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“The world is falling apart. It’s insane. It’s greed, inequality, monetisation.” Robert Smith on the gloomy, reflective themes at the dark heart of The Cure's new album Songs of a Lost World

It may not entirely surprise you to learn that The Cure's first album in 16 years is not an upbeat party record

Louder

Another one bites the dust – what has happened to Scotland’s music festivals?

It has been a difficult year for Scotland’s music festival industry ...

The National (Scotland)

Luis Miguel Moved to Tears in Mexico: "He Couldn't Stop Crying!"

The Sun of Mexico broke down in tears during his concert after reading fans' signs and hearing them sing his song 'La Incondicional.' Watch here.

Latin Times

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Becky Hill review – ultimate slow-burn pop star has the crowd on her side

Former vocalist-for-hire gets her own set on the big stage and is at her best when she channels the fun that the audience are having

The Guardian - UK

“An eight-minute opening track… pomp, circumstance, Wagnerian bombast and epic grandeur”: Propaganda’s A Secret Wish was more prog than people knew

Known as “ABBA from Hell,” the German synth-poppers’ 1985 debut had links to Yes, Mike Oldfield and Die Krupps

Louder

“There was one gig where Eric and I stopped playing for two choruses. Jack didn’t even know”: Cream were one of the loudest rock bands of their time – but the excessive volume tore the band apart

During Cream's late '60s heyday, and again during their brief reunion in 2005, drummer Ginger Baker felt that both his – and even Eric Clapton's – contributions were often drowned out by bandmate Jack Bruce's

Guitar World

"Bruce Dickinson is like a time-traveling general from a dystopian future." Iron Maiden bring the Future Past tour to Aftershock - and it's spectacular

Iron Maiden's current world tour touches down in Aftershock for an incredible Saturday night headline set

Metal Hammer

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"Fifty years in, they still set the bar." Judas Priest bring heavy metal heaven to Aftershock with a set that's all killer, no filler

Judas Priest remind Sacramento why they are and always will be Metal Gods

Metal Hammer

Girls Don’t Play Guitars review – Liverbirds musical is just ho-hum

Staged in their hometown, the true story of one of the first all-female rock bands is told with low stakes, though the singing is great

The Guardian - UK

“I got a call – ‘I’m putting a super band together, and I want you to be one of the guitar players.’ The other guitarist was Neal Schon from Santana”: How Les Dudek joined Journey “for two hours”

Recruited due to his stellar resume – which included studio work with the Allman Brothers Band and Steve Miller – Dudek turned down the gig to pursue a solo career

Guitar World

Newly found Jimi Hendrix tapes give fans chance to own song only they can listen to

Four never-before-heard demos will be sold at auction along with documents rescued by former PA to the star’s manager

The Guardian - UK

‘Celebrated again’: Portrait of German jazz-age pioneers lost after Nazi takeover returns to Berlin

Jewish Museum in Berlin buys painting of Weintraubs Syncopators, who played the soundtrack to the Weimar cabaret

The Guardian - UK

James Hetfield vows Metallica will never be "a legacy band"

New music is a vital part of the package that thrash metal icons Metallica want to keep giving their fans

Metal Hammer

"What lingers long after the final note is the enduring emotional connection that Evanescence have with their fans." Amy Lee's crew give Aftershock one of the most powerful sets of the weekend

Evanescence roll out the hits and some modern anthems in a emotionally resonant set at Aftershock

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"Architects remain one of the most dynamic bands in modern metalcore." Brighton's finest show Aftershock why they're one of UK metal's greatest success stories

UK metal national treasures Architects bring the bangers to Aftershock

Metal Hammer

"The message is clear: this is Poppy’s coronation." Alternative music's chameleonic princess lights up Aftershock day two

Poppy brings her unique, genre-hopping sounds to the Aftershock party

The Guardian - UK

On my radar: Evan Dando’s cultural highlights

The Lemonheads musician on crazy websites, cosy restaurants and a bar where it’s always Christmas

The Guardian - UK

David Gilmour review – astonishing, goosebump-inducing solos

In between collaborating with Ice-T, selling the rights to the Pink Floyd name and promoting a new album, the veteran musician delivers a stream of unimpeachable classics

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Louder

“This is very strange music!" Lunatic Soul and the making of Walking On A Flashlight Beam

With 2014's fourth album Walking On A Flashlight Beam Lunatic Soul found themselves travelling down a far deeper and darker path

Evening Standard

Sir Elton John’s candid observation: ‘I don’t know how much time I have left’

The documentary titled Elton John: Never Too Late, will stream on Disney+ from Friday December 13.

MusicRadar

“We’re scared of the media asking us intrusive questions and trying to pick holes in our relationship”: Liam Gallagher on why there’ll be no Oasis reunion interviews

Liam Gallagher on why they'll be no Oasis reunion interviews

Metal Hammer

“I hate the term ‘thinking man’s metal’. That kind of term could hurt the band”: The story of Opeth’s Blackwater Park, the album that changed prog metal forever

How Opeth seized the prog metal throne with 2001’s genre-defining Blackwater Park album

MusicRadar

“We know people want to hear the best-of... we don’t want to be a legacy band that just plays its greatest hits and then that’s it”: James Hetfield on why Metallica will always play new songs

James Hetfield on why Metallica will never be a 'legacy' band

Guitar World

“I tried it fingerstyle, and that didn't work. As a joke, somebody said, ‘Why don't you try slap bass?’ Everyone was laughing. Then we went back and listened to it…” Chris Wolstenholme switched up his tone and technique on Muse’s The Resistance

Monstrous tones (and a massive signal chain) are just part of Chris Wolstenholme’s bass evolution with Muse

Louder

“The Grateful Dead? Man, they were abysmal. After 20 minutes half the audience had gone”: Meat Loaf’s wild tales of Iggy Pop, the MC5, The Who and more

Iggy, Joe Cocker, Jerry Garcia, The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band – Meat Loaf crossed paths with them all

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