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Sir Paul McCartney's phone-free gigs were 'really special'

Beatles legend Sir Paul McCartney has admitted he loved banning phones at his recent gigs because it made the shows feel "really special".

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Sir Paul McCartney shares excitement at recording with the Rolling Stones

Sir Paul McCartney was "well chuffed" to be asked to play bass on The Rolling Stones' new album.

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“Neil sat in the control room and played it. We looked at each other and we both knew it was a number one record. It was incredible”: How Neil Young created his biggest hit – with love in his heart and an ache in his back

“Two passes, and it was finished. It took less than two hours to record that song”

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"Jim Morrison was standing on the balcony shouting: ‘You guys suck! I got more talent in my big toe than your entire group!'" How Poco invented a brand-new sound - only to have it stolen by the Eagles

While everyone else was getting laid at the Tropicana, "squeaky-clean" Poco created a country-rock template others were quick to borrow

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Kid Rock delivers unusual Memorial Day speech from inside Pentagon as friendship with Pete Hegseth comes into spotlight

Kid Rock delivered an unusual Memorial Day message from inside the Pentagon this week, appearing behind an official Defence Department podium in sunglasses, a hoodie and a thick chain as he paid tribute to fallen US service members.

The Times of India

From vulva scarves to Prince Andrew – 10 of the Guardian’s most memorable Pass Notes

As the series reaches its 5,000th entry, one of its regular writers reveals what it’s like to put together this cribsheet of the modern world – and the bizarre topics he’s never been able to forget

The Guardian - UK

"We were so down about what had happened to our career and our friends and our band." Gary Rossington on the triumph and tragedy of Lynyrd Skynyrd

He started the band and survived its darkest hour, never losing faith in music’s healing power. If anyone represented the soul of Lynyrd Skynyrd, it was their late guitarist, Gary Rossington

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Shakira's Tax Battle Ends After 8 Years and €55 Million — Spain Ordered to Refund the Singer

Shakira wins €55M tax fraud case in Spain as court rules she wasn't a resident in 2011. Discover the details of her legal battle and its implications for celebrity tax cases.

International Business Times UK

Sony Wants to Spend $4B on Justin Bieber and Neil Young Songs — Here's Why They Are Worth So Much

Sony and GIC near a $4 billion acquisition of Blackstone's Recognition Music Group, securing 45,000 iconic songs from artists like Bieber and Neil Young. Discover the impact on the music industry.

International Business Times UK

"There were a lot of hardcore racists in the South, but we thought they were just silly." Lynyrd Skynyrd, Neil Young, and the truth about rock's most misreported beef

The story of three songs that started fifty years of fake news

Louder

“Six room sizes, a gated reverb patch and a reverse reverb patch for your consideration”: Catalinbread launches compact reverb pedal with inspired by the Neil Young and Daft Punk-approved Alesis Microverb

The '90s cult classic studio reverb is reimagined as an 8-mode stompbox with an very useful Mix knob and pre-delay

MusicRadar

“The atmosphere was intense. Manson said hello and I froze. There was a feeling of extreme evil in the room”: Jon Keliehor went from an unknown psychedelic group to playing with The Doors, turning down The Byrds and rubbing shoulders with Charles Manson

Jon Keliehor was on the frontlines of the West Coast rock scene in the late 60s

Louder

“Ken, our producer said ‘Look up there lads, look at the stars’. He literally said ‘Look at the stars’”: The fateful circumstances that led to Coldplay’s biggest ever song

Coldplay’s first stab at a euphoric crowd-pleaser was a clear indication that a stadium-filling future awaited

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"The success we enjoyed with Pearl Jam was a little bittersweet because our friend didn’t get to come along." Pearl Jam's Jeff Ament on Ten, Temple Of The Dog, Mother Love Bone, touring America for the first time, and working with Neil Young

"We didn’t expect Ten to be a huge deal. But I guess it kinda became one"

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"He communicates at a very deep emotional level with the electric guitar." Dr. Who actor Peter Capaldi on the music that has soundtracked his life

Singer/guitarist/actor/Time Lord Peter Capaldi picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance

Louder

"Heathen finds Bowie settling into his role as elder statesman of the post-punk art rock movement." David Bowie successfully charts a path into his later years with the help of a returning friend

David Bowie transforms once again, this time into himself

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Neil Young working on new album with The Chrome Hearts to escape Donald Trump's America

Neil Young and The Chrome Hearts have eight new songs ready for a new record.

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"A stylus-melting red-hot riff-o-rama that demands to be played loud." AC/DC are captured in their hungry prime on If You Want Blood You've Got It

Recorded in front of a rabid Glasgow audience, If You Want Blood is AC/DC and Bon Scott at their live peak

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The Conversation

Why the ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ have echoed with public support – unlike the campus of Kent State in 1970

The president announces an aggressive, controversial policy. Large groups of protesters take to the streets. Government agents open fire and kill protesters.

Louder

Alanis Morissette and Skunk Anansie added to inaugural State Fayre Festival line-up following the cancellation of Neil Young's European tour

Alanis Morissette confirmed as new headliner for "the UK's biggest music and BBQ festival"

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Alanis Morissette replaces Neil Young at State Fayre Festival

Alanis Morissette has stepped in to replace Neil Young at the UK's State Fayre Festival after the music legend dropped out of the slot and cancelled his entire European tour.

MusicRadar

“This whole song came from a mistake”: The fateful circumstances that led to Coldplay’s biggest ever song

Coldplay’s first stab at a euphoric crowd-pleaser was a clear indication that a stadium-filling future awaited

The Conversation

From ‘this machine kills fascists’ to ‘King Trump’s private army’: the art of protest music

In January, over the course of three days, Bruce Springsteen wrote, recorded and released the political protest song Streets of Minneapolis.

MusicRadar

“Ken, our producer, said ‘Look up there lads, look at the stars’. He literally said ‘Look at the stars’”: The fast-paced making of Coldplay’s first global hit

Coldplay’s first stab at a euphoric crowd-pleaser was a clear indication that a stadium-filling future awaited

The Independent UK

Neil Young cancels UK and European tour dates

Legendary musician told fans it is ‘not the time’ to be playing live

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