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Backstreet Boys are 'very indebted' to Max Martin

Backstreet Boys gave a special shout-out to Max Martin at their Vegas show.

BANG Premier · Aug 18, 2025

“The albums hadn’t been doing well. We weren’t doing great. Suddenly we kind of surprised people”: Dave Davies on how You Really Got Me saved The Kinks, those Jimmy Page rumors – and what he really thought of Van Halen’s cover

The guitarist who paved the way for rock and metal distortion breaks down the truths and myths of the groundbreaking 1964 hit

Guitar World · Aug 18, 2025

Bad Omens announce 2025 European tour - including their biggest UK shows ever

One of metalcore's fastest-rising bands will return to the UK and Europe this winter

Metal Hammer · Aug 18, 2025

"On this album are the feelings I don't get to express when I'm writing arock'n'roll record": Cormac Neeson on California Irish, his dreamy concoction of folk, blues rock and Americana

The Answer frontman Cormac Neeson on California Irish, the new band inspired by his parents' cassette tapes

Louder · Aug 18, 2025

'It's fantastic': Zoe Kravitz delivers verdict on Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl

Zoe Kravitz has heard "a few bits" from Taylor Swift's upcoming new album, The Life of a Showgirl, and confirmed the songs are "fantastic".

BANG Premier · Aug 18, 2025

Shawn Mendes almost missed London gig due to broken down train

Pop star Shawn Mendes admitted he almost missed his big gig in London on Saturday night (16.08.25) after getting stuck on a broken down train.

BANG Premier · Aug 18, 2025

There hasn’t been a Song of the Summer for 2025 – does that matter?

IN FOCUS: This year – for the first time in a while – a ubiquitous Summer Banger has failed to materialise. Ellie Muir looks into why there’s no defining sound for our dog days in 2025, and whether it says anything about the cultural mood right now

The Independent UK · Aug 18, 2025

‘I got a nosebleed in minutes!’ How the Wedding Present’s indie banger classics inspired a musical

They lit up the 80s and 90s with abrasive tracks that were like kitchen-sink dramas. But can the Wedding Present’s acerbic songs work on stage? We meet the team making it happen – and the ‘rock god’ who penned the hits

The Guardian - UK · Aug 18, 2025

David Lee Roth mocks "esteemed colleague" Sammy Hagar's claim to have been visited by Eddie Van Halen's ghost

We await the Red Rocker's response

Louder · Aug 17, 2025

Ditching smart speakers for bookshelf speakers has transformed my music listening

Even the best Sonos is no match for Bowers & Wilkins speakers and a Marantz amp

T3 · Aug 17, 2025