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Shakira’s sixth concert canceled as DC mayor urges star to reschedule Pride show

‘Shakira, girl get yourself here!’ said Mayor Muriel Bowser

The Independent UK

“I had this little house in California, back in 1984. My Marshall stacks and a reel-to-reel were set up in the living room. I remember getting my drummer to have a jam at 3am”: From his live show, to cutting classics, Yngwie Malmsteen lives off-the-cuff

He explains why his guitars are numbered, not named, his warts-and-all approach to studio work – and why his “I won’t conform or follow” attitude has nothing to do with arrogance

Guitar World

Rod Stewart cancels Las Vegas concert over health issues just weeks before Glastonbury

The rocker, 80, also cancelled three concerts in his mammoth world tour earlier this year

Evening Standard

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“I’ve never been very confident as a player. I’ve always felt like I had to work hard”: Alex Lifeson is one of the greatest guitarists of his time – but he says he’s often lacked faith in his skills

The Canadian virtuoso went through a period of guitar dormancy when Rush ended –now he says he feels reborn as a player

Guitar World

“My guitar was busted up on the flight – totally destroyed. When I got to Nashville and told Dan Auerbach, he said, ‘Try something new’”: After her beloved Gibson was ruined on a flight, Valerie June found new inspiration in this iconic acoustic brand

She was in the market for a new guitar following her beloved Clyde's demise – and, thanks to the Black Keys' guitarist and vocalist, she managed to find her perfect match

Guitar World

"I don’t want to pretend everything’s hunky dory." Shirley Manson says that she feels "isolated" in Garbage, admits "there's very little proper communication about anything at all"

Shirley Manson admits to frustrations with the Garbage "boys’ club"

Louder

"Partially responsible for hastening the demise of nu metal." We've ranked every Killswitch Engage album from worst to best

Reordering the catalogue of one of metalcore's greatest bands in reverse order of awesomeness

Metal Hammer

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The lesson all creatives can learn from Taylor Swift's ownership victory

The singer's landmark right deal offers a lesson for all creatives… but perhaps not what you think.

Creative Bloq

“I wake up the next morning and my SUV is gone. We had just opened a show for Vince Gill, and he'd signed my Telecaster”: Rascal Flatts’ Joe Don Rooney had just finished a run of shows with Chely Wright – when his very first guitar got stolen

Rooney still hopes to one day reunite with his beloved guitar, which was bought for him by his late dad

Guitar World

Country star Lorrie Morgan ‘devastated’ after sixth husband dies of cancer at 72

Country singer had been married to Randy White since 2010

The Independent UK

"I remember showing the lyrics to my grandmother, saying, Look at this, this is like poetry!" Gavin and Stacey and Would I Lie To You? star Rob Brydon on his life-long love of Bruce Springsteen

Rob Brydon has been a devoted Bruce Springsteen fan for over 40 years

Louder

‘It was an I Will Survive for the 1990s’: how McAlmont & Butler made Yes

‘David only had words for one verse. “Just sing it twice,” I said. “We can worry about that later.” But we never got around to it – and people don’t seem to notice’

The Guardian - UK

The best new rock songs you need to hear right now

Featuring Halestorm, The Cold Stares, Cardinal Black and five other rock'n'roll warriors on the edge of time

Louder

Old Dominion's new album, 'Barbara,' won't lean on band's record-breaking laurels

Old Dominion will release their new album, “Barbara,” on Aug. 22

The Independent UK

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Guitar World

“Aggressive cutaways, an ultra-thin body, and extreme arm bend”: Kiesel launches the Kyber – a futuristic metal guitar that’s its answer to Strandberg and Abasi Concepts offerings

With a seriously lightweight and almost paper-thin design, the customizable axe puts modern needs at its core – and it's reasonably priced too

The Independent UK

Pop, Pride, and pure chaos: Mighty Hoopla might be the UK’s most joyful festival

5/5 From Jade and Kesha to the Vengaboys and Craig David, the weekend felt like a gloriously unapologetic celebration of pop, queerness, and nostalgia

Metal Hammer

"We had already split up and still had to do a tour." How Within Temptation became one of symphonic metal's biggest success stories

From helping shape symphonic metal in the 90s to the romantic split that almost destroyed the band in the 2000s, this is the history of Within Temptation

Guitar World

“I’ve been stumped to understand how this worked. He didn’t seem to fret notes, so how was he producing chords?”: David Lynch's Parker Fly is up for auction – and it solves one of the big mysteries about his playing

Julien’s Auctions appraiser Mike Adams has been examining Lynch’s guitar and rig and says it answers a key question about his highly unconventional style

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“My hair caught fire, and my hearing was never the same again”: When Keith Moon overdid the pyrotechnics for the Who’s most explosive television moment

The blast left a lifelong mark on Pete Townshend’s hearing…

Louder

"There’s a lot less ‘James Hetfield strangling a goat’ in the singing department." New Volbeat album God Of Angels Trust won't surprise you, but it will get you banging that head

Volbeat know their formula and stick to it well - for better and worse

Evening Standard

Sam Ryder’s message to Remember Monday on Eurovision: Nothing can define you

Remember Monday was chosen by Ryder’s former manager David May, who headed up the BBC’s search for the next Eurovision contestant.

The Guardian - UK

James Lowe, singer of psychedelic rock trailblazers the Electric Prunes, dies aged 82

The band’s early single I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night) was their biggest hit, featuring on the compilation Nuggets, and has influenced generations of musicians

Louder

“Knowingly progressive and endearingly archetypal in a way that only two young pop historians could fathom”: If you thought Ween were taking the piss with The Mollusk, you were wrong

When traditional prog was all at sea in the mid-90s, this shameless concept album, bedecked in Pink Floyd colours, sailed to the rescue

The Guardian - UK

Pulp: More review – anthems and rage for the next life stage

Jarvis Cocker and the band’s first album in 24 years delivers a refreshing take on middle age, with all the the skewed observation and joyful melodic flourishes of old

Louder

"Ritchie Blackmore gave me a wave as he fell backwards. That was my cue to do a ten-minute keyboard solo": Don Airey on Rainbow, Deep Purple and his awesome solo album Pushed To The Edge

Deep Purple keyboard player, go-to session guy and solo artist Don Airey on his new album, touring, Purple, Blackmore and more

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