Why I ❤️ Soundgarden's Superunknown, by Shinedown's Brent Smith Shinedown frontman Brent Smith on the impact of Soundgarden's Superunknown, and how it was influenced by Frank Sinatra Metal Hammer · Mar 21, 2023
Bruce Springsteen to receive The National Medal of Arts from President Joe Biden "Bruce Springsteen’s music celebrates our triumphs, heals our wounds, and gives us hope, capturing the unyielding spirit of what it means to be American" Louder · Mar 21, 2023
Glastonbury removes John Peel name from stage for 2023 festival Following sex abuse allegations, the famous tent has been given the name Woodsies Wales Online · Mar 21, 2023
Bob Dylan and the strange case of the soy bomb stage invader Watch as Bob Dylan's 1998 Grammy performance is interrupted by music's most bizarre stage invader Louder · Mar 21, 2023
Taylor Swift’s headfirst dive during Eras concert goes viral Singer kicked off the opening night of her tour in Arizona over the weekend The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2023
Biden awarding 1st batch of arts and humanities medals; Chicagoan Fred Eychaner, Bruce Springsteen among honorees The medals are Biden’s first batch of awards for the arts and humanities, which were delayed by the pandemic. Mindy Kaling, Gladys Knight, Amy Tan and Julia Louis-Dreyfus are also among the medal recipients. Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 20, 2023
10 new Irish artists you should be listening to right now As the pain of those St. Patrick's weekend hangovers subside, here are 10 rising Irish artists making noises worth celebrating Louder · Mar 20, 2023
Ben Howard announces first headline Welsh show in five years with Cardiff Castle summer gig Devon-born singer-songwriter Ben Howard will be coming to Cardiff Castle in July Wales Online · Mar 20, 2023
Should a Tragically Hip song have been played at a Pierre Poilievre event? Paul Langlois, a guitarist for Canada’s The Tragically Hip, was more than unhappy when recently alerted via Twitter that his band’s music was heard at a Conservative campaign event with Pierre Poilievre, and in a series of tweets he resolved to stop it. The Conversation · Mar 20, 2023
Bad Bunny's ex-girlfriend files lawsuit seeking $40M Bad Bunny’s ex–girlfriend is suing the superstar for at least $40 million over a well-known voice recording she provided the singer before he became famous The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2023
Taylor Swift’s parents recreated her Fearless guitar using rhinestones and super glue The pop icon says her mom and dad set to work on the instrument the day before her Eras tour kicked off Guitar World · Mar 20, 2023
Def Leppard's Rick Allen wants to move on from 'confusion and shock' of Florida attack Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen said he wants to focus on the positive, a week after he was assaulted allegedly by a teenager vacationing in Florida. Los Angeles Times · Mar 20, 2023
Rod Stewart issues health update in Celtic gear as he confirms Australian tour will resume The 78-year-old singer cancelled his show in Melbourne over the weekend after being advised by doctors it wasn't safe to sing. Daily Record · Mar 20, 2023
J.J. Watt Is Completely Blown Away by Taylor Swift He dropped a detailed review after attending the concert. Sports Illustrated · Mar 20, 2023
Metal Hammer · Mar 20, 2023 The Ocean share video for immersive new single Sea Of Reeds German prog metal sextet The Ocean will release new album Holocene in May
Cinemablend · Mar 20, 2023 AXS TV’s Vinyl Obsession Follows Members Of Styx, ZZ Top, N Sync And More Browsing Through Record Stores There’s nothing quite like walking through a record store with money in your pocket and nowhere else to be. I could spend hours just wandering through the aisles, looking at album covers and deciding, re-evaluating, deciding, re-evaluating and deciding again what to buy. It’s a fantastic way to spend an…
Guitar World · Mar 20, 2023 Hawkwind founder and guitarist Mick Slattery dies aged 77 Slattery recorded with the British space-rock institution on their first demo and played their acid-laced early gigs
The Independent UK · Mar 20, 2023 Mae Muller wrote a song, now represents UK at Eurovision Was it destiny that led Mae Muller to compete in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest
Tribune News Service · Mar 20, 2023 Robert Smith, man of the people, finds a cure for Ticketmaster's ills An unlikely hero has emerged in the great war on Ticketmaster fees, effecting change which could reverberate throughout the concert industry.
Guitar World · Mar 20, 2023 John Frusciante gets struck with cramp, forcing him to stretch his fretting fingers in the middle of a blistering live solo The 53-year-old succumbed to cramp despite having one of the most intense warm-up routines around, which includes plenty of finger strengthening and a Sous Vide cooking machine
Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 20, 2023 Pitchfork Music Festival 2023: The Smile, Big Thief and Bon Iver set to headline music fest; full lineup announced Festival tickets — three-day passes ($219) and single-day passes ($109) — are now on sale.
Metal Hammer · Mar 20, 2023 The story behind every single Metallica album cover art Electric chairs, toilet bowl stabbings and, erm, semen – the Four Horsemen have had quite the eclectic visual journey
Evening Standard · Mar 20, 2023 Selena Gomez praises ‘courageous’ Iranian girls arrested after dancing to her music Five teenage girls were reportedly detained in Tehran after their TikTok video went viral
Daily Record · Mar 20, 2023 The 1975 and Jonas Brothers among star acts to play Radio 1's Big Weekend in Dundee The full line-up for Saturday has now been unveiled with the Jonas Brothers and The 1975 headlining the main stage on Saturday.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 20, 2023 ‘We took the bassline from Mozart’: how Double 99 made Ripgroove ‘Michael Bolton flew in for Top of the Pops on a private jet – we took Addison Lee’