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“I’m sick of people saying Walk On the Wild Side is a classic. I got paid £12, and David Bowie didn’t even show up”: Session bass legend Herbie Flowers on the making of Lou Reed’s 1972 hit – and the hardest session he ever did

Having recorded over 20,000 sessions for the likes of David Bowie, Dusty Springfield, T.Rex, Paul McCartney and Elton John, Brian ‘Herbie’ Flowers was not your average bassist

Guitar World

“We were in his dressing room, I was having a peek at his guitar… and he went, ‘Nobody touches it!’” Keith Richards on the time Chuck Berry punched him

The Stones legend says he’d have done exactly the same

Guitar World

How Did Tay Keith Die? Real Cause of Death, Net Worth, Personal Details and Career Highlights

Grammy-nominated producer Tay Keith has died at 29 after being found unresponsive in his Nashville apartment, with police saying no foul play is suspected while they await autopsy results.

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Chaka Khan announces first album in more than seven years, featuring Snoop Dogg

The 11-time Grammy Award winner will release her 14th studio album Chakzilla in September.

Evening Standard

Whipped for Performing Without a Hijab: Iranian Singer Sentenced to 74 Lashes and Two-Year Travel Ban

Iranian singer Parastoo Ahmadi faces 74 lashes and an artistic ban after a hijab-free performance, sparking global outrage over Iran's laws and cultural repression.

International Business Times UK

“They were full of angst and venom”: Iron Maiden reveal the toughest support acts they’ve ever had to follow

Opening for the veteran show-stealers is a difficult job, but Guns N’ Roses and Southern rockers Blackfoot each brought their A-game

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"I was having a peek at his guitar and I was just about to stroke it, and he went: 'Nobody touches it!' And bam!" The night that Rolling Stones legend Keith Richards got punched in the face by his hero Chuck Berry

Perhaps there's some truth in the old saying that you should never meet your heroes

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“I’d given up hope. Then Wendy Dio called me. She asked how I’d feel playing in front of 20,000 people”: Rowan Robertson was 17 years old when he joined Dio. He looks back on how he got the gig – and why it all came to an end after one album

The English guitarist recalls the advice Ronnie James Dio gave him, the demo tape that landed him the role, and why he never reunited with the iconic singer

Guitar World

Add to playlist: the wild club-pop of Zara Larsson cowriter Helena Gao and the week’s best new tracks

The Chinese-Danish artist wrote nine 10ths of Larsson’s breakout album then got a Grammy nod. It’s a fine springboard for her own revelatory pop

The Guardian - UK

“George was talking to Bonzo one evening and said, ‘The problem with you guys is that you never do ballads.’ I said, ‘I’ll give him a ballad’”: How a light-hearted comment from a former Beatle inspired one of Led Zeppelin’s greatest songs

“Seven minutes of exquisite heartache” – quite unlike anything else the band created

MusicRadar

“Got so inspired, got the songwriter zoomies. Went home, wrote the song for Toy Story 5. We have now produced it and I’m doing vocals”: Taylor Swift appears to confirm that I Knew It, I Knew You was written, recorded and produced in around eight hours

Swift by name…

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"There's no knife-in-the-back twist. When I read these lyrics back, I was like, 'Oh, that's weird.' All the other love songs I've written have a dark edge”: How Snow Patrol constructed one of the most enduring hits of the 21st century

Snow Patrol's 2006 monster became one of the biggest radio songs of all time, but why did it work so well?

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"She leaned over and kissed me on me lips. My knees went." The day that black metal legend Cronos from Venom met Kate Bush

"What's not to love about Kate Bush?”

Louder

Watch Bring Me The Horizon play Sempiternal cut Antivist with Lorna Shore singer Will Ramos at Hellfest

The Sheffield band headlined day one of the Clisson heavy metal weekender on Thursday (June 18)

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“There’s a lot of gear I had to get rid of because rent was due. I was always paid as a sideman – there were only a few moments where I was paid decent money”: Marc Ford’s life in guitars

The former Black Crowes and current Lucinda Williams blues-rocker talks shred-guitar mistakes and his love for custom Asher axes

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“I always felt like I was the weak link in the band. I felt that my guitar playing was was too raw and unpolished”: How guitar hero Vivian Campbell overcame self-doubt to create a heavy metal masterpiece with legendary singer Ronnie James Dio

His solo in Dio's most famous song was cut in one take

The Independent UK

Keith Richards reveals why he finally kicked his latest bad habit: ‘You slow down if you want to keep going’

Rolling Stones legend is notorious for his hard-living ways

International Business Times UK

Are Olivia Rodrigo's Fans Really Weird? The Diaper Trend Is Actually Bigger Than Pop Music

Olivia Rodrigo said diapered fans crowd her front row, but the same trend has hit Taylor Swift, BTS and Times Square. The real shock is a concert economy that won't fix it.

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"The time is right for a revolution in rock'n'roll. It's yours for the taking. I believe it’s coming." Def Leppard and Extreme are currently on tour together, so we put their guitarists in a room

Def Leppard and Extreme are currently playing a bunch of dates on what promises to be a cracking double-header

Louder

“Band dynamics are always good when times are hard. When you achieve things the landscape shifts. There was an issue we couldn’t get past”: Richard Barbieri on why art rockers Japan split, and why their reunion imploded

The Porcupine Tree keyboardist explains the ambition behind his earlier band’s acclaimed fifth album Tin Drum, and what he really thinks of their later reconnection as Rain Tree Crow

The Guardian - AU

Grammy-nominated music producer Tay Keith, who worked with Drake and Travis Scott, dies aged 29

Hip-hop producer behind Travis Scott’s Sicko Mode and Drake’s Nonstop has been found dead at home during a police welfare check

The Guardian - UK

‘I’d listen to my body before it screamed for help’: Keith Richards on life as an 82-year-old great-grandad – and jousting with Mick Jagger

He did every substance imaginable – and got punched by Chuck Berry – but Keef’s still going strong. As the Stones knock out another new album, he explains why he’s rejecting AI in favour of ‘the old ways’

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"Bon Scott chose to hang out with us more than AC/DC. He thought they were boring": The rollercoaster story of Y&T, the greatest hard rock band never to become huge

Headlining over Van Halen, hanging with Bon Scott, out-partying Mötley Crüe – Y&T deserve way more love than they get

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Rolling Stones eyeing live residency, Keith suggests

The Rolling Stones are considering a residency, rather than a traditional tour, because travelling takes a toll now they are older.

International Business Times UK

10 Photos of Tay Keith: Travis Scott's Sicko Mode Producer Died Aged 29 — His Work With Drake and Beyoncé Remembered

Grammy-nominated producer Tay Keith, known for collaborations with Beyoncé and Drake, has died at 29. Authorities found him in his Nashville apartment, with no foul play suspected.

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