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“Not only a fantastic-sounding electric guitar for stage and studio use but is also equally enjoyable as a songwriting tool and is considered by many to be the ideal ‘couch guitar’”: Gibson brings back the ES-330

The hollowbodied electric is back and looking fresh in four finish options – including Gibson exclusive Ebony – and comes complete with dog-ear P-90s, deep-set neck and a trapeze tailpiece

MusicRadar

The seven greatest cover songs of all time – according to music experts

We recently asked subscribers to our arts and culture newsletter, Something Good, to name their favourite cover song. We received a range of replies, from Beyoncé’s reimagining of the Dolly Parton classic, Jolene, to Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged recording of The Man Who Sold the World by David Bowie. Here’s how…

The Conversation

“Not that she's necessarily absolutely always to my taste, but I just love the fact that she seems to love it, that she seems to be having so much fun”: The Who’s Pete Townshend is the latest rock legend to praise Taylor Swift

“That’s what I identify with,” he says

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Two of Us review – Lennon and McCartney come together for humdrum reunion

Stage version of TV movie offers impressive impersonations of the Beatles stars but is more like fan fiction than drama

The Guardian - UK

“Paul was a guitarist who switched to bass because the group needed one, as this song proves”: Did Paul McCartney fumble a note on this classic Beatles bassline?

Recorded at Abbey Road Studios on October 16th, 1965, see if you can hear the bass glitch where McCartney “breaks” the main riff

Guitar World

New kittens, new statues and Taylor’s Trump signoff – take the Thursday quiz

Questions on general knowledge and topical trivia, plus a few jokes, every Thursday. How will you fare?

The Guardian - UK

“When I encounter Kurt Cobain’s Sky Stang I, I'm evaluating it like a tech. Then I'll have a beer and go, ‘Did that just happen?!’” From fixing Lennon’s Framus to giving Prince's Cloud III a CAT scan – it's all in the life of an A-list guitar appraiser

In his work for the prestigious LA auction house, Julien’s, Mike Adams has gone from guitar tech to guitar detective

Guitar World

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Alex Morgan leaves sound of success behind and US women’s football in better place

Striker grew the game with skills and warmth, while raucous fans watched her like the Beatles were in town

The Guardian - UK

Joe Lycett trolls Paul McCartney with ‘banned’ sculpture prank

The comedian is known for his creative stunts

The Independent UK

“We're witnessing history in the same way that the Beatles changed the music industry in the early 1960s”: Gibson reveals Taylor Swift’s go-to guitars during the Eras tour and hopes for a signature model

Gibson’s Vice President of Product, Mat Koehler, discusses working with Swift’s team to execute her vision, delves into her J-180 love story, addresses the possibility of a signature model, and sets the record straight on the true color of that viral acoustic

Guitar World

I put 7 leading AI image generators to the test with the same prompt — here’s the winner

I put seven leading artificial intelligence image generators to the test on the same three prompts to see which performed best on prompt adherence, realism and text rendering.

Tom’s Guide

51 Conspiracy Theories That Some People Believe Despite How Ridiculous They Sound

People had all sorts of answers, from the moon being a hologram to JFK's head just bursting open on its own. The post 51 Conspiracy Theories That Some People Believe Despite How Ridiculous They Sound first appeared on Bored Panda.

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As the Borderlands movie slides into oblivion and Risk of Rain 2's new DLC burns, Gearbox CEO Randy Pitchford compares himself to The Beatles, who he says only "had a 25% hit rate"

"I'm sure every song they recorded was done with love and commitment to the art"

GamesRadar

One to One: John & Yoko review – fun, fierce, full-blooded portrait of Lennon and Ono

Kevin Macdonald’s surprising documentary catches a radioactively charismatic Lennon enjoying his rambunctious post-Beatles heyday in New York

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Metal Hammer

"Oh my goodness! It's so rousing! Especially the end!": The soundtrack of Gene Simmons' life

Kiss bassist, Demon and fire-breather Gene Simmons picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and names the "most dishonest" album Kiss ever made

The Independent UK

As Oasis reunites, a timeline of the Britpop band's tumult

Oasis announced a reunion tour Tuesday, 15 years after the Gallagher brothers’ feud forced the classic Britpop band to disband

The Conversation

The band is getting back together: 10 Oasis songs you should know, beyond Wonderwall

The internet has been buzzing with rumours of a possible Oasis reunion, with the release of a cryptic post on the band’s X account that features only the date of of August 27 2024 at 8am, in the band’s iconic logo font.

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"London was implicated in the collusion of a fat music industry bloated on cocaine and bereft of direction": How London lost its lustre

There was a time when all rock and pop roads led to London; you couldn't move without tripping over an icon or a star. Those days are long gone

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International Business Times

House Used For Early Beatles Gigs Becomes Holiday Rental

A Liverpool house famous for hosting some of The Beatles' first gigs in the basement has been given a new lease of life listed on Airbnb.

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The Beatles Continue To Dominate U.K. Charts With Classic Hits

The Beatles' timeless music continues to captivate audiences, securing top spots on U.K. music charts.

Guitar World

“My favorite British guitar players are amazing, but they all pale in comparison to the original blues guys. That was their own personal technique, from its origin”: Slash on his journey to discover the original guitar heroes

Orgy of the Damned finds the Guns N' Roses guitarist and A-list guests tackling blues standards that shaped his sound. Here he talks blues gear, the ethos, and how blues can be a force for good

Louder

The albums produced by George Martin you should listen to but only one is by the Beatles

Legendary producer and 'fifth Beatle' George Martin combined an adventurous sense of musicality with suit-and-tie professionalism

MusicRadar

“Across the course of his troubled and tragically short life, he left behind a back catalogue that is as insightful as it is utterly captivating”: The 5 essential Elliott Smith songs to start with

A musical legacy that continues to inspire

Salon

George Benson: Beatles "let it hang out"

On "Everything Fab Four," the legendary musician discusses his latest album, first instrument and Beatles cover

Guitar World

“Nothing was even mic'd up through the P.A. – they just listened to our amps and the two vocal mics. Sometimes we'd just play rubbish”: The Beatles on their struggles to be heard over the screams of Beatlemania – and the toll it took on their performances

Technology has advanced light years in the six decades since the frenzy of Beatlemania, and the world of onstage guitar amplification is no exception

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