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Styx share first new music from upcoming new album Circling From Above

US pomp rockers Styx will release their 18th studio album Circling From Above in July

Louder

“That was the last straw, really. I didn't form a group to perform Cilla Black songs”: How a frosty band meeting in a fish and chip restaurant signalled the end for the Smiths

The Smiths story came to a close shortly after completion of 1987 album Strangeways, Here We Come, and a tense exchange of words over fish and chips…

MusicRadar

"It’s the sound of four men who feel like their lives depend on it." Bono gives update on U2's next album

"You’ve got to deal with the past to get to the present, in order to make the sound of the future" says Bono

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Chris Bird, MusicRadar Lessons Editor and former Total Guitar Editor has died, aged 48

Gifted guitar tutor rose through the editorial ranks

MusicRadar

John Legend review – a somewhat bloodless performance from a wonderful singer

Despite some beautiful songs, this anniversary show drags and it seems as though the mature singer no longer feels the words he wrote in his 20s

The Guardian - UK

“A lot of dreams that came to fruition in the 70s were born in the 60s. The Mahavishnu Orchestra was just one. Shakti was another”: John McLaughlin doesn’t know why his music sold so well. In fact, he knows he knows nothing

The jazz rock pioneer on being fast and loud, walking away from success, and why a musician is actually exploring the meaning of life

Louder

Pete Townshend makes cryptic comment about The Who’s farewell show

Veteran rocker reflected on his past as he prepares to go on the road for The Who’s final tour in North America

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Kneecap correct BBC headline after TRNSMT show cancelled

Kneecap have issued a correction after a BBC headline claimed that the band had 'pull[ed] out' of the TRNSMT festival

The National (Scotland)

"Shirley Manson takes aim at cruel ideologies and bigots of all shapes and sizes": The electro-goth revival continues on Garbage's Let All That We Imagine Be The Light

Shirley Manson and co. are still in their prime, going both nowhere and back to the future-rock frontline

Louder

Kings of Leon cancel UK and European shows after frontman has ‘freak accident’

Caleb Followill says he got a ‘pretty gnarly’ injury

The Independent UK

John Fogerty does a Taylor Swift and remakes his Creedence Clearwater Revival classics

To celebrate owning his songs again, Fogerty is releasing "John's Version" recordings – listen to the first three now

Louder

Calibre 50 Frontman Reveals He Can't Move His Arms After Shocking Injury

One of the most prominent voices of the regional Mexican music band alarmed his fans and fellow musicians by posting a video with both arms in casts and completely immobilized. Tony Elizondo of Calibre 50 explained what happened to him.

Latin Times

Kneecap will no longer perform at TRNSMT festival amid police ‘safety concerns’

The Belfast rap trio have scheduled a date an O2 Academy in July, the band said.

Evening Standard

Kings of Leon cancel UK and European shows after singer’s ‘freak accident’

Caleb Followill says shattered heel needed ‘significant emergency surgery’, which would stop him performing

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Kings of Leon cancel UK and European shows following 'freak accident'

‘I can’t be on my feet, travelling, or anything for the next eight weeks or so,’ the frontman told fans on Instagram

Guitar World

“Not forgetting this one anytime soon”: Grace Bowers taps into her inner shredder with surprise All-American Rejects guest spot

The young guitar ace – who has previously voiced her desire to break out of the blues box – joined the alt-rockers in Nashville during their back-to-basics House Party tour

Evening Standard

‘Freak accident’ cancels British Kings Of Leon shows

Caleb Followill shattered his heel after playing with his children.

MusicRadar

“I looked around and everybody was just down. But we started bashing through some songs that we knew, a bit of AC/DC, a bit of Deep Purple. And suddenly we were all smiling”: Bruce Dickinson recalls his audition for Iron Maiden

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Guitar World

From Chuck Berry to Eric Clapton and Slash, every player uses the minor pentatonic – here’s how you can leverage the guitar’s most-used scale in your own playing

Every player is aware of the minor pentatonic, but not everyone knows how to make the most of it. These examples – in the style of some prolific pentatonic players – will help you master the shape everyone uses

The Independent UK

Dolly Parton: ‘I just try to go on, because I know I have to’

‘I truly believe I’m going to see him again someday,’ the country legend says

Guitar World

“I’m not thinking about an epitaph with, ‘Look, it’s Yngwie, the man who conceived classical metal through guitar!’ I don’t care”: Why Yngwie Malmsteen isn’t too bothered about his legacy

The neoclassical guitar trailblazer celebrates the 40th anniversary of his influential Marching Out record this year

Guitar World

“I always dreamed of playing Whole Lotta Love! I took 20 different fuzzboxes in with me. Finally, I get to play some metal”: Marc Ribot went into a session with Robert Plant equipped with Zeppelin-esque gear – only to find out it was a folk record

The lauded sideman has played on numerous sessions with many acclaimed musicians – but he was “totally intimidated” when he was approached for the Plant gig

Louder

"He was very grumpy, ignoring people." Why teenage guitar prodigy John Frusciante walked away from an audition to join Frank Zappa's band before hooking up with Red Hot Chili Peppers

In another universe, John Frusciante might never have joined the Red Hot Chili Peppers

MusicRadar

“Well this is a first…”: Guns N’ Roses guitarist Richard Fortus says it was so hot in Saudi Arabia that his pickups melted

One thing that Fortus will learn from this GNR tour is that the desert heat can do crazy things to your electric guitar

Evening Standard

Rod Stewart to reunite with Faces band member Ronnie Wood at Glastonbury

Sir Rod will play the coveted tea-time legends slot at the festival in Somerset.

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