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“Page must be mental giving away such a terrific guitar”: The incredible story of Jimmy Page’s 1957 Gretsch 6120 that fetched over $130,000 at auction – 50 years after the Led Zeppelin icon gave it away for free

Gretsch 6120s from 1957 in such good condition are thin on the ground. And this one has the rare distinction of being the one that the Page gave away for a competition prize. The question is why?

Guitar World

Pop-rock wizard Todd Rundgren: ‘When I met John Lennon, he was a bundle of rags with nothing to say’

As he tours the UK, the musician answers your questions on making Bat Out of Hell with Meat Loaf, squabbles with XTC and the Band, and wiring his studio while high

The Guardian - UK

The Fiery Furnaces reissue a cult classic: ‘We knew we wouldn’t seem like an also-ran NYC band in leather jackets’

As the divisive duo re-release Blueberry Boat for its 20th anniversary, they talk being unfit for success, how indie got soft and the ‘dream come true’ of getting 1/10 in NME

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Richard Ashcroft: ‘I’ll never experience anything like this summer again’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: Exclusive: The former Verve frontman has been riding high with his fellow Britpop legends Oasis for their much-celebrated reunion shows. Now with an arena tour and a new solo album of his own, he buries the hatchet with Mark Beaumont and reflects on his extraordinary, rebellious career…

The Independent UK

Tate Mcrae: A 22-Year-Old Voice Behind TikTok’s Favorite Hooks

Tate McRae: The 22-year-old Canadian pop singer and dancer behind TikTok's biggest hooks. From "Think You Can Dance" to prominence, facts about her rise!

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“There was a sense of humour. We were taken very seriously by the world at large, but there was always an edge of fun”: The grimness of Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here may have been overstated

1975 album remains a fan favourite – and despite their struggle to make it, the band insist the spirit of love shines through the grief and anger amid the theme of absence and their feelings about Syd Barrett

Louder

"It's incredible to see them back together. Paul McCartney was actually there!" Leonardo DiCaprio gives his review of the Oasis reunion show in Pasadena, California

One of the world's most famous actors was present for one of the biggest reunions in history

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Oasis and Manchester City... it was all part of The Masterplan

In 1994, legendary photographer Kevin Cummins shot some iconic portraits for a soon-to-be legendary band. As Oasis’ reunion tour continues, the snapper and others explain how football was at the heart of their supersonic rise

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“It’s about challenging the norms and showing how strong we are when unified as women”: Poppy, Amy Lee and Courtney LaPlante explain how their generational team-up End Of You came together

The three singers tell all about their new collaboration – including whether or not more music is on the horizon

Metal Hammer

'That's not our world': Bring Me The Horizon's Oli Sykes is not fussed about headlining Glastonbury

Oli Sykes says the band are content playing arenas and just want to "have fun" and "get paid".

BANG Premier

“To those that have said I inspired them to start drumming, the first thing I say is: ‘I apologise to your parents!’”: A rare interview with legendary drummer Neil Peart of Rush

“After 40, 45 years of playing, I wanted to push myself and open up this whole new frontier,” he said

MusicRadar

“Thom sat down and played it in three takes, then just burst into tears afterwards”: How Jeff Buckley saved Radiohead’s Fake Plastic Trees

It was the song Thom Yorke just couldn't get right, but a stellar Jeff Buckley gig unlocked the missing ingredient

MusicRadar

Led Zeppelin guitar given away for free could sell for £50,000 at auction

The 1957 Gretsch Chet Atkins 6120 electric guitar was the prize in a competition run by New Musical Express magazine.

Evening Standard

Live Aid, as told by those who weren’t there: ‘We switched it off when Status Quo came on’

IN FOCUS: When we tell the story of Live Aid, which happened 40 years ago this weekend, we tend to focus on Bob Geldof and the performers. But the truest sense of the day could be found outside of Wembley: the students who found it cheesy, the communities it galvanised,…

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Foo Fighters release punk cover song that was recorded across three decades

The American rock icons offer their own take on track ‘I Don’t Wanna Hear It’

The Guardian - UK

‘Liam had been drinking all night. Noel was not in a great mood’: photographers pick their best Oasis shot

Lairy, drunk, fighting, laughing … five photographers who shot Oasis recall what it was like capturing them in depressing pre-fame hotels – and at their Champagne Supernova heights

Evening Standard

Addison Rae: how a TikTok influencer became the new cool girl of music

Few people have managed to made the pivot from internet personality to music superstar - Rae has

The Independent UK

The Lottery Winners’ Thom Rylance: ‘Robbie Williams said my biggest talent is bravery’

NEW SENSATIONS: The Manchester band have worked their way from obscurity to two No 1 albums. As they embark on a stadium tour supporting Robbie Williams, their charismatic frontman talks to Mark Beaumont about coming to terms with his neurodivergence, apologising to Kate Nash, and being the ‘new Morrissey’

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“He was a master of the cryptic instruction. He’d say, ‘This song, can you loosen its tie a little?’”: How The Strokes created the most influential rock song of the early 21st Century

It inspired The Killers, Arctic Monkeys and countless other bands

Louder

"Britpop was the Make America Great Again of its day, xenophobic, misogynist, just horrible. We hated it, and it fuelled our anger." Compulsion were the greatest '90s band you never listened to, and now they kinda understand why

Garret 'Jacknife' Lee is one of the world's most respected producers due to his work with U2, R.E.M.,Taylor Swift and more. But 30 years ago he and his brilliant band Compulsion hated everyone and everything

Louder

“Clever flurries of musical activity keeping multiple balls in the air. Then it all goes, against expectations, a bit King Crimson”: A prog band won last year’s Mercury Prize. Did you notice?

English Teacher might sound like another cookie-cutter post-punk NME-frendly group, but debut album This Could Be Texas proves they’re about as progressive as it gets

The Guardian - UK

Letter: Johnny Tillotson obituary

Stephanie Harrison writes: I used to read NME and recognised Johnny Tillotson and Del Shannon

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LE SSERAFIM recruit JADE for new remix of Hot

LE SSERAFIM and JADE have joined forces on a new English version of 'Hot'.

MusicRadar

“Don't kill him - he's Beatle Paul!”: The dramatic birth of Paul McCartney’s greatest post-Beatles song

Vaulting between three distinct sections, the Wings classic was conjured with the same spirit as Abbey Road’s closing medley

Metal Hammer

“I was begging for tickets, now I turn out to be hosting”: Jason Momoa reveals how he got the job compering Black Sabbath’s final show

The Minecraft Movie actor still has no idea what he’s going to do onstage, though

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