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“My wife says, ‘You write nice songs then you spoil them.’ I’ve always thought they’d have been quite successful if somebody else had done them”: Van der Graaf Generator’s Peter Hammill has calmed down, but not entirely

Prog visionary and punk inspiration reflects on his overclocked solo shows and admits: “Two to three hours was maybe too much Hammill for anybody!”

Louder

"It was super duper heavy!" The story behind the Dave Grohl song that Ozzy Osbourne rejected, which found a home on one of the most unexpected heavy metal albums ever released

My Tortured Soul could have been a very different song

Metal Hammer

“Charlie Watts said, ‘We wonder what happened to them fantastic girls. We never heard of them again in England’”: They were one of the world's first “all-female” rock bands – then they disappeared. But the Rolling Stones and the Beatles never forgot them

The ’60s saw the emergence of the Liverbirds, the pioneering Liverpudlian band that toured relentlessly across Europe and beyond, even gaining a residency at the legendary Star-Club in Hamburg – but never quite got the recognition they deserved

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“Unmistakably the work of metal’s mouthiest frontman”: Every Megadeth album ranked from worst to best

The metal icons have released their final album and are on their last-ever tour – here’s how they got here

Metal Hammer

“I didn’t know garage very well, so I made a slightly skewed version of this sound – which is what ended up being my USP”: MJ Cole on the making of UKG classic Sincere

Producer and UK garage legend MJ Cole charts his journey from classical music to the club and unpicks the production behind the genre-defining Sincere

MusicRadar

“He did ask, ‘Are you planning to replicate this live?’ He’d done a guest guitar part for a band who had trouble doing it”: Karnivool explain the 13-year wait for their new album – and why we have Guthrie Govan to thank for two of its standout sonics

Guitarists Drew Goddard and Mark “Hoss” Hosking break down In Verses’ long gestation period, reveal their Soundgarden-level tunings, and share Govan’s unexpected bagpipe connection

Guitar World

Primus announce first UK and European tour in almost a decade

Les Claypool's alt. rock mavericks line up first full European tour since 2017

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“Have I held Frankenstein? Was it a total, Excalibur-level experience? I don't even know how to articulate that, but I got emotional”: Alter Bridge's Myles Kennedy and Mark Tremonti on recording at Eddie Van Halen's legendary 5150 Studios

The guitar duo recall the surreal experience of going into the “sacred” studio – and how that impacted the DNA of their latest record

Guitar World

Why Did Manon Leave KATSEYE? Sophia Wants Her Back ASAP!

Pop star Manon Bannerman steps back from KATSEYE for health reasons. Sophia wants her back, while fans debate her future with the group.

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“I have never been to the Grammys in my life… it means less than nothing”: John Mellencamp isn’t impressed by awards

He plays the hits again this summer

MusicRadar

Apple Music Classical's exclusive EP release should please home cinema and music lovers alike

But there's limited availability

What Hi-Fi?

“Is That Really Her?”: Taylor Swift’s Makeup‑Free Behind-the-Scenes Video Sparks Wild Reactions

“There is no way makeup can cause that much of a difference. Nose shape and eyes are completely different,” said one user.

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Will Blake Lively And Ryan Reynolds Score An Invite To Taylor Swift And Travis Kelce's Wedding?

Will the actress be there when the pop star ties the knot?

Cinemablend

“My dad said, ‘What happened to you?’ In six months I’d gone from a college-looking kid to looking like a real rock star”: From inventing the Quad Guitar to fast times with Yngwie, Michael Angelo Batio has stories for days – and no regrets

Determined to be a star from age 10, his highlights include seeing Yngwie Malmsteen's first US show, joining Manowar, being saved from a stage fail by Billy Corgan, and inventing the double guitar, Quad Guitar, and over 20 signature models

Guitar World

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Paul Weller announces 48-track Weller At The BBC Vol. 2 album, adds Irish gigs

The Modfather to release compilation of radio sessions recorded at the BBC between 2008-2024

MusicRadar

“I’m looking at this ‘hot chick’ who's got everything going on – or at least that’s what you think – and she wants the song about being Beautiful? How vain is that?”: How Christina Aguilera ended up recording a Linda Perry song that she's now reclaimed

"Christina, she’s not me, you know? And I’m not Christina"

Guitar World

“A historically significant instrument directly tied to the evolution of modern funk”: The bass Bootsy Collins used to record a James Brown anthem has been listed on eBay

The Fender Jazz Bass bought at auction for $40,000, has now been listed on eBay for almost twice as much. But you’ll have to bid an extra $299 if you want the original strings

Windows Central

Windows 11 discovers MIDI 2.0 in 2026, musicians politely pretend to be surprised — though we get improvements to MIDI 1.0

Windows 11 now supports MIDI 2.0 alongside enhancements to MIDI 1.0, introducing two-way communication, improved precision, multi-client support, and better compatibility for music creators.

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Metal Hammer

Iron Maiden announce cinema release for their career-spanning documentary Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition

Get ready for Eddie at a cinema near you this spring

Guitar World

“There’s a couple of songs on the record where I thought, ‘Gosh, I’m soloing so much. Please be quiet. Let it breathe’”: He played for pop A-listers, now he's transformed himself into one of instrumental guitar's leading voices

When he learned he couldn’t be Eric Johnson or John Petrucci, Mateus Asato decided to be someone else – himself

Guitar World

“I got up on stage and my guitar tech goes, ‘Slash wanted me to give you this.’ It was the ’59. It was dead silent in the room”: Joe Perry on the painful memory of selling his ’Burst – and why he’ll never forget the moment it came back to him

The Aerosmith guitarist was forced to sell his most cherished guitar in the late-’70s and spent years trying to get it back, until Slash made the ultimate guitar collector sacrifice

MusicRadar

“I don’t think we’ll have to go out into the desert and take peyote and puke like we did in the old days – when we were the hip young LA cowboys”: How Don Henley and Glenn Frey remembered the Eagles’ wild years as they created the band’s swan song

“Certainly, we don’t want to fail. We’ve never really known much failure”

Marie Claire

Taylor Swift Predicted a No. 1 Hit Spring 2026 Color Trend While Recording "Opalite"

'The Life of a Showgirl' has a new signature shade.

Guitar World

“He picks it up, hits the corner of a stone table and puts a huge ding in it”: When Jeff Beck damaged an impossibly rare vintage Stratocaster – while he and Dweezil Zappa were at a party dressed as knights

This Fender once belonged to Steve Marriott or something… But Beck? He wasn’t too fussed. People pay for these dings nowadays!

Evening Standard

Sharon Osbourne makes big decision about future six months on from husband Ozzy's death

They were married for 43 years, now Sharon Osbourne is forging a new chapter following Ozzy’s death

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