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Astell & Kern’s valve-toting portable player blends classic analogue tech with “cutting-edge digital audio”

The SP4000T portable player and Clarus in-ears debut at High End Vienna

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How Did Foster Sylvers Die? Real Cause of Death as Brother Leon Confirms Tragic Death

Foster Sylvers, a former child star and 'Boogie Fever' singer, has died at 64 from cancer. His musical legacy spans decades, marked by hits and personal challenges.

International Business Times UK

“I said, ‘I tell you what. I will give this song to the group – just put it on the album’”: Commodores bassist Ronald LaPread, who has died at the age of 75, said that one of his greatest basslines might never have been heard

“They said, ‘oh man, it’s too black’”

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“If you think this is a bunch of throwaway crap to suck the dollar out of poor, unsuspecting Van Halen fans, it’s not”: Eddie Van Halen’s soon-to-be-released recordings are going to blow you away, according to Steve Lukather

The highly anticipated project could be the ultimate Eddie Van Halen honor record

Guitar World

“I did four or five songs, then Ozzy said, ‘Welcome aboard’. I would have loved to have spent more time with him”: Randy Rhoads was his guitar teacher. Then he ended up in Ozzy Osbourne’s band

Joe Holmes looks back on his time with Ozzy and David Lee Roth, and explains why his upcoming solo album, featuring former Ozzy band members, captures everything he’s learned up till now

Guitar World

New Evanescence album Sanctuary is the most vital thing Amy Lee has made in decades - and it's arrived at the perfect time

It's not quite perfect, but Sanctuary has given Evanescence a major modern upgrade

Metal Hammer

“It’s a one-string instrument with a handle on it, and I hit it with a stick”: Les Claypool’s bonkers one-string leads the biggest (and strangest) bass releases of the month

May saw the reissue of Fender's best-selling bass, a custom Rickenbacker for Geddy Lee, and a supersized version of the daddy of all fuzz

Guitar World

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10 of the best Nick Cave songs to test your hi-fi system

Is your system fit for the Prince of Darkness?

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"She was looking at her pill bottles. I knew she was going to die so I was like, 'Put it down. Live right now.'" Mastodon’s Bill Kelliher wrote songs for Emperor Of Sand at his mum’s deathbed

A cancer tragedy and other real-life dramas inspired Mastodon’s seventh album Emperor Of Sand, which they believe was 17 years in the making

Louder

"We often felt like the strange duck on the festival bill because there was a woman in the band." How two modern metal icons united for a collaboration over a decade in the making

Metal fans couldn't believe their eyes when these two amazing singers appeared on the same song

Metal Hammer

Olivia Rodrigo and Taylor Swift Feud Discussion Heats Up After Fans Claim Olivia 'Said Everything Without Saying It'

Olivia Rodrigo and Taylor Swift feud rumours resurface after Olivia's podcast comments spark renewed debate over their relationship and fan theories

International Business Times UK

"I walked through it all and felt like spitting on the lot of them". How Pete Townshend's disgust with the hippies inspired The Who's most epic song

Warning: Contain's rock's most epic scream

Louder

Commodores co-founder Ronald LaPread dies aged 75

His former bandmate Lionel Richie said ‘he will be missed’ when paying tribute.

Evening Standard

Foster Sylvers death: The Sylvers star and ‘Boogie Fever’ singer dies, aged 64

The Sylvers, often compared to The Jackson family, achieved chart success with hits such as ‘Hot Line’ and ‘Fool’s Paradise’

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The Sylvers singer Foster Sylvers dead at 64

He enjoyed a string of hits in the 1970s.

The Independent UK

Duran Duran announce major UK and Europe arena tour dates

The iconic 1980s group begin their tour at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on 15 October

Louder

The nation rejoices as a corpse-painted Robert Fripp sings in the latest edition of Robert and Toyah's Sunday Lunch

Watch national treasures Robert and Toyah perform Rock And Roll All Nite by Kiss

The Guardian - UK

‘We’re really good. I don’t mean that arrogantly’: Yard Act on bullying, imposter syndrome and their heavy new sound

The Leeds group arrived in a frenzy of post-punk energy, picking at the scabs of society – then started questioning their instant success. They talk about dodging ‘the megaband treadmill’ to make their surreal new album

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Billy Gibbons and Keith Urban join forces on fuzz-friendly new single Brown Paper Bag

Billy F. Gibbons: Now even grizzlier than before

Evening Standard

Duran Duran announce 2026 UK arena tour dates

They will be supported by indie band Pigeon for the tour.

The Independent UK

Morgan Wallen branded ‘petulant baby’ after flipping piano onstage in apparent tantrum

Country singer was performing ‘Sand in My Boots’ at his Denver show when he seemingly hit technical difficulties

The Guardian - AU

Massive Attack to tour Australia for first time in 16 years

The Bristol trip-hop group will perform in Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney in August

Evening Standard

Niall Horan says his last memory with Liam Payne was ‘happy’

Horan will release his fourth studio album, Dinner Party, next week.

The Independent UK

Commodores bassist Ronald LaPread, known for ‘Three Times a Lady’ and more, dies aged 75

LaPread was the funk and soul group’s bassist during their successful years with singer Lionel Richie

Louder

“It was a one-day marathon. We cut 13 tunes in 14 hours, all old blues songs, with Mick singing live”: In 1992, Mick Jagger made a blues album with an obscure LA bar band. It’s never been released

The Rick Rubin-produced album featuring Mick Jagger and The Red Devils has sat on the shelf for 34 years

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