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Liverpool to receive 'Taylor Town' makeover ahead of Eras Tour shows

Taylor Swift has taken the world by storm on her Eras Tour – and will soon bring it to the UK for the first time.

Evening Standard

“Dave Cobb had just done the last Slash record with walls of Marshall stacks, which got ungodly loud – I don’t think we used anything bigger than an 8” speaker!” Blackberry Smoke’s Charlie Starr on why downsizing his backline made for bigger tones

Blackberry Smoke’s frontman, guitarist and compulsive gearhead explains why using little amps “creates a whole different experience”

Guitar World

“Designed to meet the exacting standards of today’s bassists”: Aguilar has overhauled some of its most iconic bass amps with some choice upgrades

The bass amp specialist has brought its Tone Hammer and AG Series amps into the modern age with some indispensable updates

Guitar World

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“I put this riff on it, which people are telling me is the birth of thrash metal or something”: Queen’s Stone Cold Crazy comes full circle with a live punk rendition by The Offspring and Brian May

Brian May also joined The Offspring on stage and put his own spin on their 1997 hit Gone Away

Guitar World

Remi Wolf at Electric Brixton review: 'funky soul pop' star cements her status as an icon in the making

The Palo Alto rising star brought her trademark brand of playful weirdness to Brixton after opening for Olivia Rodrigo last week

Evening Standard

"Guns N' Roses are trying to make their own record and I'm working with them in that capacity": Slash reveals new material is underway

There is movement in the GNR camp, though don’t hold your breath

MusicRadar

"Electronic music is the classical music of the 21st century": How Jean-Michel Jarre brought the synthesizer to the masses

With little around to compete with the single Oxygène when he released it nearly 50 years ago, Jean-Michel Jarre became the pinup of synth pop, and has continued to embrace the cutting-edge ever since. A true pionnier du synthétiseur…

MusicRadar

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Eminem’s daughter Hailie Jade Scott marries in ‘beautiful’ ceremony attended by 50 Cent and Dr Dre

Influencer has been the subject of over two dozen references in rapper’s lyrics

The Independent UK

“Melodies and lyrics moved me when I was really young. It’s a mixed blessing –it allows you to feel things very deeply. But it can be draining”: Session guitarist Jon Conley has faced mental health challenges all his life. Here’s what keeps him going

Conley has played with artists including Kenny Chesney, Johnny Cash, Glen Campbell and Joe Walsh, all while striving for internal balance and perspective

Guitar World

Musicians and artists boycott UK cultural events over Israel ties

Brighton’s Great Escape is the latest festival to be held to account by performers after a third quit over its Barclays Bank sponsorship

The Guardian - UK

“There’s nothing I like more than finding our back catalogue in the prog section alongside Yes and Genesis… we wanted to show off every aspect of what we could do as artists”: Call them what you like, but Chicago know they’re a prog band

One of the few groups to ever get away with releasing a double-album as a debut, they’d started out as a covers band who’d rebuild and extend every song they played

Louder

My summer of love and lust: I fell for a Ukrainian rocker – but was I just a groupie?

For one memorable season in the 90s, I travelled with a group called Colney Hatch. It gave me a fleeting but fascinating window into the treatment of women who are ‘with the band’

The Guardian - UK

Liverpool to transform into Taylor Town to welcome Taylor Swift

City to host art installations, craft workshops and a conference dedicated to singer’s cultural and economic impact

The Guardian - UK

"I must say, they were absolutely phenomenal": Jimmy Page's review of the Black Crowes' London show is in

Led Zeppelin maestro Jimmy Page has posted about last week's London show from the Black Crowes

Louder

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"It was unbelievable. Every second was an inspiration": How a single show rejuvenated the Scorpions and sent them on the path to superstardom

With two members “smashed after touring”, the Scorpions‘ career was wobbling. Then the Love At First Sting album turned them into global icons

Marie Claire

Cher, Who Turns 78 Today, Says She’ll Celebrate By “Putting My Pillow Over My Head and Screaming”

Well, that’s one way to ring in another year.

MusicRadar

“Alice In Chains showed me how you can do more with less”: How Klone successfully go unplugged with their prog

As the five-piece French head out on an acoustic tour, we dig into the secrets behind their success at moving between worlds with guitarist Guillaume Bernard

Guitar World

AC/DC just kicked off their first tour in 8 years with a new bass player – watch footage of their explosive Power Up opener

The rock icons kicked off their European tour with a hit-filled 24-song set in Germany

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“He was a lover of the blues, but it was the Irish side that helped him stand out against Eric Clapton or Peter Green”: What made Rory Gallagher a true guitar one-off – and how he ended up with his first Fender Strat by accident

Jim Kirkpatrick, one of the world's leading experts on Gallagher's playing, puts the late blues-rock hero's tone under the microscope, revealing the gear and approaches that made the Strat-toting phenom one of the all-time greats

Guitar World

The 20 greatest slap bass songs of all time

These masterful slap basslines chart the evolution of the quintessential bass technique, from Larry Graham to today's YouTube heroes

Guitar World

“No material performs as well as real, natural diamond”: These picks are encrusted with literal diamonds to provide ultimate grip – and they’ll make you a better player, apparently

The diamonds’ abrasive texture is the perfect non-slip grip material for guitar picks, according to Patoma Music

The Independent UK

Adele reveals she wants to have a baby girl after she finishes Las Vegas residency

Adele has been in a relationship with Rich Paul since 2021

Guitar World

“Ian was always ready to play a stylistically perfect solo for every track he was involved with”: The Les Paul behind the iconic guitar solo on Kate Bush’s Wuthering Heights is now up for auction

The late Ian Bairnson’s guitar was used across the first four Kate Bush albums, as well as classic records from the Alan Parsons Project and countless sessions

Louder

"Their evolution from anthemic, synthy post-hardcore heroes to slick alt-pop machine is laid bare." Pvris show few signs of looking backwards as they bewitch London's Troxy

Lyndsey Gunnulfsen's refusal to compromise on her vision is paying dividends in style

MusicRadar

“Picture a bright blue ball spinning... Dizzy with eternity": Dead & Company, featuring John Mayer, delight Deadheads at The Sphere

Footage of full-on immersive psychedelia experience emerges

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