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“Flying model planes and covering the phone with a pillow was all I was capable of at the time”: The unexpected triumph of Mike Oldfield’s Hergest Ridge, an album he didn’t want to make

Overwhelmed by the success of Tubular Bells, he found peace in a solitary house on a hill and in playing ancient music in an old mansion. Even when his peace was shattered, he managed to create an uplifting and chart-topping record

Louder

"Makes me sick how people jump on this sh*t to further their own careers": The Darkness guitarist Dan Hawkins slams MTV Ozzy tribute

MTV's tribute to the late Ozzy Osbourne featured Steven Tyler and Joe Perry of Aerosmith, Nuno Bettencourt and Yungblud

Metal Hammer

"A collection of material that has been the heartbeat of our journey": Blackberry Smoke celebrate 25th anniversary with album honouring late drummer Brit Turner

Rattle, Ramble & Roll: The Best of Blackberry Smoke – Volume One will contain two new tracks

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"Foo Fighters Assemble!!!" Dave Grohl's band return to the studio, teasing fans with the promise of "info you won’t want to miss"

If you're itching to hear new music from Foo Fighters, we have good news

Louder

"It's been very crazy." How Radiohead, Coldplay, Gorillaz and more came together to make history with an album that went on sale just one day after its songs were recorded

The story behind the star-studded charity compilation, recorded on this day in 2005, which made music business history

Louder

The 2025 Country Music Association Awards nominations revealed as three acts lead with six each

Ella Langley, Megan Moroney and Lainey Wilson lead nominations for the Country Music Association Awards

The Independent UK

Bruce Loose brought his own unique blend of complexity and a menacing darkness to San Francisco punks Flipper

The singer, who died from a heart attack on 5 September, ripped up the two-minute hardcore song blueprint and won over a legion of fans including Kurt Cobain and Jane’s Addiction

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“People sometimes expect me to be an audio snob because I exude ‘music snob’ sometimes, even though I’m not a snob. I’m not a snob at all": Laufey says she’s happy to make do with voice memo recordings and doesn’t pay much attention to the mics she uses

“I think the phone sounds great sometimes"

MusicRadar

“I wrote Flea a fan letter, and I was like, ‘I want to do what you're doing. Do you have any advice?’ He wrote me back – it's unbelievable”: Vulfpeck’s Joe Dart on the priceless bass advice he got from Flea as a teenager

Dart’s ultimate fan dream came true when he received a letter from Flea in the mail

Guitar World

Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood hints at band’s 2025 tour setlist

Bassist reveals that the band have taken a ‘busking attitude’ when it comes to working out which songs they’ll play at the new shows

The Independent UK

Watch Iron Maiden’s Bruce Dickinson sing Judas Priest with a busker on the streets of New Orleans

The odds of a metal icon joining you for a singalong on a random street corner are low, but never zero

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“It's the pre-eminent instrument in the world. Every culture has accessed it and made something of their own of it” Andy Summers to co-produce and front new docu-series about the cultural impact of the guitar

Global Guitar will start filming next year, hopefully

MusicRadar

Much-hyped mystery men President haven’t even released an EP yet and they’re already headlining a festival

The faceless four-piece will top the bill at Takedown festival in Portsmouth, UK on April 4

Metal Hammer

Ed Sheeran quits UK to move to US with family after backlash over cultural identity comments

The Galway Girl hit-maker has shared his hopes of making a shift towards country music

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“Ozzy forever, man”: Yungblud wore Ozzy Osbourne’s necklace during tribute performance at the VMAs last weekend

The 28-year-old had a piece of the Prince Of Darkness with him when he sang Crazy Train, Changes and Mama, I’m Coming Home in New York on Sunday

International Business Times UK

Rick Davies Of Supertramp Dies At 81 After Battle With Multiple Myeloma: Everything You Should Know About The Disease

Rick Davies, co-founder and keyboardist of Supertramp, has died at 81 after a long battle with multiple myeloma. Known for hits like Goodbye Stranger and Bloody Well Right, Davies' soulful voice and keyboard work helped define progressive rock and left a lasting legacy in music.

Louder

"There was so much interest in Nirvana. I couldn’t believe it." What Dave Grohl thought of the much-loved grunge exhibition in Seattle which has closed after 14 years

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“We’ve like whittled it down to about 70 songs”: Colin Greenwood suggests Radiohead will have an anything-goes approach to the setlists for upcoming gigs

Plus band will donate £1 from every UK ticket to Music Venue Trust

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Guitar World

“One of my favorite moments”: That time Eric Johnson shredded a custom Dean V – which had been built for Dave Mustaine to use on the Experience Hendrix tour

The custom axe nods to one of Hendrix’s most iconic guitars and was used by the Megadeth frontman on the Experience Hendrix tour

The Guardian - UK

‘Most of the time I was only wearing tiny shorts’: how Devendra Banhart made I Feel Just Like a Child

‘I wanted something more interesting than a key change. So when someone walked by the studio with a husky, I said, “Do you want to howl with your dog?”’

Guitar World

“Though every note has been learned and rehearsed and played, you need to think, ‘Oh, there’s something about the feel that had before that it’s gone forever’”: David Gilmour sets the record straight on the Pink Floyd solo that accidentally got erased

The Pink Floyd guitarist reveals the track whose (one of many) solos got deleted amid the Animals recording sessions

MusicRadar

“I’m not trying to alienate my audience. As an artist in Deep Purple and even before Purple I was an R&B-based rock artist”: Glenn Hughes says he's still taking inspiration from David Bowie

“I like a bit of a gamble in my work," he says

Guitar World

“David said, ‘Slicky, you don’t have Les Pauls anymore.’ I said, ‘I haven’t been playing them.’ He said, ‘You need to get a couple’”: The one time David Bowie ordered Earl Slick to swap his Fenders for Gibsons

Slick went into the recording of 2003's Reality armed with a Telecaster, but his guitar of choice didn't cut it with Bowie

Louder

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: September 8, 2025

Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Alter Bridge, The Struts, Castle Rat and more

Louder

"Being the lone guy at the front was a huge challenge. It was really nerve-wracking." Robert Plant recalls his anxiety during the early days of Led Zeppelin, and admits the band had their off days

"It wasn’t sent down from the gods every day"

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