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Grateful Dead bassist and co-founder Phil Lesh dies at 84

Phil Lesh, the bassist with The Grateful Dead, The Other Ones, The Dead and Phil Lesh And Friends has died

Louder

The Last Dinner Party cancel entire European tour after 'pushing themselves past breaking point'

The news comes after the Brit-winning band cancelled shows in Lincoln and Cardiff before calling off their headline tour dates in Birmingham, Nottingham, Bristol and Southampton ‘following medical advice’

Evening Standard

Sade issues heartbreaking apology to trans son in first song in six years

The ‘Smooth Operator’ singer’s new song ‘Young Lion’ was released as part of Red Hot Organization’s trans-inclusive compilation EP ‘Transa: Selects’

The Independent UK

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"My car got stolen with all my songwriting books in the boot so no second album any time soon”: Raye’s songwriting book is stolen - on her birthday

Raye's car is stolen, with her songwriting books

MusicRadar

Every One Direction album returns to UK Top 40 as fans grieve Liam Payne

Boyband also have three songs in Top 40 singles chart, including two in the Top 10, after singer’s death last week

The Guardian - UK

Petition to protect artists’ mental health after Liam Payne’s death surpasses 115,000 signatures

The Change.org petition reached an impressive new milestone on Friday

Evening Standard

All five One Direction albums return to UK top 40 following death of Liam Payne

Payne’s final solo release, Teardrops, has also made its chart debut on the UK singles chart at number 85.

The Independent UK

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Khatia Buniatishvili is a classical music superstar. Her new album honors Mozart — in her own way

Khatia Buniatishvili has been one of the most well-known classical musicians for more than a decade

The Independent UK

“He wasn’t very nice to anybody. I could hear my mom saying, ‘Are you really going to spend the next 15 years of your life with this man?’” Stevie Nicks pinpoints the moment she knew Lindsey Buckingham had to be axed from Fleetwood Mac

Buckingham's departure in 2018 was initially reported as being due to “a disagreement over the band’s upcoming tour”

Guitar World

“Continually surprised me with beautiful, unpredictable overtones”: Martin D-28 review

I get hands-on with arguably the most legendary acoustic guitar of all time. Will it live up to the hype?

Guitar World

“The Holy Grail of rackmount tube preamps is back”: Soldano revives two highly elusive rack units beloved by Steve Lukather, Peter Frampton and Vivian Campbell for the first time in decades

The X88-IR and SLO-100R reboot two of Soldano's most profound innovations from the late 1980s, and give them improved control and usability for modern players

Guitar World

“Olivia has talked about how ‘The Breeders broke my mind – there was pre-Cannonball and there was post-Cannonball.’ She finds loud guitars exciting”: Kim Deal details Olivia Rodrigo’s love of guitars after opening her mammoth GUTS tour

Rodrigo's tour has been chock-full of guitar moments that pay homage to the female rock icons who came before her, while also paving her own way

Guitar World

“My old drummer said, ‘Hey, I’ve got this friend. He’s got a ’59 Strat, and he needs money. He’ll sell it to you for four grand, cash’”: Rick Springfield on the vintage Fender Stratocaster he feels “terrible” about buying

As a bona fide guitar collector, Springfield owns many storied guitars – including his trusty Gibson SG, on which he wrote his career-making hit

Guitar World

What are Kate Bush's most popular song? Music icon thrills fans as she says she's ready to record new hits

As the Wuthering Heights singer prepares to record new music, we take a look at her most popular songs

Evening Standard

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MusicRadar

"I dealt with Lindsey for as long as I could. You could not say that I did not give him more than 300 million chances": Stevie Nicks explains why she cut Lindsey Buckingham out of her life, and it's partly because "he wasn't very nice to Harry Styles"

Stevie Nicks reveals why she finally cut Lindsay Buckingham out of her life

The Independent UK

Kate Bush is coming back – but don’t expect another ‘Running Up That Hill’

STATE OF THE ARTS: The ‘Wuthering Heights’ singer has won over a new generation of fans thanks to Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things’. With Bush planning to record her first new music in 13 years, they might be in for a surprise, writes Louis Chilton

MusicRadar

“He was playing this kit that had cushions in it and tape all over it. It didn’t sound like Rodge”: Queen hated Roger Taylor’s drum sound on their debut album so much that they “augmented” every beat for its reissue

Their eponymous debut is a stone-cold rock classic but Queen have never been happy with its sound, especially Taylor’s drums. For its “rebuilt” and renamed reissue, they forensically applied digital tech to transform the sound of each individual drum hit

The Guardian - UK

The return of Hope of the States: ‘There will be no tantrums. I’m a grown man now’

The artful square pegs of the early-00s indie scene saw their careers upturned by the death of a band member. Now 18 years later they’ve reunited, finding their youthful spark still intact

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Louder

Simon Godfrey updates on what might be the final Shineback album

"In all likelihood, this will be the final Shineback album," reveals Simon Godfrey of impending third album

Louder

Great new prog you must hear from Beardfish, Motorspcyho, Overhead, The Albatross and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week

Cool new new proggy sounds from Virtual Symmetry, Alex Carpani, Raven Sad and more...

The Guardian - UK

Lady Gaga: Disease review – a return to form, and to her classic sound

After a run of power ballads and jazz standards – plus the mega-flop Joker sequel – this synthpop single is a reminder of the Gaga of old, while still fitting into Brat-era pop

The Independent UK

Bono pays tribute to ‘rock progenitors’ Pixies as they release new album

Exclusive: Fellow musicians and famous fans praise the US band as they release ‘The Night the Zombies Came’, and celebrate the 35th anniversary of their album ‘Doolittle’

MusicRadar

“Nicky Wire on lead vocals!”: Hear the Manic Street Preachers’ surprise new single

Plus: details on the band’s “energised and euphoric” new album

Evening Standard

Lady Gaga — Disease review: A banger of an earworm that exorcises those love demons

5/5 Love looks a lot like demonic interference in this dark pop track that will burrow its way into your ears... and your nightmares

Metal Hammer

"2025 is shaping up nicely." Tool are hosting their own tropical getaway festival with Primus, Mastodon, Coheed And Cambria and more

Tool Live In The Sand will take place at the Hard Rock Hotel in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic from March 7 - 9 2025

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