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Bingo halls, nuclear bunkers and the Tom Cruise trail: the best of this year’s Open House

A castle that inspired Dylan Thomas, a former cinema where the Beatles played or Tom Cruise’s filmic legacy are all hidden gems available for a sneak peek – for one day only

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John Lennon’s school desk goes on display at Beatles Museum in Liverpool

Desk from Quarry Bank high school had been hidden by staff as teachers considered Lennon a ‘nuisance’

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"You’d be like, ‘Nah. I like him a lot, but I don’t love him.’ That would be the messaging if I didn’t play left-handed": Actor Paul Mescal reveals the lengths he's going to to perfect his portrayal of Paul McCartney in the upcoming Beatles biopics

He says that meeting the former Beatle and playing Blackbird with him was like "having an out of body experience"

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“The SG and the Les Paul, reimagined in short-scale, 3-string versions”: Gibson teams up with Loog for beginner and child-friendly electrics based on its most famous guitars

Designed for kids aged three and above, these are super-accessible first guitars to give young players a start on the instrument

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“I will never forget it as long as I live. I got to play Blackbird with him”: Paul Mescal had to learn guitar left-handed to play Paul McCartney in the upcoming Beatles biopic – but also got to jam with him

Mescal is set to star alongside Barry Keoghan as Ringo Starr, Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, and Joseph Quinn as George Harrison in the highly-anticipated four-part Beatles biopic

Guitar World

"He'd argue with me till six in the morning - he'd do whatever was needed": How Jeff Lynne built the Electric Light Orchestra

The story of a trio of Brummies who created the progressive orchestral pop-rock band that became a global phenomenon

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“Whether or not my fingers bled, I don't remember”: Billy Corgan on the making of Smashing Pumpkins’ Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness – and how one of its biggest hits nearly didn’t make the record

With no let-up for 86 days straight, Mellon Collie was the double album that spooked the label, pushed Corgan to the limit, and would become the ’90s own White Album. This is its story

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“It’s like playing a tree! It’s crazy how far your hands are away from your body”: How Vianova crafted one of the best modern metal debuts in years by making brutal 30" baritones disgustingly fun – and naming songs after cult Squier guitars

Guitarist Felix Vogelsang reveals how he embraced a divisively finished baritone to cut down on the shred and change the way he approached the instrument

Guitar World

“Imagine if Paul McCartney dies and there’s early 16-year-old Beatles recordings, and then right up to the 10 best of his entire career”: Ed Sheeran reveals that plans for posthumous album are already in his will

He’s got it all planned out

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Jared Harris: ‘Dad knocked out an Irishman then brought him round by throwing Guinness in his face’

Ahead of his new film Brave the Dark, the star of Mad Men and The Terror (and the son of Richard Harris) answers your questions about his favourite pub, feeling seasick in Hamlet and playing John Lennon

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“The first gig, they handed me a mayonnaise jar full of cocaine and said, ‘Welcome to the band’”: Blues survivor Walter Trout on wild times with Canned Heat, how John Mayall helped him get sober – and his death metal tone secret

As the blues veteran releases a fiery new album, Sign of the Times, and wrestles with his new gym regimen, he checks in to talk tone and share memories of a career like no other

Guitar World

Without Hesitation, Paul Mescal Addressed Whether He’ll Be Singing In The Beatles Movies

Will Paul Mescal be laying down a tune for us?

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Autograph book with signatures from the Beatles and the Stones to be sold

The autographs were collected by a 16-year-old who befriended a caretaker who worked at Salisbury City Hall where the Beatles were playing in 1963.

Evening Standard

“It went off into the universe and it left us thinking, where did it go? There must be an answer…” The remarkable story of Paul McCartney’s Höfner 500/1 bass – which went missing for 50 years – to feature in new documentary

McCartney's 'Violin' bass was stolen in London in 1972 and was the subject of a global hunt before being returned to him in 2024

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Sir Paul McCartney to feature in documentary about his stolen guitar

Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney is making a new documentary about being reunited with a beloved guitar more than 50 years after it was stolen.

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Paul Mescal thinks it's 'crazy' to be playing Sir Paul McCartney

Paul Mescal thinks it is "crazy" that he's hung out with Sir Paul McCartney and will play the Beatles legend on film.

Evening Standard

Documentary on Sir Paul McCartney’s lost bass guitar among new Arena films

The new films will celebrate 50 years of Arena, which began life as a magazine show in 1975.

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"It's so broad a concept that it's impossible to answer objectively": We asked who the 'big four' of classic rock were and you did not hold back

The results are in, and a Mount Rushmore of classic rock is ready to be carved

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The Guardian - UK

Yiyun Li and Barbara Demick among writers longlisted for Baillie Gifford prize

The 12 contenders for this year’s £50,000 nonfiction prize also include Lyse Doucet, Justin Marozzi, Frances Wilson, Adam LeBor and the Guardian’s Jason Burke

The Guardian - AU

My petty gripe: bands naming themselves as puns on other bands – will it never end?

Weren’t the Dandy Warhols and Celibate Rifles enough? It’s time we left tribute names to tribute bands, says Andrew Stafford

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$112 million Borderlands movie was a critical and commercial disaster, but Gearbox boss Randy Pitchford just wants you to know "it would have been way worse if I directed it"

OK, thanks for letting me know

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“We were virtually given free rein. In fact, they spent so much money on studio time, there was very little left for promotion”: How Caravan’s In The Land Of Grey And Pink became an unheralded prog classic

The leading lights of the Canterbury Scene’s third album is a genuine masterpiece – but pitifully few people heard about it on its arrival

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“Without Chuck Berry there wouldn't have been The Beatles or the Stones. But none of those guys attended his funeral, which I thought was very strange”: Gene Simmons recalls his eulogy for a rock ’n’ roll legend

Plus: the shocking stories Simmons heard from his former partner Diana Ross

Louder

“We were a punk band with Beatles melodies. We had no effects, barely any equipment, just loads of attitude, 12 cans of Red Stripe and ambition." Why Definitely Maybe will forever be Oasis' finest hour

The greatest rock album of the '90s was released on this day 31 years ago. Now a new generation is discovering its irresistible swagger

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Ringo Starr's new art collection is the peace and love refresher I needed

After too many failed celeb art projects, this hits the right notes.

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