Hear Deafheaven go back to black metal with new single Magnolia The California blackgaze darlings will release Lonely People With Power, their first album in four years, on March 28 Metal Hammer · Jan 27, 2025
Who Is Performing At Super Bowl 2025? Full List With Special Guest Singer Revealed Fans expressed excitement as Apple Music announced the special guest who will be joining rap icon Kendrick Lamar at the 2025 Super Bowl. The post Who Is Performing At Super Bowl 2025? Full List With Special Guest Singer Revealed first appeared on Bored Panda. Bored Panda · Jan 27, 2025
Trivium and Bullet for My Valentine review – glorious exchange of skull-crushing riffs and deafening roars The veteran rockers turn back the clock on the dual anniversary of their breakthrough albums, with the south Wales band playing a conquering heroes’ return The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2025
‘It was triggered by a Fellini-esque woman who pulled a knife on someone’: how the Only Ones made Another Girl, Another Planet ‘It wasn’t a hit at the time, but when it was later used in an advert, I got paid 100 grand. I was still using drugs and the money was gone in a year’ The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2025
The best new rock songs you need to hear right now Including Larkin Poe, Ricky Warwick, the Doobie Brothers and five other rockin' rebels, rampagers and rioters Louder · Jan 27, 2025
“I didn’t know it was going to be loved by so many people. I didn’t even want to record the song!”: How a famous guitarist scored a surprise solo hit “I stepped out of my comfort zone with the funky guitar!” MusicRadar · Jan 27, 2025
Ronan Keating lashes out at ‘vicious’ Louis Walsh: ‘He made the wrong choices’ Explosive documentary, which features interviews with Keating, his ex-bandmates and former manager Walsh, charts the feuds and fallouts that transpired in one of the biggest boybands of the Nineties The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2025
“The river was flooding – the water was flowing so fast it created a whirlpool. I was sitting in an innertube, floating in a circle and that walkdown came to me”: Riff inspiration can strike in the strangest places – just ask William “Billy” KingReynolds Billy King & the Bad Bad's new album, Introspective Resolute, is all Lovecraftian punk sneer, howling at the moon and the sound of a band stretching out Guitar World · Jan 27, 2025
“He was only paid £6 for his credit on the James Bond theme, but he would dine out reputationally on that riff for the rest of his life”: Vic Flick played sessions for The Beatles, Tom Jones and Dusty Springfield – but the James Bond riff is his legacy Remembering the veteran gun-for-hire who played the tough, wiry riff from the James Bond Theme Guitar World · Jan 27, 2025
“Surreal and fun to play Saturday Night Live with Bob Dylan.. I mean Timothee Chalamet”: James Blake joins Oscar-nominated actor as he plays three lesser-known Dylan tracks on SNL Not quite complete unknowns, but definitely deep cuts MusicRadar · Jan 27, 2025
“Built for speed, equipped for domination”: Jackson stealth-launches the Pure Metal range – a trio of limited edition single-pickup shred machines Finished in Black with Creme binding, this Kelly, Rhoads and Soloist are packing a Fishman Fluence Modern humbucker, a Floyd, and that iconic six-in-line headstock Guitar World · Jan 27, 2025
Manic Street Preachers’ Nicky Wire says he’s still ‘emotionally floored’ by Richey Edwards disappearance Welsh guitarist disappeared almost 30 years ago on 1 February 1995 The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2025
David Bowie's Berlin Trilogy musicians reunite for European tour Carlos Alomar and George Murray to undertake the D.A.M. Trilogy - Back To Berlin Tour in November and December Louder · Jan 27, 2025
"I’ve written this tune and I’m going to record it tonight and have it pressed, up and out tomorrow": John Lennon wrote and recorded Instant Karma in one day. Here's how it happened "It was like all hell breaking loose. Tape machines, tape loops, tape delays, echo chambers, you name it!" MusicRadar · Jan 27, 2025
Marie Claire · Jan 27, 2025 Taylor Swift Asked One of Harry Styles's Favorite Bands to Handwrite Lyrics as a Birthday Gift for Him When They Were Dating The Temper Trap said Swift “came to our green room with a piece of paper" during an awards show to ask for the favor
MusicRadar · Jan 27, 2025 “The net result of this process is a progression which sounds smoother, calmer and more musical”: The value of adding chord inversions If your chord progressions sound a little clunky, try approaching your harmony in an inverse way.
The Independent UK · Jan 27, 2025 Trace Cyrus claims his father Billy Ray has threatened him with legal action: ‘You should be ashamed’ Tensions arose between family members after the ‘Achy Breaky Heart’ star’s controversial performance at Trump’s Liberty Ball
Louder · Jan 27, 2025 "As a guitarist he has few peers but as a songwriter he's no Roger Waters": David Gilmour soars on beautifully crafted if ultimately unchallenging debut solo album Released in between Pink Floyd's Animals and The Wall, David Gilmour's self-titled solo album laid the groundwork for future releases
Louder · Jan 27, 2025 “A ferociously experimental trip into the outer limits of rock, jazz, soundtrack music, cartoon horror and Zappa-like chaos”: The prog credentials of Mr. Bungle’s Disco Volante Bizarre instrumentation and avant-garde construction made Mike Patton and co’s second album a curveball of epic proportions
The Guardian - UK · Jan 27, 2025 ‘I’d dress as Judy Garland and scare my parents’: Rufus Wainwright’s honest playlist The singer-songwriter rises to Bruce Springsteen and loves the Eurythmics. But why has he had to rebrand as Wainwright?
Evening Standard · Jan 27, 2025 Grammy Awards 2025: who will win, and who deserves to win? Featuring Beyoncé, Charli XCX and Doechii Beyoncé, Charli XCX and Chappell Roan are all nominated for the night’s biggest prizes – but who will actually take home a golden gramophone trophy on February 1? Jordan Page looks at who will win, vs who actually should
Louder · Jan 27, 2025 "You might not know the Bob Dylan songs I'm performing": Watch Timothée Chalamet play his three favourite Dylan songs on SNL Timothée Chalamet has been widely praised and Oscar-nominated for his portrayal of the young Bob Dylan
The Conversation · Jan 26, 2025 Breaking up the band: why solo artists have come to dominate the music charts Predictions for this year’s Hottest 100 countdown revealed an interesting trend that has come to dominate popular music over the past decade: the prevalence of solo artists over bands.
Guitar World · Jan 26, 2025 “Delivering screaming leads to funky rhythms, and everything in between”: Guitarist and YouTuber Maxxxwell Carlisle teams up with Harley Benton for a budget-friendly, versatile signature model – the Guitar MAX Fusion The model comes shortly after Carlisle debunked rumors about his signature guitar, clarifying that it is Made in Indonesia and bolstering the reputation of the Thomann-owned Harley Benton brand
The Independent UK · Jan 26, 2025 Nick Cave says the death of his sons made him realise art is not ‘everything’ Australian artist said he has, at times, felt ‘repelled’ by work since the deaths of two of his children