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“Throughout my career I’ve made a psychological point of veering away from anything too pentatonic. I’m not a blues player in the conventional sense - but this song called for a bluesy touch”: Steve Vai’s greatest song was released 30 years ago today

Tender Surrender is Vai at his most poetic

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Japanese Breakfast’s soothing album For Melancholy Brunettes (and Sad Women) lacks the piquant flavours of her prose

3/5 Her soothing voice, though very lovely, doesn’t always sell the cleverness of her lyrics

The Independent UK

Forbidden K-pop To Centre Stage: North Koreans Set For Music Debut

Growing up in North Korea, Hyuk's childhood was about survival. "To me, the world was just North Korea -- nothing beyond that," he told AFP. His bandmate, Seok, also grew up in the North -- but in contrast to Hyuk's hardscrabble upbringing, he was raised in a relatively affluent family,…

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Fifty reasons why three Canadian oddballs became a treasured part of rock history

Rush's career-spanning box set R50 is a chronological 50-track anthology that documents the trio's five-decade arc

Louder

“I think it could happen... I could have the beginnings of a Queen song right there in front of me now": Brian May speaks about the possibility of new Queen music

Just get on with it, lads

Louder

A judge says Mariah Carey didn't steal 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' from other writers

A federal judge in Los Angeles has ruled that Mariah Carey did not steal her perennial holiday hit "All I Want for Christmas Is You” from other songwriters

The Independent UK

Guns N' Roses announce the arrival of their seventh drummer

The news arrives 24 hours after the departure of long-serving sticksman Frank Ferrer was announced

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“I didn’t think I played that well. I had a hunch he could pull something out with the slide. I handed him the guitar, and he just did it”: The time Mike Campbell asked George Harrison to take over his own guitar solo

Campbell recalls rejecting his own solo on the Traveling Wilburys' debut single – and why Harrison's playing style was a better fit

Guitar World

U2 to make history as first Irish songwriters awarded Ivors Academy fellowship

They follow in the footsteps of artists including Sir Elton John, Kate Bush, Beatles star Sir Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen.

Evening Standard

"This is about her son": Emotional scenes all round as country music’s past and present celebrate Grand Ole Opry’s 100th anniversary

Tributes paid to Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Dolly Parton and others

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“I could write songs as bad as Wham’s if I really felt the urge to, but what’s the point?”: Dreams, red wine and the desire to explode - Robert Smith’s songwriting approach in his own words

The Cure’s godfather of goth remains one of music’s key figureheads, yet his attitude to songwriting is anything but orthodox

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“American Idol - just the worst. Take risks. Go and play in a pub”: Elton John has a blueprint for musicians who want to establish themselves and have a long career - and it doesn’t involve TV talent shows

“Just keep trying to play live,” he says. “That’s the way you improve as a musician and a songwriter”

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Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco Wore Disguises on Their "Best Date Ever"

If you thought you saw Selena at the Santa Monica Pier two years ago, this one's for you.

Marie Claire

Carrie Underwood leaves country fans in tears with moving tribute to Randy Travis at Grand Ole Opry

Underwood performed at the Opry 100: A Live Celebration on Wednesday

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Steve Reich: ‘We all wish art could counter the direction of US politics. But it can’t’

Now 88, the minimalist composer has reissued his life’s work. He answers your questions about Bowie, the Grateful Dead, spirituality – and his complicated friendship with Philip Glass

The vinyl resurgence continues – last year's sales broke a 40-year record

Sales of vinyl records were worth $1.4 billion in 2024, in the US alone

The Conversation

Grateful Dead at 60: three folklore tales that inspired the band’s music

Dead & Company, the latest and most enduring post-Grateful Dead project, is about to take to the stage for the second time at the Las Vegas Sphere. The lineup contains original Grateful Dead rhythm guitarist Bob Weir, and one of two original drummers, Mickey Hart. They’re joined by the singer-songwriter…

The Guardian - AU

Country music is cool now – even the pop girlies are leaning into it. I’ve finally been vindicated

Cowboy hats and flannels are no longer just the realm of country music – or lesbians

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"It was the first synth that made dreaming big accessible to a schlub like me": Geddy Lee teams up with Moog for special edition satin red Minimoog Model D with "hot-rodded" VCA circuit

"It’s a thrill to see the Minimoog in that stunning red, so representative of one of the most fertile periods in Rush’s creative history"

Guitar World

“It was a complete and utter shock to my system – when his tech came in, he was like, ‘Keith’s using your rig!’” The night Keith Richards rocked up unannounced to an LA jam night

Singer-songwriter Jason Sinay is best known for his work with Heartbreaker Mike Campbell, and has recalled a career of amazing guest spots – including one from a Rolling Stone

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“They didn’t like Prince’s bikini underwear”: Prince’s support sets for the The Rolling Stones in 1981 are remembered as disastrous, but guitarist Dez Dickerson says that the the crowd reaction wasn’t as bad as people think

“Prince got freaked and cut the set short. The rock stations reported that we got booed off the stage, but that wasn’t true,” he says

Guitar World

“That’s changed my playing a lot. I feel like the two of us now have almost like a telepathic relationship”: After a decade playing together in Dead & Company, John Mayer and Bob Weir reveal the invaluable lessons they’ve learned from each other

The veteran guitarist and Slow Dancing In a Burning Room hitmaker also set the record straight on whether we can expect a Dead & Company studio album anytime soon

MusicRadar

Watch alt-rock’s two iconic Kims' "first time performing together, anywhere"

Kims Gordon and Deal team up for Netflix show

The Guardian - UK

Bryan Ferry and Amelia Barratt: Loose Talk review – Roxy demos remade, remodelled as eerie duets

Veering from the standard heritage-artist playbook, Ferry pairs unearthed demos from across his career with cool narration from Barratt, to beautiful, unsettling effect

What Hi-Fi?

This Quincy Jones-produced disco tune has become my go-to test track – and taught me a valuable lesson about hi-fi, too

Despite not being to my usual tastes, I've found a track that's perfect for testing headphones and hi-fi.

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