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“OMG the cops are shutting us down!”: Lorde’s impromptu New York Washington Square Park gig just got axed by police

Surprise open air gigs are so hot right now. But best make sure you’ve filled in your forms first

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“I didn’t use any amps. The pedal that saved me was the Boss Super Overdrive”: How Yves Jarvis made 2025’s most exciting experimental record so far with a $50 Explorer knockoff and an unbelievably weird tuning

Channeling Bowie and Sly Stone, and recorded entirely on Audacity, All Cylinders is an idiosyncratic masterpiece

Guitar World

“Chess was cussin' when I got to the session with Muddy. But when he heard me, he just sat there with his mouth open”: Leonard Chess wanted to cash in on the folk boom, and asked Muddy Waters to bring him an old acoustic bluesman. He brought him Buddy Guy

Knowing his Mississippi roots, Chess essentially wanted Waters to find for him his own Robert Johnson. Waters had other ideas

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Amy Macdonald announces free pop-up set ahead of major tour

SCOTTISH singer Amy Macdonald is to play a pop-up set in Glasgow as she confirms details of a major UK and European tour

The National (Scotland)

Carlos Santana forced to postpone show due to medical scare

Renowned musician is said to be under observation

The Independent UK

‘Filling in these gaps’: Paul McCartney’s recently rediscovered photographs

A new exhibition at the Los Angeles Gagosian showcases previously unseen pictures taken by the musician during the rise of Beatlemania

The Guardian - US

“It’s like a Downton Abbey murder mystery!” Watch Trivium react to a music video so bad they didn’t release it for 20 years

Trivium made two versions of the video for Dying In Your Arms – the first try was so dreadful that it’s only now seeing the light of day

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“I didn’t think anybody would believe I got it from George Harrison. I figured they’d call me a liar”: Vintage guitar guru Norman Harris names the 5 most memorable guitars that have come through Norman's Rare Guitars

As owner/operator of Norman's Rare Guitars, Harris has seen some guitars in his time. This five, featuring a John Fogerty Ricky and a Gretsch owned by a Beatle, are the ones that stick in his mind

Guitar World

“If they were ever going to do the story of Nero, probably the most decadent of all the emperors, they would have to use Roy Thomas Baker”: Tributes to the legendary producer of Queen, Alice Cooper, Journey and more, who has died aged 78

RTB produced Bohemian Rhapsody and other landmark songs

MusicRadar

“It really is like starting from scratch”: Ozzy Osbourne is doing “endurance training” ahead of final Black Sabbath show

The Prince Of Darkness will step onstage for the last time at Birmingham’s Villa Park on July 5

Metal Hammer

Alice Cooper says he thrives on proving people wrong: ‘I am defiant about this’

Shock rocker is still going strong at 77 and just announced a new album with his band’s original lineup

The Independent UK

“Only the stoner fuzz intro was played on the show. I spoke about dreamy ambient passages, a variety of tones and textures... I wasn’t invited back”: Captain Sensible tried and failed to tell the world about Egg

When The Damned guitarist Captain Sensible tried to share his passion for early prog band Egg on a radio show, it didn’t go well. But he still loves their work

Louder

"There were a helluva lot of drug issues and bad feeling in the air": How doomed Beach Boy Dennis Wilson made his solo masterpiece Pacific Ocean Blue

Beach Boys drummer and singer Dennis Wilson made a much-loved cult classic with 1977’s Pacific Ocean Blue – then spiralled out of control

Louder

From Tate McRae to Addison Rae: Why does Gen Z love nonchalant pop music?

Instead of innovating, new pop artists are leaning into a deliberately superficial sound that references the 00s. Where millennials were embarrassed to love The Pussycat Dolls and similarly ‘trashy’ artists, Gen Z are embracing and replicating this style to emptier effect. But, asks Gregory Robinson, is there anything wrong with…

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Lorde’s surprise New York park appearance shut down by police before it even starts

Her new single ‘What Was That’ will be released on Friday

Louder

Billy Idol hooks up with Avril Lavigne for driving pop-punk anthem 77

77 comes from Billy Idol's upcoming album Dream Into It

The Independent UK

Tennessee board recommends that governor pardon country star Jelly Roll

The Tennessee Board of Parole has recommended a pardon for country music star Jelly Roll, a Nashville native who has spoken openly about his criminal history and what it has taken to overcome it

Louder

Legendary Bohemian Rhapsody producer Roy Thomas Baker dead at 78

Roy Thomas Baker worked with Queen, Free, Journey, The Cars, Yes, Ozzy Osbourne, Smashing Pumpkins and many more

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When rock music met ancient archeology: the enduring power of Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii

The 1972 concert film Pink Floyd Live at Pompeii, back in cinemas this week, remains one of the most unique concert documentaries ever recorded by a rock band.

Marie Claire

Only Miley Cyrus Can Make a Micro Bang and Wolf Cut Mashup Look This Cool

And pull it off.

Metal Hammer

Ghost fans are selling fake money dropped during the band’s Skeletour dates in exchange for real money

Why not spend £50 on some Frater Imperator banknotes that have no cash value? We can think of a few reasons why not…

MusicRadar

“A fabulous trip through all eight songs by 24 wonderful artists and remixers... way beyond anything I could have hoped for”: Robert Smith announces new Cure remix album

Mixes Of A Lost World is out on 13 June

The Guardian - UK

‘I did things I cringe at’: Alex Warren, rough-sleeper, viral prankster and now No 1 pop sensation

He slept in cars, found notoriety on social media and could be pop’s next superstar. The singer of Ordinary, the longest-running No 1 of the year, talks about his journey to breakout success

Metal Hammer

"My ears are tired from music. It’s more like a job now as opposed to having youthful enthusiasm." Al Jourgensen explains why he's putting Ministry to bed after one final "amazing" album and world tour

"It’s not going to be like Kiss. I’m not going to be coming back every week."

MusicRadar

TikTok posts using dance and electronic music outgrow indie and alternative for the first time

Those tagged ‘electronic’ were up 45% in 2024

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