Here are the 12 biggest music stories of the week
Get up to speed with everything that’s been happening in the world of rock, metal and prog over the past seven days with our weekly news roundup
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Here are the 12 biggest music stories of the week
Get up to speed with everything that’s been happening in the world of rock, metal and prog over the past seven days with our weekly news roundup
Buy a beer and help grassroots music venues across the UK
Music Venue Trust and Fightback Brewing Company join forces for the #SaveOurVenues campaign - a portion of proceeds from sales will help grassroots music venues in the UK
We're having a mid-season sale and you can now get five issues of our mags for a fiver
You can now pick up a print subscription covering five issues of Classic Rock, Metal Hammer or Prog for the new low price of £5
UK music industry unites to call for an end to racism
Artists, labels, managers, agents, promoters and more come together to speak out against racism: “Silence is not an option”
Joe Bonamassa announces new studio album Royal Tea
Joe Bonamassa’s new album is inspired by Jeff Beck, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers, Eric Clapton and Cream - watch video for Why Does It Take So Long To Say Goodbye
Bandcamp Fridays will continue for the remainder of 2020 to help support artists
Bandcamp Fridays will continue on the first Friday of the month throughout 2020 to help support artists during the pandemic
Muddy Waters’ Chicago home to become blues museum
The blues legend's former home will be transformed into The Muddy Waters MOJO Museum - incorporating a community centre and recording studio
Manchester music venues saved from closure as buyer is found
The Deaf Institute and Gorilla in the city were forced to close last week, but a new buyer has emerged to secure their futures
Listen to unearthed Rolling Stones track Scarlet featuring Jimmy Page
The Rolling Stones share the previously unreleased track Scarlet featuring Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page - song will feature on Goats Head Soup remaster
Scientists enlist live music fans for coronavirus experiment
Scientists in Germany are planning an experiment involving 4000 people to try and better understand the spread of COVID-19 in music venues
English music venues will be allowed to reopen in August
While venues will be able to reopen from August 1 with social distancing measure in place, the Music Venue Trust caution that for many venues it will “not be financially viable”
Music Venue Trust say they're devastated after venues in Manchester and Hull close
The Music Venue Trust issue statement after it's revealed that four UK venues have been forced to close down over the last 24 hours
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This blues rock version of Gnarls Barkley's Crazy will make Joe Bonamassa consider a career change
A bluesy cover that's good enough to make Slash jealous and raise the ghost of Gary Moore
The new video by Beaux Gris Gris & The Apocalypse is a trippy vision of lockdown bliss
TRIPPY! Bored? Let this slice of smooth-country-jazz-reggae and a promo filled with dolphins, buffalo and acid-fried wonder lift your spirits
Born To Be Wild: The epic story of Steppenwolf
John Kay tells the story of Steppenwolf: "We’re a hard rock band and we don’t take shit from anybody"
How Peter Green kick-started Fleetwood Mac and recorded a classic
Among the many stars of London’s mid-60s blues scene, one guy outshone and outplayed them all – Peter Green. Here, we tell the story of how Fleetwood Mac were born
The Affinity Photo New Rock Photographer 2020 Challenge #6: Local Band Portraits
A great shot of a young band can help launch their career. In the final round of our hunt to find the best new rock photographer of 2020, we want to see your local band portraits
Willie Dixon: the life and legacy of the blues' greatest songwriter
Chess Records songwriter Willie Dixon was the man behind some of the most beloved and influential songs in history, inspiring a whole generation of musicians
Rory Gallagher: a guide to his best albums
Ireland’s greatest, man-of-the-people guitar hero Rory Gallagher left a tremendous legacy of albums studded with real gems
Old school jazz and lacerated hands: the secrets of Led Zeppelin's Moby Dick
John Bonham’s marathon solo Moby Dick was one of the high spots of every Led Zeppelin show in the 1970s and inspired countless aspiring drummers
The Affinity Photo New Rock Photographer 2020 Challenge #5: Black and white photography
Black and white photography can lend drama and timelessness to your music photography. In the fifth round of our hunt to find the best new rock photographer of 2020, we want to see your B&W shots…
The latest livestreams, online gigs and innovations from the music world
Keeping track of livestreams, empty hall gigs, good deeds and innovation as musicians come to terms with a new landscape
9 best turntables 2020: simply the best record players for your wax
UPDATED Wax-on with the best turntables for your vinyl collection, whether you're starting out or you've been collecting records for decades
A history of The Black Crowes in 20 songs
20 Black Crowes songs that tell the story of the band the Robinson Brothers built
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Cream's Goodbye Tour Live 1968 - a rollercoaster ride from start to finish
Four Cream concerts brought back to life, warts ‘n’ all, from 1968's Goodbye Tour
Rory Gallagher's Check Shirt Wizard - a crackling addition to a rich live canon
A battered Strat. A check shirt. Rory Gallagher wore them both well, as a new live album recorded in 1977 shows
Robert Plant's Digging Deep: journeys away from Valhalla
Collector-friendly seven-inch single box set from reluctant rock god Robert Plant
The Allman Brothers Band's Trouble No More: 50 years of harmony and heartbreak
Multi-disc career overview from great American noodlers The Allman Brothers Band
Gary Moore's Live From London: raw, varied, incendiary
Recorded at London's Islington Academy in 2009, Gary Moore: Live from London finds the guitarist back in blue and at his peak
Emerson, Lake & Palmer: Tarkus - Album Of The Week Club review
Side one is an acknowledged prog masterpiece... but how much does side two drag the overall score down?
Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble: Texas Flood - Album Of The Week Club review
Texas Flood was the debut album from Stevie Ray Vaughan, the Texas cat with the hat and the Strat who hot-wired the 80s blues revival
The Magpie Salute's High Water II: tight gospel boogie and brothel-house piano
The return of Rich Robinson’s high flying birds The Magpie Salute, with second album High Water II
Creedence's Woodstock set: 50 years on, still bristling with energy
After half a century on the cutting room floor, Creedence Clearwater Revival's Woodstock set is officially out at last
The Rolling Stones: Honk album review
Three-CD set combines post-’71 studio cuts, live recordings and recent tour guest slots from The Rolling Stones