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Charlie Benante isn't happy with the hate he gets for taking the Pantera gig: "I’ve never seen more of it in my life"

Turns out Charlie was surprised to find a lot of people aren't exactly on board with a Pantera reunion involving Phil Anselmo but no Abbott brothers

Metal Hammer · Apr 3, 2023

Seymour Stein, Sire Records executive who signed Talking Heads and Madonna, dies aged 80

Known as a tastemaker of the 1970s music scene, Stein also worked with The Pretenders, Ice T, The Smiths, and Aphex Twin

The Independent UK · Apr 3, 2023

Lainey Wilson Made a Strong Case for the Bell-Bottom Trend at the CMT Awards

2023 is looking a little country.

Marie Claire · Apr 3, 2023

Ukrainian Eurovision Song Contest winners Kalush Orchestra to play at Liverpool's EuroClub

The 2022 winners will be performing in Liverpool next month

Liverpool Echo · Apr 3, 2023

How to get started (and get paid) writing music for sync licensing

Sync licensing and production music creation can be a stable route for jobbing musicians, but it can be a tricky world to navigate for those not familiar with the details

MusicRadar · Apr 3, 2023

Watch Slash, Billy Gibbons and Warren Haynes play an all-star medley of Lynyrd Skynyrd classics in tribute to Gary Rossington

Gary Clark Jr. also paid tribute to Stevie Ray Vaughan at the show with a blazing cover of The House Is Rockin’

Guitar World · Apr 3, 2023

Talented schoolboy is named West Lothian's top young musician

The Young Musician of the Year competition took place recently at Deans Community High School in Livingston.

Daily Record · Apr 3, 2023

The 10 most-viewed Slipknot videos ever

Slipknot have featured a goat in one of these videos. Sure, but do you know which one has a Scottish Terrier in it?

Metal Hammer · Apr 3, 2023

‘We never wanted to become a Factory tribute band’: A Certain Ratio on mortality, Manchester – and Madonna

The massively influential band have been plying their blend of jazz, funk, post-punk and pop for 45 years. But as they release new album, the founding members are in no mood for nostalgia

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2023

How we met: ‘He asked if I was a smoker. I said: “Not any more,” and tossed the cigarette away’

Nancy, 63, and Al, 61, met over the phone in 1982 when she discovered his band in a local record store. They now live together in Revere, Massachusetts

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2023