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“Yeah I want that more than anything in my career right now, of course I do”: Robbie Williams is gunning to break the Beatles' record of 15 UK Number One albums

It’s “the most important thing to me in the world” he says

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“I said, ‘Listen, I don't think you should die!’” How Dave Grohl realised that the end was near for Kurt Cobain and Nirvana

“Five minutes later the phone rings, and someone goes, ‘Dude, turn on CNN’”

Metal Hammer

"Calvin Klein asked us to do an advert. We were like, 'f-you, no way!' That would have been huge." From touring with Slipknot to turning down iconic fashion designers, the story behind Kittie's classic nu metal anthem, Brackish

Kittie's breakthrough single made them accidental trailblazers in a nu metal scene dominated by men

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Minutes to Memories: John Mellencamp rolling out jukebox of his old hits

“There's nothing wrong with making people happy,” says singer John Mellencamp, and that's the guiding philosophy of the concert tour he's planning this summer

The Independent UK

“I kept a lid on my feelings at school but, when I was 18, dropped out of everything and couldn't even be bothered to get out of bed. I poured all this into the song”: The intricate music theory and lyrical depth of a Tears for Fears classic

A cover of the song would later be a Christmas number one for Gary Jules, but the dense arrangement of the original remains hugely impressive

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“I thought it was a prank, so I didn’t answer!” She put a video of herself playing bass on YouTube. Then Prince called

Having caught the attention of Prince and Bootsy Collins, Alissia is riding a new wave of recognition with her debut single featuring Nile Rodgers and EarthGang

Guitar World

Rough Trade celebrates 50 years with vinyl subscription club and special shows

The legendary music brand is celebrating its anniversary with some tantalising releases for vinyl fans and some special in-store shows

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All Harry Styles' cryptic album teasers (so far)

What’s in store for HS4?

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10 Photos of John Forté: Grammy Nominee Found Dead at 50 as Mystery Surrounds Cause of Death

John Forté, the Grammy-nominated Fugees collaborator, has died aged 50. Police say no foul play as questions linger.

International Business Times UK

“I’d rather go in and just be Jaco. I improvise all the time. I never play the same thing twice”: The genius of Jaco Pastorius in one of the greatest jazz songs of all time – performed with fusion legends Weather Report

“One take, man! One of the greatest tunes ever”

MusicRadar

Truth Behind John Forte's Career Downfall as Fugees Rapper Mysteriously Died in His Home

Before John Forte died in his home, his career and personal life saw drastic turns that led to a career downfall. Here's what happened.

International Business Times UK

BTS' Return to the Stage Could Bring in $1bn After Four-Year Hiatus

BTS' World Tour in 2026 marks their return after hiatus, with revenue forecasts nearing $1bn.

International Business Times UK

Kim Gordon returns with defiant new solo album, 'Play Me': 'It does feel like an evolution'

The avant-noise artist Kim Gordon debuted solo music 10 years ago

The Independent UK

Charli XCX film The Moment gets UK and Ireland release date

The musician stars alongside the likes of Kylie Jenner, Alexander Skarsgard and Rosanna Arquette.

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MusicRadar

“I didn’t need all the extra crap. Just give me a single-P-90 guitar and a Tube Screamer and I’m ready to play the Royal Albert Hall”: Jared James Nichols on why he took the Klon off his pedalboard and what players get wrong about drive pedals

Not everyone is expanding their pedalboards. Nichols explains why he prefers to keep it simple – and to leave the super-rare high-value pedalboard gold at home

Metal Hammer

"The only reason you look in the rearview mirror is to see how cool you look going forward." This is what happened when Metallica's Lars Ulrich interviewed one of his heroes, Iron Maiden legend Steve Harris

In 1996, the leaders of two of the biggest metal bands on the planet sat down to discuss their respective journeys in music

Guitar World

“The Stratocaster has been around for 70 years and it’s perfect. Now we come along and say, ‘You’re wrong!’ They don’t like it”: True Temperament wants to disrupt an industry built on heritage, but do its necks actually fix the guitar’s biggest flaw?

Crooked frets, designed to solve the instrument’s biggest intonation issues, have won over some big-name players (even if they’re keeping quiet about it). Is it a revolution or just a fad?

The Independent UK

The eye-watering numbers behind BTS’s marathon comeback tour

The comeback, estimated to generate more than $1bn in revenue, will mark the K-pop boyband’s first full tour since before Covid-19 disrupted the live music industry worldwide, Shahana Yasmin reports

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Peter Gabriel announces physical release of live albums In The Big Room and Live At WOMAD 82

Peter Gabriel will release live albums In The Big Room in March and Live At WOMAD 82 in May

Guitar World

“Tools to name the weird and wonderful chords you may encounter on the fretboard”: Demystifying chord names, starting with a Hendrix and SRV favorite, the maj9

A little knowledge with naming conventions goes a long way to understanding complex chords and how they might sound

Guitar World

“I'm playing the same thing over and over for an hour, sweating and exhausted”: When Keith Urban and Dann Huff got heated over a guitar solo

The two first started working together in 2002 – and Huff tested Urban’s patience with an hour-long solo session

International Business Times UK

BTS Confirms Global 2026 Comeback With New Album and Record-Breaking 79-Date World Tour

BTS officially ends a four-year hiatus with a new album on 20 March 2026 and a massive global tour spanning 34 cities across five continents.

MusicRadar

“It was so surreal. Have we done anything that would create such a horrible atmosphere that a fan would take their own lives? Are we responsible for that?”: Rob Halford recalls Judas Priest’s darkest days – on trial after two fans died in a suicide pact

“We couldn’t understand it. It didn’t make sense”

Louder

“It’s the worst thing you can imagine – a song written by the rhythm section. I have to fit a guitar part over this?” How Rush made Grammy-nominated instrumental YYZ

When Alex Lifeson got back from a journey his bandmates presented him with a jam piece that finally gelled when they added Morse code to the intro

Louder

"Someone spat at our saxophone player, so Tim kicked this guy in the mouth – absolutely perfectly in time to the music": A brief history of Cardiacs, the UK's most adored detested band

Cardiacs defied classification for decades, but new album LSD – finished five years after the death of creative lynchpin Tim Smith – was widely hailed as one of the best albums of 2025

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