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"This is the moment to rediscover Chicago": Greatest Hits Expanded charts the band's evolution from a jazz-soul-psychedelic-brassy-hippy melange into accomplished balladeers

The bonkers and the ballads

Louder · Aug 8, 2025

"A surprisingly vibrant, bright-side kind of album": The Black Keys sound euphoric on the dreamy 60s psych-soul sound of No Rain, No Flowers

Beleaguered retro rockers the Black Keys sprout fresh, soulful intent on thirteenth studio album No Rain, No Flowers

Louder · Aug 8, 2025

King Crimson affiliates Beat release live video for classic Frame By Frame

Starring Steve Vai, Adrian Belew, Tony Levin and Danny Carey, Frame By Frame comes from the upcoming album Beat Live, out next month

Louder · Aug 8, 2025

“I got fired because I couldn’t get it”: Eric Johnson has written some of the greatest lead lines of all time – but once got sacked from a session because he couldn’t come up with anything

The Cliffs of Dover icon spent the early years of his career cutting his teeth on the session circuit – but says he had a few studio disasters along the way

Guitar World · Aug 7, 2025

Edinburgh Council remarks about Oasis fans ‘snobby’, Scottish Secretary says

Ian Murray also described the ban on drinking alcohol at stadiums as ‘classist’.

Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2025

"I didn't plan on making music anymore." How Paradise Slaves gave Brock Lindow a new lease of life after 36 Crazyfists

After a final show in December 2019, 36 Crazyfists' Brock Lindow thought he was done. But a message from Killswitch Engage's Joel Stroetzel brought him back to music

Metal Hammer · Aug 7, 2025

“Literally the first chord I hit on it after I put it together just gave me goosebumps”: Nirvana tone guru Aaron Rash solves Kurt Cobain’s Heart-Shaped Box guitar mystery – and opens Pandora’s box for the tonewood debate

Rash's latest break in the In Utero case arrived via a late-night epiphany and the help of ChatGPT, and it might just reignite the conversation about the impact of body wood on tone

MusicRadar · Aug 7, 2025

Any reasonable gig-goer knows that dancing is part of the show. So why are some people such anti-boogie bummers?

If you can’t be in public without trying to control other people’s every movement, maybe you should just stay at home

The Guardian - AU · Aug 7, 2025

Belinda Carlisle slams sexualised young stars

Belinda Carlisle thinks artists such as Dua Lipa are "embarrassing" themselves with their "sexualised" appearance and believes they will regret their decisions later.

BANG Premier · Aug 7, 2025

Selena Gomez recalls 'sweet' origins of Taylor Swift friendship

Selena Gomez believes the "best thing" to come out of her relationship with Nick Jonas was her long-lasting friendship with Taylor Swift.

BANG Premier · Aug 7, 2025