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musicradar.com | Will Simpson
Peter Hook has poked at the long-standing, festering grudge between himself and hid ex-bandmates in New Order., telling the i paper that he gets messages from fans about his old band’s gigs and they’re not complimentary. “I don’t think they’re New Order. They don’t sound anything like them. I’ve watched them play songs (online) recently, and they’ve dropped the basslines and play it like some weird, bad cover version of a New Order track.
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musicradar.com | Will Simpson
It’s probably the most unsurprising news of this week. You will be astonished to hear that Fyre II, the rebooted version of the notorious festival that was the subject of a 2019 Netflix documentary, Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened, has been postponed indefinitely.
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1 week ago | 
musicradar.com | Will Simpson
President Trump’s tariff policy has caused stress throughout the world and in every sector that depends on international trad, and the musical instruments market is no different. Now the President and CEO of NAMM (the US National Association of Music Merchants) John Mlynczak has urged Trump to make an exception for the instrument market.
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1 week ago | 
musicradar.com | Will Simpson
A psytrance festival that was to have taken place in South Gloucestershire, UK in September has been cancelled, after locals blocked it, describing the music as “a form of torture”. Goa Cream Festival has been running for nine years, with the last two editions being held at Yewtree Farm near Thornbury. However, they’ll have to find a new venue this year as local councillors turned down their licence application after complaints from residents. Not many though.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Will Simpson
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. A psytrance festival that was to have taken place in South Gloucestershire, UK in September has been cancelled, after locals blocked it, describing the music as “a form of torture”. Goa Cream Festival has been running for nine years, with the last two editions being held at Yewtree Farm near Thornbury.
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musicradar.com | Will Simpson
Guns N’ Roses ex-manager has rubbished the band’s later years and made it plain who he thinks was to blame for the slow disintegration of their original line up: Axl Rose. Alan Niven managed GN’R from 1986 to 1991 when he was ousted in what he describes as a “coup” by the band’s tour manager Doug Goldstein and lawyer Michele Anthony. Speaking to the Appetite for Distortion podcast, there seems to be no love lost between Niven and his successors. “Goldstein was the tour manager,” Niven said.
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1 week ago | 
yahoo.com | Will Simpson
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Guns N’ Roses ex-manager has rubbished the band’s later years and made it plain who he thinks was to blame for the slow disintegration of their original line up: Axl Rose. Alan Niven managed GN’R from 1986 to 1991 when he was ousted in what he describes as a “coup” by the band’s tour manager Doug Goldstein and lawyer Michele Anthony.
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musicradar.com | Will Simpson
Imagine that you’re a metal fan and you’ve just ordered a new guitar online. You wait for it to be delivered. And wait. And wait. Eventually, you find out that it’s been delivered to the wrong person, who just happens to be one of metal’s most renowned guitarists. That’s exactly what one guitarist who had purchased his new axe claims happened to him. He lives in Qatar where he works on the US Air Base, which meant it was supposed to be delivered via the US Postal Service.
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musicradar.com | Will Simpson
Learn To Play, the event billed as the UK’s ‘biggest free music-making weekend’ has been confirmed for the second weekend of October this year. Organised by the charity Music For All, the aim of Learn To Play – as its name suggests – is to encourage both new and lapsed musicians to enjoy the benefits of music making as well as championing music providers, whether they be community groups, music shops or music teachers. We all know that music education at school is under threat.
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flipboard.com | Will Simpson
Sharon Osbourne is no stranger to criticism, and she received plenty of it after posting a new photo with a beloved family member. The photo captured a heartwarming moment between Osbourne and her "two main men"—her grandson Sidney and her beloved four-legged companion—as the 72-year-old offered a …
