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“Loads of guitarists could knock spots off Neil Young, but he’s aware of his limitations and hasn’t spent his energy perfecting his technique. I’ve carried that forward”: Meet Steve Logan, the singer-songwriter putting a distinctly Welsh spin on Americana

Inspired by the unworked genius of Neil Young and the angst of the Manic Street Preachers, Logan’s new album, Psych Ward, is all about expansion and connection

Guitar World · Jan 13, 2025

Halestorm’s Lzzy Hale once dumped a guy for falling asleep during a Tool show

Harsh but understandable

Metal Hammer · Jan 13, 2025

“You’re 17, it’s a normal dumb night, then someone’s screaming, ‘Get on the floor!’ I’m gonna die. This is the end of my life”: The armed hold-up that set the Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne on the road to music

Sold on their older brothers’ counterculture dream of living in outer space listening to the Beatles, Coyne and bandmate Steven Drozd very nearly became full-time drug dealers instead of musicians

Louder · Jan 13, 2025

Sam Moore obituary

American singer and half of the duo Sam & Dave best known for their 1967 hit Soul Man

The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2025

YouTube Music is giving artist pages a slick new makeover

YouTube Music is spicing up artist pages with a 'Top songs' carousel.

Android Central · Jan 12, 2025

Ariana Grande says she is ‘focused on acting’ and has ‘no plans for live shows’

The singer had contemplated ‘doing a mini-tour in between the Wicked films’.

Evening Standard · Jan 12, 2025

UK festivals face ‘really tough’ year due to fewer headline acts and rising costs

Stars must now be booked so far in advance for events that organisers can only guess who will sell tickets in two years’ time

The Guardian - UK · Jan 12, 2025

“Please tell the bass players of the world to go easy on me. I did my best to represent you well!” Bob Rock made bass history on Metallica’s St. Anger – quite a feat, since he “never really played bass” before

Producer Bob Rock on making St. Anger, the legacy of Cliff Burton and why he used Loverboy’s bass guitar on every track

Guitar World · Jan 12, 2025

“Part of the attraction for Lou Reed was that I had an ample supply of hash”: how a British 70s cult hero became a member of famously grumpy Lou’s crew

The ex-Velvet Underground leader got into the habit of throwing house parties in West London, and always made sure one man was invited

Louder · Jan 12, 2025

"I knew things weren’t going well musically": The story of the singer who replaced Ozzy Osbourne in Black Sabbath in 1977 – and was then forgotten

The story of the short-lived union between Black Sabbath and a former singer of Fleetwood Mac

Louder · Jan 12, 2025