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FKA Twigs at Magazine review: creative and high-octane — but not for the vertically challenged

4/5 FKA Twigs brings Eusexua to London. It’s a fabulous show – shame about the venue

Evening Standard

“I would bringthis guitar out once or twice because it looked like a curvy version ofmy main guitar”: Marty Friedman takes us back to Megadeth’s Countdown to Extinction era to tell the story behind one of the rarest Jackson guitars ever

It was December 1991, and the cover of GW featured Friedman with a prototype Jackson that begged further investigation. Just where was his signature model? And what became of the Firebird-inspired design?

Guitar World

“A song I wrote when I was 16 ended up on an Iron Maiden album! And the chugging guitar was inspired by a Queen track”: Guitarist Adrian Smith reveals the origins of his first song for Maiden

It’s on their classic album The Number Of The Beast

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“Every record was a battle… I was listening, like, ‘This is amazing!’ but Robert Fripp was reliving the pain and trying to find his way through that”: What Steven Wilson learned from remixing King Crimson

Admitting that arrogance played a role in accepting the challenge, Wilson was left with an even greater appreciation of Fripp’s achievements

Louder

‘I was too shy to tell Bieber how much I loved him’: Lisa from Blackpink’s honest playlist

The K-pop superstar on the pop hit that kickstarted her music career, and why she can no longer listen to one of her band’s biggest songs

The Guardian - UK

The Black Keys release extremely groovy single Babygirl

Babygirl comes from the upcoming Black Keys album No Rain, No Flowers

Louder

I’ve written exactly how I feel – Singer Louise says new album is ‘best’ one yet

She spoke during a panel talk, The Woman I Am, an Apple Music and Beats event in London.

Evening Standard

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"I look at it as, 'OK, even if I don't want to do it, I need to do it'": Even Herbie Hancock doesn't like piano practice, but he's found a way of convincing himself to do it

In a new interview, the keyboard legend also discusses his hopes for the future and watching too much YouTube

MusicRadar

"We were all basket cases! But we created this thing called Metallica that’s been our refuge." Kirk Hammett on 40 years in one of the biggest bands in the world

Toxic masculinity, matriarchal societies, fights with bandmates, Metallica's future – Kirk Hammett tells all

Metal Hammer

Former Radio 1 DJ Andy Peebles, last interviewer of John Lennon, dies aged 76

He interviewed Lennon and his wife Yoko Ono in New York for a radio series, two days before the musician was shot dead aged 40 in 1980.

Evening Standard

“I'm always starting up sessions and not finishing them, but I don't see that as unproductive”: Virtuosic UK producer Djrum talks creativity and making Frekm Pt.2

Watch the acclaimed UK musician break down a standout track from last year’s Meaning’s Edge EP

MusicRadar

Justin Bieber in good spirits as he jams with rising star Jensen McRae

Pop star shared a clip of a lively music session at his Beverley Hills home

The Independent UK

Wild Rose review – heart-grabbing musical of the Jessie Buckley-starring film

A Glasgow country-singing ex-con single mother dreams of the big time in Nicole Taylor’s new musical, directed by John Tiffany

The Guardian - UK

“The live recording sees the piece come to life… amid the sepulchral gloom there are moments of real beauty”: Roger Waters' Super Deluxe Box Set of his Dark Side Of The Moon Redux

The former Pink Floyd leader’s take on their 1973 signature album includes superior version of his moody reimagining.

Louder

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“He fell in love with my SGs, so now I have to buy him one. I told him that one day it would show up at his door”: Looking to take his post-Cars career in a more guitar-heavy direction, Ric Ocasek formed an unlikely partnership with an alt-rock icon

For what would become his fifth solo album, Ocasek reached out to Smashing Pumpkins mastermind Billy Corgan, and came away impressed by his arranging talents and technical abilities

Louder

“It felt like there were dark times hanging over this album”: How hard rock supergroup Chickenfoot restarted the party on their second album, III

Chickenfoot’s second album, III, picked up where their debut left off

The Independent UK

Charlotte Church addresses the media frenzy over her turning 16: ‘The tabloids were always right there’

‘Crazy Chick’ singer said that the media tried to turn her into a ‘caricature: sexualised, patronised, ridiculed’

Guitar World

“We’re all looking for new inspiration. Some of us have been playing humbuckers for a long, long time”: Are we witnessing a P-90 renaissance? Warren Haynes has his say

Need some fresh sounds? The Allman Bros guitarist says P-90s are "instantly the tonal change I’m looking for"

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The Independent UK

Ed Sheeran writes urgent open letter to Keir Starmer for music education funding: ‘The time to act is now’

Singer-songwriter is joined by fellow stars Harry Styles, Stormzy, Robert Plant and Eric Clapton in calling on prime minister to provide a £250m music education package

The Guardian - UK

Elton John backs Ed Sheeran’s call for UK to put £250m into music education

Coldplay, Harry Styles and Stormzy also join Suffolk songwriter in campaigning for music funding in schools

Louder

“We have a lot of cool songs in Blink, it’s weird to me that’s the one!”: Blink-182 on the making of the “pretty little ballad” that became their biggest ever hit

The trio needed one more song to complete their third album, so Tom DeLonge went home and summoned up a classic…

The Guardian - UK

John & Paul: A Love Story in Songs by Ian Leslie review – let it be the new gold standard in Beatles studies

The author’s brilliant account of Lennon and McCartney’s songwriting relationship challenges myths, finds new meanings in their music, and even throws up a few surprises

Louder

10 brilliant new Irish artists you should listen to before next St. Patrick's Day rolls into view

The Irish music scene continues to go from strength to strength, and here's further proof

Louder

“It did sound like the nightmare Tony McPhee was trying to describe. Prog usually has softness and intricacy, but this wasn’t a record you disappeared into”: New Order’s Peter Hook hails Groundhogs’ Split

Long before he started playing bass, but after discovering Wishbone Ash and Curved Air, he was introduced to the pioneering power trio’s 1971 album by a future bandmate

Marie Claire

Why Fans Think Selena Gomez’s New Songs "You Said You Were Sorry" and “How Does It Feel To Be Forgotten" Are About Justin Bieber

The songs have lyrics like "happy without you," and “you’re so embarrassing."

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