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Pro-Ject’s AC/DC turntable will shake you all night long

You'll be thunderstruck by this special edition turntable

Mixx’s Revival 65 turntable blends vintage charm with modern connectivity

A suitcase-style design offers retro appeal with Bluetooth streaming and built-in speakers

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Panda Bear: Sinister Grift review – Animal Collective star’s bad trip through divorce to the dark side

Noah Lennox’s powerful and adventurous album has plenty of playlistable psych-pop, but then turns introspective: it’s a striking emotional arc

The Guardian - UK

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“It was like unraveling a mystery, trying to imagine what George might have meant”: Lost chords that George Harrison wrote down before his passing have been turned into a new song – and it was recorded using three of his famed Beatles guitars

For the Love of George is taken from a new George Harrison tribute album, which was recorded using the late Beatle’s own guitars

Guitar World

Michael Bolton shares family picture following brain cancer diagnosis

‘Spending my birthday filled with love and gratitude,’ he wrote. ‘Wishing you all the same, today & everyday!’

Evening Standard

“I’ve never been one that talks about my bass playing, but I really am proud of my playing on that album – it was the first time I was sober”: In an era dominated by look-at-me shred guitarists, Nikki Sixx showed that playing bass could be cool, too

Mötley Crüe's 1989 blockbuster, Dr. Feelgood, is a prime example of Sixx's gritty bass approach

Guitar World

“These songs were written by our drummer. It’s my sound, but they’re not my riffs”: Jinjer’s Roman Ibramkhalilov on why his drummer’s riffs hit harder, how to confuse people in 4/4, and why Blues Drivers beat Tube Screamers

The Ukrainian metal aces’ latest album is a tour de force of rhythmic pummel and dynamics, and if it sounds difficult to play live then that’s because it is. But Jackson signature artist Ibramkhalilov tells us he’s okay with that

Guitar World

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“The dreamy sound of a classic ’60s single head tape echo complete with the harmonic richness of the accompanying tube preamp”: Strymon launches the EC-1, a tape-echo emulator based on a vintage EP-2 modded by SRV's tech

All the mojo of a vintage tape echo, none of the servicing – and the EC-1 is typically feature-packed, with Strymon giving us true stereo, tap tempo and 300 presets

MusicRadar

Boyband Five to reunite with original members for the first time in 25 years

The band will embark on a 12-date tour of the UK in 2025.

Evening Standard

“For those about to rock… best try another genre”: New stats show that bands are dead, solo and collabs are the way to go and rock has well and truly rolled…

Want to make it in music? Take a few hints from UK chart performance data from 1980 to the present day…

MusicRadar

"I started crying. I was completely overwhelmed by how special it was that we were there": How a band of Dutch retro-rockers ended up recording at two legendary recording studios

The Queen Of Soul, the birth of the Allman Brothers Band, and the new album from retro-rock flag bearers DeWolff all have something in common

Louder

“Untethered and exploratory rock music made by four musicians who seemed to epitomise the notion of intellectual cool”: Pink Floyd’s Live At Pompeii to be rereleased at cinemas and IMAX

Plus new mix of soundtrack by Steven Wilson

MusicRadar

Boyband Five announce 12-date reunion tour 25 years after they split

The Everybody Get Down hit-makers will be joined by special guest Naughty Boy

Evening Standard

“If you don’t have an idea and you don’t hear anything going over and over in your head, don’t sit down and try to write a song. Go mow the lawn”: Follow Neil Young’s lead to demolish those frustrating songwriting barriers

It’s true, sometimes working relentlessly on perfecting a song or track that you’re just not feeling can do more harm than good

MusicRadar

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“Haven’t we been f***ing great tonight?!” Prog metal legends Opeth bring a career-spanning setlist, staggering visuals and more than a little self-confidence to sell-out London show

Rejuvenated after latest album The Last Will And Testament, the prog/death metal masters honour both sides of their sound with cinematic accoutrements

Guitar World

The UK’s biggest guitar event is this weekend, with 'wit and wisdom' from That Pedal Show

The Guitar Show hits Birmingham 1-2 March 2025: Full line-up revealed

Louder

The Sheepdogs have announced a short UK tour - and they may visit some pubs while they're at it

The Canadian five-piece will play three UK shows in addition to their previously announced headline show at the Red Rooster Festival

Louder

“ELO, Judas Priest, my dad’s piano playing – that’s prog!” Tennis hero Pat Cash discovered Saga in Steve Harris’ private pub, introduced Tony Iommi to Bigelf and got Robert Plant to take up his sport

Travelling the world with his Walkman, the young Australian moved on from his family’s opera and folk to Rush, Steven Wilson, Brian Eno, Francis Dunnery and Anathema, and adopted his chequered headband in honour of Cheap Trick

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"The melody unfolds into a descending pattern, gently falling and lingering in a suspended moment of stillness": Sleep Token just shared new sheet music. We asked a pro pianist to perform it - here's what it sounds like

Is this a tease for the new Sleep Token album? Take a listen for yourself and read our piano expert's breakdown of the music

Louder

"What’s seen me through is that unflinching belief in the music": Billy Idol launches Dream Into It, his first album in over a decade

Watch the video for Billy Idol's new single, Still Dancing, a song inspired by his path through life

The Guardian - UK

‘Madcap adventures’: Paul McCartney co-authors book about his time in Wings

An oral history of the musician’s post-Beatles work in the 70s, Wings: The Story of a Band on the Run, will be published in November

Guitar World

“He brought technical skill mixed with soulful artistic delivery through his music”: Karl Cochran, longtime Kiss and Joe Lynn Turner collaborator, has died aged 61

The guitarist wrote Into the Void alongside Ace Frehley, which appeared on Kiss' 1998's Psycho Circus, and toured extensively with Frehley, Turner, Eric Singer, Bob Daisley, and many others

The Guardian - UK

Jamie Muir obituary

Percussionist best known for his work with King Crimson and his delight in exploring the boundaries of improvisation

Metal Hammer

Avenged Sevenfold, Deftones, Bring Me The Horizon, Sleep Token, Bad Omens, Evanescence and more announced for Louder Than Life 2025

Louder Than Life 2025 is go and it is STACKED!

Guitar World

“It’s as if God convinced SRV and EVH to be reincarnated into one body”: Nuno Bettencourt says this 15-year-old blues player is in the league of Stevie Ray Vaughan and Eddie Van Halen

The Extreme hero is betting on this young Australian guitarist after being blown away by his virtuosic performance

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