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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

The Guardian - AU

"He created rolling barrages of tribal intensity": When British rock drumming ruled the world

"He created rolling barrages of tribal intensity": When British rock drumming ruled the world

Half a century ago, a select handful of British drummers became the most talked about and influential players in the world

“I remember my first concert, and that incredible band is actually here tonight to play a few songs”: Olivia Rodrigo’s first-ever gig was Weezer – now she’s played with them at Lollapalooza

“I remember my first concert, and that incredible band is actually here tonight to play a few songs”: Olivia Rodrigo’s first-ever gig was Weezer – now she’s played with them at Lollapalooza

The guitar-wielding pop queen invited the ’90s rock icons on stage for a sterling two-song spot as she continues to champion her alt-rock influences

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“That was also where Mitch Mitchell brought Jimi’s white Woodstock Strat for me to set up, prior to him selling it”: My afternoon interviewing Hank Marvin over beans on toast and chickening out of a Paul McCartney 'audition'

Neville Marten's first assignment for Guitarist was one for the ages, at a venue that is now sadly lost but for a time was the place for the biggest bands to rehearse

20 Last-Minute Decisions That Changed History For Better Or For Worse

Sometimes a decision made in the blink of an eye can even change the course of history.

“He was a great hero to all of us, and because he wore glasses this even allowed John Lennon to wear his in public and not have to whip them off if there was a girl passing by!”: Paul McCartney salutes a rock ’n’ roll legend

Buddy Holly influenced The Beatles, the Stones and many more

20 Last-Minute Decisions That Changed The Course Of History

Sometimes a decision made in the blink of an eye can even change the course of history.

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Mike Berry obituary

Mike Berry obituary

Singer, songwriter and actor who had two UK Top 10 hits and played Bert Spooner in Are You Being Served?

The Guardian - UK

Mike Berry death: Singer and last surviving Are You Being Served? star dies, aged 82

Mike Berry death: Singer and last surviving Are You Being Served? star dies, aged 82

Mike Berry, who played Mr Spooner in the sitcom, was also a singer known as ‘British Buddy Holly’

The Independent UK

“To be honest, I didn’t like Stevie’s tone as much in the heavy Dumble period. It sounded a little tight to me”: Ian Moore on jamming with the Stones, writing with Billy Gibbons, and discussing those SRV comparisons – with Stevie Ray Vaughan

“To be honest, I didn’t like Stevie’s tone as much in the heavy Dumble period. It sounded a little tight to me”: Ian Moore on jamming with the Stones, writing with Billy Gibbons, and discussing those SRV comparisons – with Stevie Ray Vaughan

The SRV disciple admits he confused people by moving from Texas blues to art rock, but believes his skills are only increasing, despite a neurological condition that means he can barely speak

"We got forced and twisted for a mainstream audience to turn the guitar down": Ronnie Wood bemoans technology’s impact on music

"We got forced and twisted for a mainstream audience to turn the guitar down": Ronnie Wood bemoans technology’s impact on music

He claims “there’s not much new music”

Roger Daltrey says technology takes ‘heart’ away from music

Roger Daltrey says technology takes ‘heart’ away from music

He spoke at a launch event for the hardback edition of Buddy Holly: Words Of Love, a book that celebrates the life of the late rock and roll musician.

Evening Standard

24 Tragic Celebrity Passings Took The Whole World By Surprise

24 Tragic Celebrity Passings Took The Whole World By Surprise

These 24 stars' tragic passing took the world by surprise. The post 24 Tragic Celebrity Passings Took The Whole World By Surprise first appeared on Bored Panda.

I tried on the latest Snap Spectacles AR glasses — and they nearly turned me into a pool shark

I tried on the latest Snap Spectacles AR glasses — and they nearly turned me into a pool shark

Snap released its 5th generation Spectacles last month, and we got the chance to go hands on with the smart glasses that developers are using to build AR apps.

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The play that changed my life: ‘The Buddy Holly musical showed the arts are for everybody’

Our series on theatrical discoveries continues with Buddy, remembered by an experimental writer and poet who first saw it as a schoolgirl

The Texas Tribune

How Lubbock artists pushed back after the city ended funding for its popular art walk

The City Council did approve $5,000 for security, about one-fifth of the money it withheld over last month.

“Eric Clapton’s roadie brought a Strat with him. I said, ‘Do you want to sell that guitar?’ He said, ‘I’ll sell it to you for £60’”: Ritchie Blackmore on why he switched from the 335 to the Stratocaster – and the one he used to record Smoke on the Water

Deep Purple icon Ritchie Blackmore tells us how a visit from Slowhand’s roadie turned him into a Fender Strat diehard – and why he kept breaking whammy bars

“We got into the early Cars thing and began to notice a musical similarity between us and them": The story of Weezer's Buddy Holly

The melody was in time to my steps: ‘ooo-we-ooo I look just like Buddy Holly’

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"It's very hard for people to understand how monolithic it was, looking at it today. But it was absolutely earthshaking": Was 9 February 1964 the most important day in rock 'n' roll history?

"It was kind of like an alien invasion"

“From supporting beginners to legends like Jimi Hendrix, it’s unquestionable the impact Manny’s has made on the world of music”: Legendary guitar store Manny’s Music poised to return after Sam Ash sells trademark

Manny’s was so iconic it featured in a Guns N’ Roses video – and now the company behind Heritage Guitars has acquired the trademark

“No guitar has shaped popular culture like the Strat”: How the Fender Stratocaster ushered in an evolution in guitar design – and a revolution in guitar music

The Strat’s radical design transformed electric guitar and reshaped culture, and continues to do so after 70 years of service – and it’s only just getting started

“You have to have your own sound, do it with authority and let it all hang out… If you do that you communicate with your guitar”: Duane Eddy reflects on his signature sound, hanging with Elvis and the story behind his go-to Gretsch

In this 2018 interview, available online for the first time, Eddy discusses the lessons learned as one of the founders of rock ‘n’ roll guitar

Dion may be 84, but that hasn't stopped him recording a duet that reminds him of *that* scene in When Harry Met Sally

More than 60 years after his first hit single, Dion has returned with an album of collaborations with female artists

Mario Van Peebles To Direct 'That'll Be The Day' Biopic

Mario Van Peebles to direct 'That'll Be the Day,' a film exploring Buddy Holly's influence on rock 'n' roll and societal movements.

“A versatile, state-of-the-art instrument designed to push your playing to new heights”: Fender’s 70th Anniversary Ultra Strat HSS offers us a glimpse at the future of the world’s most popular electric guitar

The firm has unveiled the plush Ultra Strat alongside a new 1954 American Vintage II reissue – and a celebration of the once-maligned Antigua finish

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