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Kamasi Washington review – hip-hop and P-funk inform an outrageously joyful set

In a dazzling performance, the jazz saxophonist draws out tracks from his latest album into giddy extemporisations, ceding the floor to a series of awesome soloists

The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2025

“That’s the same guitar I’m playing on stage with the band and on tour with Green Day in front of 50,000 people”: Billy Corgan on why he plays off-the-shelf Reverends – and isn’t fussed about playing expensive guitars

The Smashing Pumpkins frontman plays his stock signature guitars for the band's biggest gigs

Guitar World · Apr 4, 2025

Pop star Jade felt ‘weight lifted off her shoulders’ as she reached major milestone

Former Little Mix singer says she wants her new album to sound like she’s ‘finding herself again’

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2025

“I did the intro to The Killing Moon without thinking. We went for a curry – and the engineer spotted that run and put it at the start”: How happy accidents, disastrous finances and an un-tuneable 12-string made Echo and the Bunnymen’s classic album

Sergeant might not be 100 percent happy with Ocean Rain but that doesn't stop it being a stone-cold classic with a killer lead single, whose influence we hear in generations of post-punk bands

Guitar World · Apr 4, 2025

Michael Hurley, hero of the US folk underground, dies aged 83

Singer-songwriter made more than 30 albums away from the mainstream, inspiring numerous artists in American alternative music

The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2025

Sleep Token drop another new single Caramel – listen here

Vessel and co. will release their new album Even In Arcadia next month

Metal Hammer · Apr 4, 2025

Joe Lovano: Homage review – jazz giant and freethinking trio harmoniously intertwine

Backed by pianist Marcin Wasilewski’s group, the US sax elder plays freely around a song-rooted approach, resulting in sparkling, spontaneous exchanges

The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2025

Sir Elton John says new album is the ‘freshest’ one he has done since the 70s

The new album, Who Believes in Angels? is a joint collaboration between the 78-year-old singer and American musician, Brandi Carlile.

Evening Standard · Apr 4, 2025

Did John and Yoko split because of Richard Nixon? The making of revelatory music film One to One

The director of One to One: John & Yoko reveals how he was given access to a trove of intimate and family archive material that changes how we see the star couple

The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2025

These 9 metal bands paved the way for Sleep Token

Get to know the pioneers who walked so Sleep Token could run

Metal Hammer · Apr 4, 2025