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“Every time we played it, a circle-pit would open up – hip hop kids spinning with punks and heavy metal guys”: The weed-fueled 90s rap song that became a huge hit after it was adopted by metal fans

It’s a guaranteed floor-filler more than 30 years on

Metal Hammer

Sources Have Weighed In on Whether Taylor Swift Will Invite William and Kate to Her Wedding

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"I was blown away!" The greatest prog albums, as chosen by prog legend Geoff Downes

He's been in The Buggles, Yes and Asia – but what does Geoff Downes consider the finest prog albums ever?

Louder

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“For about three days, just listening to this thing, I was looking at Kevin and the other two guys saying ’What have we created? This is brilliant’“: The difficult bossa nova birth and enduring brilliance of 10CC’s I’m Not In Love

10cc’s classic turned fifty this year

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“The string mute had disintegrated, so I stuck a piece of scouring pad to whatever was left”: How Squarepusher found a signature sound with a 1979 Rickenbacker bass, a DIY string mute and some heavy EQ

Iambic 5 Poetry features two separate bass tracks: the up-front melodic line, and another hidden low in the mix

Guitar World

“Vanilla Fudge had covered a Supremes hit and turned it into something else. That’s what the band tried to do – put their own spin on it”: The iconic cover version that launched a legendary hard rock band – but nearly turned them into one-hit-wonders

It came a year before Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath released their debut albums

Louder

“Ritchie Blackmore was playing licks to sound check. Andy started answering him. Their conversation with guitars was enough to impress Ritchie”: Ted Turner on eating biscuits with John Lennon and how Deep Purple gave Wishbone Ash their big break

The Les Paul slinger shares the secret behind his twin-guitar sound with Andy Powell, why he quit the band not once but twice, and working as a session player on John Lennon’s Imagine

Guitar World

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“He sent back a really beautiful letter, allowing us the usage of one of his most famous and brilliant songs ever”: the 90s alt-rock anthem that stuck a Beach Boys chorus in the middle of the track and got the seal of approval from Brian Wilson himself

The band’s drummer didn't think they could get away with it, but the band’s drummer was wrong.

Louder

“Overwhelming to the uninitiated… it’s progressive as hell, of course, but also utterly unique”: Peter Hammill’s The Charisma & Virgin Recordings 1971 – 1986

183-song box set offers a colossal overview of the Van der Graaf Generator vocalist and eternal musical outlier

Louder

Tim Dowling: I’m in Greece with my band and the weather’s awful … but I can’t complain

The gig is at a literary festival, which makes me anxious. I’m never at ease among people who don’t suffer fools gladly

The Guardian - UK

I'm bored to death of bands telling us they're "bringing rock back". Rock never left: it just evolved

Rock is at its most exciting when it does something new, right?

Louder

Country Star Gretchen Wilson Opens Up About Working With Yellowstone's Taylor Sheridan On CBS' New Music Competition: 'Nothing About This Show Is Scripted'

Here's what Gretchen Wilson told us about CBS' The Road and working with EP Taylor Sheridan.

Cinemablend

Green Day’s American Idiot named UK’s biggest rock and metal album

Marking National Album Day, the punk band’s seventh album topped the leader board with its politically-charged 2004 record.

Evening Standard

“I knew how bummed out Neil was. He wasn’t feeling like making music. He was really sick”: How Willie Nelson’s son convinced Neil Young to get back on the road

Micah Nelson recently related how he came up with the idea to form the Chrome Hearts, Young's new band, amid a trying time for the Godfather of Grunge

Guitar World

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Ace Frehley leaves a space and sci-fi legacy in rock: A tribute to the 'Spaceman' from KISS

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Ace Frehley passed away on Thursday (Oct. 16), leaving behind a cosmic legacy.

Guitar World

“Ozzy would say, ‘No. This isn’t Frank Zappa, this is Ozzy Osbourne. Go back and write me something else’”: Jake E. Lee revisits Badlands, the album the music industry doesn't want you to hear

Why can't we buy Badlands' self-titled debut? Who knows. The record label buried it. But former Ozzy guitarist Jake E. Lee swears it's his best work

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Wee break has country muso thanking his lucky stars

Award-winning country artist Andrew Swift thought writing, recording and touring was the pinnacle of his life until a brief career break helped him find love.

Latin Times

Latin Billboards 2025 Hosts, Goyo and Javier Poza, Say That Latino Artists Have to Be 'A Shield to Protect Bad Bunny' - EXCLUSIVE

Goyo and Javier Poza, the hosts of the 2025 Latin Billboard Awards, spoke in an exclusive interview about the current state of Latin music and the importance of being "a shield" for Bad Bunny, the main nominee and the target of criticism for being selected to host the 2026 Super…

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“The first pedal emulation that truly captures the mechanical yet wildly organic nature of these oddball machines”: Strymon’s all-new digital stompbox offers an authentic recreation of classic oil can delays

The Olivera blends syrupy charm with modern usability, thanks to MIDI, presets, MultiSwitch, and expression pedal compatibility

Evening Standard

Taylor Swift retains number one album and single in UK charts for second week

The pop star broke a number of UK chart records following the release of her 12th studio album, The Life Of A Showgirl.

Guitar World

“The last thing he told me during that last interview was, ‘I’m probably gonna go until the wheels come off!’” I spoke to Ace Frehley a dozen times in the last two years of his life – oft-misunderstood, he was the true embodiment of rock ‘n’ roll spirit

Guitar World correspondent Andrew Daly got to know Frehley, his idol, incredibly well in his final years, and just as vivid as the memories of conversations about Kiss and the guitar are the chats about egg sandwiches, and why the guitar hero's home always had geese around

The Guardian - UK

Ace Frehley obituary

Compelling guitarist with the rock band Kiss whose ‘Spaceman’ persona matched his otherworldly performances

Louder

Great new prog you need to hear from Gazpacho, Airbag, Pure Reason Revolution, Alex Henry Foster and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week

Cool new proggy sounds from Jonas Lindberg & The Other Side, Firelighters, The Hirsch Effekt and more in this week's Tracks Of The Week

Metal Hammer

The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Gaerea, Cavalera Conspiracy and Despised Icon are among the best new metal songs this week. Plus, vote for your favourite!

MusicRadar

“It was just like ‘Oh my God, this is everything I want an album to be,’ and it was unlike anything I’d ever heard before”: When Rick Rubin and Eric Clapton got to hear D’Angelo’s Voodoo album before it was released, they were completely blown away

“I can’t take much more. Is it all like this?”, said Clapton

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