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5 new dance music albums that every audiophile should listen to this weekend

A selection of excellent electronic albums to give your hi-fi system a workout.

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“Caravan were changing… I’d written For Girls Who Grow Plump In The Night and intended to record it under my own name”: Pye Hastings planned his solo debut 44 years before it happened

As his band reached its 50th anniversary, the Canterbury veteran still worried if going solo with From The Half House was the right thing to do

Louder

“Ozzy put a pint glass over his mouth and sucked it until he burst all the blood vessels around his face. Then he turned into a character from Planet Of The Apes”: Gary Moore’s wild tales of Ozzy Osbourne, Phil Lynott and Led Zeppelin

Ozzy, Robert Planet, Rory Gallagher, Peter Green, Ginger Baker – late, great guitarist Gary Moore crossed paths with them all

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‘Absolutely mindblowing!’ Shed Seven score their second No 1 album of the year

Britpop band cement comeback by becoming only the 20th act to achieve two No 1 albums in a calendar year

The Guardian - UK

Yeat review – US rapper brings exploding, sweat-drenched pandemonium

Filled with chaotic sounds and infectious melodies, there’s a ferocious pace to the mysterious figure’s first European headline – a ribcage-reverberating success

The Guardian - UK

Pink Floyd are in the Money as they seal their back catalogue deal for £400 million

Sony Music have parted with the big bucks for the band’s music and imagery but the deal excludes publishing rights

MusicRadar

“The Sound of Silence was the first song I wrote which seemed to come from some place that I didn’t inhabit”: Paul Simon tells all in a new three-and-a-half-hour documentary

The master singer songwriter is back and despite losing his hearing in one ear, is determined to keep making music

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“It feels a bit wrong to play it. But I don't think anyone who has a guitar that they love would want it to never be played after their death”: Fontaines D.C. guitarist Carlos O'Connell reacts to playing Rory Gallagher's prized guitars

O'Connell also tries out Gallagher's 1959 Silvertone, 1963 Epiphone Coronet and 1968 Martin D-35 ahead of the much talked-about auction

Guitar World

Perrie Edwards: ‘Parting ways with someone can be a scary thing’

Exclusive: Little Mix star has released her third solo single – she tells The Independent about the romantic story behind it

The Independent UK

Who else has performed at the Tory conference after Peter Andre is ridiculed

Singer enjoyed event – and so did Conservative members … but his appearance might not win him new fans

Evening Standard

Remembering Jack Colwell: an astonishing musical talent, and a generous and loyal friend

The Sydney singer-songwriter, musical director and choirmaster has died at the age of 34. The legacy he leaves is larger than he will ever know

The Guardian - AU

"I dream of the studio being a place that anyone can access, not just those with the money to do so": Jack Antonoff reveals plans to make public recording studios available to those who can't afford them

The Public Studios initiative will fund the building of studio spaces in LGBTQ+ youth shelters

MusicRadar

“I’m still in shock that I’m getting inducted for a second time”: Wolfgang Van Halen, Zakk Wylde and Andrew Watt to headline Ozzy Osbourne tribute at all-star Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony

Robert Trujillo, Chad Smith and Steve Stevens will also take part in the ceremony, which will feature an induction speech from Jack Black

Guitar World

The Smile - Cutouts album review: who needs Radiohead anyway?

The Smile’s second album this year sees Thom York, Jonny Greenwood and Tom Skinner get under the skin of contemporary malaise - and, yknow, play some good riffs

Evening Standard

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Louder

David Gilmour reveals what he thinks are the best lyrics Roger Waters ever wrote for Pink Floyd, choosing lyrics his former bandmate Waters considers “appalling”

Pink Floyd legend Roger Waters has written some memorable lyrics in his time. His former bandmate David Gilmour reveals which are his personal favourites

Evening Standard

Pink Floyd: nine of the iconic band's best songs, from Echoes to Learning to Fly

We rank the band’s best tracks

Guitar World

“I felt some responsibility to keep guitar playing alive”: Nuno Bettencourt once vowed to keep Eddie Van Halen’s guitar fire burning – now he’s using his custom Washburn ‘Bumblebee’ to cover Van Halen with Extreme

The virtuoso has tackled Ain’t Talkin’ ’bout Love and Mean Street over the past few weeks, with a little help from his custom-made 'Bumblebee' replica

MusicRadar

“Kate Bush is the only person who can get Kate Bush back on stage. I’ve tried persuading her recently, actually. Gently”: David Gilmour on carpentry, trousers and the return of Kate Bush

The guitarist is promoting a new tour and album and answering fans' questions

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The Independent UK

Who is Garth Brooks, the country music giant accused of rape?

Grammy-winning musician, who is one of country’s biggest stars, has denied the allegations against him

Marie Claire

Sources have commented on those Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce relationship rumours

Guitar World

“I asked Jimmy for advice, and if it was OK to keep doing what I'd been doing. It could be seen as creepy!” Mr. Jimmy, aka Akiro Sakurai, has dedicated his life to becoming Jimmy Page – and he received some sound advice when he met the Led Zeppelin legend

Mr. Jimmy has devoted his career to learning the songs and solos of Page's back catalog, and had a fateful encounter with his hero 10 years ago

Evening Standard

Who is Garth Brooks? The country singer who's facing sexual assault allegations

He’s been a country music star for 30 years

Guitar World

“When I picked up a guitar, I held it righty, but the pick never felt right in my hands, so I started to make up my own technique”: Jared James Nichols reveals how he developed his unique fingerstyle technique – and the perks of going pick-less

Nichols also demonstrates how to achieve optimum attack and dynamics with his fingerstyle technique, which was inspired by Albert King, Derek Trucks and Mark Knopfler

MusicRadar

“It was the first piece of gear that I got in New York - it had this thunderous low end to it”: How a Prophet-5, a kalimba and a prog rock sample inspired the genesis of Bonobo’s biggest track

Bonobo appeared on the Tape Notes podcast to discuss the making of new single Expander and fan favourites from Black Sands and The North Borders

Guitar World

“It’s always been such a special song to me, and I just love Jimmy Page’s playing on that”: Grace Bowers is the hottest name in blues right now – and she’s taken a rare acoustic turn to cover Led Zeppelin on her new single

The fast-rising 18-year-old blues-rock sensation has paid homage to Page with an atmospheric take on Going to California for her new single

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