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“How VIP do we gotta get? We need another hit guys!” That time Paul McCartney, Taylor Hawkins, Beck and Woody Harrelson got refused entry to a music industry party in Hollywood

Indie-rock star Beck recalls how his plan to go dancing with Paul McCartney and friends post-Grammy Awards failed miserably due to an over-zealous club bouncer

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“People talk about Clapton, Beck and Page, but you can’t leave Ritchie Blackmore out of the list”: how Deep Purple changed Zakk Wylde’s life

Zakk Wylde may be Ozzy’s right hand man, but he’s a Deep Purple fan too

Louder

"If you're a band that ascends quickly into huge shows, you don't have the perspective to be freaked out by it": The Black Keys look back on platinum sales, Grammy awards, burnout and reignition

As pack leaders of the post-millennial alt.blues scene – until fame turned their hair grey – The Black Keys have rediscovered their mojo on twelfth album Ohio Players

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Gateshead win FA Trophy to double Solihull Moors’ Wembley penalty woe

Gateshead won the FA Trophy 5-4 on penalties after a 2-2 draw with Solihull Moors, who suffered their second Wembley shootout defeat inside a week

The Guardian - UK

“Beck wanted something distinctive and driving. Like the bass was coming unhinged at every turn”: Listen to Justin Meldal-Johnsen’s bassline on Beck’s Sexx Laws

How Justin Meldal-Johnsen anchored Beck’s postmodern pop classic by breaking all of the rules

Guitar World

Victoria Beckham says 50th birthday party was 'best night ever' as Spice Girls reunite for starry bash

The 1990s girl group danced and sang along to their hit song Stop

Evening Standard

“I was sitting around my house, drinking too many margaritas because I thought the world was ending. I got a call asking if I’d be interested in playing with St. Vincent”: Jason Falkner’s “oddball” guitars took him from Jellyfish to Beck and St. Vincent

The journeyman guitarist and session pro developed a bass technique without owning one (landing him a gig with Noel Gallagher), discovered St. Vincent isn’t the musical dictator he’d expected, and knows his fans are impatient for his next solo album

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Parents share the heartbreak and cost of children failing to learn to read

Families fork out thousands on tutoring to help kids catch up.

The Canberra Times

The 11 best Record Store Day 2024 releases – Gorillaz, Pearl Jam, Sonic Youth and more

Record Store Day returns for 2024 – here are the special edition albums we think you should look out for during the event.

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"I'm not too struck on Jimmy Page and Eric Clapton, I never saw what was in Clapton at all". In 1975, Deep Purple's Ritchie Blackmore was asked for his thoughts on his peers: he did not hold back

Blackmore on Hendrix, Beck, Page, Clapton, Townshend and more

Louder

Grammys' annual album of the year snub

The last time a Black woman won the Grammys most coveted album of the year was Lauryn Hill 25 years ago

Salon

“It's good to see him back writing songs, and f**king good ones too”: Britpop’s greatest guitarist and vocalist join forces as John Squire evokes classic Stone Roses on Liam Gallagher’s latest single

Just Another Rainbow marks the Stone Roses guitarist’s first new recorded music in seven years, with more music together promised throughout 2024

Guitar World

Noel Gallagher on getting back to Nineties-style partying: ‘I can’t wait to move back to London… (and Cindy Crawford is fit)’

Newly single Oasis star opens up about his excitement about his new London pad after leaving his £8m Hampshire mansion, dinners with his famous friends, and raucous nights out in Amsterdam

The Independent UK

Yellowstone season 2 episode 7 recap: the Becks look to strike fear

Also in Yellowstone season 2 episode 7, the Dutton kids do some important relationship work, while Jamie battles with a big choice.

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Evening Standard

Your Friday night playlist curated by Californian soft rock sensation Weyes Blood

The LA-based singer credited with keeping the spirit of Laurel Canyon alive talks time travel, Grammy nominations and tour life

The Guardian - AU

Harvest Rock review – Beck and Jamiroquai headline Adelaide’s safe, crowd-pleasing festival

Nile Rodgers and Sparks steal the show at the South Australian government-backed music festival that leans on nostalgia and food and wine

The Guardian - UK

Post your questions for the Chemical Brothers

The dance duo are publishing a coffee table book and touring the UK and Ireland. They will answer your questions before they head off – post them in the comments below

Evening Standard

UK borrows £4.3bn in July as monthly interest hits new record

The deficit was slightly lower than the £5 billion forecast by City economists and some said it could give Jeremy Hunt scope for a limited tax giveaway

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Beck and Phoenix: old friends unite for summer

PARIS - It feels so natural a collaboration that the only surprise is it didn't happen before: indie favourites Beck and Phoenix have teamed up for a new single and summer tour.

WEKU

There's a 'volume war' happening in music

Lead vocalists have gotten quieter over the decades, compared with the rest of the band, according to a new study. Beck says it's part of the "volume wars."

Metal Hammer

Hollywood Undead's Johnny 3 Tears: 10 records that changed my life

Hollywood Undead singer Johnny 3 Tears picks the records that changed his life, from Wu-Tang Clan and Nine Inch Nails to Good Charlotte and Architects

Cinemablend

You: The Most Evil Things Joe Has Done (Besides Murder)

Joe from You has a laundry list of crimes that he's somehow gotten away with over and over - let's talk about it.

ABC News

Alone Australia on SBS: From casting to where to watch the survivalist docuseries, we've got you covered

After many US seasons, the shocking docuseries makes landfall in an inhospitable part of Tasmania, midwinter. While there's no bears here, there's plenty of scares halfway to the South Pole.

Inverse

20 Years Ago, An All-Star Cast Made an Awesomely Stupid Sci-fi Disaster Movie

If nothing else, this sci-fi flick can teach young actors how to keep a straight face no matter what.

Guitar World

Jeff Beck in his own words: “My Strat is another arm – it’s part of me. It doesn’t feel like a guitar at all… It’s a tool of great inspiration and torture”

In these classic interviews, the late Jeff Beck, a man who typically preferred to let the guitar do the talking, looks back on his career and discusses his gear discoveries and creative epiphanies

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