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John Lennon ‘resented having to be a Beatle’, says son Sean Ono Lennon

The 49-year-old said his father ‘wanted to move on and be a radical artist and activist’.

Evening Standard

“Pentangle sold out the Royal Albert Hall and the next night I was playing in a jazz quartet for 40 quid”: From gigging in strip clubs to recording with John Martyn and Kate Bush, Danny Thompson walked a singular path in bass playing

Beginning with his early days amid London’s jazz and blues boom in the ’50s, to his famed partnership with singer-songwriter John Martyn, the late Danny Thompson excelled at everything he touched

Guitar World

Ticketmaster forced to change pricing and sales tactics after Oasis row

Company must be clearer about what fans will pay and avoid ‘misleading’ labels about ticket quality, says CMA

The Guardian - UK

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Guitar ‘smashed up’ by Liam Gallagher on the night Oasis split goes to auction

Noel Gallagher said the Gibson ES-355 was damaged on the night of the band’s backstage fight at Rock en Seine festival in Paris

The Independent UK

Review: Robert Plant continues to play musical hopscotch on Saving Grace's long-awaited debut, "a lovely melding of voices and an arresting sense of musical history"

Robert Plant, Suzi Dian and band breathe new life into a classic and contemporary catalogue

Louder

‘The label made 500 copies – we sold it in corner shops’: the story behind lost dance music classic Punjabi Disco

It was one of the first British Asian dancefloor records but poor distribution led to it vanishing for decades. Now, with a rerelease imminent, the original synth-folk sound of Kuljit Bhamra and his mother Mohinder is finally getting its due

The Guardian - UK

Guitar ‘smashed up’ by Liam Gallagher on night Oasis split up goes to auction

Red Gibson ES-355, damaged on night of 2009 Rock en Seine fight, being sold alongside acoustic used in Wonderwall

The Guardian - UK

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“It’s weird when I look at the list. If you go folk or blues or jazz or rock, I’ve actually been there”: Danny Thompson covered more ground than even he thought possible in a career spanning seven decades

The revered double bassist worked with Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush, John Martyn, Bert Jansch and countless others. On 2012 album Connected he assembled some of his proudest moments

Louder

Scottish Album of the Year Award nominees announced – see the full list

THE nominees for the 2025 iteration of Scotland’s national music award have been announced

The National (Scotland)

Brian May says Queen are "having conversations" about a residency at the Las Vegas Sphere

Queen guitarist May wants to put on a "stupendous" run at shows at the revolutionary venue in Nevada

Louder

"The doctor said that I probably wouldn't be on stage again": Vince Neil reveals he's suffered four strokes in recent years

The Mötley Crüe frontman was able to return to the stage in Las Vegas earlier this month

Metal Hammer

Watch footage from first live performance in eight years from Texan noise-rock legends Butthole Surfers

Last year the Butthole Surfers said they'd turned down "six-figure offers" to reunite

Louder

The famous piece of Oasis memorabilia that could fetch £500,000 at auction

Liam Gallagher broken Noel’s 1960s red Gibson ES-355 on the night the band split

The Independent UK

From Kate Bush to Pentangle to T-Rex, the late Danny Thompson’s musical brilliance knew no bounds

The bassist, who has died aged 86, was an extraordinary and wildly versatile presence in British music, bringing his personality into everything he played

The Guardian - UK

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Guitar World

“A force of nature. A player who served the song and who enriched the lives of every single person he met”: Danny Thompson, innovative bassist who played with Kate Bush, Roy Orbison, Nick Drake, Pentangle, and countless others, dies at 86

Though he grew up with a love of jazz, it wasn't long before Thompson branched out stylistically, and embarked on a career of extraordinary musical breadth

MusicRadar

“He wanted all that at an undoable selling price”: Mesa/Boogie founder Randall Smith confirms rumours that it built James Hetfield a signature model – and it combined three iconic amps in one

A Diezel, a JC-120 and a Mark IIC+ all in one? That would have cost a whack – and it would have, which is why the Metallica frontman's prototype never got released

Louder

Pentangle and John Martyn bassist Danny Thompson has died, aged 86

Danny Thompson was a founding member of Pentangle and worked with John Martyn, Kate Bush, Nick Drake, Peter Gabriel, Talk Talk and more

MusicRadar

“Once we had done that, we were in the game”: 60 years of The Last Time – the Stones’ big breakthrough

It was the group’s first self-penned Number One

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Evening Standard

Acoustic bass player Danny Thompson has died aged 86

The musician was a founding member of the British folk-rock band, Pentangle, and worked with the likes of Kate Bush, John Martyn and Roy Orbison.

Louder

“People really go ape*** for the dance tracks”: saluting New Order’s imperious 2015 album Music Complete as it turns 10

The synth-pop trailblazers’ most recent record came out a decade ago and increasingly looks like a fantastic and fitting farewell

Guitar World

“Every time I slid my hand down the neck, a splinter of wood would stick in my finger and I would start bleeding”: Sepultura co-founder Max Cavalera looks back on his first-ever electric guitar, “Rotten” – and the moment he discovered metal

The metal icon also discusses how Judas Priest and the Brazilian thrash metal band Dorsal Atlântica were crucial in inspiring him and his brother to pursue music seriously

Metal Hammer

Metal Hammer presents the ultimate Ghost fan pack: the story of every album and every era, including an exclusive patch and artcards

Ghost fans! Get your hands on this essential bundle about the complete history of the band

Guitar World

“She said, ‘It’s an honor to be here and meet you.’ It was like, Where’s Chappell Roan? I thought she was going to be some big diva”: Nancy Wilson joins Chappell Roan on stage for an explosive rendition of a Heart classic

Wilson brandished her one-of-a-kind purple sparkle baritone Telecaster, which was stolen – and later retrieved – just a couple of months ago

Guitar World

IDLES invite Jack White to join chaotic Riot Fest guest spot – and give him the keys to Lee Kiernan’s famed Pink Mustang

The White Stripes legend joined in on the band’s energetic antics during Never Fight A Man With A Perm

The Guardian - UK

‘The idea we should be in the kitchen serving our men is enraging’: singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan on her long fight for women’s voices

The singer and founder of the Lilith Fair festival was worried about making a new record after 11 years away. But, she explains, the need to defend women’s rights has driven an angry return

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