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"Adheres largely to the blueprint of its warmly received predecessor." Alan Parsons' From The New World

Former Project man releases his sixth studio album under his name alone

Louder

“If I was a painter, I wouldn’t tell myself,‘I can’t use these colours’”: System Of A Down guitarist Daron Malakian on how the synth leads the guitar on his new Scars on Broadway album – and why he doesn’t stick to one style

Addicted To The Violence drops on Friday 18 July and finds Malakian freewheeling through his musical vocabulary

MusicRadar

“There were things I wanted to achieve that I wasn't really getting out of those amps”: Why Slash worked with Magnatone on a signature amp after 30 years of playing Marshall stacks

The Guns N' Roses guitar hero made headlines back in 2023 when he announced he'd be partnering with Magnatone on a signature guitar amp

Guitar World

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“I’ve been incredibly busy making music... I suppose I’m going to have to share some of it soon”: Damon Albarn teases a new Gorillaz album "in four languages"

Plus he shares his thoughts on the Bob Vylan furore

MusicRadar

“Great to have a chance to work with my old friend on something from our youth." Genesis confirm September release date for The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway 50th Anniversary box

Genesis's 50th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition of The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway will now be released on September 26

Louder

Missing Black Sabbath? Here are 10 bands that will fill the Sabbath-shaped hole in your life

Black Sabbath may be no more, but there are still plenty of bands they’ve inspired out there

Metal Hammer

“But seriously, you know the truth”: Stevie Wonder addresses conspiracy theory that he isn’t actually blind

He gives short speech at Cardiff gig

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Where Oasis, the Killers and Noddy Holder raised hell: Britpop’s debauched HQ, the Columbia hotel

Noel Gallagher named a song after it, Marc Almond practically moved in and the Killers had a bathtub reserved for puking in – but was it rock’n’roll, or just a bit tragic?

The Guardian - UK

“Is it really a three-bagpipe and mudguard version of a Swedish cycling song?” Anthony Phillips infuses nimble guitar work with surreal intros on Radio Clyde 1978

Extended, remastered edition of 2003 release will appeal to fans of the Genesis co-founder’s playing and early solo songcraft

Louder

The truth behind Britney Spears' adoption claims revealed

The singer had announced she’d adopted a ‘beautiful baby girl’ called Lennon London Spears

Evening Standard

“I invite everybody to go on YouTube and tag ‘Taylor Swift Kiss band’. You’ll see Taylor and her band coming out in Kiss makeup and doing a song. Oh yeah!”: Why Gene Simmons loves Taylor Swift, Radiohead and – of course – his son’s new music

"You could pay what you want for a Radiohead record? That didn't last long, did it?"

MusicRadar

'Americans Won't Care': Canadian Singer Ridiculed After Cancelling US Shows Over 'Disdain for US Politics'

Canadian rock musician Matthew Good cancelled his US tour dates, protesting Trump's policies, including tariffs and comments about Canada being the '51st state.'

International Business Times UK

“I love, love, love, love, love, love, love the guitar parts, specifically in those songs, specifically Friday I'm in Love”: Olivia Rodrigo’s lead guitarist says that she cried after learning that The Cure’s Robert Smith would be joining them on stage

“Our music director came and told us, and was like, ‘This is very secret – you cannot tell anyone,” says Arianna Powell

MusicRadar

“The same when I first saw Prince, it was like, ‘We’re safe’”: Mk.gee was named Eric Clapton’s favorite new guitarist – now he’s making waves with a guest spot on Justin Bieber’s new album

Daisies, from Bieber’s surprise new album, Swag, features Mk.gee’s unmistakable playing

Guitar World

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What Hi-Fi?

Why this iconic Tom Waits song is a regular in our test rooms – and can unveil the true essence of hi-fi

Tom Waits' Martha is one of our go-to test tracks, and if you can handle its emotional punch, it should be one of yours, too.

Guitar World

“Mike Peters and Eddie Macdonald had written three stone-cold classics by the time they were 25. They showed amazing maturity in their early songwriting”: Remembering Mike Peters, the late frontman of the Alarm

Following 30 years of living with blood cancer, Peters passed away at the age of 66

Evening Standard

corto.alto: 'I sometimes find jazz alienating, and I'm a jazz musician'

The Scottish artist is one of a wave of artists bringing jazz to a new generation. Here, he chats Spotify, Gen Z and why he’d love to play with Stevie Wonder

Louder

Big Big Train reveal special warm-up show ahead of Cruise To The Edge 2026

Big Big Train will preview new material from the upcoming studio album at a Cruise To The Edge 2026 warm-up show at Southampton's The 1865 in March

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“Listen carefully, and you’ll even hear members of the band talking on the tail end of the drum loop!”: Exploring the quirky production and music theory choices of Grace Jones’ classic Slave to the Rhythm

We take a closer look at one of the most iconoclastic songs of the mid-80s era; Slave to the Rhythm

Louder

“Pink Floyd was bigger than a band. It was more like church. They played A Momentary Lapse Of Reason in its entirety and I thought, ‘I want to be around this all the time’”: Why Billy Howerdel is glad he copied David Gilmour badly

A Perfect Circle guitarist recalls deciding to become a musician during 1988 concert, and hails Gilmour’s substance-over-quality approach

Tom’s Guide

What does soundstage mean? 8 headphone jargon terms explained

There's loads of words and terms that audiophiles and reviewers use when talking about headphones, earbuds, and speakers — here's what they all mean.

Guitar World

“I love using toy guitars that you have to wrestle with. It adds to the performance – you’re pulling from the instrument”: Dean DeLeo on why his favorite STP songs are the ones he didn’t write, and barging into Allan Holdsworth’s dressing room

The Stone Temple Pilots guitar icon explains how he stumbles upon songs, why nothing’s quite like a Telecaster, and how his latest spellbinding collaboration, One More Satellite, came to be

Guitar World

“Our MD told us, ‘This is very secret – you cannot tell anyone, but Robert Smith is going to be joining us.’ And I swear to God, I started crying”: The moment Olivia Rodrigo guitarist Arianna Powell found out she’d be playing with a Cure legend

Smith had some words of wisdom for Rodrigo’s band ahead of his surprise guest spot at one of the most star-studded music festivals in the world

The Independent UK

Lewis Capaldi feared he’d made a ‘terrible’ decision before Glastonbury comeback

‘In the lead up to it, I thought it was horrific,’ admitted the singer

MusicRadar

“Nothing really big happens in the song. It stays in A-minor, there’s no singing, drums or guitars, and it was a smash hit. That’s pretty wild”: Tributes paid to X-Files composer Mark Snow

He died on Friday, aged 78

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