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The best new rock songs you need to hear right now

Including The Wildhearts, Saxon, Manic Street Preachers and five other red rockers, purple hazers and golden goddesses

Louder

From Drake’s humiliation to Doechii’s coronation: the talking points from the 2025 Grammys

Kendrick Lamar celebrated his rap beef victory in a ‘Canadian tuxedo’, Chappell Roan called out the industry and Nashville finally backed Beyoncé

The Guardian - UK

“A modernized take on an iconic shape”: Spiritbox’s Mike Stringer wowed metalheads with a custom offset Jackson. Now he’s turned to Aristides for his first signature guitar – a brutal, space-age take on the Jazzmaster

Soon to be available in six-, seven-, and eight-string formats, the STX brings the offset hype to Aristides’ range of custom builds for the first time

Guitar World

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Linda Nolan’s sister says funeral was very sad but also joyous

Nolan was known for Celebrity Big Brother, a Daily Mirror column and musical theatre appearances as well as being part of pop group The Nolans.

Evening Standard

"It was crazed, almost Charles Manson–like." Before he started Def Jam, and produced everyone from Slayer to Johnny Cash, Rick Rubin played guitar in a noise-rock band called Hose, and recorded one of the worst Led Zeppelin covers ever committed to vinyl

Now one of the most powerful and influential men in the music industry, once upon a time super-producer Rick Rubin was just another punk rock guitarist in a terrible band

Metal Hammer

“There was no way we would cancel the gig, but there were no guitars, amps, pedals, or anything. How am I going to make the show work for Steve Vai?” When Steve Vai’s gear got lost in transit, his tech stepped in to save the day

Incredibly, Doug MacArthur sourced a full live rig in just four hours so the show could go on

Guitar World

“He turned out to be the nicest, funniest guy I'd ever hung out with": Steve Lukather on meeting his hero, George Harrison

Toto man shared stage with both Harrison and Eddie Van Halen

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“Support your local artists, support your local bands”: Watch Gojira accept the Grammy Award For Best Metal Performance that they’ve deserved for many, many years

The French metal stars beat Metallica, Judas Priest, Spiritbox and Knocked Loose x Poppy to take home the prize

Metal Hammer

Fans are convinced that Taylor Swift’s Grammys outfit was a major Easter egg

Marie Claire

"He was very particular on vocal sound. There was a particular tone that he liked”: One of George Michael’s backing singers on why she was one of the very few female vocalists who was able to record with him

Jo Garland confirms that it’s her voice that you can hear singing the re-recording of Patrice Rushen’s Forget Me Nots refrain on Fastlove

MusicRadar

The 2025 Grammys celebrated pop being back to its agenda-setting best

It was heartening – if expected – to see Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar, Charli xcx and Chappell Roan all grab gongs, while an award for the Beatles suggests confidence in AI

The Guardian - UK

Grammys 2025: All of this year's winners and losers

The ceremony packed in all the stars, some stunning performances, surprising winners and some big name losers…

MusicRadar

“We want to dedicate this award to all the bands that are pushing the boundaries. Support your local artists”: St. Vincent, Andrew Watt and Gojira claim big Grammy wins for guitar music

Justus West also claimed some notable triumphs with Beyoncé as Gojira underlined the importance of supporting young bands

Guitar World

The Brian Jonestown Massacre review – psych-rock survivors play it safe

Anton Newcombe and co rummage through the rock history books, but lack the danger and unpredictability their reputation was built on

The Guardian - UK

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“We toured with Mötley Crüe, and I was like, ‘Please tell me I'm not going to end up like that!’”: Iron Maiden singer Bruce Dickinson recalls his wild years in the ’80s

“You’re not part of normal society,” he says

Louder

Rick Wakeman announces The Return Of The Caped Crusader Pt 2 tour dates for October

Wakeman solo albums Six Wives Of Henry VIII and King Arthur to get airing on upcoming October tour

Louder

“It was a really angry time; there was lots of litigation between me and the guys. So It was a much-needed release”: Once Fish escaped his Marillion train wreck, he scored a Top 5 album

On the cusp of retirement, the singer looks back on how the 1988 split came about, how it could have been avoided, and how his debut solo record Vigil In A Wilderness Of Mirrors rose from the ashes

Evening Standard

Bob Marley and The Wailers’ best songs, ranked

Jamaican reggae hero would have turned 80 this week

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“I don’t really listen to Primus. It amazes me that we wrote like that”: Les Claypool looks back on the stomach-churning grooves of Sailing the Seas of Cheese, Primus’ major-label debut and the moment he became a bass superstar

The heralded Tour de Fromage saw the classic Primus lineup reunited – and Les Claypool rediscover the fretless 6-string that made him famous

The Independent UK

From Beyoncé to Kendrick, the 2025 Grammy Awards were one long apology to snubbed artists

COMMENT: The Grammys had quite a bit to be sorry about when it came to recognising and celebrating diversity. In 2025, they decided to make up with the best artists in the world before it was too late, writes Hannah Ewens

The Independent UK

The biggest artists snubbed at the Grammys 2025: From Taylor Swift to Billie Eilish

It was a night of historic wins for some and defeats for others

The Independent UK

Benson Boone: Who is the backflipping, crotch-grabbing star at the Grammys?

The moustachioed musician previously withdrew from ‘American Idol’

Guitar World

“He’d lay down 17 tracks and edit them down to one. I was like, ‘Just give me a guitar – I could do it in one take. Come on!’” Devo’s Josh Hager on the most frustrating album sessions of his life – and his wild custom Fender model

The Hendrix devotee recalls buying back his first guitar which was immediately stolen, adjusting his guitar’s action to prevent him playing solos, and filling the late Bob Casale’s shoes by using just one sound, but using it well

The Independent UK

Taylor Swift fans spot hidden tribute to Travis Kelce in singer’s Grammys 2025 outfit

Singer-songwriter was nominated for six awards but left the night empty-handed

The National (Scotland)

Rock legends AC/DC announce huge Scottish gig to close new European tour

ROCK legends AC/DC have announced a huge Scottish gig in their only UK stop in an upcoming European tour ...

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