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Katy Perry Says She Released Pep-Talk Anthem "Firework" When She Was "Down in the Dumps"

She's gotten to a much better place.

Marie Claire

Morrissey fires management after Johnny Marr statement

Singer’s announcement comes shortly after his ex-bandmate hit back at his claims surrounding The Smiths trademark

The Independent UK

“The initial contact from Ice-T was for permission to use the song, but I thought I might offer to play on it as well”: Body Count and David Gilmour release radical reimagining of Comfortably Numb in 2024’s most surprising crossover

The Pink Floyd legend revisits one of his greatest guitar tracks in a completely new light with the help of the heavy metal institution

Guitar World

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“Everywhere I go someone knows my name because of that bass solo. It’s not like with Michael Jackson – I don’t get mobbed – but I am famous”: How Willie Weeks' unbelievable solo on Donny Hathaway's 1972 Live album made him a bass legend

After being introduced as “the baddest bass player in the country,” Willie Weeks kicked off his now iconic solo

Guitar World

“That was a blast of funk sunshine”: Blu DeTiger and Giacomo Turra jamming on an NYC rooftop is the funkiest thing you'll hear this week

DeTiger wielded her new Fender signature bass as she joined the Italian maestro for a funk workout

Guitar World

"They made it relevant again!" David Gilmour guests on Body Count cover of Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb

Ice-Ts Body Count will release their new album Merciless in November

Metal Hammer

“Even for a beginner to pick it up and play it, it almost plays you. I can tell you, it brings power to your hands”: The story of Rory Gallagher’s 1932 National Triolian – the resonator that had all the mojo but not the volume for his raucous live show

Rory’s battered National Triolian could be seen as the acoustic sibling ofhis infamously weathered 1961 Strat – though this metal workhorse could howl,too

Guitar World

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Von Hertzen Brothers spoof Bob Dylan's Subterranean Homesick Blues in new Ascension Day video

Von Hertzen Brothers will release their ninth studio album In Murmuration in October

Louder

The acoustic guitar is one of the world’s most versatile instruments – and these licks prove it can handle anything from folk to metal

Become an acoustic polymath and be comfortable in any musical company with this lesson in styles spanning boygenius to Genesis

Guitar World

Nelly Furtado recalls Liam and Noel showdown at Oasis gig in Vancouver: ‘It made it extra special’

Canadian pop star said she’d ‘die’ to see the rock band’s reunion tour next year

The Independent UK

“When it comes to heavy rock, the definitive icon always has been RG”: How Ibanez raised the bar for high-performance electric guitar with the RG

With its quick Wizard neck and super-stable Edge tremolo, the RG arrived in '87 to deliver speed and the promise of the spectacular – and decades on, it remains the go-to electric for virtuosos and shred radicals

Guitar World

Chappell Roan live at O2 Academy Brixton review: a magical night from 2024’s most sudden superstar

Roan and her flawless, record-perfect vocals held court and the energy never relented

Evening Standard

“Lars called me, and you’re on a shortlist”: Former Megadeth bassist David Ellefson was in the running to replace Jason Newsted in Metallica

Megadeth’s David Ellefson was shortlisted to join Metallica in 2003 – and he found out because Dave Mustaine told him

Metal Hammer

“Many single-channel amps are voiced for a specific gain level and only shine in that sweet spot. Not this one”: PRS DGT 15 Head review

PRS has updated its Texas-voiced David Grissom signature amp with more features, lower wattage and amore approachable price tag

Guitar World

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The Independent UK

Chappell Roan explains why she hasn’t endorsed Kamala Harris

Pop singer said there are ‘so many things I would want to change’ ahead of the US election

The Independent UK

Katy Perry review, 143: Painfully dated and glaringly out of touch

The sense of fun that propelled Perry to international stardom has been replaced by a weariness (or perhaps wariness) of the industry she once dominated

Metal Hammer

The 9 classic deep cuts Iron Maiden need to play on their Run For Your Lives tour

As Iron Maiden promise a setlist of vintage hits and fan-favourites for their next world tour, we propose some oddball choices that need dusting off

The Guardian - UK

The Rheingans Sisters: Start Close In review – a radical leap into darkness

With their golden voices, fertile soundworlds and evocative influences from across Europe, the Sheffield duo’s fifth album is admirably confrontational

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Louder

“Occasionally downbeat and introspective – but there’s also an excitement that’s genuinely uplifting”: Stuckfish’s IV is another winner

New keyboardist and new label gives the British melodic proggers the perfect platform to deliver on expectations

The Guardian - UK

Katy Perry: 143 review – wan Europop revival falls short of total catastrophe

(Capitol)Following disastrous comeback singles and videos prompting environmental investigation, Perry’s seventh album isn’t the calamity expected – but it isn’t good, either

Louder

"Treasured songs suffer repeated acts of vandalism": Bob Dylan and The Band create both towering art and frat-party havoc on The 1974 Live Recordings

27 live CDs, 417 unreleased tracks, not all of it good, as Bob Dylan's archive is plundered again

Louder

"Chunky, boogie-infused glam-rock tunes are in vanishingly short supply": Glam survivors Sweet bow out in a blaze of AOR

Full Circle is Sweet's first set of original songs since 2002's Sweetlife

The Conversation

What is ‘dynamic pricing’ for concert tickets? It can cost you hundreds of dollars while you queue

When tickets for Green Day’s 2025 Australian tour went on sale, fans joined a queue – a ritual that has been practised for decades on footpaths, on phones, and now online.

Latin Times

No Doubt's original member Gabriel "The Gun" González passes away in motorcycle accident at 57

The music world is in mourning after the tragic news of the passing of Gabriel "The Gun" González, the original trumpet player and songwriter for the iconic band No Doubt

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Dave Grohl’s Wife Knew About His Cheating Habit Long Before He Confessed, Insider Claims

David Grohl's wife may have known about his infidelity long before he announced it. The post Dave Grohl’s Wife Knew About His Cheating Habit Long Before He Confessed, Insider Claims first appeared on Bored Panda.

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