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“I unfortunately had to back out”: Wolfgang Van Halen pulls out of Black Sabbath’s last show – here’s why

The Mammoth frontman has dropped out due to scheduling conflicts with his tour with Creed

Guitar World

“She sang it once. That was it. That’s the record, that’s the vocals. From a vocal standpoint, no one has that much courage. And of course it was spectacular”: How Alanis Morissette made You Oughta Know — with a little help from two Red Hot Chili Peppers

"I thought maybe ten people would hear this song,” she said

MusicRadar

"I don't sit around listening to Metallica." Kirk Hammett has a new book, a new album in the works and absolutely no plans to retire

Metallica's six-string king has his sights firmly set on the future

Metal Hammer

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Quadrophenia: A Mod Ballet review – a razor-sharp reboot of the Who’s rock opera

Pete Townshend’s tragic story of teenage angst returns to the stage in a visceral dance production full of the original’s swagger and bravado

The Guardian - UK

Sabrina Carpenter says alternate album artwork has been ‘approved by God’ after divisive original cover

‘Espresso’ singer faced criticism earlier this month when she released provocative artwork for her next album ‘Man’s Best Friend’

The Independent UK

‘We thought hippies would throw mud at us’: Billy Bragg, Kate Nash and other stars on their Glastonbury debuts

Every artist dreams of playing the world’s greatest festival, but what’s it actually like? Artists returning this year, including Fatboy Slim and Self Esteem, look back at their first shows

The Guardian - UK

All Night Long: fan frenzy as AC/DC tickets go on sale

Thousands of fans have flocked to ticket offices and online queues as they try to snag highly sought -after tickets to see rock legends AC/DC perform.

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"He's the real deal. He came in reeking of pot": Johnny Van Zant on Lynyrd Skynyrd's new live album, life without Gary Rossington and new music

Iconic southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd play four UK shows in July. Will they play Free Bird? Good chance

Louder

The 50 best Led Zeppelin songs

Led Zeppelin may have shunned singles, but they wrote some of rock's most iconic songs – and here are 50 of the very best

Louder

Sophie Ellis-Bextor says she discusses toxic masculinity with her five sons

The singer talked about the online radicalisation of young men online and said she has ‘always had a lot of faith’ in her sons.

Evening Standard

Country star LeAnn Rimes suffers ‘embarrassing’ moment as teeth fall out mid-concert

‘The show must go on,’ the country star said of the mishap

The Independent UK

"Won't miss being in a sh*t band with horrible humans." Ex-Mastodon guitarist Brent Hinds hits out at his former bandmates on social media

It seems that Brent Hinds' exit from Mastodon may not have been entirely amicable

Metal Hammer

“My father was a big Pat Metheny fan – hearing him started to make me obsessed with the idea of playing music”: Berklee-educated and endorsed by Strandberg, meet Camilla Sperati – the fusion phenom hand-picked to open for Steve Vai

Is Sperati the next big name in fusion? Here she discusses moving to America (maybe), why she loves digital amps, and life as an educator

Guitar World

Oasis say additional tickets for their sold-out reunion tour could go on sale "in the coming days"

If you haven't managed to secure tickets for Oasis' sold-out Live 25 world tour, all is not yet lost

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Azealia Banks pulls out of London festival after 'being pressured to support Palestine'

The rapper, 34, said she didn’t want to ‘appease’ festival promoters in a lengthy post on X

MusicRadar

“We were thinking… how loud could this place get?”: Taylor Swift’s first live performance since taking ownership of her original masters was of one of her biggest hits

Her unexpected appearance came in Nashville

MusicRadar

“She got them to think a little bit about what their rights were”: Five Finger Death Punch take Swift action

Metal band have re-recorded their greatest hits

The Guardian - US

Newsboys dropped from label after investigations into claims of sexual assault by Michael Tait

Capitol Christian Music Group drops rock group after former singer was accused of sexually assaulting three men

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“I get fingers pointed at me. I get told, ‘You’re the guy who tried to kill Randy Rhoads.’ I laugh it off. He needed to be with better people. How could our split ever be friendly?” Kelly Garni founded Quiet Riot – but it ended with shots fired

They went to school together, started Quiet Riot together and then had a drunken fight involving a gun that ended Garni’s musical career. 25 years later, he came back to the bass

MusicRadar

“When you talk about just knowledge of music and of instrumentation, he is a literal genius”: Shinedown frontman Brent Smith on what makes Rick Beato a great producer

Beato co-produced Shinedown's debut album and shared writing credits with Smith, who says the YouTube superstar has a "profound" knowledge of music

Evening Standard

Kelly Osbourne shares update on dad Ozzy's health ahead of final Black Sabbath show

The British rocker, 76, revealed in 2020 that he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease

Louder

Who are Patchwork? The whole world is trying to guess the identity of the mystery artist playing a secret show at Glastonbury festival this weekend

'Patchwork' are playing Glastonbury’s Pyramid Stage on Saturday evening, but they're keeping their true identity a secret, and it's driving The Internet crazy

MusicRadar

“He was the leader of the band, he would write the setlist, he would deal with the fan clubs and the merchandise, co-produce the albums and co-write the music. He, to me, was a role model”: Which A-list metal drummer could Mike Portnoy be talking about?

Dream Theater man talks influences with El Estepario Siberiano

MusicRadar

"There’s been all kinds of backstage wrangling": Emily Eavis “does not believe” that Neil Young’s Glastonbury set will be shown on the BBC

This note's not for the BBC, it seems

Marie Claire

Taylor Swift Subtly Outfit Repeats in a $495 Denim Corset Dress for a Surprise Performance of "Shake It Off"

Only real fans will clock this one.

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