In the age of dystopian catastrophe Hawkwind are still looking to space Hawkwind's 37th album There’s No Space For Us finds the space travellin' veterans in cosmic shipshape form Louder · Apr 18, 2025
“Power and momentum allied to a vivid, panoramic sound”: Hawkwind’s late-career purple patch continues with There Is No Space For Us Hawkwind return with There Is No Space For Us, another impressive blend of familiar elements and stylistic surprises in what’s effectively a sister album to Stories From Time And Space Louder · Apr 18, 2025
“What angle have we missed on this? Ah yeah, getting some other ****er to sing it!”: the 10 best Manics songs featuring a guest singer (and the odd bassist and guitarist) From Cate Le Bon to Duff McKagan and Lucy Rose to Kevin Shields, the Welsh legends have often welcomed other artists into their songs. Here’s ten of their finest. Louder · Apr 18, 2025
Album of the week: Thee Black Boltz by Tunde Adebimpe 4/5 The first solo album from TV On The Radio co-founder and songwriter Tunde Adebimpe is a triumphant skip between disco and despair Evening Standard · Apr 18, 2025
Julien Baker and Torres make space for their own stories on the country-influenced Send a Prayer My Way 4/5 The Tennessee duo are faithful to country’s traditions while also delivering songwriting about queer love, addiction and anxiety The Independent UK · Apr 18, 2025
Labor ‘taking action’ on dynamic pricing after cost of tickets to Lady Gaga’s Sydney and Melbourne concerts sparks outrage ‘Drip pricing’ and hidden fees also being examined after tickets for ‘nosebleed’ seats rose to $622 within 15 minutes of sale beginning The Guardian - AU · Apr 18, 2025
Big Ocean, the world’s first deaf K-pop band, on the stigma, the songs and a second album A year after their debut, PJ, Chanyeon and Jiseok talk about the tough times, their global fanbase and what keeps them going The Guardian - AU · Apr 17, 2025
Nick Mason says Pink Floyd were originally ‘not interested’ in Pompeii film The drummer was speaking at a preview screening for a new version of the 1972 film. Evening Standard · Apr 17, 2025
"I'm not pulling any punches for probably the first time in my life": Stevie Nicks is working on a new album and she's not holding back Stevie Nicks broke the news as she was inducted into the Pollstar Hall Of Fame - watch video Louder · Apr 17, 2025
"That's what it takes to make music that's gonna last forever": Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan producer Daniel Nigro on crafting timeless tracks In the first episode of Universal Audio's Apollo Creators series, the Grammy-winning producer/songwriter opens the doors to his studio and shares some valuable insights into his creative process MusicRadar · Apr 17, 2025
Drake complains about Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us' Super Bowl performance in new defamation claims Hip hop superstar Drake is now complaining about rival rapper Kendrick Lamar’s performance of “Not Like Us” at this year’s Super Bowl The Independent UK · Apr 17, 2025
Why Gracie Abrams Feels "Lucky" to Have Witnessed Taylor Swift Dealing with Fame Abrams opened for Swift during the Eras Tour. Marie Claire · Apr 17, 2025
Johnny Green obituary Other lives: Road manager for the Clash who wrote a book about his time with the punk band The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2025
“I said, ‘Let’s get Hendrix to play on it.’ His manager said, ‘Jimi’s playing shows back-to-back.’ So we got Jimmy Page”: The hit ’60s single that was supposed to feature Jimi Hendrix… but ended up with Jimmy Page Donovan tried to recruit Hendrix when he went in the studio in the late 1960s, but ended up working with the soon-to-be Led Zeppelin guitar great Guitar World · Apr 17, 2025
MusicRadar · Apr 17, 2025 “I don’t think they’re New Order. They don’t sound anything like them”: Peter Hook takes aim at his estranged bandmates He says he gets DMs from fans complaining about the current band
Guitar World · Apr 17, 2025 “It was tour, tour, tour. I had this moment where I was like, ‘What do I even want out of music?’”: Yvette Young’s fretboard wizardry was a wake-up call for modern guitar playing – but with her latest pivot, she’s making music to help emo kids go to sleep Young is in her musician-artist-producer era – leaning into soundtracks, generating ideas with her signature Qi pedal, and reclaiming control of her career, as epitomized by her latest collaboration with Hatch: a suite of Emo Sound Baths
Guitar World · Apr 17, 2025 Unlocking the power of 7th chords: expand your guitar chords beyond the basics From The Doobie Brothers to The Smiths, James Brown to Metallica, 7th barre chords are fundamental for playing with more color and sophistication
Louder · Apr 17, 2025 "I have to prove myself with every album. I have to fight every time. But I like getting into the octagon." Gavin Rossdale on Bush's new album I Beat Loneliness, silencing critics, and why bands in 2025 have a duty to make "wild, interesting" records Listen to 60 Ways To Forget People, the first taste of Bush's forthcoming tenth album I Beat Loneliness
Guitar World · Apr 17, 2025 “One of the guys said, ‘Joni, there’s this weird bass player in Florida, you’d probably like him’”: How Joni Mitchell formed an unlikely partnership with Jaco Pastorius Although much of his fame stems from his time with Weather Report, Jaco’s recordings with Joni Mitchell yielded some of the finest bass playing of his career
MusicRadar · Apr 17, 2025 “I’m beyond excited to introduce the next evolution of the MT15”: PRS announces refresh of tube amp lineup with the all-new Archon Classic and a high-gain power-up for the Mark Tremonti lunchbox head One of the best low-wattage high-gain amps around just got an upgrade while the Archon Classic offers hot-rodded vintage tone
Guitar World · Apr 17, 2025 “There are people who think it makes a big difference to the sound. Stevie always sounded the same whether it was rosewood or maple”: Jimmie Vaughan says your fretboard choice doesn’t matter – and SRV is his proof SRV played Strats with rosewood and maple fingerboards, and although he's more commonly associated with the former, his brother says he performed the same on both
Guitar World · Apr 17, 2025 “Jeff Beck used to love seeing him and Lenny play live – it feels full circle”: Lenny Kravitz guitarist Craig Ross has been playing Jeff Beck’s $490,000 Yardburst Les Paul onstage for an entire tour Keen-eyed attendees of the European leg of Kravitz's Blue Electric Light tour could spot one of the most iconic guitars in history
The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2025 Julien Baker and Torres: Send a Prayer My Way review – an intimate, queer reclamation of country music The two deep south songwriters ditch country’s rhinestones for a personal, defiant reframing of the genre’s tropes
Guitar World · Apr 17, 2025 “I said, ‘If I could have it my way it would sound like this,’ and I pulled the bass guitar out of the mix”: Why Prince removed the bassline from When Doves Cry From the beginning, Prince had an inkling that Purple Rain’s landmark single would be better without bass guitar
Guitar World · Apr 17, 2025 “You got it!” Rare footage of Andy Summers teaching John Mayer how to play Message in a Bottle emerges Backstage footage from 2007's Live Earth benefit concert shows the Police guitarist rehearsing with Mayer and Kanye West