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Jennifer Finch of music group L7 performs onstage at The Art Of Elysium Presents WE ARE HEAR'S HEAVEN 2020 at Hollywood Palladium on January 04, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.
“A true original who lived entirely on her own terms”: L7 announce that bassist Jennifer Finch has died

By Beth Simpson Published

She had been suffering from brain cancer

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A still of Napalm Death performing on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert.
NPR just posted its most brutal Tiny Desk Concert ever as Napalm Death bring grind chaos to the office

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Taylor Swift, U2, Dua Lipa... the UK grind pioneers join exalted company as they give NPR a performance for the ages

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Jennifer Finch of music group L7 performs onstage at The Art Of Elysium Presents WE ARE HEAR'S HEAVEN 2020 at Hollywood Palladium on January 04, 2020 in Los Angeles, California.
"We are devastated”: L7 bassist Jennifer Finch diagnosed with brain cancer

By Beth Simpson Published

Band have set up a GoFundMe page for her care

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“Hope you will joining us in wishing Simon the speediest of recoveries. And Eden – thanks”: Son of Gallup saves the day for The Cure

By Beth Simpson Published

Young bassist is filling in for his dad

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Este Haim performs onstage at The Kia Forum on October 09, 2025 in Inglewood, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for ABA)
Este Haim says sibling rivalry, Princess Peach and Tina Weymouth led her to the bass guitar

By Ben Rogerson Published

"I was moping around, like, ‘I don't have any talent. What is my place in the world?’ At eight years old! Existential crisis. So my dad was like, ‘I got an idea’”

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Paul McCartney (L) and Mick Jagger attend the Metropolitan Museum of Art\'s 2011 Costume Institute Gala featuring the opening of the exhibit Alexander McQueen : Savage Beauty.
Mick Jagger had to check that Paul McCartney's bass playing was "punk" enough for new Rolling Stones song

By Ben Rogerson Published

“I said to Andy, ‘Is he into this?’ Because it's really a punk tune, and it's going to go really fast," remembers Jagger

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Jaco Pastorius
"When he died, I cried and I actually jumped into the ocean": Carlos Santana and more on bass legend Jaco Pastorius

By MusicRadar Published

We salute a true bass guitar virtuoso

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UNITED KINGDOM - JANUARY 01: Photo of COMMODORES; L-R Walter Orange and Ronald La Pread performing on stage (Photo by Mike Prior/Redferns)
Commodores co-founder and bassist Ronald LaPread has died, aged 75

By Ben Rogerson Published

“They said, ‘oh man, it’s too black’”

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Thom Yorke joins Flea for 10-minute Marvin Gaye jam at Chili Pepper’s only solo UK date

By Beth Simpson Published

They played Got To Give It Up

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Sean Hurley plays the Fender 75th Anniversary Precision Bass Collection
Geezer Butler, Tal Wilkenfeld and Nate Mendel hail the legacy of the P Bass, as Fender celebrates its 75th anniversary

By Jonathan Horsley Published

Fender unveils the 75th Anniversary P Bass Collection featuring a stunning American Professional PJ Bass, a Player II P Bass in Diamond Dust Sparkle, and a retro American Vintage II 1951 model

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