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“Was that open-string a mistake or pure brilliance? Who cares? It’s a masterpiece”: Did bass maestro Willie Weeks miss a note on this Donny Hathaway classic?

Willie Weeks is best known for his storied bass solo on Hathaway’s 1972 Live album, but the disc also features what may be his baddest bassline

Guitar World

“He said, ‘Simon, Duran Duran are the last of the great British R&B bands.’ ‘R&B?’ I said. He said ’yes, you know what I mean - like, Beatles, Rolling Stones”: Simon Le Bon thinks that the “golden era” of the band is over

“Now, could you say who’s the top band in the world?”

MusicRadar

“You think we’d go across the pond for one show only? No way!!” Weezer reveal European headline shows and festival appearances booked around previously-announced UK show supporting Deftones

Weezer are coming to the UK and Europe in summer 2025

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Robbie Williams tour 2025: How to get tickets as singer plays down Oasis rivalry

Though some fans have said he’s more ‘robbing’ than Robbie Williams, as many tickets are more than £100

Evening Standard

Ex-Iron Maiden singer Paul Di’Anno’s cause of death revealed

The vocalist’s family have specified how he died last month, aged 66

Metal Hammer

Sting responds to suggestion classic song is ruined because of Diddy

Disgraced music mogul notoriously sampled The Police song for his own track, ‘I’ll Be Missing You’, in 1997

The Independent UK

“We’d all heard the myth of Miles Davis – the scary Miles Davis. But he liked us skinny little white boys!”: How the jazz legend ended up on a Toto record

And instead of payment, he grabbed a painting off the band’s drummer

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“In 5 minutes, I could write you something that would sound like a song that would’ve been a Siamese Dream song in ‘92”: Billy Corgan on how he could write old Pumpkins' songs any time, if he wanted

He’s “just looking for something just a little bit new” Corgan says

MusicRadar

Wall outside Abbey Road studios covered in 'Free Palestine graffiti'

Music fans have left messages on the wall outside Abbey Road studios for around 50 years

Evening Standard

“Her type of voice could work surprisingly well with our music”: Celeste (the black metal band) want to make a song with Celeste (the soul singer)

Celeste feat. Celeste? When we asked the metal band to name the soul singer’s best song, they opened the door for a team-up

Metal Hammer

“Fans will experience something unprecedented”: Sabaton announce 2025 European tour featuring biggest-ever UK shows

The Swedish war machine will roll through Europe from November to December 2025

Metal Hammer

“We always had so much more in common with bands like Yesand Genesis… we wanted to see how far we could take an idea”: What Blue Öyster Cult thought of being called prog – and what they really thought of the More Cowbell sketch

They may have been called “the thinking man’s metal band” but comparing themselves to ELP, Jethro Tull and King Crimson, they assert there was a lot more progressive thinking going on than many realised

Louder

At 90, hope triumphs for legendary singer Kamahl

The latest biography about singer Kamahl's eventful life documents his rise to fame and reveals the abuse he suffered as a child.

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"Lemmy was a creature of habit; he'd have a huge line of speed and then a big fry-up for breakfast": Topper Headon's wild tales of Johnny Thunders, Keith Moon, Keith Richards and more

Living with Lemmy, Sharing a tour bus with Bo Diddley, refusing to get out of bed for Martin Scorsese – these are the stories of Topper Headon, legendary drummer with The Clash

Louder

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Evening Standard

Sir Elton John: My death row meal would be sweets ‘because I can’t eat them now’

The music superstar confirmed it had been a ‘long time’ since he had indulged in sweet treats.

Louder

"It sounds like it's from like 1997 and 2037": Finger Eleven have made an album that sounds like it's from both the past and the future

Multi-platinum Canadians Finger Eleven will release their first album in a decade next year - we asked what they've been doing in the meantime

Louder

"I don't think I can get away with a song that talks about cutting a guy's balls off": Meet Bobbie Dazzle, the catsuit-wearing, flute-playing singer reinventing glam rock for a modern-day audience

Bobbie Dazzle is the West Midlands singer bringing back the upbeat music, fun and fashion of the 70s

The Independent UK

Paul Di’Anno: Former Iron Maiden singer’s cause of death revealed

The heavy metal frontman died in October at the age of 66

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The Independent UK

Queen Bey and Yale: The Ivy League university is set to offer a course on Beyoncé and her legacy

Pop superstar Beyoncé and her expansive cultural legacy will be the subject of a new course next year at Yale University

Louder

"I've changed it all around. I now meet each fan privately, instead of all in a room together": Cherie Currie on meet & greets, fan camaraderie, and the global cabal behind a worldwide takeover

Former Runaway Cherie Currie plans to play "the songs I know people love" on what will likely be her final UK tour

Evening Standard

The Who’s Roger Daltrey says he is ‘singing better than I have for years’

The 80-year-old is embarking on a UK tour next year.

Louder

Relax everyone, we can officially confirm that The Bronx are still the best punk rock band in the world

A piss-up in a brewery with The Bronx? This was never going to be anything but A Lovely Time

Guitar World

“I don’t really relate to the guitar anymore. I don’t like its nature. Honestly, guitar is the least interesting thing about the record to me”: Mk.Gee and his Fender Jaguar take center stage on SNL – alongside a mysteriously spec'd vintage Charvel

The fast-rising guitarist performed the recently-released Rockman, and Alesis., from his critically-acclaimed debut, Two Star & the Dream Police

Guitar World

“It isn’t unrealistic to try with your usual setup, provided you’re not using eights with a 1mm action”: Upgrade your blues chops now with this lesson in how to play slide guitar in standard tuning

Looking for an entry into slide playing but don't want to retune your guitar and give it a setup? This tab and audio lesson in plain ol' EADGBE will help you develop your slide vocabulary

The Independent UK

Timothée Chalamet ‘wept’ after singing as Bob Dylan in new biopic

Chalamet does his own singing in ‘A Complete Unknown’, James Mangold’s film about Dylan’s early years

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