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The Anthology features rare instruments, costumes and more from the Led Zeppelin guitarist's archives.Eddie Van Halen memorial planned in late guitarist’s home city of Pasadena, California
Fans have been leaving tributes at the musician’s childhood home.Guitar Center is preparing to potentially file for bankruptcy
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Rosie Heydenrych left behind a career in the charity sector to set up her small workshop in Surrey, which now specialises in English-grown timber and is building a customer base that includes Tom Quail and Martin Simpson.Meet Wicketkeeper, the laid-back London trio channelling the best of 90s US indie-rock
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