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The Who announce farewell tour: ‘Good things must come to an end’

Storied rock band have announced a series of shows in North America, as guitarist Pete Townshend says he and bandmate Roger Daltrey are ‘in a good place’

The Independent UK

"I had an idea for an album about people bottling Jesus's vomit." Rivers Of Nihil's Adam Biggs on concept records, working with Cannibal Corpse and not buying the hype for Metallica and Rush

Rivers Of Nihil might be modern prog metal masters, but that doesn't mean they sign from the same hymn sheet as everyone else

Metal Hammer

Ireland asks for Israel’s Eurovision spot to be reconsidered

The Israeli national broadcaster is under a lot of pressure from its government, the broadcast chief said

The Independent UK

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“It's the unpredictability and suddenness of the tariffs. Companies do not have the time to plan, adapt or evolve”: NAMM CEO John Mlynczak on the impact of Trump’s tariffs in the guitar industry

This week, representatives from some of the States' biggest guitar brands have come together in D.C. for the first time in 17 years to continue advocating for the musical instrument market

Guitar World

Viagra Boys at Brixton Academy review: high-functioning, anti-establishment chaos

5/5 Your nan might not approve of the tattoos and sleazy tales of drugs, but no one is doing it like this Swedish punk band

Evening Standard

Irish broadcaster requests discussion over Israel’s Eurovision participation

RTÉ asks European Broadcasting Union for talks after 72 former contestants call for ban on Israeli broadcaster

The Guardian - UK

PinkPantheress: Fancy That review – sharp-minded bops hop across pop’s past and present

Denigrated by some as the epitome of attention-deficit youth, the English pop musician became huge nonetheless – and her latest has an inspiringly free-associative feel

The Guardian - UK

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Billie Holiday Elevated Jazz Singing To New Heights

Billie Holiday was a pre-eminent jazz vocalist, widely appreciated during her heyday in the 1930s through the 1950s.

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Israel’s participation in Eurovision is ‘very complicated’, says RTE boss

Mr Bakhurst said RTE would not pull the Irish entry out of the song contest in May.

Evening Standard

"The hype was so great that we were never going to be able to fulfil it." The "nightmare" birth of the Stones Roses' wildly-expensive and long-delayed second album Second Coming, by those who were there, and those who quit

After The Stones Roses set the British music scene alight with their stunning debut album, the expectation was that they would take over the world with album two. Things didn't quite go to plan

Louder

“Tom thought I was trying to make myself look like the guy who was behind Boston. After that, he said he wasn’t going to work with me anymore”: Barry Goudreau opens up on his bitter parting with Tom Scholz

A CBS promotional campaign for Goudreau's 1980 solo album caused an irreparable rift with his Boston bandmate

Guitar World

J-Hope Unveils BTS 'Growing Pains' While Making Solo Music, Serving Military

J-Hope reflects on his solo music journey and BTS' growth during military service ahead of their 2025 reunion.

International Business Times

“A little thunder and lightning”: Slash dons a Gibson SG as Guns N’ Roses pay tribute to John Sykes with rampant cover of a Thin Lizzy classic

The Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake guitarist passed away in December last year

Guitar World

“By the power of music and death metal, I pronounce you husband and wife!” Watch this extreme metal band marry two of their fans onstage during a concert

Symphonic/death metal maximalists Fleshgod Apocalypse paused a show on their current North American tour to officiate a wedding

Metal Hammer

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"True to the Moog legacy and innovative spirit of Dr. Robert Moog": Moog unveils new $899 analogue monosynth, Messenger

Superbooth 25: With wavefolding oscillators and a "next-generation" ladder filter, Moog says Messenger honours the company’s heritage while exploring "the future of analogue synthesis"

The Independent UK

The 60th Academy of Country Music Awards are here; newcomer Ella Langley leads the nominations

The 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards will take place Thursday at the Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas, just north of Dallas

Metal Hammer

"Even In Arcadia might divide longtime Sleep Token fans, but it will almost certainly expose metal to its biggest audience yet." Sleep Token's new album is ambitious, intense and painfully honest

Sleep Token's fourth album takes a stark look at Vessel's fame while dabbling in the kind of genre-mashing that will delight some fans and shock others

Evening Standard

Singer to perform for King at VE Day concert held near his former busking spot

The party at Horse Guards Parade will conclude four days of celebrations marking 80 years since victory in Europe was declared.

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Guitar World

“Prince writes, ‘Luka is the most compelling piece of music I’ve heard in a long time’”: Suzanne Vega on the time Prince sent her a handwritten letter to praise one of her most iconic tracks

Luka, one of Vega's most enduring songs, was an unlikely mainstream hit back in 1987, despite the fact that it deals with a very sensitive topic

MusicRadar

“Musical equipment does not appreciate being stored away... please keep creating, pushing boundaries”: 12 pieces of Andy Weatherall’s studio gear are now up for auction

Fans have the chance to obtain a little bit of history… And bag some highly desirable music gear in the process too

Guitar World

“I wasn't familiar with PRS. If anything, I was like, ‘The birds are too flashy!’ But the moment I played one I was like, ‘Whoa, I can play faster now!’”: Meet Mei Semones, the Berklee graduate reimagining New Orleans vibes with an intricate indie flair

With her debut album out now, she explains her move from piano to classical nylon to PRS electric, her pinch-harmonic pointers, and mastering the Stairway To Heaven solo at 12 years old

MusicRadar

“The neck is carved and rolled to Eddie Van Halen’s exacting specifications”: An EVH electric guitar with fixed bridge and fine tuners? The Wolfgang Special TOM is one classy no-fuss speed machine

EVH Gear just made your hardware choices a lot more interesting with the new Wolfgang Special TOM, available in Oxblood, Husk White and Gloss Black

Guitar World

“I hear the promoter got a phone call from Eddie, who said, ‘If Yngwie Malmsteen is playing, I'm not playing’”: Yngwie Malmsteen claims Eddie Van Halen felt “threatened” by him

Malmsteen looks back on the few times he almost crossed paths with the late electric guitar legend

Guitar World

Joe Perry announces his first big post-Aerosmith tour – and he’ll be playing with members of Aerosmith, Black Crowes and Stone Temple Pilots

The guitarist is keeping busy after Aerosmith retired from touring, and he’s recruited quite the cast for his latest solo tour

MusicRadar

"He’s still in my dreams two or three times a week, getting on my case about something": Motörhead’s Phil Campbell prepares to unveil an 8ft bronze of his bandmate, Lemmy Kilmister

This Friday's ceremony will reveal the statue and feature the delivery of a portion of Kilminster’s ashes into its plinth

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