Guitar World

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“GOSSIP” WORDS AND MUSIC BY DAVID DAMIANO, VICTORIA DE ANGELIS, ETHAN TORCHIO, THOMAS RAGGI, JOE JANIAK, MADISON LOVE AND THOMAS B. MORELLO. COPYRIGHT © 2023 SONY MUSIC PUBLISHING (ITALY) S.R.L., PROMISED LAND MUSIC LTD., ARTIST PUBLISHING GROUP WEST

NPR

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The influential reggae group, whose name means "black freedom," brought songs of solidarity and love to the Tiny Desk.

The Independent

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The lengthy list of nominees for the 2023 Grammys have officially been unveiled. On Tuesday (15 November), the Recording Academy announced the artists who have been nominated in each category, with Adele and Beyoncé battling it out for the top award

Prog

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We asked. You voted. In your thousands. Almost 80,000 of you to be precise, by far and away the biggest reader vote this magazine has ever undertaken. So the past month has been a heady whirlwind of names, numbers, quotes, frayed tempers, late nights

Total Guitar

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he first six shapes are used in the intro, verse and refrain; you can then switch from fingerpicking to a simple strum pattern for a lift during the second half of the song. Perfect when performing solo. Use the regular D shape (instead of D/F#) for

NPR

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Sheryl Crow's Tiny Desk Fest concert included a handful of early hits that have become pop standards.

New Zealand Listener

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The late Phil Fuemana – producer, mentor and prime mover behind urban Pacific music – once said, “Proud didn’t make us, we made Proud,” a terse assertion about the 1994 album of South Auckland music, Proud: An Urban-Pacific Streetsoul Compilation. Th

New Zealand Listener

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The late Phil Fuemana – producer, mentor and prime mover behind urban Pacific music – once said, “Proud didn’t make us, we made Proud,” a terse assertion about the 1994 album of South Auckland music, Proud: An Urban-Pacific Streetsoul Compilation. Th

Stereophile

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The Soft Parade has long been the Doors’ most undervalued album. After the revolutionary impact of the band’s first two LPs, The Doors and Strange Days, and the commercial consolidation of the band’s popularity on the third, Waiting for the Sun, Soft

Future Music

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If you asked 100 music fans to name a grime artist, we’d hazard a guess that almost all would name an MC. The vocalist is the public face of the sound, but the genre is underpinned by a sprawling, web of players supporting the figureheads: DJs, produ

AppleMagazine

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Given his prolific and highly acclaimed back catalogue in hip hop, the legendary Nas can be easily excused for spending much of his new release looking back at the good times. There’s a wistful tone to King’s Disease that will chime with many of the

Guitar Techniques

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Radiohead made a huge impact on music in the latter years of the 20th century and into the 21st. Along with bands like U2 and REM, they recorded some of the most classic songs in recent memory. Formed in Oxfordshire, England in the mid 1980s by schoo

Los Angeles Times

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Turnstile frontman Brendan Yates says he secured his date to February's Grammy Awards ceremony many years ago. "When I was younger, it was always a thing that my mom joked about. 'All right, stop drumming, it's 9 o'clock.' And I'd be like, 'Please, l

Goldmine

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During the 1970s, rock concerts began to be broadcast on mainstream radio, and quickly developed a strong following. The King Biscuit Flower Hour was the first to break through, and it ran on Sunday nights for over 20 years, across almost 300 station

Guitarist

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Much like the revolving door of a football team presents loyal followers with a different line-up of players under one familiar banner, there are plenty of gigging household name acts that contain very few, and sometimes no, original members. Althoug

Classic Rock

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Empyre were busier than most musicians during lockdown. Vocalist/guitarist Henrik Steenholdt explains how in 2020 the Northampton band released an album and six singles, performed livestreams and even managed to play three proper, physical gigs. How

NPR

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Korean pop's near-total global ubiquity may be intimidating for the uninitiated, but getting into the music shouldn't be. Our introduction includes tracks by H.O.T., Girls Generation, BTS and more.

NPR

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Out of nearly 700 performances at the Tiny Desk over the past decade, this one by British composer Anna Meredith is one of the most exhilarating.

Evening Standard

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Say what you like about emo music, how many other rock subgenres can say they have their own national day?  Have your Jimmy Eat World or Weezer at the ready as National Emo Day falls on Tuesday - as it apparently does every December 19 (It wasn’t one

Guitar Techniques

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VIDEO & AUDIO https://bit.ly/3BvSmVy Brought to you by… Moderate/Advanced Info Key: Various Tempo: Various https://bit.ly/3BvSmVy Will improve your ✔ Melodic narrative ✔ Major Pentatonic vocabulary ✔ Bending accuracy & control There are few popular m

Metal Hammer UK

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Fred Durst is standing with his hand on the detonator, counting down to oblivion. It’s May 1999, and MTV have invited Limp Bizkit to the Bahamas for Blow The Boat: Isle Of MTV Summer Launch, a televised summer moshfest with two express goals: firstly

Metal Hammer UK

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IN SEPTEMBER 1991, Nirvana released Nevermind, and blew the doors wide open for alternative artists to enter the mainstream. Though certainly not alone in representing alternative culture, Nirvana’s success kickstarted a veritable gold rush as major

Guitarist

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9/10 Ethereal, nomadic grooves from Texan trio We live in an amazingly rich time for absorbing all kinds of music from around the world. Yet few bands bring so many disparate elements together in such a beguiling and coherent form as Texas trio Khr

NPR

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2014 began with a Frozen streak, included some stumbles (U2 and Apple, we're looking at you) and closed with an R&B revelation.

NPR

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Miley Cyrus, SZA, Billie Eilish and others had a big night. But once again, the music industry found itself in the long shadow of Taylor Swift, who won album of the year and announced a new project.

The Independent

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The 2022 American Music Awards were held live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday (20 November). The ceremony was hosted by American TV personality Wayne Brady. Taylor Swift was the biggest winner of the night with six wins, including

The Guardian

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It’s probably overstating the case to say that the release of Blue Monday transformed New Order’s career, but it certainly changed it. It put them in the Top 10 and on Top of the Pops for the first time. It spent 38 weeks in the Top 75, became the bi

Pretoria News Weekend

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THE 27th annual South African Music Awards (Samas) announced the official nominations for the best in the music business last night. Amapiano superstar Kabza De Small walked away with six nominations, the highest of the night. His album, I Am The Kin

Guitarist

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In his parallel existence as a household-name type of celebrity who is also highly respected in the guitar community for all the right reasons, Mayer’s only living comparison is Clapton. Indeed, he told us himself the dichotomy isn’t lost on him. “Wh

NPR

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Earth, Wind & Fire, Sally Field, Linda Ronstadt, Sesame Street and Michael Tilson Thomas will be recognized for their lifetime contributions to the performing arts at a gala in December.