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Max Cooper’s show at the Royal Albert Hall was a visual spectacle

The artist was on top psychedelic form for his sold-out gig that combined his biggest hits with immersive visuals

Evening Standard · Apr 14

Belle & Sebastian live: A joyous evening by this spellbinding force

4/5 The indie legends played debut album Tigermilk in full to a rapt and raucous Royal Albert Hall

Evening Standard · Apr 14

"The vibe is definitely Slipknot except no screams." Slipknot fan compares Look Outside Your Window album to Pink Floyd after getting early listen, claims Lacuna Coil's Cristina Scabbia appears

Look Outside Your Window, a long-shelved project recorded in 2008, is due to come out on Record Store Day, April 18

Metal Hammer · Apr 14

“I thought, ‘That’s the guitar Mike Bloomfield played…’ I just had to buy it”: The mistake that led Robben Ford to buy his first great instrument –and how Miles Davis and Jeff Beck took him to the Strat

As Ford returns with Two Shades of Blue, the Californian guitar legend drops by for a video lesson and to talk all things guitar, from his adventures with big-box jazz models to Strats

Guitar World · Apr 14

"There’s beauty in the fact we didn’t strangle each other at the end." Ville Valo would love to reunite goth metal icons HIM

Nearly 10 years after one of Finland’s biggest bands called it a day, their singer is hoping they can get back together

Metal Hammer · Apr 14

BTS members open up about reunion fears, ‘egos’ and missing out on writing songs

Members worried if solo success would cause issues when K-pop group needed to work together for new studio album

The Independent UK · Apr 14

Billy Ray Cyrus defends Trump: ‘Being president is tough’

Country music star endorsed Trump in the 2024 presidential election and performed at his inaugural ball

The Independent UK · Apr 14

“Ever since I was a little kid and singing in the shower I'd dream about one day being in the RnR hall of fame”: Oasis to be inducted into the Hall Of Fame and Liam Gallagher seems… delighted

He’s changed his tune

MusicRadar · Apr 14

We pick 8 of the best Record Store Day 2026 releases – The Cure, Nas, Miles Davis, Pavement and more

Exclusive releases and vinyl editions we're adding to our wish list

What Hi-Fi? · Apr 14

"This was something else. I could feel it in every part of me." What it was like seeing metal legends Metallica in their early days, according to fellow thrash veteran and Death Angel frontman Mark Osegueda

Mark knew that Metallica were destined for great things from the very start

Metal Hammer · Apr 14