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10 incredible metal bands who sadly split in 2023

From Palisades to Sharptooth, we bid adieu to tons of powerhouse bands in 2023

Metal Hammer

Why Shane MacGowan’s ‘Fairytale of New York’ could still not make Christmas No1

Fans of The Pogues are hoping for ‘Fairytale of New York’ to top the Christmas charts following MacGowan’s death on 30 November – but it’s already battling Wham!

The Independent UK

Dublin Crowds Bid Farewell To Irish Songwriter Shane MacGowan

Crowds lined the streets of Dublin on Friday to their pay respects to Irish songwriter Shane MacGowan, who died last month at the age of 65.

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Nicki Minaj review, Pink Friday 2: Queen of rap rests on her laurels instead of proving why she still deserves the crown

While some moments of interpolation are more inspired, the musician’s increasing reliance on recognisable samples can start to feel like cruise control

The Independent UK

A Night With the Johnny Marr Orchestra review – ‘pumped symphonic’ classics

First large gig at new super-venue sees Marr magically reinvent Smiths, solo and Electronic tracks

The Guardian - UK

The classic clip of Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Howard Jones and Thomas Dolby playing the 1985 Grammy Awards is not just the most '80s thing ever, but - thanks to John Denver - a lesson in synth history

And as bonkers as the performance was, HoJo believes that "it really did mark a sort of turning point for electronic music"

MusicRadar

Def Leppard and Journey announce 2024 co-headline US tour

Ded Leppard and Journey have shared details of their Summer Stadium Tour 2024, reveal Heart, Cheap Trick and The Steve Miller Band as special guests

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Creeper's Sanguivore is Metal Hammer's album of the year

Creeper's magnificent vampire rock opera is officially Metal Hammer's album of 2023. Plus, the top 50 revealed!

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The Sugababes curate your Friday night playlist

As they get ready to perform a secret gig at a London train station later today, the pop icons get us hyped for the weekend with tunes direct from their dressing room

Evening Standard

The launch of Suzuki’s new Omnichord has been "postponed", but the good news is that it will be at the 2024 Winter NAMM Show

And that’s just a few weeks away

MusicRadar

Adele declares she wrote Hometown Glory amid UK’s rage at Tony Blair going to war in Iraq

Hit track from Adele’s ‘19’ album was inspired by her attendance at Iraq war protest

The Independent UK

How to play like John Lennon: 4 key guitar lessons from the early Beatles era

Remembering an often underrated guitarist

MusicRadar

Johnny Depp and Bono give readings at Pogues frontman Shane MacGowan's funeral

The songwriter died at the age of 65 last week

Evening Standard

Big Big Train announce brand new album The Likes Of Us

Big Big Train will release The Likes Of Us, their first studio album with new singer Alberto Bravin, in March

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MusicRadar

"Hell, let’s do it": John Lennon wrote and recorded Instant Karma in one day. Here's how it happened

Remembering Lennon: "It was like all hell breaking loose. Tape machines, tape loops, tape delays, echo chambers, you name it!"

MusicRadar

John Lennon's 10 greatest songs with the Beatles and beyond, ranked by you

On the anniversary of his death we're revisiting your ranking of on John's finest songs

Metal Hammer

Lzzy Hale: 10 records that changed my life

Halestorm frontwoman Lzzy Hale talks the albums that changed her life, from Black Sabbath and Alice Cooper to Sevendust and Disturbed

MusicRadar

It's game on for Roland and its all new Ice White Edition Bridge Cast

It's got gamers in mind, but you can add your own music, too

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Guitar World

"I’ve been using Vigier guitars since 1997. One of their reps had me try them, but I didn’t want to – I’d been playing my own awful, homemade, Swiss cheese guitars!" Failed luthier Ron ‘Bumblefoot’ Thal is busier than ever, but success isn't on his mind

The former Guns N’ Roses man discusses giving up constructing his own instruments, learning how to sing like a bassist while playing like a guitarist for Asia, and the upcoming Art of Anarchy record

The Guardian - UK

Experience: I crowdsurfed to the stage in my wheelchair at a Coldplay gig – and played harmonica with Chris Martin

Security told me to get down, but Chris helped lift me over the barrier

MusicRadar

The story of Fairytale Of New York: “I sat down, opened the sherry, got the peanuts out and pretended it was Christmas…"

At this time when the music world is mourning the loss of Shane MacGowan, MusicRadar looks back on one of his most enduring and beloved achievements

Evening Standard

Nicki Minaj – Pink Friday 2 album review: the biggest, brashest queen of rap shows she still has the throne

The rapper enlists guests such as Billie Eilish, Drake and Lil Wayne – but the throne is still hers

The Guardian - UK

‘All punk power and visceral emotion’: farewell, Shane MacGowan, my Celtic soul brother

His best songs made you cry and raise a clenched fist at the same time. Yet the man I knew was also a gentle, poetic soul, says Primal Scream singer Bobby Gillespie

Cinemablend

After Fire Country Brought Country Star Wade Bowen's Music To A Bigger Audience, He Told Us His Hopes For Season 2

Wade Bowen's music was brought to a bigger audience on Fire Country, now he's opening up about his hopes for being involved in Season 2.

Metal Hammer

"We haven’t had to take the devil's bargain just yet": meet Green Lung, the occult rockers who've stumbled on a formula for infernal success

Green Lung's horror theatricality and Zeppelin-style folk diversify the doom diet beyond Black Sabbath alone

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