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“It was wonderful, ecstatic, thrilling, boring, horrible, oppressive, heartbreaking." The Pogues' Jem Finer on life in a band with the "maddening" Shane MacGowan

The Pogues' Jem Finer recalls life in the original line-up

Louder · Mar 24, 2025

“A lot of Slayer riffs aren’t really for bass players – there’s just too many notes”: Slayer’s Tom Araya charts his incredible 4-string journey

From starting on a Paul McCartney Höfner ripoff to pioneering some of the heaviest metal ever committed to tape, Tom Araya admits he's no bass virtuoso… but he “can play fast sometimes”

Guitar World · Mar 24, 2025

Duran Duran launch their own unisex perfume

Ever wondered what Duran Duran smell like? The Eighties pop band have created a fragrance so you can find out…

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2025

FKA Twigs at Magazine review: creative and high-octane — but not for the vertically challenged

4/5 FKA Twigs brings Eusexua to London. It’s a fabulous show – shame about the venue

Evening Standard · Mar 24, 2025

“I would bringthis guitar out once or twice because it looked like a curvy version ofmy main guitar”: Marty Friedman takes us back to Megadeth’s Countdown to Extinction era to tell the story behind one of the rarest Jackson guitars ever

It was December 1991, and the cover of GW featured Friedman with a prototype Jackson that begged further investigation. Just where was his signature model? And what became of the Firebird-inspired design?

Guitar World · Mar 24, 2025

“A song I wrote when I was 16 ended up on an Iron Maiden album! And the chugging guitar was inspired by a Queen track”: Guitarist Adrian Smith reveals the origins of his first song for Maiden

It’s on their classic album The Number Of The Beast

MusicRadar · Mar 24, 2025

“Every record was a battle… I was listening, like, ‘This is amazing!’ but Robert Fripp was reliving the pain and trying to find his way through that”: What Steven Wilson learned from remixing King Crimson

Admitting that arrogance played a role in accepting the challenge, Wilson was left with an even greater appreciation of Fripp’s achievements

Louder · Mar 24, 2025

‘I was too shy to tell Bieber how much I loved him’: Lisa from Blackpink’s honest playlist

The K-pop superstar on the pop hit that kickstarted her music career, and why she can no longer listen to one of her band’s biggest songs

The Guardian - UK · Mar 24, 2025

The Black Keys release extremely groovy single Babygirl

Babygirl comes from the upcoming Black Keys album No Rain, No Flowers

Louder · Mar 24, 2025

I’ve written exactly how I feel – Singer Louise says new album is ‘best’ one yet

She spoke during a panel talk, The Woman I Am, an Apple Music and Beats event in London.

Evening Standard · Mar 24, 2025