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Post your questions for Mavis Staples

As the 86-year-old music legend prepares to release a new album, she will take on your questions

The Guardian - UK

“I was pissed off at Steve Thompson – he was sitting on the chair there, razzing me. So I said, ‘Let me just practice it once.’ He rolled it, and I was just in his face”: How Frank Hannon accidentally wrote one of Tesla’s most iconic guitar solos

Wielding a Gibson EDS-1275, Hannon helped define this quintessentially ’80s power ballad with a very last-minute solo

Guitar World

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: October 20, 2025

Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Orianthi, Sugar, Heavy Pettin and more

Louder

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"It’s about an ex-girlfriend who'd moved to Ecuador. I tried to be level-headed about her leaving...I was completely ****ed off." How one cosy but spiteful ballad helped fast-track the rise of the world's biggest punk band

Many thought this song was written with warmth and goodwill towards its subject. They were wrong

Louder

“There is no possible way that I would do that”: David Gilmour shuts door on idea of ever performing with Roger Waters again

Plus his wife Polly Samson reveals why she condemned Waters as “anti-Semitic” on X

MusicRadar

"That means start jumping and singing. It doesn’t mean start burning the place down. That’s not what I meant." How a smash hit from some nu metal icons became intertwined with the most controversial music festival of the 90s

A classic of the nu metal era, this hit is also woven into the story of an infamous weekend of live music

Metal Hammer

“Being able to go into a sacred space like that and start the process was a dream come true”: Alter Bridge’s Myles Kennedy and Mark Tremonti on recording at the studio that Eddie Van Halen built – and the 5150 amp that gave them their fire-breathing tone

“It was literally, the minute we walked in the door, it was very Wayne’s World. ‘We’re not worthy! We’re not worthy!’”

MusicRadar

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“I would come into the studio with my guitar and notepad and people didn’t want to listen to me. They tried to just give me songs – and I hated that”: Avril Lavigne’s fight to create the smash hit that would inspire Olivia Rodrigo and Billie Eilish

It also kick-started the career of production team The Matrix

MusicRadar

13 Questions I Need Answered Now That We're Finally Getting A Taylor Swift Eras Tour Documentary

I need to know more about the life of this showgirl.

Cinemablend

“Anything I could spit out of my mouth - ‘Try this! Do this!’ – Sam could do it and do it a thousand times better than I could hear it in my head”: Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst hails the "magical" powers of late bassist Sam Rivers

“Such a gifted, unbelievably sweet and wonderful person"

MusicRadar

“One of the most visionary and influential bassists in the history of our instrument”: Anthony Jackson, low-end legend who pioneered the concept of the modern six-string bass, dies aged 73

Al Di Meola has led the tributes to a session icon who took the instrument to new frontiers

Guitar World

Lily Allen announces first new album in seven years: ‘I’m nervous’

‘West End Girl’ will detail the singer’s relocation to New York with now ex-husband David Harbour

The Independent UK

Lily Allen announces first album in seven years

The new music follows her split from husband David Harbour.

Evening Standard

"You can't dance or clap along to it. When we play it live, you can always see the audience getting caught out": How Genesis wrote the career-changing song that confused their fans - and Peter Gabriel

Deceptively straightforward but with a rhythmic banana skin, Genesis's transformation from major cult band to stadium-filling hit-makers started here

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Brandy apologises to fans and thanks Monica after leaving show mid-concert

The singer posted on social media that she left the stage in Chicago due to fears that she might faint.

Louder

"The realisation that life is not for ever made me very sad": Coheed and Cambria's Claudio Sanchez on why songs become more personal with the passing of time

Self-described “slightly bizarre band“ Coheed & Cambria are currently on tour in the UK

MusicRadar

"Rest in Power": Anthony Jackson, six-string bass ace, dies aged 73

Jackson played for stars across the jazz-fusion-pop spectrum, including Buddy Rich, Al Di Meola, Madonna, Chaka Khan, Roberta Flack and more

The Independent UK

Nicola Roberts: ‘I have friends that didn’t manage to make it to 40 – it’s a privilege getting older’

The Girls Aloud star opens up about loss, social pressure and why she’s done with punishing her skin in the pursuit of youth.

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Mariah Carey Concert In Singapore Goes Viral For 'Zombie' Fans, Lacklustre Crowd Who Just Wanted To 'Sit' Through Performance

Mariah Carey's Singapore concert goes viral after fans clash over standing vs sitting, sparking debate about crowd energy and concert etiquette.

Metal Hammer

“I said, ‘If you want a great film, watch this.’ We watched it together on the tour bus, then our singer went out and bought the entire back catalogue!” Rush inspired a collective moment for an enduring Britrock band

Guitarist had always loved the Canadian trio, but his colleagues had barely heard of them until one night on the road in 2010

The Guardian - UK

‘Everyone seems to be on Zimmers’: after 70 years of hip-shaking thrills, is rock’n’roll dead?

It is now seven decades since Little Richard sang Tutti Frutti – and a rip-roaring new type of music burst out into the world. But is rock’n’roll about to die out? Our writer goes searching for signs of life

Cinemablend

After The Road’s First Country Singer Elimination, I See Why Keith Urban Is A ‘Force To Be Reckoned With’ On The Show

Based on what the Tour Manager told us, this was only the beginning of the showcase of Keith Urban.

Metal Hammer

"He had this ability to pull this beautiful sadness out of the bass": Watch Fred Durst pay tribute to late Limp Bizkit bassist Sam Rivers

Fred Durst releases video tribute to the "gifted, unbelievably sweet and wonderful" Sam Rivers

Cinemablend

Taylor Swift Brought Back Chainmail Trend, And The Story Behind The Look Is Way More Complicated Than I Expected

A designer will make anything happen for Taylor Swift.

The Independent UK

Brandy reveals reason for abruptly leaving concert with Monica mid-performance

Two singers announced their reunion tour earlier this year

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