'The greatest metal show ever': Ozzy Osbourne to reunite with Black Sabbath for his final bow Legendary rock artist lives up to his promise to play one final show The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2025
Black Sabbath are back! Ozzy Osbourne to reunite with original line-up for his final show The singer will play his own short set before the veteran heavy metal band play together for the first time in 20 years Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2025
Mel C gives Spice Girls reunion update as 30th anniversary of Wannabe approaches Sporty Spice says ‘there has to be something befitting’ of the important milestone Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2025
"Reggae is more freeform than the blues. But more important, reggae is for everyone": Bob Marley and the Wailers' Catch a Fire, track-by-track Seminal reggae breakthrough broken down, plus listen to crucial live versions of extra track MusicRadar · Feb 5, 2025
“Being dramatic is their charm, but here they let go of a degree of preciousness, allowing themselves to react to the audience’s gusto”: Riverside are charged up on Live ID The Polish prog metallers’ fourth live album contains maximum simpatico between band and audience Louder · Feb 5, 2025
Nadine Shah, Lankum's Darragh Lynch, Lisa O'Neill among guest vocalists joining The Pogues for their first UK headline tour in 13 years The Pogues reveal guest vocalists joining them for their 40th anniversary Rum Sodomy & The Lash tour in May Louder · Feb 5, 2025
How did Bob Marley die? Remembering reggae icon ahead of 80th birthday The reggae icon unfortunately passed away at the peak of his career Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2025
Frontman of Scottish rock band Travis rushed to hospital after injury at gig THE frontman of a Scottish rock band Travis was rushed to hospital after suffering a injury at a gig ... The National (Scotland) · Feb 5, 2025
Beyoncé to tour Cowboy Carter in 2025: Here are all those global venues and dates - and how to get tickets It’s time for Queen Bey to hit the rodeo… MusicRadar · Feb 5, 2025
“Do I still enjoy touring? The emphatic answer is ‘mostly, no’. I enjoy travelling and I enjoy playing. It’s a question of having done it intensely for decades”: Eric Bibb never planned to be a roots troubadour, but the blues took hold of his career With more than 40 albums, three Grammy nominations and countless Blues Foundation awards to his name, Eric Bibb releases his most autobiographical set of songs yet on his latest release, In the Real World Guitar World · Feb 5, 2025
"While I survived the 90s, not all of me did." Alice In Chains icon Jerry Cantrell on riffs, extreme metal and the best rock record to come from Seattle Ever wondered what extreme metal bands Alice In Chains jammed to? Jerry Cantrell has the answer Metal Hammer · Feb 5, 2025
“You couldn’t put a bigger band in a smaller room”: The story of the greatest Metallica live album you’ve (probably) never listened to In 2008, eager to mend fences with fans after the Napster debacle, the biggest band in metal played one of the tiniest shows of their lives Metal Hammer · Feb 5, 2025
"The business has changed so much, and not for the better": Uriah Heep's Mick Box on why he's calling time on Uriah Heep as a touring act Veteran rockers Uriah Heep are saying farewell to the road, but it’s not the end of the band Louder · Feb 5, 2025
“He wasn’t too pleased about that song. I can understand why… I wish we’d never done it”: By the time Barclay James Harvest upset The Moody Blues, they already had form They didn’t mingle with fellow prog pioneers and didn’t clamour for stardom – but co-founder Les Holroyd argues they were highly successful where it mattered Louder · Feb 5, 2025
Louder · Feb 5, 2025 "They would literally laugh in my face": From Haitian voodoo to slavery, sex and school shootings, Lower is the album Benjamin Booker's old label didn't want him to make Benjamin Booker is back with a compelling, experimental new album, and enjoying pulling the strings on his own label
The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2025 Gene Barge death: Renowned saxophonist and producer known as 'Daddy G' dies at 98 He co-produced Cole’s Grammy-winning single ‘Sophisticated Lady’ and toured with the Rolling Stones
The Conversation · Feb 5, 2025 Beyoncé is right – music genres can force artists into conformity. But ditching them isn’t an option Beyoncé appeared visibly astonished to hear her album Cowboy Carter had won best country album at this year’s Grammy Awards. Onstage, the singer offered a heartfelt reflection on musical genre:
MusicRadar · Feb 4, 2025 “Surely the most versatile version yet, putting different flavours of gourmet crunch on the menu”: DOD 250 Overdrive/Preamp 50th Anniversary review A stone-cold pedalboard classic celebrates 50 trips round the sun with a collectable edition that reminds us what the fuss is about
Guitar World · Feb 4, 2025 “Keep your eyes on this man”: Nuno Bettencourt joins Steven Tyler for a mini-set of Aerosmith, Extreme classics at charity gig – and, wait, is that a Les Paul? Backing Tyler and some of his A-list friends at a fundraiser for the Janie’s Fund foundation at the Hollywood Palladium, the Extreme virtuoso ditched his signature Washburn
The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2025 Whoopi Goldberg slams Fox pundits over outraged response to Beyoncé’s Grammy wins Beyoncé won Best Country Album and Album of the Year
Sports Illustrated · Feb 4, 2025 Patrick Mahomes Stated the Obvious on Potential Taylor Swift Super Bowl Halftime Show The Chiefs quarterback addressed rumors that the pop star could perform at this year's Super Bowl.
Evening Standard · Feb 4, 2025 Eurovision 2025 UK act 'revealed as country trio who appeared on The Voice' The UK appear to have gone in bold new direction from its recent entries
MusicRadar · Feb 4, 2025 “We are convinced that we will inspire many Beatles fans all over the world with this beautiful acoustic guitar”: Framus reissues John Lennon’s record-breaking $2.86m “Help!” Hootenanny 12-string Framus unveils a period-correct replica of the most expensive Beatles instrument sold at auction, the 12-string that Lennon played on Help! and Rubber Soul – and there’s a six-string too
Guitar World · Feb 4, 2025 “I’d hear it on the radio as a kid, and now I’m standing beside Don Henley playing it – I had to do both solos, Joe Walsh’s and Steve Lukather’s”: The SatchVai Band is just the latest of many high-profile stops for Pete Thorn He’s been on the road since the ’90s with Chris Cornell, Don Henley, Melissa Etheridge and many others – now the session pro is ready to do whatever Joe Satriani and Steve Vai need him to (once they tell him)
Guitar World · Feb 4, 2025 “I don’t think Metallica wants to say I am an original member”: Why Metallica’s forgotten guitarist believes he isn’t considered the heavy metal legends’ OG guitar player Lloyd Grant jammed with Lars Ulrich and helped record an early demo of Hit the Lights – but isn’t recognized as an original member of Metallica