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Beyoncé: Cowboy Carter review – from hoedown to full-blown genre throwdown

The musician’s eighth album straddles the Beatles, the Beach Boys, the blues – and Becky with the Good Hair via Dolly Parton’s Jolene

The Guardian - UK

Beyoncé has covered a Beatles classic on her new country album, Cowboy Carter

We already knew that Beyoncé has covered a Dolly Parton song on her new country-inspired album, but no-one was expecting a Beatles cover too

Louder

Fascinating tale of "The Other Fab Four"

Return to the 1960s with the Liverbirds, women rockers who proved John Lennon wrong, and a book of Beatles on tour

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‘Translation changes the original meaning’: how 70s psych rockers Happy End ended the ‘Japanese rock controversy’

In 1969, Takashi Matsumoto and Haruomi Hosono opted to defy rock trends by singing in Japanese, not English – paving the way for ‘city pop’ and J-pop

The Guardian - UK

“These guitars influenced generations of musicians and world-renowned artists”: Gibson has revived the Everly Brothers’ J-180 – an iconic acoustic used to inspire The Beach Boys, Beatles and beyond

The revered flattop, as used by the influential rock 'n' roll duo, returns more than 6 decades after the signature model was introduced

Guitar World

The most recognised album covers may surprise you

Is the golden age of cover design over?

Creative Bloq

“That whole Christian thing, it’s so wrong. We were never Christian metal”: how doom pioneers Trouble overcame chaos, darkness and misunderstanding to make their 80s masterpiece The Skull

The story behind Chicago doom lords Trouble’s landmark 1985 album The Skull – the album which helped shape a generation

Metal Hammer

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The Guide #131: Are music biopics the new superhero films?

In this week’s newsletter: Forever searching for box office hits, studios are looking to cash in with the origin stories of bands and struggling musicians

The Guardian - UK

"By listening to a wide range of styles – blues, jazz, country, rockabilly and skiffle – he was able to develop his own individual sound and identity": 4 ways to play guitar like early Beatles era George Harrison

Lessons we can learn from an archetypal lead guitarist

MusicRadar

‘An explosion of screaming and hysteria’: US fans on how they were introduced to the Beatles

Four Americans on what it felt like to be swept up in Beatlemania, and reflecting on the band’s impact on their lives

The Guardian - US

“We decided to try and make that sonic signature available to the guitar community without the $100k price tag”: J. Rockett launches the Airchild Six Sixty – a new pedal inspired by “the best compressor ever made”

The audio specialist has set its sights on harnessing the performance of a studio stalwart that was used during the Beatles' recording sessions

Guitar World

The Beatles' 1962-1966 Compilation Reaches Milestone On U.K. Albums Chart

The Beatles' '1962-1966' album celebrates 52 weeks on U.K. chart, showcasing enduring music legacy.

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Sean Lennon Approves Of Upcoming Beatles Biopics With Four Films.

Sean Ono Lennon's appearance at the Oscars and insights on upcoming Beatles biopics generate excitement among fans.

Guitar World

“There were times, I admit, when I had to pinch myself”: Eric Carmen – the All By Myself and Hungry Eyes hitmaker, and the man who sold Joan Jett her Melody Maker – dies aged 74

Carmen’s music with The Raspberries influenced everyone from Springsteen to Axl Rose, but he also enjoyed huge success as a solo performer and even played with Ringo Starr

Guitar World

“Freddie was a good riffmeister! He was a devotee of Jimi Hendrix. People think he was just concerned with the lighter stuff but it’s not true. He did enjoy the heavy stuff”: Brian May reveals the inside stories behind 13 classic Queen tracks

In a world-exclusive interview, Brian May takes you behind the scenes of the making of 13 iconic Queen cuts, and reveals what inspired his magical guitar playing in Bohemian Rhapsody, Killer Queen, Don’t Stop Me Now and many more

The Guardian - UK

Pop art pioneer Peter Blake: ‘I wasn’t really a swinger. I never did any drugs’

The pop art pioneer on not being taken seriously, his first solo sculpture show, and why his Beatles’ Sgt Pepper cover has been a mixed blessing

Guitar World

“The first song I learned was The Beatles’ Blackbird. I’m still a pretty good fingerpicker, if nothing else!” Katy Kirby on jumping into guitar at the deep end – and why she made new album Blue Raspberry as uncool as possible

The Texas singer-songwriter is winning plaudits for her brand of wry indie-folk. She discusses an especially thrifty Teisco find, chasing a “salty” sound and how a kitsch instrumental curio changed the way she writes on guitar

Top News

Sony Pictures Plans Four-Part Beatles Biopic Series For 2027 Release

Sony Pictures plans to release four Beatles biopics in theaters in 2027, part of a trend in Hollywood to experiment with unconventional release strategies ...

MusicRadar

"Brit was Blackberry Smoke’s True North, the compass that instituted the ideology that will continue to guide this band": Blackberry Smoke drummer Brit Turner dies, aged 57

Atlanta stalwart's death following cancer battle confirmed by band

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