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Paul McCartney's favourite bass company is in trouble – Höfner's future uncertain as it files provisional insolvency proceedings

The German brand behind McCartney's iconic 500/1 Violin Bass has been in existence since its founding by Karl Höfner in 1887

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The 50 best albums of 2025: No 2 – CMAT: Euro-Country

Furiously angry and uproariously witty, the Irish singer’s third album was a high-water mark for pop, inspiring a TikTok dance craze and a triumphant set at Glastonbury

The Guardian - UK

Kirsty MacColl: A look back at her life from her iconic Christmas song to her tragic death

The Standard looks back at the life and legacy of Kirsty MacColl, from her iconic Christmas duet with The Pogues to her tragic death

Evening Standard

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“He was kind of umming and ahhing about whether to give him permission to record it. And I was like, ‘What? Are you crazy? That’s like Elvis asking! Of course you let him do it!’”: The Depeche Mode classic that Johnny Cash interpreted as a gospel song

“It’s about believing in yourself. The answers are inside, if you dig deep enough”

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Black Rebel Motorcycle Club live: 'Chaos, sickness and pure rock n roll'

4/5 Black Rebel Motorcycle fight illness and berate the crowd as they manage to pull greatness out of disaster

Evening Standard

“Washburn didn’t know I was leaving – it was probably a messed-up thing to do”: Nuno Bettencourt gave his new guitar brand its debut at Back to the Beginning – but Washburn had no idea it existed

The Extreme icon took to the stage at Ozzy Osbourne’s farewell show with a guitar that no-one – not even the brand he had played for 35 years – knew about

Guitar World

“Noel said, ‘Ever been in a band with three guitars? We’ll let Bonehead do Bonehead, and we’ll fit around it’”: Noel Gallagher’s longtime right-hand man Gem Archer takes us inside the Oasis reunion – and how they negotiated their new three-guitar lineup

The Britpop veteran reflects on the epic reunion tour, keeping it secret for months, and the only thing he knows about what the band might do next

Guitar World

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“The hundreds of new followers we have over the last few days are most welcome, but I’m not entirely sure they are all genuine”: Simon Cowell’s new boyband December 10 could be in legal trouble after getting confused for a Scottish metal group

In a now-deleted post, metal outfit December Tenth invited Cowell and co. to “get in touch with ourselves and our legal team”

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Simon Cowell's New Boy Band: Possible Lawsuit Looms For 'December 10' Shortly After Launch

Simon Cowell introduces boy band 'December 10' in Netflix's The Next Act. Despite hopes of matching One Direction and Little Mix, the group is already caught in a naming row that could lead to legal action.

International Business Times UK

"We are in and out of there – sometimes in an hour-and-a-half! – and we’re done with the track": Burned out recording vocals? Myles Kennedy shares his top for getting the perfect take

Kennedy says Alter Bridge producer Michael 'Elvis' Baskette knows his voice better than anyone and has worked out how to get it sounding 100 per cent on record

MusicRadar

Who is Mariah the Scientist? Quick Facts on the Former Pre-Med Student Turned R&B Singer Discovered by Tory Lanez, Now Engaged to Young Thug

Mariah the Scientist's rise from SoundCloud releases to chart success is traced alongside her career milestones and engagement to Young Thug.

International Business Times UK

“Cliff Richard was trying to dance along, only to realise the song was in 5/4 time and his left foot was where his right foot should be!”: Jethro Tull’s manager asked Ian Anderson to write a hit. He tried not to, but failed

1969’s Living In The Past reached the Top 10 in both the UK and US, and led to an uncomfortable experience on Top Of The Pops

Louder

‘Time isn’t on my side’: Au Pairs vocalist Lesley Woods on reforming the 80s punk pioneers – without her bandmates

Her post-punk trailblazers were a key influence on riot grrrl. Now, after decades working as a lawyer, she is taking the name – though, contentiously, not the rest of the band – back on the road. ‘I haven’t given the best of me yet’, she says

The Guardian - UK

Trap and shoegaze – the sounds of 2025?

According to Bandsintown they are

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“I know how important it was for her… being respected as a songwriter was always the thing that she felt was overlooked”: Donna Summer is inducted posthumously into Songwriters’ Hall Of Fame

Summer co-wrote I Feel Love and her run of 70s hits

Louder

"We don't rehearse - I just show the band my notes and it becomes something else": Garage queen Holly Golightly on new music, Jack White and the black tongue hex

After seven years, cult favourite Holly Golightly resurfaces with a new album steeped in southern alt.blues flavour

The Guardian - AU

Jane’s Addiction call it quits after a tumultuous 15 months: ‘The legacy will remain’

US alt-rock band announce they are finally parting ways, following fisticuffs, accusations and lawsuits

Louder

"We are here to announce that we have come together one last time to resolve our differences": Jane's Addiction are talking again after last year's acrimonious break-up

Six months after filing lawsuits against each other, Perry Farrell and the other members of Jane's Addiction are ready to talk about Boston

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The Independent UK

Thousands of fans join tribute to reggae pioneer Jimmy Cliff in his native Jamaica

Jamaica has held a tribute to honor reggae giant Jimmy Cliff, with officials asking that people celebrate him and not turn the ceremony into a sad event

International Business Times UK

Katy Perry Reveals How Justin Trudeau Saved and Lifted Her After 'Embarrassing' Breakup

Katy Perry finds renewed confidence and support in a reported romance with Justin Trudeau following career criticism and her split from Orlando Bloom.

Guitar World

“A near-perfect TS808-style pedal from the designer of the Tube Screamer that could arguably be the new gold standard”: TWA Source Code review

Is this the Screamer Killer we’ve heard about?

Metal Hammer

"You know that feeling you get when somebody embarrasses themselves so badly you feel uncomfortable?" How a grunge legend alienated his entire fanbase with a curveball solo record, and why he had zero regrets about doing so

Not everyone wants to get on board when artists take a creative left turn

Metal Hammer

"In a lot of abusive relationships, the hardest thing is to break away from it. That song helped break that stigma." How a bold, boundary-breaking song with some taboo lyrics helped break one of America's best modern rock bands

Some of the lyrics on this modern classic were brave, but they helped laid the foundations for what was to come

Guitar World

“The first thing I said to him was, ‘You bought Greeny.’ He goes, ‘Yeah, I’ve got it. You want to play it?’” Iron Maiden’s Adrian Smith had a chance encounter with Kirk Hammett – and ended up babysitting his iconic Les Paul

The fabled Gibson has been making plenty of big-name players weak at the knees recently

Guitar World

“A lot of people got confused. They were like, ‘God, I love that guitar part.’ But actually, it’s a bass”: Fontaines D.C.’s Deego dissects the Joy Division bassline that inspired his bass journey

Peter Hook also recounts how he was “over the moon” when Joy Division frontman Ian Curtis used the bassline as a vocal part for one of the band’s biggest tracks

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