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“You thought, ‘Who are these people?’ They've only been playing for a year, and they're proud that they can't play”: Adrian Smith on how Nirvana and grunge negatively impacted Iron Maiden's career trajectory in the ’90s

The heavy metal guitarist looks back on how the pop culture and subculture paradigm shift impacted Maiden

Guitar World

Dave Mason obituary

Singer, songwriter, guitarist and co-founder of the British rock group Traffic who clashed with the frontman Steve Winwood

The Guardian - UK

"Some friends of mine said 'you should definitely have one of these in your arsenal'": Mike Dean shows off his "crazy rare" wavetable synth that everyone wanted in the '80s

The super-producer and analogue aficionado praises the "messed up" sound of the PPG Wave 2.3, one of the few digital synths in his extensive collection

MusicRadar

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Ariana Grande to release eighth studio album this summer

The 32-year-old shared a photograph of the cover art, a snapshot of the singer smiling, and its title, Petal.

Evening Standard

“I looked down mid-song and realised my fuzz box wasn’t plugged in – my guitar sounded like a banjo for the entire performance”: The Primitives' PJ Court on his live TV guitar tone fail during a performance of their '80s hit single, Crash

The song had a "second life" after it was reworked and included in Dumb and Dumber

MusicRadar

Ghost’s Tobias Forge, Metallica’s Kirk Hammett and Judas Priest’s Rob Halford among 50 guests to appear on new album celebrating 50 years of German metal institution Accept

Members of Korn, The Smashing Pumpkins and Scorpions will also be on the 19-song set

Metal Hammer

Eurovision 2026: What time is tonight’s semi-final and how to watch

The 70th song contest is taking place this week, including the second semi-final ahead of the grand final on Saturday

The Independent UK

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Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce Wedding: Harry Styles Reportedly Skipping Ceremony To Avoid 'Delicate' History

Speculation about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding guest list involves Harry Styles and Zoë Kravitz, with unconfirmed reports stirring celebrity gossip.

International Business Times UK

“I heard somebody say, ‘Did you guys hear Finneas and Billie had a falling-out?’": Billie Eilish explains why her brother had become a "Rapunzel" figure in her touring band, and says it was a "miracle" that she won her latest Grammy for Wildflower

“Finneas and I thought it would be an underrated song. It was one of my favorites, but I was like, ‘This isn’t gonna be the hit"

MusicRadar

Jimi Hendrix bandmates’ estates lose High Court copyright battle

The estates of Noel Redding and Mitch Mitchell sought copyright shares in around 40 Jimi Hendrix Experience recordings

The Independent UK

“The comments I got were from people digging the way I was playing, or asking ‘What song is this?’ which I thought was funny. It’s where modern rock started”: Meet Amani Burnham, the budding blues-rock hero blending fingerstyle technique with SRV tone

His cover of Hoochie Coochie Man went viral, but Burnham is blowing minds with his fretwork – and a sound referencing the lineage of Chuck Berry, Hendrix and SRV

Guitar World

“I do have a pedalboard now. But I wasn’t allowed one for a very long time”: Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood on why he was barred from having a ’board – and the advice Johnny Marr gave him to cover up mistakes

And no, it's not because Ed O'Brien's took up all the available stage space...

Guitar World

"No one in Panama is doing what we're doing." The awesome Central American metal duo named after a pastry who are breaking out of their country via big, fat riffs (just don't call them the new White Stripes)

Alphawhores don't have the most SFW name but its inspiration might just surprise you

Metal Hammer

“That song killed Styx. It was truly awful. I mean, that was about the dumbest idea ever”: The synth-rock anthem that sold a million but derailed a superstar rock band

“It was dismissed by so many people because it was so doggone catchy and clever,” the singer claimed

MusicRadar

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The Guardian - UK

Austrian man pleads guilty to plotting attack on Taylor Swift concert in Vienna

Defendant, 21, in court with second man over alleged scheme to kill music fans outside Vienna stadium

Guitar World

“Mick was a star. It felt like replacing Keith Richards. I shat my pants”: Earl Slick on the fear he felt replacing David Bowie’s most iconic guitar player – and how Bowie calmed him down

Slick stepped into fill the spot in the mid 1970s, and thought he'd have a hard time winning over the fans and the media

MusicRadar

“He thought someone was winding him up. But it was actually Quincy Jones calling to say, ‘I love the songs you’ve written. Would you come to LA and work on a project with me?’”: How Heatwave's Rod Temperton ended up writing songs for Michael Jackson

Barry Blue recalls the moment Temperton got the call to go and work on the album that would become Off The Wall

The Independent UK

Tony Wilson death: Hot Chocolate star dies aged 89 as son shares ‘staggering’ diary entries

Wilson was a founding member of the soul band formed in London

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The Independent UK

Band behind hit song ‘Crash’ say Matt Willis gets the lyrics wrong in cover version

The Primitives achieved an international hit when their song ‘Crash’ featured in the comedy film ‘Dumb and Dumber’

The Independent UK

Alleged Islamic State terrorist ‘pleads guilty to Taylor Swift Vienna concert plot’

Beran A. could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison

MusicRadar

“It's the price of a weekend away in Magaluf, all drinks and breakfasts included”: 5 vintage 1980s synths that cost less than a holiday

You won't need a loan for some of these classic synths, but terms and conditions still apply

Evening Standard

Tony Wilson dead: Hot Chocolate star's son reveals 'staggering' secret diaries after his death at 78

The bassist and co-founder of the beloved 1970s British soul band died in his native Trinidad on Friday

MusicRadar

What on earth is Fremmede Sprog and what has it got to do with the Rolling Stones?

Answers on a billboard...

Louder

"I was going to step out into the water and pretend to be the Son of God!" The story of the day Steve Harley's Jesus trip was spoiled by overheated fans

With a number one single under their belt, Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel booked their biggest headline show – it did not go according to plan

Louder

“He said, ‘The music is one thing, but we’re here to put on a show.’ And that’s what he did”: Keith Emerson’s manager wanted to ditch plans for a flying piano. Emerson proved him wrong

Backstage boss Stewart Young took one look at the prototype in 1974 and decided to walk away – but the keyboard maestro wouldn’t have it

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