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Billie Marten on surviving the 'cesspit whirlwind of pop music'

The rising singer-songwriter has forged her own path with folk music that keeps taking her from strength to strength, away from the demands of the pop world

Evening Standard

“It’s very Spinal Tap of us to have this many drummers”: With Matt Cameron now added to the list, here’s a reminder of all the drummers Pearl Jam have had and lost…

The former Soundgarden man joins a lengthy list of ex-members who’ve drummed for the grunge titans... and now no longer drum for the grunge titans.

Louder

“They said that even if we sold out, we’d lose £5,000. We thought the label would cover the loss. In the end, the band paid”: Camel and a tale of two visits to the Royal Albert Hall, 43 years apart

Unruly brass musicians, unrecordable horns, a runaway film crew and the surprise appearance of female fans… Andrew Latimer recalls the profile-boosting 1975 concert and morale-securing 2018 return

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Aussie rock star living his teenage Meat Loaf dreams

Music has transformed one of the darkest times in the life of the flamboyant frontman of Australian band Chocolate Starfish into a triumphant dream come true.

AAP

Metallica save dance music festival from cancellation after fire destroys main stage

Blaze wiped out Tomorrowland stage just days before gates opened – but Metallica saved the huge EDM event

Metal Hammer

People lashed out at Linkin Park's Emily Armstrong "because she wasn't a guy" says Mike Shinoda

Linkin Park singer Emily Armstrong did not have an easy start to life as the band's new vocalist

Metal Hammer

Garbage join growing artist coalition against pro-Palestine censorship

SCOTTISH rock band Garbage have joined a growing coalition of artists standing against what they describe as censorship of pro-Palestine views in…

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Cliff Richard, 84, admits 'I could be dead next year' as the music legend shares sad update ahead of new tour

The pop icon, who has enjoyed a career spanning seven decades and sold over 250 million records, admitted that it is now ‘very wearing’

Evening Standard

“David Bowie gave them the song, but Mick wrote the intro – the lick of all licks”: A tribute to Mick Ralphs, Mott the Hoople and Bad Company's rock-steady straight shooter

The underrated guitarist, who died aged 81 in June, had an uncanny ability to blend restraint, melody, and songwriting, giving Mott the Hoople and Bad Company hits that remain on radio decades later

Guitar World

“Not many people ask me about that bassline. Back then I only had one bass, and only one set of strings”: How Verdine White crafted “one of his best basslines” with Earth, Wind & Fire

Verdine White was just 23 when he cut this 1975 EWF classic at Colorado’s iconic Caribou Ranch studio

Guitar World

“It came from a great deal of eye contact between the two of us”: When it came to Led Zeppelin's most powerful riffs, sometimes what didn't get played was more important than what did, says John Paul Jones

They may have played a huge role in bringing heaviness and triple-digit onstage decibel counts to rock, but as bassist John Paul Jones explains, Zeppelin were also masters of silence

Guitar World

“When it came out, going by the comments on our social media, people were like, ‘What is this?’” How The 1975’s Adam Hann took a “jokey heavy riff” and turned it into the band’s first proper rock song

Hann looks back on the making of The 1975's sleazy, greasy protest anthem, People

Guitar World

“I was shaking. I had sweat pouring down my back. Miles saw me suffering and said, ‘Play it like you don’t know how to play guitar!’”: How legendary guitarist John McLaughlin survived a baptism of fire with Miles Davis

He cut his teeth with Miles on the classic In A Silent Way

MusicRadar

Bush's I Beat Loneliness review: Gavin Rossdale casts his gaze inward after putting the world to rights on The Art Of Survival

Gavin Rossdale proves a bit of earnestness and a whole lot of heart can make all the difference on Bush's I Beat Loneliness

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"When we worked with Kurt, I thought, 'What does a producer do?'": Melvins’ Buzz Osborne reckons Kurt Cobain was sacked rather than quit

The grunge/sludge hero just delivered his take on how producer Kurt Cobain came to part ways with the band

The Independent UK

Cliff Richard says he ‘could be dead next year’ ahead of forthcoming tour

‘I don’t want to try and be 18 anymore,’ said the musician

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Louder

Damon Albarn says Oasis won the war, but here’s 10 songs that prove the Battle Of Britpop sent the Blur man in a more daring direction and changed the course of his career

From Gorillaz to Africa Express to ambient experimentalism and punk-meets-Afrobeat supergroups, the Blur singer has done it all.

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The Independent UK

Wolf Alice: ‘I’m a private person – why am I airing my dirty laundry?’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: Britain’s foremost guitar band are about to return with a brilliant new album, ‘The Clearing’. They talk to Adam White about ambition, early-thirties freakouts and the importance of speaking up about Palestine

Evening Standard

Yungblud says filming new documentary was ‘roller coaster of emotions’

Yungblud. Are You Ready, Boy? sees the musician relocate to Hansa Studios in Berlin to record live performances of tracks from his album Idols.

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Chris Martin Interrogates Second Couple Immediately After Viral Cheating Scandal At Coldplay Concert

"He got PTSD from the previous couple."

The Independent UK

Coldplay’s awkward jumbotron moment and the rules around filming at concerts

Chris Martin poked fun at the couple caught on the jumbotron, who quickly ducked to hide from the camera

Latin Times

Venezuelan Artist Nacho Reveals Chyno's Label Struggles and Announces New Music with Fer Ariza: 'I'm Free Now' - EXCLUSIVE

Miguel Ignacio Mendoza released a new song with his Colombian colleague Fer Ariza, and has big plans for the coming months. Nacho remains at the forefront of Latin music.

Evening Standard

Jeff Lynne ‘gutted’ to cancel shows but is now recuperating at home

The ELO frontman shared a personal update after pulling out of BST Hyde Park due to a serious infection

Evening Standard

Second album by indie rock band Wet Leg hits number one

Oasis also continue to dominate the album charts as they play their reunion gigs in the UK, with three albums in the top five.

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