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Wallows tour 2024: dates and how to get tickets to the London show

The Los Angeles-based trio are known for their 80s-inspired synth-pop sound, which has attracted fans worldwide

Evening Standard

“Chord voicings, amps and dynamics are all elements of how I solo. I’m not a guy who improvises… I use well-thought-out lines that are outside the box”: Yiannis Papadopoulos on taking Scott Stapp to a higher power

The Greek-born shredder says the Creed frontman is a “very, very good guy” and explains how they worked together to add a new heaviness to the singer’s solo output

Guitar World

"If you put those time limits on things, you're never gonna get to where you want to be": Joe Bonamassa has some solid advice for any musician working to be successful but doubting themselves

Anyone who thinks they might be 'past it' needs to hear this

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Roland’s new premium digital pianos look like uprights, but are designed to sound and play like acoustic grands

LX-9, LX-6 and LX-5 use a range of technologies to make them feel mighty real

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Every Metallica instrumental ranked from worst to best

From (Anesthesia) Pulling Teeth to Suicide & Redemption, we’ve rearranged the six Metallica instrumental tracks in reverse-order of excellence

Metal Hammer

'Le Freak's Nile Rodgers Wins Swedish Music Prize

US disco legend Nile Rodgers, whose hits include "Le Freak" and "Good Times", won Sweden's 2024 Polar Music Prize with Finnish conductor and composer Esa-Pekka Salonen, the jury said on Tuesday.

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“I turned everything on the amp to 10 and smoked the guitar so hard that it would rattle someone’s teeth… They said nothing, then Jack Bruce signaled me out”: How Blues Saraceno became ‘the kid that replaced Clapton’ – despite almost blowing the audition

The young phenom was already making waves at the age of 16, and when it came to filling Slowhand's shoes, he won over Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce with a bold audition that left quite the impression

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“It was the tune that changed everything” for Noel Gallagher and Oasis, with his greatest guitar solo – but it turns out that Live Forever got a serious guitar edit in the control room

"It was essentially the same solo that’s on the finished version Noel always plays live, but when it went high on the second half all I could think of was Slash in leather kecks with a wind machine on the Grand Canyon"

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World Party and The Waterboys star Karl Wallinger has died, aged 66

Waterboys' leader Mike Scott leads tributes, writing "You are one of the finest musicians I've ever known"

MusicRadar

Hüsker Dü may have looked like a bunch of misfits, but they enjoyed an extraordinary musical chemistry: Why you should definitely own Zen Arcade

Zen Aracade was a hugely ambitious double-vinyl concept album with a personal rite-of-passage story, from youth to manhood

Louder

Brass band acid house hits celebrate return of Rising

The third Rising festival will see brass bands blasting the classics of 1980s house, as part of a program of more than 100 events.

AAP

Eric Carmen, Hungry Eyes and All By Myself singer, dies aged 74

Raspberries frontman, who had several big solo hits in the 70s and 80s, died in his sleep on the weekend

The Guardian - AU

Raspberries frontman and solo star Eric Carmen dead at 74

The death of power pop pioneer Eric Carmen has been confirmed by his family

Louder

"No holograms, no troupes of dancers, just a giant light-up trident descending from the ceiling": Judas Priest keep it simple on a triumphant first night of the Invincible Shield tour

A show 160 years in the making: Judas Priest, Saxon and Uriah Heap take to the stage in Glasgow

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Weezer to embark on space-themed tour to celebrate the Blue Album's 30th birthday with Flaming Lips and Dinosaur Jr

Weezer's Voyage to the Blue Planet tour will take place across North America this Autumn

Louder

"We decided time is short, we better do this now!": John Fogerty announces tour with George Thorogood

George Thorogood & The Destroyers will mark their 50th anniversary by joining the North American leg of John Fogerty's Celebration tour

The Guardian - UK

Karl Wallinger, songwriter and frontman of World Party, dies at 66

Welsh-born musician and composer also played with the Waterboys and worked on Sinéad O’Connor’s debut album

Guitar World

“One of the finest musicians I've ever known”: Karl Wallinger, guitarist and singer of World Party, dies at 66

A highly-regarded multi-instrumentalist and arranger, Wallinger was also a key early member of the Waterboys

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“An important piece of the low end theory”: T.M. Stevens, bass legend and session pro who performed and recorded with the likes of Steve Vai, James Brown, Bootsy Collins, and the Pretenders, dies at 72

Stevens manned the low-end on Vai's Sex & Religion album, and played on James Brown's latter-day hit, Living in America

Latin Times

Peso Pluma Breaks Silence on Rehab, Mental Health, and Dishes on Upcoming Album 'Éxodo'

Peso Pluma breaks his silence on his rehab stint and mental health issues, while also revealing exclusive details about his upcoming album 'Éxodo'.

Louder

Karl Wallinger of World Party has died, aged 66

Karl Wallinger of World Party, a former member of the Waterboys, died on Sunday, confirms publicist

MusicRadar

“It was just another riff, like Into The Fire. We didn’t make a big deal out of it and it wasn’t being considered as a track for the album": Ian Gillan on the unlikely success story of writing and recording Deep Purple's Smoke On The Water

"The downdraft from the mountains caused the smoke to blow across Lake Geneva, like a film set or dry ice on a stage show. At this point, Roger wrote the words ‘smoke on the water’ on a napkin”

Guitar World

The Eagles are the undisputed masters of harmony lines blending country and rock – this video masterclass unpacks their signature guitar style

If you've ever promised yourself that, one of these nights you're gonna play like the Eagles, take it easy... This video and tab lesson has everything you need to take your playing to the limit one more time

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14 Times Famous People Declined Major Awards And Honors

These celebrities believed that talent couldn't be measured by a mere statuette or medal. The post 14 Times Famous People Declined Major Awards And Honors first appeared on Bored Panda.

The Guardian - UK

‘I express purely through my songs and silhouette’: Ado, the platinum-selling pop star with a secret identity

She’s a massive success in her native Japan, but has never revealed her face. As she plays the UK for the first time, Ado explains her ultra-catchy rage-filled songs – and her hopes for gen Z

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