bonnie Tyler, recovering from a medically induced coma in Portugal, faces a slow recovery after emergency surgery complications, leading to the cancellation of her upcoming tour.

Newcastle Herald

Hunter Valley all-star Aussie tour brings band together after 40 years

The line-up also features Men at Work, Birds of Tokyo and Eskimo Joe.

International Business Times UK

'Men Need Just as Much Protection': Shania Twain Says She Is Not a Feminist

Shania Twain, known for her empowering anthems, reveals she doesn't identify as a feminist, preferring to be seen as an independent thinker, challenging public perceptions of her as a feminist icon.

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The Independent UK

Bonnie Tyler is ‘very unwell’ but out of coma after emergency intestinal surgery

‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ singer was rushed to the hospital in Portugal last month

Guitar World

“That is the most ‘Seattle’ riff I’ve ever heard in my life”: The recording of Nirvana's Bleach – and the band's “ultimate grunge song”

Recorded in four sessions in December 1988 for just $606.17, Bleach would signal the primal quality and rawness that came to define the grunge movement

Guitar World

“A full circle moment after all these years of making music side-by-side”: Billy Idol and Steve Stevens inducted into Guitar Center’s Hollywood Rockwalk

They’ll be be among some prestigious players on Sunset Boulevard

International Business Times UK

Ed Sheeran Abruptly Quits Music Mid-Concert, Abandoning His 15-Year Label to 'Do the Dad Thing'

Ed Sheeran announced during a concert in Glendale, Arizona, that he plans to take a break from music after his North American tour to focus on family life with his children.

International Business Times UK

How Did John B. Williams Die? Real Cause of Death Revealed as Jazz World Shattered by His Tragic Passing

John B. Williams, renowned jazz bassist from 'The Tonight Show', has passed away at 85 following a health crisis. His career spanned decades, leaving a significant mark on the jazz world.

The Independent UK

Oliver Tree revealed plans for his estate weeks before fatal helicopter crash

The “Miss You” singer died Sunday morning in a mid-air collision over Rio de Janeiro

MusicRadar

“The ‘We've gotta hold on’ was the first chorus. Jon was happy with that. I said, ‘No, no, no, that's just the B section. Let's write the chorus now’”: Songwriter Desmond Child had to fight for Livin' On A Prayer's killer chorus – and for the song itself

“Richie and I knew what we had, and at another writing session we got on our hands and knees, literally, and begged Jon to at least try it”

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