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What is National Emo Day? Who are the best known emo bands? How did emo start?

The genre spawned My Chemical Romance, Weezer, Panic! at the Disco, Jimmy Eat World and more...

Evening Standard

“There was bass before Jaco and after Jaco; his playing turned my whole life around”: How Norman Watt-Roy brought a bit of Jaco to Ian Dury’s Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick

Just a few weeks after seeing Weather Report at London’s Hammersmith Odeon, Norman Watt-Roy found himself in the studio with Ian Dury and the Blockheads

Guitar World

OPINION - 'I was so gobsmacked I fainted': this is how the DJ world I know has changed

It’s the time of year when the skill of that creature hunched over in the corner, aka the DJ, is readily apparent. But for them it’s not only about selecting the right tune — it’s also about carefully negotiating the ever-changing DJ landscape.

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Vended announce extensive UK and European tour schedule for spring/summer '24

Griffin Taylor, Simon Crahan and co. unveil plans to unleash the furies in the UK and Europe

Metal Hammer

Gwen Stefani just revealed she's releasing new music

What you waiting, what you waiting, what you waiting for...

Marie Claire

Jack Antonoff on re-recording Taylor Swift's 1989: "I don’t work with any soft synths, so everything is a sound that’s made in the room. The funny thing is that you can't recall the sounds"

"The internet was really interested in what sounded like a seagull sound in Is It Over Now?"

MusicRadar

RBD's Triumphant Return Celebrated in "POR SIEMPRE RBD," a Christmas Special

Following Taylor Swift and Beyoncé's Streaming Success, the 'Soy Rebelde Tour' Takes Center Stage on Christmas Day via ViX

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“We called that riff ‘The Batman Riff’”: Kirk Hammett admits Metallica lifted the Batman theme on 72 Seasons

Thought that riff in Shadows Follow sounded awfully similar to a certain classic superhero theme? Turns out Metallica knew exactly what they were doing

Guitar World

Harry Belafonte remembered by David Lammy

Tottenham’s Labour MP remembers the singer, actor and activist as a pioneering figure who brought joy to his and his parents’ lives

The Guardian - UK

“The smallest element can be the basis of a cool riff. That’s pretty much how I wrote Sweet Emotion”: Tom Hamilton reveals the inspiration behind one of the most iconic bass riffs in rock

How Sweet Emotion, from Aerosmith’s Toys in the Attic, was inspired by Jeff Beck’s Rough and Ready

Guitar World

Sleep Token speaks! Drummer ‘II’ gives first ever recorded interview: here’s what we’ve learned

The elusive masked metaller breaks cover for an in-depth Drumeo session

MusicRadar

Watch an Iowa-era Slipknot play a crushing set during the 2001 Ozzfest tour

This hour-long show, filmed in full in June 2001, proves just how unstoppable The Nine were during their heyday

Metal Hammer

The story of David Bowie and Bing Crosby's Little Drummer Boy: "David wasn’t going to do the show, and his mum said, ‘No, you HAVE to work with Bing Crosby!’ She was a fan"

A schmaltzy TV special did not seem the most likely vehicle for a hit Christmas single, but this 1977 collaboration between David Bowie and Bing Crosby yielded an enduring classic that cuts across the generational divide

MusicRadar

The 10 best hip-hop albums of 2023

2023 was another golden year for hip-hop, and here are the 10 essential albums you need to hear

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Metal Hammer

From 1983 to 2023, we’ve combed through every Metallica album to find the superstars’ least replayed tracks

Creative Bloq

I’m hypnotised by Eurovision’s new visual identity

But it feels a little safe.

Marie Claire

Celine Dion No Longer Has "Control Over Her Muscles," Her Sister Reveals Amid Stiff-Person Syndrome Diagnosis

The star announced she was living with the condition back in December 2022.

The Independent UK

Sir Mick Jagger celebrates Keith Richards on Rolling Stones rocker’s 80th birthday

Jagger and Ronnie Wood, as well as the late Charlie Watts’ estate, all took to social media to commemorate Richards’ birthday

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“He was one of the great ones”: Artists pay tribute to Amp Fiddler, the influential Detroit musician who has died, aged 65

Fiddler is credited with introducing J Dilla to the MPC and played with George Clinton, Maxwell and Prince

Metal Hammer

Synyster Gates on the reactions to Life Is But A Dream: "I think, for a lot of people, this is the death of Avenged Sevenfold."

Avenged Sevenfold stand by their bold latest album, but their guitarist knows that for some fans it may be a step too far

Metal Hammer

"I was just trying to channel Ozzy." Metallica's Rob Trujillo reveals the 72 Seasons song he'd take to a desert island

Rob Trujillo is particularly proud of one song on Metallica's latest studio album

The National (Scotland)

Boycott demands over Israel inclusion in Eurovision Song Contest

ICELANDIC musicians have demanded the country boycotts the Eurovision Song Contest over Israel’s involvement.

Latin Times

Interview: Natalia Lafourcade Is in Awe as 'De todas las flores' Is 2023 Most Awarded Album

Natalia Lafourcade talks about the surprises brought to her life by 'De todas las flores' becoming 2023's Most Decorated Album

Evening Standard

Cheryl’s family ‘disgusted’ after grandparents’ gravestone overturned by council ‘for safety reasons’

Brian and Margaret Tweedy’s headstone is among hundreds which were laid on their backs or dismantled at Heaton Cemetery in Newcastle

Guitar World

“Those were some deep demons that were trying to exorcise themselves. He played with such bad intention. Even when he was playing the quiet stuff”: Joe Bonamassa on what made Gary Moore a guitar legend – and how he got him hooked on Les Pauls

JoBo explains why Moore could play through anything and make it sound good, and how when you hear Sloe Gin at a Bonamassa show you're hearing the influence of blues guitar's Belfast boy

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