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“That’s just a wacky, fun solo”: Wolfgang Van Halen reveals his favorite Eddie Van Halen guitar solo – and it’s not one you’d expect

Rather than opting for one of the usual suspects, the Mammoth WVH leader cherry-picked a far more unsung cut

Guitar World

Tribute to late Sinead O’Connor installed close to her Irish home

A tribute to late musician Sinéad O’Connor has been unveiled on Bray Head in County Wicklow, Ireland, close to the late singer’s home.

Evening Standard

“I’ve been known to rant and rave… I had no idea that my words would be hostages to fortune”: but Van der Graaf Generator’s Peter Hammill doesn’t mind if quotes limited his success

He’s glad he never reached a level of success where someone offered to make him a star

Louder

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Queen Latifah, Chuck D and more rap legends on 'Rapper's Delight' and their early hip-hop influences

Remember the first rap song you heard

The Independent UK

‘Critics wanted us to be a one-hit-wonder’: back in Barbie world with Aqua

The Scandinavian pop group’s sly, satirical take on Barbie pre-empted the hit film’s own subversion by 26 years. And they’ve noted some similarities …

The Guardian - UK

Lana Del Rey closes out Lollapalooza weekend in regal fashion

Everything about the singer’s performance carried a delicate feminine touch that made you assured you were in safe motherly arms to feel all the emotions she conjured.

Chicago Sun-Times

Freddie Mercury’s clothes are the champions in Sotheby’s sale

Items also include Queen singer’s moustache comb and the piano used to write Bohemian Rhapsody

The Guardian - UK

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Former dancers have initiated legal action against Lizzo, reminding us arts workers deserve the same workplace protections as any other industry

Last month, multi-Grammy winner Lizzo graced stadiums across Australia with her electrifying performances. Glowing five-star reviews celebrated Lizzo, the stage name of Melissa Viviane Jefferson, for attracting audiences of that are inclusive and celebrate love. Over the past three years, Lizzo has shifted from cult performer to a global icon…

The Conversation

Lollapalooza Day 4: Rina Sawayama rousing set clamors for headline status, Lil Yachty takes over Bud Light stage, and Alvvays stays solid

Rain found time for an encore on the final day of Lollapalooza 2023 as a steady trickle kept coming down over Grant Park on Sunday.

Chicago Sun-Times

Sinead O’Connor’s family encourage mourners to line Irish seafront for funeral

The cortege is to travel past her former home in Bray on Tuesday

Evening Standard

10 brilliant but obscure late 80s and early 90s hard rock bands that everyone should know about

Vega frontman and melodic rock connoisseur Nick Workman salutes the unsung geniuses of the late 80s and early 90s scene

Louder

Rise and fall of Ian Watkins - The disgraced Lostprophets singer jailed for horrific sex crimes

Musician sold millions of albums around the world before he was jailed for 29 years for child sex offences

The Independent UK

"David Bowie said, 'That was one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever heard.’” Magna Carta and friends in high places

Chris Simpson of 70s folky proggers Magna Carta recalls 50 years of making music. “I look back and think: how did it all happen?” he says...

Louder

Sinead O’Connor’s funeral details revealed as mourners encouraged to line Bray seafront

Cortege is to travel past singer’s former home in Bray, before a private burial on Tuesday

The Independent UK

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Black Eyed Peas headline set cut short at Brighton Pride event

Sound was cut off midway through ‘I Gotta Feeling’

Guitar World

“It’s fun, and things can get swampy in a hurry”: Joe Bonamassa teaches you the fundamentals of slide guitar

The blues ace takes you through the basics of how to play slide guitar, including muting, tuning and the “dreaded intonation”

Louder

"I like the idea of my face leering out, some guy drowning himself in the corner of one of these terrible disco bars where they have MTV playing": Thom Yorke on the making of Radiohead’s shocking No Surprises video

When Radiohead got to thinking up ideas for their No Surprises video in 1998, frontman Thom Yorke knew he wanted something a little out of the ordinary. Enter director Grant Gee and a slightly terrifying encounter with a fishbowl

The Independent UK

‘His head swelled up to about five times normal size’: The horrific car crash that almost killed Stevie Wonder, 50 years on

Days after releasing ‘Innervisions’, Stevie Wonder narrowly escaped death. On the 50th anniversary of the car crash that nearly took the musician’s life, Martin Chilton chronicles that fateful day – and the road to recovery

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The Guardian - UK

Musically, we’re all stuck in the middle with you, Ken Bruce

The success of the likes of Greatest Hits Radio is because old songs have the power to conjure memories of our youth

The Independent UK

The shyest producer in music? How Fraser T Smith found his way into the spotlight

Stormzy loves him, Dave brought him on stage to collect a Brit Award, and he’s behind hits by Adele, Britney and Gorillaz. But now self-effacing super producer Fraser T Smith is putting himself centre stage, he tells Roisin O’Connor

Chicago Sun-Times

Tomorrow X Together draws cheers and tears from K-pop fans at Lollapalooza

After a 2022 set that one member remembers as ‘meaningful, memorable,’ the boy band moves up to headliner with singing and choreography that was clearly well-rehearsed.

The Independent UK

Black Eyed Peas set cut sh at Brighton Pride event

The headline act for Brighton and Hove Pride was cut short mid-way through I Gotta Feeling.

The Guardian - UK

No Love Songs review – new parents are torn apart in gig-theatre show

A mother is overwhelmed by postnatal depression, just as her musician partner gets a big break, in this heartfelt show drawn from life

Chicago Sun-Times

The 1975’s Matty Healy commands attention at Lollapalooza, drummer George Daniel deserves applause

Healy wasn’t always steady on his feet, but his showmanship remained fully intact. Daniel’s drumming was the linchpin to the whole endeavor.

Chicago Sun-Times

Lollapalooza Day 3: Danielle Ponder wows BMI Stage, Tomorrow x Together shows practice makes perfect

A sea of rainbow-hued ponchos made the scene at Grant Park on Saturday, bringing some needed color to the otherwise mopey day.

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