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Jools Holland unveils Hootenanny line-up featuring Ronnie Wood and Jessie J

The long-running music celebration will once again see Holland joined by his Rhythm and Blues Orchestra as a roster of guests ring in 2026 with live performances

Evening Standard

Watch extremely rare video of Black Sabbath performing with former Fleetwood Mac singer Dave Walker in 1978, during the time Ozzy Osbourne left the band for just a few months

Ozzy stepped away from Sabbath in late ’77, only to rejoin the following year. This recording of War Pigs and Junior’s Eyes is the only video of the band playing with their temporary replacement.

Metal Hammer

"I thought, ‘I can’t play now. He’s going to be looking at my fingers and judging me’”: British acid jazz outfit The Brand New Heavies say that Prince came to watch them three times and Stevie Wonder once sang one of their songs to them

Oh, and Mark Ronson credits them with changing his musical direction

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“I think if he’d walked in, I’m not gonna lie, I would’ve gone, ‘Forget it’": Bob Dylan would fail American Idol audition, according to Simon Cowell

Cowell wasn’t aware Dylan wrote Make You Feel My Love

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“From a bass-playing point of view, he was the best. Everybody wanted to be him”: Joy Division co-founder Peter Hook on his friendship with Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield – and how groove defined his bass playing

The beloved Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist passed away on November 20 at the age of 63

Guitar World

Kylie Minogue: I didn’t know London would become such a huge part of my life

She is the gift that simply keeps on giving — she talks about her plans for Christmas, unforgettable New Years in London and her risqué new festive music

Evening Standard

"I thought this album was going to be the biggest of my career." The crazy forgotten music project featuring Ozzy Osbourne, System Of A Down, Wu-Tang Clan, Xzibit and more than was meant to be legendary, but was a total disaster

This could have been incredible, but it was an absolute flop

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“I thought, ‘Oh, it’s just a fellow musician, that’s fine,’ and he walked out with the case. When I went to get my guitar, it was gone”: Roger McGuinn on the Ovation 12-string that fell apart and the infamous Rickenbacker theft of ’65

The Byrds’ 12-string-toting folk hero talks Rickys, Roland JC-120s, JangleBoxes and more

Guitar World

Kasabian, The Black Keys and Richard Ashcroft named as Victorious headliners

Other acts announced for the 2026 festival held in Southsea, Hampshire, include Basement Jaxx and Scissor Sisters.

Evening Standard

“These were both huge British bands with international followings so we’re expecting considerable interest”: How the “fingerprint” wood grain of this Warwick bass revealed a connection to not one but two British rock legends (and tripled its value)

Incredibly, this bass, co-designed with John Entwistle, changed hands in 2003 without anyone noticing its regal connection. Now wood grain analysis reveals it was owned by John Deacon

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"Listening to this, it’s like going back to a good time, but a really horrible time at the same time."The story behind the song that saved Ozzy Osbourne's career (and why it gave him mixed emotions over three decades later)

After being dumped from Black Sabbath in 1979, Ozzy Osbourne needed a big comeback. And boy did he find it

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Max George’s ‘scary’ heart health episode before starting tour

The singer — who rose to fame as a member of the boyband The Wanted — discussed the health challenges he has faced.

Evening Standard

"I couldn't believe how casual she was acting. Did she not realise how insane this was?" The story of the 15-year-old boy who flew to Rio to see Ozzy Osbourne

Stephen Rea's 40-year friendship with the Osbourne family began at Rock In Rio in 1985 - and he tells the story in a new book

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Mumford And Sons announced as headliner for BST Hyde Park 2026

They join Lewis Capaldi, Maroon 5, Pitbull and Garth Brooks as headliners

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Louder

Which member of Yes released the best solo album?

So many musicians, so many records… which one is your choice for greatest of all time?

Guitar World

“An icon of late 1960s rock history”: George Harrison and Eric Clapton both married the same woman. Now the historic 1913 Gibson acoustic named after Pattie Boyd is headed to auction – months after it was listed on Reverb for almost $1,000,000

The pair reportedly wrote some of their most iconic songs on the instrument

Guitar World

“I get to express myself in ways that have been dormant for years”: Alissa White-Gluz leaves Arch Enemy – and launches her solo career with the help of Michael Amott’s signature guitar

The singer-guitarist will release a solo album in 2026, but there's no news on her Arch Enemy replacement yet

MusicRadar

“I was always pushing him to go back to playing the organ through an amp for some solos… y’know, the sound that he had in the Machine Head days”: Steve Morse on why he loved writing with Jon Lord and the Deep Purple track that started with a cup of tea

Steve Morse on how a noodle during one of Deep Purple's many tea breaks ended up on the album, and the mixed reception from Ritchie Blackmore fans when he'd improvise onstage

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“We wanted some filth on this album." How Touchstone rocked out on their fourth album, Oceans Of Time

The story of UK prog rockers Touchstone's fourth and most recent studio album, 2013's rocking Oceans Of Time

Evening Standard

My Bloody Valentine at OVO Arena Wembley: 'Like a velvet tsunami'

4/5 My Bloody Valentine return to bring the noise and hit the heights without truly punishing eardrums

International Business Times UK

Mariah Carey Is Back on the Billboard Top 10, Rules Holiday 100 Charts as Christmas Season Settles In

Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' climbs back into the Billboard Top 10 and leads the Holiday 100 chart once again, as the singer launches festive concerts, merchandise and promotions.

The Guardian - UK

The Beatles Anthology: the flammed together ‘new episode’ feels totally pointless

The TV equivalent of raiding a bare cupboard, the supposed extra hour here is cobbled together from previous DVD extras – but you can’t miss the tension between Harrison and McCartney

Guitar World

"If heaps of retro charm and a sound that truly stands on its own are what you’re after, then you’ve just found your new delay pedal”: Strymon Olivera Vintage Oil Can Echo pedal review

Strymon proves it's a well-oiled pedal-making machine with yet another knockout delay unit

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See why Will Ramos has been described as the best metal vocalist of his generation with this outstanding one-take of Lorna Shore's emotional metal anthem, Glenwood

Is someone cutting onions?

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“I thought it was frat boy stuff...it's my least favourite record of our history.” The story of thrash metal legends Slayer 'going nu metal' and regretting it almost immediately (and why that album is much better than you remember)

When Slayer began to dabble with contemporary influences in the 90s, it didn't end well for them

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