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Electronic duo OMD sold millions of records but ‘we were skint’

Pop group rose to fame in the Eighties but were permanently in debt to their record label, duo say

The Independent UK · Jun 11

“He had to have his privacy. He had to be completely alone. We did not have visitors in the studio”: After the brutal firing of his Purple Rain band, Prince worked in isolation to create a foreboding masterpiece

The song was a sparse, stripped-back amalgam of electro-funk, soul, psych-pop, blues and rock

MusicRadar · Jun 11

Iconic Australian music acts inducted into Hall of Fame

Six Australian acts that have shone over decades-long careers have joined ARIA's Hall of Fame as it celebrates four decades of music.

AAP · Jun 11

“We exhausted ourselves trying to help Scott and be a friend. He wanted no part of that.” The story behind Stone Temple Pilots’ ill-fated sixth album, as told by the band themselves

What was meant to be a fresh start for the grunge giants ended up being the beginning of the end

Louder · Jun 11

Olivia Rodrigo shares lyric change she made to new album after Louis Partridge break-up

Singer was dating the English actor for two years before they split in December 2025

The Independent UK · Jun 11

Simon Le Bon explains how Duran Duran have stayed together

Simon Le Bon has explained how Duran Duran have stayed together and maintained the same line-up for almost 50 years - explaining the musicians all "like each other" and they split the band's income "equally".

BANG Premier · Jun 11

"You don't get to the top without playing the game, and Des Rocs is playing it to gold medal-winning standards." Ambition and big-time dreams shine through on Des Roc's To Hell And Back

To Hell And Back is the third album from New Yorker Des Rocs, and the garage has been repurposed as a glitter-encrusted drag cave

Louder · Jun 11

Def Leppard's Greatest Hits: Built with Queen's Greatest Hits in mind?

All-killer, no-filler compilation that pairs bludgeon riffola with melody. Single-disc minimalism rules!

Louder · Jun 11

"As soon as we heard it, we looked at each other and gasped, 'This is gonna be a monster.'" How an out-of-body experience helped Alice Cooper create a song about the greatest three minutes of everyone's life

School's Out: The delinquent sound of youth gone wild

Louder · Jun 11

"Some of us were getting sober and cleaning up, others were not. It's a recipe for disaster": The chaotic story of Jane's Addiction's Ritual De Lo Habitual, the debauched masterpiece that changed music

Forget Nirvana’s Nevermind – it was Jane’s Addiction's game-changing second album Ritual De Lo Habitual that ushered in the alternative rock decade

Metal Hammer · Jun 11