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Guns N’ Roses guitar fetches more than £230,000 at auction

A gold microphone presented to rock band Queen and used by frontman Freddie Mercury also sold for £151,200.

Evening Standard

“Sounds of the universe crying”: This pop icon’s label wanted a pop solo album. He gave them a prog record instead. Which is why they suppressed it for three years

Maybe the fact that King Crimson’s Robert Fripp had been hired to produce and play on the 1977 project was enough to scare the suits

Louder

A converted church in rural Pennsylvania is becoming an incubator for Amish roots music

A converted church in rural central Pennsylvania has become a place where musicians with Amish roots are coming to record music and make videos that are drawing millions of views

The Independent UK

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Olivia Dean at The O2: Old Hollywood meets new superstardom

5/5 Olivia Dean shows exactly how far she’s come with a huge show at The O2

Evening Standard

“I was driving and I had to pull over to the side of the road - it blew my mind. It was a shock": Brian Wilson was obsessed with Be My Baby - this is its story

The last surviving Ronette Nedra Talley Ross passed away this week

MusicRadar

“It’s never really about the gear itself. It’s just a tool for unlocking an idea”: American Football’s slow-burning debut album was originally dismissed. Four records in, they’re glad that’s how it went

Mike Kinsella, Steve Holmes and Nate Kinsella explain the art of making songs sound simple when they’re actually complex and deep, and reflect on how they learned to do it so well

Guitar World

David Allan Coe, the outlaw country legend who played with Dimebag Darrell and gave Warren Haynes his break, has died, aged 86

Coe scored hits with You Never Even Called Me by My Name and The Ride, and stood alongside Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson in the outlaw wing of country music

Guitar World

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Add to playlist: the snarling Irish folk of Madra Salach and the week’s best new tracks

With a feral energy and a Liam Gallagher growl, the Dublin band’s beguiling music is a great evolution of a venerable genre

The Guardian - UK

“The best revenge is to live on and prove yourself. Be stronger than those people. And then you can come back”: How Pearl Jam created a powerful signature song inspired by a real-life tragedy

“I guess they can’t sue us because I’m writing about it after it happened”

MusicRadar

"I don't know what half those knobs do up there, but you know, I just fiddle with them until they make the right sounds”: Howard Jones takes you on a tour of the synth he’s owned since 1983

“The way it spits out those notes is incredible,” he says. “The attack… I just miss that on modern keyboards”

MusicRadar

Kneecap: Fenian review – their new album is terrific, triumphant yet tortured

With strong words for Keir Starmer, the Irish rave-rap trio remain unbowed by the controversy around them – and yet this is a more ruminative record than you might expect

The Guardian - UK

What to know about the Eurovision Song Contest as it turns 70 with a Vienna extravaganza

The Eurovision Song Contest is celebrating its 70th anniversary, with political tensions hanging over the musical extravaganza

The Independent UK

This premium CD player has caught my eye – is this what my beloved disc collection has been waiting for?

My CD collection has long been neglected in favour of vinyl – but the new NAD C 589 could change things

What Hi-Fi?

“We were falling about the studio floor laughing when I was playing. People started coming into the control room, like, ‘What is going on with these three guys? It’s an absolute racket!’”Meet High Fade, the Scottish funk-punk heroes we need right now

They’ve terrorized Nashville – now the Scottish funk-rockers are taking second album Twice As Nice to the streets. Guitarist Harry Valentino tells us of a riotous studio experience

Guitar World

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“He would put a lot of treble on his amp to get the sound he wanted out of Lucille. Working and being in his presence was magical”: Jerry Jemmott on playing bass with B.B. King

When Jemmott was drafted to play on the Live & Well sessions in 1969, he would find himself in awe of the King, and joined a band that would produce three albums’ worth of material

What Hi-Fi?

Ask The Reader: what's your favourite prog album for testing hi-fi?

We showed you ours, now it's time for you to reveal your favourite prog albums!

Evening Standard

Scott Mills replaced by 'thrilled' Strictly star for Eurovision coverage after BBC firing

Big announcement comes weeks after BBC Radio 2 DJ was sacked

MusicRadar

“I wasn't prepared for what I saw that night”: How a classic song recorded live in London set Bob Marley on the path to global superstardom

And he gave away the songwriting credit to a local hero back home in Jamaica

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The Guardian - UK

‘Major labels are trying to scoop up everything’: the chaotic future for indie music companies – and why vinyl isn’t working

As stalwarts Sub Pop and Rough Trade celebrate big anniversaries, insiders speak candidly about the challenges they face. Can streaming ever ensure their survival?

Louder

"I can't physically breathe if I can’t play music." With a musical education from his grandfather, former busker Ty Freeman is now playing with his childhood heroes

Getting hooked on music from first hearing Robert Plant and Freddie Mercury ain’t a bad place to start

The Independent UK

Kacey Musgraves, Middle of Nowhere review – Country’s most boundary-pushing artist regains her old spikiness

5/5 Grammy-winning star revels in sprawling songs about single life, dry spells and toxic exes, against a sonic backdrop inspired by her homes in Mexico and Texas

The Independent UK

Foo Fighters fans queue overnight for surprise hits-filled show at tiny New York venue

Some fans camped overnight while others lined up long before 10am to get tickets to the secret show

International Business Times UK

Taylor Swift Countdown Sparks 'Toy Story 5' Soundtrack Debate: Did Fans Misread the Clues or Is a Surprise Announcement Near?

A brief countdown on Taylor Swift's website fueled fan theories about a possible 'Toy Story 5' collaboration, though no official confirmation has been given.

Evening Standard

BBC to offer ‘treasure trove’ of Eurovision content to mark 70th anniversary

The UK’s entry Look Mum No Computer has a guaranteed place in the grand final as it is one of the pre-qualified ‘big four’ countries.

International Business Times UK

Zayn Malik Health Update: Family Issue Statement On Mystery Illness Recovery

Zayn Malik's family requests fans to donate to The Palestine Project instead of sending flowers, as he recovers from a mystery illness. The charity supports relief efforts in Palestine.

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