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"We decided that if we say and believe we’re the best in the world, then we will be": Fontaines D.C.'s Grian Chatten on the Dublin rockers' early days

Chatten says the band were "ridiculously cocky and arrogant" when they were starting out

Louder · Jun 16, 2024

“The faster you get in the zone, the better the music is, so why wait?” Dean Brown was a fusion master who played with everyone from Marcus Miller to Eric Clapton – and maintained there are only two rules in music

Session ace, author and teacher, and a guitarist who put mind, body and soul into his playing, the late Dean Brown was a fusion legend. We pay tribute to his physical style

Guitar World · Jun 16, 2024

“We were sure A Whiter Shade Of Pale would drop out of the charts, but it just stuck there!” See Emily Play became Syd Barrett’s last stand as Pink Floyd took flight

Their second single remains their second-biggest hit, and will always be significant in their history

Louder · Jun 16, 2024

“Whenever you make an album you’re baring your soul. People will shoot you down. You’ve just gotta bulldoze through it”: how Steve Harris stepped away from Iron Maiden with his debut solo album

In 2012, Steve Harris launched British Lion - the solo project that took 20 years to get off the ground

Metal Hammer · Jun 15, 2024

Joe Alwyn says Taylor Swift relationship was ‘something very real suddenly thrown into a very unreal space’

Actor said he ‘feels really good’ a year after the pair’s break-up and that he does not want to ‘commodify’ their time together

The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2024

From Dylan to Prince, The Stooges to The La's: the 10 best covers by Pearl Jam

Eddie Vedder & co. have done a truckload of cover versions across their career - here's ten of the best

Louder · Jun 15, 2024

Fans say Swift blocked fellow artist's #1

Did the tortured poet employ shady tactics to block Charli XCX's critically lauded "Brat" from topping the charts?

Salon · Jun 15, 2024

“The first thing she says is, ‘Oh, you remind me of my husband’”: the night Fat White Family’s Lias Saoudi thought he’d been possessed by the spirit of John Lennon in front of Yoko Ono

The Fat White Family frontman was visiting Sean Lennon when the alleged possession took place

Louder · Jun 15, 2024

Beth Gibbons review – an unapologetically intense triumph

Folk, classical and jazz textures from a quietly stellar band back the singer’s elegant, swooping voice on an almighty debut tour

The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2024

This 2024 indie folk album is soundtracking my summer, and it should be on your playlist too

Waxahatchee's latest album is a beautiful slice of alternative Americana/indie-folk goodness, perfect for hazy summer days (or dreary rainy days) with no end.

What Hi-Fi? · Jun 15, 2024