Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100's of premium titles. One news app.

YOU WONT BELIEVE: Michael chapman - You Need To See This

“Opening the case, we find ourselves transported back in time some 54 years”: How Gibson made the ultimate tribute to David Bowie guitarist Mick Ronson

This Collector’s Edition replica of Ronson’s Bowie-era ’68 Les Paul Custom transports you spiritually – and tonally – to the glory days of the Spiders from Mars (Hull) – but it does not come cheap

Guitar World

“It was like getting hit in the head with a baseball bat. I fell in love with her instantly. And when that happened, it sparked something”: The new wave classic and No.1 hit that was written in one hour and recorded in one take

“I still make a very good living off of that one song - easily over $100,000 a year"

MusicRadar

Victims of $23m con-woman Caddick claw back more losses

Auditors of Melissa Caddick's fraudulent accounts will pay hoodwinked investors $3.5 million, but half of this will be snapped up by lawyers and funders.

AAP

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

All for you! Janet Jackson, Snõõper, Bob Dylan and more: the best music of autumn 2024

From Chat Pile’s apocalyptic noise to Nala Sinephro’s celestial bliss, plus posthumous releases from MC5 and Sophie, here are the albums and tours not to miss – while in classical, Kahchun Wong takes over at the Hallé

The Guardian - UK

“I don’t know that much about folk music, except that most of it bores me to tears”: the incredible life of Michael Chapman, the greatest singer-songwriter the world never knew about

The life and times of Michael Chapman, the cult singer and guitarist beloved of David Bowie, Elton John and Sonic Youth

Louder

‘We shot it in the murder capital of the world’ … how we made The Lost Boys

‘I had no interest in teen vampire films and turned it down five times. But Joel Schumacher promised I wouldn’t have to wear the makeup and teeth, or have to fly around. Of course, he lied’

The Guardian - UK

“I’m constantly going back to Davey Graham… He is massively neglected as an insanely creative player. For me, he’s like Jimi Hendrix – his stuff should be analyzed in forensic detail”: Henry Parker on his journey from metal to virtuoso folk

The English folk phenom returns with Lammas Fair, an album introducing proggy psych to his sound. He discusses his approach to open tunings, paying tribute to acoustic great Michael Chapman, and making the most of resonant strings

Guitar World

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

You Need to Watch the Most Disturbing Psychological Thriller on HBO Max ASAP

“I’m God’s lonely man.”

Inverse

Many firsts during a sunny Canberra Times fun run

More than $45,000 has been raised for more 100 charities so far.

The Canberra Times

Death notices and funeral announcements from Nottingham Post this week

Our thoughts are with those who have lost a loved one

Nottingham Post

Silverchair's Chris Joannou sells The Edwards site for over $4 million

The sale will not affect the day-to-day running of the venue.

Newcastle Herald

Proposed apartment block with 'high-end retail' up for sale

A retail magnate is selling a historic Hunter Street site with $7.2m redevelopment plans.

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

British Heart Foundation

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.