Indie band The Wonder Stuff ‘grateful’ as they announce 40th anniversary tour The tour will include a performance at O2 Academy Brixton in London and Glasgow’s Barrowlands. Evening Standard · Mar 19
Niall Horan confirms release date for new album Dinner Party Niall Horan's Dinner Party will be served up on June 5. BANG Premier · Mar 19
Neil Sedaka's cause of death revealed Neil Sedaka's death certificate has been released, two weeks after he passed away. BANG Premier · Mar 19
Rock and roll couple charged after major drug bust A secret cache of drugs has been discovered tucked behind a hidden door in a music studio, leading to the arrest of a musician, his partner and seven others. AAP · Mar 19
‘I woke up and couldn’t move’: Scottish rockers the Twilight Sad on birth, death and breakdown In the seven years since their last album, the Scots have faced down dementia and cancer. Now they’re returning with a visceral new sound – and eager to get back to globetrotting with the Cure The Guardian - UK · Mar 19
"A mix of surreal, supercilious satire and puerile lewdness." Frank Zappa, Captain Beefheart and The Mothers' Bongo Fury, revisited and expanded A six-disc, 57-track edition of the legendary 1975 collaboration, featuring live recordings and outtakes Louder · Mar 19
"Raw, hungry, and already road-honed by years of gigging." The Legendary Edition of Aerosmith's debut album expands the original with live and session tracks American rock giants’ debut album, with added Harmonica Jam Bass Jelly Louder · Mar 19
Seoul raises terror alert as it prepares to host BTS comeback concert Thousands of police prepare to deploy to South Korea’s capital ahead of K-pop’s most anticipated comeback The Guardian - AU · Mar 18
"One of America's great bands just got alittle bit greater."Tedeschi Trucks Band continue the search for transcendence on the sublime Future Soul The best album yet from peak Derek and ‘punk’ Susan Louder · Mar 18
“I dream of him a lot – only the positive stuff. But the negative stuff hits me in reality. The night he joined, he said, ‘I haven’t learnt the songs’”: Francis Rossi on the Status Quo groove, Kempers, and his relationship with the late Rick Parfitt The Quo’s motormouthed frontman had no intention of releasing a new solo album. But with The Accidental, Francis Rossi tells us he’s stumbled across his best work yet Guitar World · Mar 18
Locking tuners, oiled ‘Speed’ neck, compound radius ‘board with rolled edges: Charvel’s hotrodded shred performance just got more affordable with the launch of the $569 Standard SD Series The Standard Series T-styles are cut from the same cloth as their more expensive siblings and present aspiring shredders with a pair of high-output humbuckers and a no-fuss hardtail bridge MusicRadar · Mar 18
Revenue from vinyl sales grows by 14% – report The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry’s Global Music Report 2026 singled out the rise of British singer Olivia Dean. Evening Standard · Mar 18
“It’s not the kind of music I want to make anymore”: Grace Bowers explains why she doesn’t want to be known as a blues guitarist The wunderkind reveals she's currently crafting more rock- and punk-oriented music Guitar World · Mar 18
“I won’t go through treatment. I’ve lived the life of 10 men and will die with dignity”: The Wildhearts frontman Ginger Wildheart reveals cancer diagnosis The 61-year-old vows to continue touring and writing new music during the time he has left Guitar World · Mar 18
Latin Times · Mar 18 Dion Baez Reflects on His Path to Becoming SoundCloud VP of Community: 'I Was in the Right Place at the Right Time' - INTERVIEW Before serving as SoundCloud's global platform architect and its vice president of community, Baez wore many hats at major tech companies.
MusicRadar · Mar 18 “Is NOT going to happen... Nil response. I speak with many close to her, including fam, but have not had a single syllable back in over two decades”: William Orbit has written a sequel to Ray Of Light but he says Madonna hasn’t responded But “zero hard feelings” says the producer
Louder · Mar 18 “My life was going down the toilet. I was trying to stay out of everybody’s way, just to finish what I’d started." The story behind the troubled birth of Foo Fighters' second album, The Colour And The Shape Despite countless setbacks and obstacles, Dave Grohl emerged from Kurt Cobain's shadow with a clutch of songs that primed Foo Fighters for stadiums
Guitar World · Mar 18 “The boldest evolution yet”: Gretsch makes a play for the best bang-for-your-buck single-cut with the Premier Jet Bolstered by new humbuckers, more refined playability and some serious electronic versatility, could this Electromatic be the new budget single-cut to beat?
MusicRadar · Mar 18 Like Nuno Bettencourt, Mark Morton isn’t afraid to use a classic dirt pedal in an unorthodox fashion – here he reveals the secret behind his crushing Lamb Of God rhythm tone Take one classic overdrive pedal, and use it in a way that suggests you forgot it was was ever an overdrive pedal in the first place
MusicRadar · Mar 18 “I said, ‘Hey, you guys want to jam on some Isley Brothers?’ Nobody laughed”: Les Claypool remembers his audition for Metallica Now he’s made a concept album with Sean Lennon
Guitar World · Mar 18 “I just wasn’t ready to spend $250,000 on a guitar at that stage in my life and my career”: Butch Walker turned down the opportunity to buy the Greeny Les Paul before Kirk Hammett bought it The singer-songwriter has since come to regret the decision, even if his bank balance thanks him for it
Guitar World · Mar 18 “I was told to pack for three months, learn four albums' worth of material and be ready to leave in three days!” How bassist Eva Gardner landed the gig with Pink The daughter of Creation bassist Kim Gardner, Eva Gardner was also a member of The Mars Volta
The Guardian - AU · Mar 18 The BTS comeback album is almost here – and you best believe I’m slipping back into my K-pop obsessive era I used to be embarrassed by my teenage fandom of the Korean boyband. Now I look back at that version of myself with so much softness
Louder · Mar 18 Audio-Technica AT-LP120XUSB review: Stunningly-priced direct drive stability from a quintessential brand The AT-LP120XUSB is more than a budget-friendly, DJ-friendly record player; it’s a great shout for solid performance at the entry level
Guitar World · Mar 18 “I try to avoid rehearsals at all costs now. It’s the only way I can survive”: I’m a drummer. You guitarists have made me hate being in bands Your noodling, new toys, bad cables, and blasé attitude to learning songs is turning me into a rehearsal-hating retiree. But there’s hope for you yet…