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Buying your first turntable? These are the six key features to look for in the Black Friday sales

An introduction for new fans of this old medium

What Hi-Fi? · Nov 28, 2025

Add to playlist: Storefront Church’s cinematic baroque pop and the week’s best new tracks

Californian singer-songwriter Lukas Frank is picking up rave reviews for his second album’s epic choruses and lush orchestrations

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025

Jessie J details 'emotional and celebratory years of my life' on new album Don't Tease Me With A Good Time

Jessie J gets candid about her journey of grief, healing and joy on her new album, Don't Tease Me With A Good Time.

BANG Premier · Nov 28, 2025

Ronnie Wood leads lineup for Jools Holland’s Hootenanny 2025

Jools Holland’s Hootenanny has a huge lineup this year, led by Rolling Stone Ronnie Wood.

BANG Premier · Nov 28, 2025

“The teacher would say, ‘OK, get out your health books,’ and I would have to leave. My parents told me a little speech to say about our religion and why, and I didn’t believe it”: How Metallica turned childhood trauma into a decades-spanning trilogy

Inspired by James Hetfield’s isolated upbringing (and a little bit of Chris Isaak), Metallica made an honest, inverted ballad and kicked off a 27-year-long series

Metal Hammer · Nov 28, 2025

‘I almost always play it in hiding, alone’: can anyone get into free jazz, history’s most maligned music?

Even though he’s partial to hideous noise, free jazz is mostly unknown to the Guardian’s pop critic. A new guidebook from Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore may change his mind

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025

HTRK: String of Hearts (Songs of HTRK) review – friends from Liars to Kali Malone rework their noisy gems

Sharon Van Etten, Stephen O’Malley, Perila and more transform the duo’s gloomy, sensual songs on an album of covers and remixes

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2025

Kirk Hammett's guitar far exceeds selling expectations

A guitar Kirk Hammett played during Black Sabbath‘s final gig has sold for a staggering $76,800 - more than 12 times the predicted sale price.

BANG Premier · Nov 28, 2025

"She was like a caged animal let loose, commanding the stage like she'd been doing it forever": Meet Hollow Souls, the rising blues rockers making a big noise

Kris Barras's new group is informed by his time in the all-star Supersonic Blues Machine

Louder · Nov 28, 2025

“Remains a perfect distillation of 80s alienation and ambition. aIts tunes are sublime”: Tears For Fears’ 40th anniversary edition of Songs From The Big Chair

The era-defining 1985 album that made stars of Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith returns in extended format with Steven Wilson remixes

Louder · Nov 28, 2025