Paloma Faith in unlikely spat with McFly after she brands them 'teen band' McFly have clapped back after Paloma Faith branded them a "teen band" with "fortysomething" fans. BANG Premier · Sep 1, 2025
Fifth Harmony fans lose their minds as girl band reunite at Jonas Brothers show for first performance in 7 years Fifth Harmony staged their first performance in seven years at the Jonas Brothers' Texas tour stop. BANG Premier · Sep 1, 2025
Could the Royal Family attend Taylor Swift's wedding? These telling signs suggest it's definitely possible Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's engagement has caused a frenzy of excitement - and they have some major royal fans too Woman & Home · Sep 1, 2025
"It's going to be an incredible night for all the fans!": Def Leppard announce 2026 European tour with brand new show News of Def Leppard's plans for next year breaks as they gear up for their only UK show of 2025 Louder · Sep 1, 2025
"A little more restraint in the number of extra notes would help let things shine": Camel break out the complexity but fail to enthral on Mirage Mirage: a flute-heavy mix of symphonic sweep, jazz fusion and melodic subtlety Louder · Sep 1, 2025
Ronnie Wood came through his 'druggy years pretty unscathed' Rolling Stones rocker Ronnie Wood believes he came through his "druggy, drinking years pretty unscathed" because he's still able to play music and paint. BANG Premier · Sep 1, 2025
Ava Max's vocal cords 'exploded' and miraculously grew back Before promoting her 2018 hit, Sweet But Psycho, Ava Max's vocal cords "haemorrhaged", but later on, a pair of "baby vocal cords" grew - which shocked her doctor. BANG Premier · Sep 1, 2025
“Mr Blue Sky is the song I always go back to. It’s such a feelgood track and it’s never aged”: The ELO classic led Crobot’s Brandon Yeagley to Frank Zappa, Protest The Hero and a whole world of prog From a box of his parents’ cassettes to voracious filesharing, the vocalist always wanted to be the one bringing strange new music to his friends Louder · Sep 1, 2025
"There are no sprawling fantastical epics here, no dragons or orcs or magical pumpkins": Helloween's Giants & Monsters is a thoroughly modern melodic metal album Retooled German metal meisters Helloween show their class on seventeenth studio album Louder · Sep 1, 2025
Watch Daron Malakian join stunned System Of A Down tribute band for cover of Cigaro in Chicago System Of A Down guitarist hears his own band being covered, then walks into venue and joins them onstage Metal Hammer · Sep 1, 2025
Alabama Shakes release first new song in a decade A third album is finally on the horizon as Alabama Shakes promise to "unleash more music" Louder · Aug 31, 2025
"Vibrant, loud and sure to destroy dance floors worldwide": The Hives celebrate sweat and rock'n'roll glory on The Hives Forever Forever The Hives The Hives are back to ruin your bad mood Louder · Aug 31, 2025
“The guitar head poked through the ceiling. When I brought it out, the top of the neck was left behind... They were laughing their heads off”: Pete Townshend's guitar-smashing became a controversial onstage ritual, but it started by accident The destructive antics began as an unwelcome byproduct of something else the Who guitarist helped add to the guitar lexicon: wild feedback odysseys Guitar World · Aug 31, 2025
New Documentary Casts Marianne Faithfull In New Light A new documentary about British singer-songwriter Marianne Faithfull urges viewers to take a fresh look at the extraordinary life of the "Swinging 60s" icon who died in January this year. International Business Times · Aug 31, 2025
Evening Standard · Aug 31, 2025 Kneecap performance a special moment, says Electric Picnic boss Melvin Benn also highlighted the performances of Chappell Roan and Hozier at Ireland’s largest music festival as ‘insanely good’
The Guardian - AU · Aug 31, 2025 Parcels on working with Daft Punk and their euphoric electropop: ‘The ultimate goal is to cry on the dancefloor’ After forming at high school in Byron Bay, the Australian band’s nostalgic, disco-funk sound has been streamed more than 1bn times
Louder · Aug 31, 2025 Lunatic Soul announce new studio album The World Under Unsun Riverside frontman Mariusz Duda will release his new Lunactic Soul album, The World Under Unsun, in October
MusicRadar · Aug 31, 2025 “A synthesizer enhances worship. When we use the synthesizer, we sing even more enthusiastically”: Exploring the link between spirituality and synthesizers Why has the synth has become a key navigational aid for those seeking deeper truths?
Guitar World · Aug 31, 2025 “Never in a million years did I think that doing those once-a-month Friends sessions would turn into the highest-paying gig I've ever had”: Elton John bassist Matt Bissonnette looks back on one of his best gigs – playing on the Friends soundtrack Despite playing with bona fide stars, Bissonnette reveals that playing on the hit show was his most lucrative gig
Guitar World · Aug 31, 2025 “One of the most dangerous myths in guitar culture is that barre chords are ‘advanced’ while open chords are ‘beginner’”: Stop hiding behind barre chords – use smarter voicings that serve the song Barre chords might be hurting your song more than helping – switching up your shapes could better serve your emotional intent
The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2025 ‘Who would not want to dance to Boogie Wonderland?’: Alison Balsom’s honest playlist The English trumpet soloist and producer on dancing to Boogie Wonderland and being a karaoke virgin
Creative Bloq · Aug 31, 2025 Taylor Swift's website mistakes are an important lesson to everyone on the internet Don't let aesthetics override accessibility.
Louder · Aug 31, 2025 Sometimes bands shouldn’t be trusted to revisit their own material, as the latest Smashing Pumpkins reissue set proves Billy Corgan has made the band's 2000 Machina project even bigger and more bombastic when it needed toning down, not blowing up
BANG Premier · Aug 30, 2025 Coldplay forced to reschedule last two dates of record-breaking Wembley Stadium residency In a statement to fans, Coldplay have announced they have been forced to reschedule the last two dates of their record-breaking Wembley Stadium residency due to a Tube strike in London.
Guitar World · Aug 30, 2025 “Before toe, my guitar was always distorted. The concept was to make music with cleaner tones”: Guitarist behind influential Japanese post-rock outfit toe, Yama made his career with cheap guitars – and barely any pedals Despite his influence, the publicity-averse Yamazaki Hirokazu remains mysterious about his 30 years of being in bands – and doesn’t think of himself as a guitarist