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Sziget Festival adds 50 new artists to 2025 lineup

The Independent is teaming up with one of Europe’s biggest festivals as its exclusive international news partner

The Independent UK

“My idea of what the mission is and somebody else’s idea of what the mission is are not going to be the same thing”: Texas Hold 'Em banjo player on her complex feelings about playing on the Beyoncé smash

She felt it was a “compromise for the greater good”

MusicRadar

Bastille’s Dan Smith hits out at ‘galling’ ticket touts as band announce new arena tour

Band are making a donation towards Youth Music’s Rescue the Roots campaign while the government continues to try and stamp out unfair ticketing practices

The Independent UK

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Patti Smith’s Horses at 50: How a reluctant musician made a punk-rock classic

IN FOCUS: Patti Smith’s groundbreaking debut has influenced generations of musicians. But it took a producer four years to persuade Smith to enter the studio. As the album approaches its 50th birthday, Fiona Sturges reflects on how Smith overcame the misogyny of the time and pays tribute to a masterpiece…

The Independent UK

“We spent seven months on David Gilmour’s boat and almost bankrupted ourselves. But Bob encouraged us to dream big”: How Bob Ezrin brought out the prog in Kula Shaker

Crispian Mills hails the “complete maniac” Pink Floyd, Peter Gabriel and Alice Cooper producer for his work on 1999 album Peasants, Pigs & Astronauts

Louder

Foreigner's farewell tour will visit Canada with a singer and actor from Nova Scotia as frontman

"He is not only a consummate vocalist, but a verified Broadway actor to boot" - Mick Jones

Louder

Bastille’s Dan Smith says ticket touting frustrating to artists ‘on many levels’

A Government consultation is considering a range of options to make ticket-buying fairer.

Evening Standard

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Mick Fleetwood and Lindsey Buckingham are working together again

Photos posted on social media show Lindsey Buckingham in the studio with Mick Fleetwood for the first time since being fired by Fleetwood Mac seven years ago

Louder

Taylor Swift and Jaime King "Do Not Speak" Anymore, But Swift Is "Still an Amazing Godmother" to King's Son

Swift doesn't let anything deter her from being full "Bibbidi-Bobbidi-Boo" about her godmother duties.

Marie Claire

In these troubled times, what we really need is a honky tonk single from The Darkness tackling the issue of male flatulence during lovemaking

Hot On My Tail comes from Dreams On Toast, the new album from The Darkness

Louder

"Exul ended up being recorded at 10 different studios over two and a half years." Ne Obliviscaris and the heroic story of their fourth album

Australian prog metallers Ne Obliviscaris tell how without their Patreon-funding they might not have got to make album number four, Exul

Metal Hammer

"The PXO is that rarest of things - an overdrive that is a little bit different": J Rockett Audio Designs PXO Phil-X Signature Boost and Overdrive Pedal

J Rockett teams up with the Bon Jovi ace to bring us a no-frills, but premium pedal that boasts something of an original tone whilst still serving classic sounds

MusicRadar

“We embrace the spirit of early 70s prog as being the way that you should always approach music." Mastodon and their prog epic Crack The Skye

In 2009 US prog metallers Mastodon released their conceptual opus Crack The Skye. It proved to be the step up to the big time the band deserved...

Metal Hammer

Eurovision star Sam Ryder said he was ‘hurt’ when he lost out on Emmy

The singer, who represented the UK at the 2022 Eurovision competition, lost out to Ed Sheeran for Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics in 2023.

Evening Standard

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Marie Claire

Taylor Swift Ended Her 100-Day Instagram Hiatus to Support Selena Gomez — and Possibly Share a 'Reputation (Taylor's Version)' Easter Egg

Why some fans think the post is a sign that long-awaited re-recording of 'Reputation' is (finally) coming soon.

Evening Standard

UK’s Eurovision act Remember Monday makes tattoo pledge if they win or come last

The girl group of Lauren Byrne, Holly-Anne Hull and Charlotte Steele will represent the UK at the competition in May in Basel, Switzerland.

The Guardian - UK

Bill Ashton obituary

Co-founder of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra and tireless champion of talented young musicians

Guitar World

“I didn’t even know what we would play. He would just be like, ‘Honey, we’re in G.’ And I’d be like, ‘Okay, here we go’”: When she was just a teenager, Lindsay Ell was playing blues with Buddy Guy – and being mentored by Randy Bachman

The Canadian singer-songwriter was recently handpicked by Shania Twain as her lead guitarist and recently reflected on her early guitar mentors

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The Independent UK

Rock band Goose fire member over ‘behavior in personal life’

The band said percussionist Jeff Arevalo’s behavior ‘does not align with the band’s core values’

Guitar World

“We took 36 hours to cut Good Vibrations. We knew it was a big deal”: Carol Kaye’s 10 greatest basslines

The session legend was responsible for some of the finest bass playing ever committed to tape – here are her best moments

The Independent UK

Will Smith channels his post-slap introspection into music on ‘Based on a True Story’

Will Smith could have let his infamous Oscar slap be his cinematic fade out with a career bruised, a marriage dissected and a reputation in a free fall

Guitar World

“I’ve always missed being in Kiss”: Kiss announce unmasked Vegas show with former guitarist Bruce Kulick, as Gene Simmons postpones 17 solo dates

November’s set will mark the 50th anniversary of their Kiss Army fan club and see Bruce Kulick reunite with the band after they snubbed the guitarist during their farewell tour

Guitar World

“The X100 is very good at what it does – some might say even too good”: MXR Rockman X100 Analog Tone Processor Pedal review

The legendary Tom Scholz headphone amp and signal processor gets reborn in pedal form

Metal Hammer

Metallica’s Kirk Hammett is open to making another Load-style album: “We might just say, ‘OK, let’s go back to the ’90s again.’ It’s not a bad idea.”

As controversial as Metallica’s 90s rock tangent was, Kirk Hammett says re-exploring that side of their sound isn’t off the table

Metal Hammer

"Instrumental albums are often made by musicians for musicians, so we wanted to keep things tuneful and hold the listener’s attention" How Animals As Leaders broke the mould with The Joy Of Motion

The story of the Washington instrumental trio's third album, 2014's The Joy Of Motion

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