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“Kim Deal with Bruce Springsteen’s guitar”: Statue of Rory Gallagher is unveiled in Belfast... but fans aren’t happy

Wrong guitar and too feminine, it seems

MusicRadar

Ramones would have been gifted Bruce Springsteen's first hit single if Springsteen's manager hadn't intervened

After seeing Ramones play in New Jersey in 1979, Bruce Springsteen wrote a song for the New York punks, but was advised not to give it away

Louder

“The arc of his life was the story of our times.” Bruce Springsteen, Fiona Apple and Steve Earle to appear on concept album about the life of Hollywood legend and counter-culture icon Dennis Hopper

Life, Death and Dennis Hopper by The Waterboys is due in April, with a star-studded cast

Louder

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"It looks like Kim Deal with Bruce Springsteen's guitar": The long-awaited Rory Gallagher statue has been unveiled in Belfast and fans are not happy

Fans have claimed the statue looks like several different female musicians, and criticised it for showing Gallagher playing a Telecaster instead of his trademark Strat

Louder

Bruce Springsteen praises Jeremy Allen White portrayal

Bruce Springsteen has praised Jeremy Allen White‘s portrayal of him in the upcoming biopic 'Deliver Me From Nowhere' and said "he's just done a great job".

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“I remember Bruce calling me and asking me for my permission to switch to Telecaster”: Stevie Van Zandt on why the Strat became his go-to guitar for decades – after passing the Tele baton to Bruce Springsteen

Van Zandt recalls how, back in the day, most guitarists only had one guitar, which contributed heavily to the player's core identity

Guitar World

BBC Radio 2 DJ Johnnie Walker dies aged 79

Legendary BBC radio DJ Johnnie Walker has passed away at the age of 79.

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The people behind Bob Dylan biopic A Complete Unknown are planning a Syd Barrett movie

Could Pink Floyd founder Syd Barrett and The Mamas & The Papa’s Cass Elliot be getting the big screen treatment?

Louder

"It's hard to believe that anybody thought a cover of Patti Smith's Because the Night was a good idea": Keel struggle for greatness on 1986 album The Final Frontier

With Gene Simmons in the production chair, Keel conjure up a small batch of decent headbangers and not much else

Louder

“Jon had the laser-focus about becoming a rock star at age 19... he knew how to negotiate the business”: Session ace Tim Pierce on his blazing solo on Bon Jovi’s Runaway – and the hunger that propelled Jon Bon Jovi to superstardom

Sometimes rock history is settled by the fickle finger of fate. When Pierce was asked to help a young Jon Bon Jovi track his 1981 demoes, he ended up playing guitar on a Bon Jovi classic – a song that set its frontman on his way to the top

MusicRadar

Bob “Slim” Dunlap, guitarist for The Replacements, has died at 73

Bruce Springsteen called Dunlap's post-Replacements solo materal “just beautiful rock ‘n’ roll records”

Guitar World

The top music documentaries to watch this Christmas (and where to find them)

Give Christmas Top of the Pops and The Two Ronnies the swerve this year with our pick of essential festive music viewing

MusicRadar

‘They’re looking for something’: rumors abound over unsettling drone sightings in New Jersey

At first, the relentless flocks of drones were unusual but nothing to worry about – now, people want answers

The Guardian - US

AP's top music documentaries of 2024: Taylor Swift, ABBA, the Boss and more — and where to watch

Here are some of The Associated Press’ favorite music documentaries of the year — in no particular order — along with where to find them

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From Bob Dylan to Stevie Wonder: the best late-era albums by musical greats

When pop stars are deemed ‘past their peak’, it’s easy to dismiss their work. But do that and you might miss out on hidden treasure. Here our critics celebrate unexpected gems from the likes of Aretha Franklin and The Fall

Tom’s Guide

Pro-Ject Debut Evo 2: A vinyl spinner that punches above its weight class

The Pro-Ject Debut Evo 2 is an excellent turntable with some great sound quality — but it does lack Bluetooth or USB connectivity.

The Guardian - UK

‘Uptown Funk makes me want to move, it makes me happy’: Lorraine Bracco’s honest playlist

The Sopranos and Goodfellas star danced to Sinatra as a child and bought the Turtles with her babysitting money. But which rocker makes her cry?

Louder

The numbers are in on the biggest grossing tours of 2024

It's not just Taylor Swift making money out there

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New Jersey Congressman Posts Fake Spotify Wrapped Results with Nothing but Springsteen, Accused of Pandering to Garden State Voters

New Jersey Congressman is facing backlash after sharing a fake Spotify Wrapped featuring only Bruce Springsteen hits.

Salon

Gottheimer cops to fake Spotify Wrapped

The New Jersey pol copped to faking his end-of-year round-up but said the Boss is still his top artist

MusicRadar

“Yes we can!”: How Barack Obama almost facilitated a Bob The Builder and Bruce Springsteen collab

Sadly, it was nixed for being ‘too political’

TechRadar

Disney casts The Bear’s Jeremy Allen White as the son of intergalactic crime boss Jabba the Hut in the The Mandalorian and Grogu

Jeremy Allen White will make his movie franchise debut in Jon Favreau's The Mandalorian and Grogu - the first Star Wars movie since The Rise of Skywalker.

The Guardian - AU

‘Beyond Bollywood and butter chicken’: rethinking Australia’s deeply misunderstood Indian diaspora

While vibrant and successful, the Indian diaspora in Australia is also fractured and fearful. Is the country paying attention?

Louder

“They’re starting to call us punks. It was absurd, these stupid labels. One day I said to a guy, ‘If you call me a punk again, I’m gonna cut ya’”: How Tom Petty took on the record industry and won with Damn The Torpedoes

The story behind Tom Petty’s classic 1979 album Damn The Torpedoes and its follow-up Hard Promises

The Guardian - UK

Look out kid: ecstatic reactions to Bob Dylan biopic mean Timothée Chalamet may break Oscars record

The actor gives ‘the performance of the year’ in A Complete Unknown according to one early reviewer. If Academy voters agree, he would be the youngest leading actor winner in Oscars history

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