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The Cardigans’ Nina Persson: ‘Ozzy said our Black Sabbath cover was the creepiest thing he’d ever heard’

The Swedish band’s frontwoman answers your questions on ‘sweet and curious’ Tom Jones, being changed by cancer and whether the Cardigans will ever make new music

The Guardian - UK

“James Brown told me, ‘Son, you can’t come on my stage with that funny-looking thing!’” When a young Bootsy Collins joined James Brown’s band, the Godfather of Funk bought him a Fender Jazz Bass. Now it’s up for auction

Following Bootsy’s departure from the JBs in 1972, the bass continued its life on stage with Fred Thomas, another of Brown’s longtime bassists

Guitar World

My Favorite Concert Film Of All Time Turned 48 This Year, And I'm Pumped For My Annual Thanksgiving Day Rewatch

A final farewell from a phenomenal band.

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Sharon Osbourne calls for release of early Black Sabbath recordings to be scrapped

Sharon Osbourne has urged Black Sabbath's first manager not to release an album of their first recordings from 1969.

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Robbie Robertson and Martin Scorsese’s cocaine-fuelled bromance is the basis of a bracing memoir

THE READING LIST: ‘Maybe the rock’n’roll lifestyle I had brought into Marty’s life was to blame for his plight,’ worries the late guitarist of The Band in this bracing account. Patrick Smith enjoys a window into their decades-long friendship

The Independent UK

Pop-rock wizard Todd Rundgren: ‘When I met John Lennon, he was a bundle of rags with nothing to say’

As he tours the UK, the musician answers your questions on making Bat Out of Hell with Meat Loaf, squabbles with XTC and the Band, and wiring his studio while high

The Guardian - UK

Guitar dealer to the stars Norman Harris on George Harrison, Marty McFly and his secret stash

A new documentary reveals the man behind the unassuming shopfront, who sells instruments to the likes of Slash, Dave Grohl – and Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow

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Jane's Addiction bandmates sue each other over onstage fight that ended tour

The members of alternative rock band Jane’s Addiction have filed dueling lawsuits after an onstage scuffle last year prompted the cancellation of the band's tour

The Independent UK

“The band can no longer function as a result of the defendant’s conduct." Perry Farrell's Jane's Addiction bandmates are suing him for assault, battery, the intentional infliction of emotional distress, and more

"It is time for defendant to face the consequences of his actions"

Louder

The Band’s secret weapon gets his due

Stephen Lewis’ biography focuses on the creative life rather than the tragic end of The Band's unsung genius

Salon

Drowned in drink and lost in legend: The forgotten genius of The Band’s Richard Manuel

INTERVIEW: It’s hard to overstate the influence that The Band had on music, inspiring everyone from Bob Dylan and Eric Clapton to The Beatles and Elton John. Less talked about is the influence that singer-songwriter Richard Manuel had on The Band. Jim Farber speaks to the late musician’s contemporaries, and…

The Independent UK

“When I saw Meat Loaf, I said, ‘This is a spoof of Bruce Springsteen, and that’s why I’m doing it’”: Todd Rundgren produced The Band, Grand Funk Railroad and The New York Dolls –but his most successful collaboration was born to poke fun

Despite his past guitar theatrics, he chose production over playing decades ago – and you won’t believe how minimal his touring rig has become

Guitar World

The Pogues say that Shane MacGowan 'wasn't always drunk' and remember him as a 'hard worker'

The Pogues have insisted that their late bandmate Shane MacGowan "wasn't always drunk".

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"Their music is as aggressively and pretentiously dull as their choice of band name": The Band's second album is an acknowledged classic, but there are some dissenters

For their second album, The Band relocated from upstate New York to California and turned Sammy Davis Jr.’s poolhouse into a makeshift studio

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Short Circuit: A Roundup of Recent Federal Court Decisions

Pole cameras, real estate RICO, and the Eighth Circuit island.

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Last surviving member of The Band Garth Hudson dead aged 87

After a career that saw his group churn out hits including ‘The Weight’, iconic multi-instrumentalist Garth Hudson has died aged 87.

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Garth Hudson, The Band's Keyboardist, Dies At 87

Learn about the life and musical legacy of Garth Hudson, the innovative keyboardist for The Band.

Louder

Garth Hudson, one of the men who helped Bob Dylan go electric, has died

Keyboard player Garth Hudson, who also played with Eric Clapton, Tom Petty, Roger Waters and more, has died aged 87

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The Guardian - UK

Garth Hudson obituary

Innovative organist with the Band, the rock group who changed the way their contemporaries thought about music

The Guardian - UK

Garth Hudson, founder member of the Band and Bob Dylan collaborator, dies aged 87

Hudson was the last remaining member of the folk-rock group, releasing 10 studio albums with them and touring with Dylan in his newfound electric period

The Independent UK

Garth Hudson, master instrumentalist and last surviving member of The Band, dies at 87

Garth Hudson, the Band’s virtuoso keyboardist and all-around musician, has died at age 87

Evening Standard

Last original member of The Band Garth Hudson dies aged 87

He was praised as a ‘musical genius and cornerstone of the group’s timeless sound’.

MusicRadar

“It was a job. Play a stadium, play a theatre…”: The words of Garth Hudson of The Band, who has died at 87

He played on “the second most influential record in the history of rock ’n’ roll”

The National (Scotland)

Legendary singer confirmed for Glasgow’s Summer Nights at The Bandstand

The line-up for this years event has been revealed

MusicRadar

“I’m not a great lyricist or songwriter or producer. It's when you put all these things together — that makes me”: The 5 George Harrison post-Beatles songs you need to hear

Freed from the creative confines of The Beatles, George Harrison set out to realise his true creative potential. Here are five of his finest works…

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