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Richie Kotzen says he almost joined Nine Inch Nails but his glam metal past got in the way

Trent Reznor reportedly told Richie Kotzen he was the man for the Nine Inch Nails job before backtracking

Metal Hammer

Coachella 2025: Who’s performing weekend one?

The Southern California music festival will run from April 11 to 13 and April 18 to 20

The Independent UK

Elton John and Madonna ‘bury the hatchet’ after feud and hint at collaboration

The singer watched Sir Elton perform Little Richard’s Bible with Brandi Carlile on Saturday Night Live.

Evening Standard

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Original Beatles drummer Pete Best announces retirement due to ‘personal circumstances’

Best was the groundbreaking band’s original drummer

The Independent UK

Texas Country Music Festival Draws Fyre Fest Comparison Before Being Temporarily Shut Down

Country music legend Alan Jackson performed his last concert in Texas at a festival drawing unfortunate comparisons to the infamous Fyre Festival.

Latin Times

The best new rock songs you need to hear right now

Featuring Those Damn Crows, Brothers Osborne, Ally Venable and five other masters and mistresses of reality

Louder

Clem Burke, Blondie’s drummer and ‘heartbeat’, dies aged 70

Debbie Harry and Chris Stein, founding members of the new wave hitmakers, pay tribute to their late bandmate

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Sir Elton John set to earn 10th UK number one album with Who Believes In Angels?

He has already had 10 number ones in the UK singles chart.

Evening Standard

“We were able to fire up a bass sound that was indistinguishable from the flavour of New Order’s Blue Monday in seconds”: EastWest Sounds Iconic review

A haul of vintage synths have been mined for all their gold in EastWest’s most pop-angled pack to date

MusicRadar

"It seemed to sum up the existential crisis I was having." Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan on the Metallica song that saved his life

"It's like a movie unto itself. What a song!" Billy Corgan on the Metallica classic that meant everything to him as a teenager

Metal Hammer

Legendary Blondie Drummer Clem Burke Dies at 70

The artist was described by his colleagues as "the heart of Blondie." Clem Burke passed away after a private battle with cancer.

Latin Times

“How long did it take me to get over it? Oh, quite a while”: Brian May on the “supreme injustice” of Roger Taylor’s Queen B-side "making as much money as Bohemian Rhapsody"

“It was a real sticking point for the band and it’s good we got through it,” he admits

MusicRadar

“They said, ‘The Ace Hotel have you on camera leaving with the guitar.’ I was like, ‘I thought it was a gift!’” Machine Gun Kelly on the time he stole a cheap Martin from a hotel – and was billed $5,000

The damaged instrument is inscribed with a message that echoes MGK’s guitar-playing mantra – and it’s one of his most cherished instruments

Guitar World

‘Unmatched’ Blondie drummer Clem Burke dies aged 70 after cancer diagnosis

The New Jersey-born drummer featured on all of the band’s studio albums, including hits such as Call Me and Heart Of Glass

Evening Standard

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"Clem was not just a drummer; he was the heartbeat of Blondie." Blondie drummer Clem Burke dead at 70

Punk/New Wave legend Clem Burke (Clement Anthony Bozewski) has passed away following a battle with cancer

The Independent UK

David Bowie’s daughter paves her own way with debut album release

With very little promotion or advertisement, David Bowie’s daughter has stepped into her own musical spotlight and released her debut album Xandri

The Guardian - UK

‘I wrote it while bored on a health farm’: how Mike and the Mechanics made All I Need Is a Miracle

‘The demo had my singing on it. When I played it to the band, the look on their faces said, “We’re in trouble, boys”’

The Independent UK

Blondie drummer Clem Burke dies aged 70: ‘He was the heartbeat of Blondie’

Musician was remembered for his ‘talent, energy and passion’

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“I had never done that before. I thought Jimmy was going to go, ‘Nice one’ – he looks at me and goes, ‘Don’t you ever do that again’”: That time Chrissie Hynde enraged one of her Pretenders bandmates because she stopped playing mid-gig

The guitar icon once decided to spontaneously shake things up on stage, and ended up feeling the wrath of Jimmy Scott

Guitar World

“Dave was the master of some of the most iconic basslines in music history”: Dave Allen, former Gang of Four bassist and post-punk heavyweight, dies aged 69

Allen’s work on Gang of Four’s first two albums would inspire generations and influence the likes of Nirvana, REM, and Flea, who has paid tribute to the late bass icon

MusicRadar

“I said, ‘Wow, Jeff Beck has really taken it to the next level.’ But then I realised, ‘Wait a minute - this isn’t Jeff Beck!’”: Steve Stevens reveals his two all-time favourite guitar solos

Billy Idol's sidekick pays tribute to Page and Holdsworth

Louder

"Abba were in matching white fur coats, looking like polar bears. Sid went running over. ‘Abba!’ Then he vomited. They were horrified." John Lydon on the day Abba met the Sex Pistols

The Sex Pistols were huge fans of Abba. Abba may not have been huge fans of the Sex Pistols

The Guardian - UK

Gang of Four bassist Dave Allen dies aged 69

Bandmates pay tribute to friend and ‘Ace of Bass’ who helped forge the post-punk band’s sound

MusicRadar

“Give it up for Neil Finn!”: Dua Lipa sings a Crowded House classic on her Radical Optimism tour - and brings out its writer to perform it with her

Finn once said that the 1986 hit “came out fully formed”

Metal Hammer

I got Metal Hammer’s writers to name the ‘bad’ metal albums they can’t get enough of

From Metallica and Lou Reed’s Lulu to Iron Maiden’s No Prayer For The Dying, the Metal Hammer team band together to defend their favourite clangers

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