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“A metalhead named Ron Quintana had a list of names for his fanzine. Lars saw that list. Ron chose Metal Mania – but Metallica was on there. So Lars ‘borrowed’ it. Forever”: James Hetfield on Metallica’s early days – when they were happy to have five fans

“We were out for world domination!”

MusicRadar

Man on the Run review – archival delve into Paul McCartney’s post-Beatles era is a welcome revisit

After the Fab Four fell and Wings took flight, McCartney embodied a strange, stylised sense of uncool, which would become bestselling success. A new documentary of old material memorialises his second coming

The Guardian - UK

U2's new music honors Renee Good and draws inspiration from world events

U2 releases a new EP that uses fresh songs to push for peace and unity, led by a tribute to Renee Good

The Independent UK

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Courtney Love’s Reaction To Kurt Cobain Homicide Claim Revealed By Report

Courtney Love reportedly rejects renewed claims about Kurt Cobain’s passing, choosing to honor his memory instead.

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"I have confidence the righteous will rise up against this aberration": U2 slam ICE, Putin, Netanyahu and more on surprise-released EP Days Of Ash

U2's first collection of new songs in nearly a decade pays tribute to Renee Good, the US citizen killed by ICE agents in Minneapolis, and others

Louder

"There’s clarity where you want it, and a glorious wall of noise when you need it": Laney Black Country Customs Billy Corgan Supergrace Loudpedal review

Laney distills Billy Corgan's legendary rig into a pedalboard-friendly amp that goes way beyond Smashing Pumpkins tones

Guitar World

"I couldn’t really join in the conversation because I was having an out-of-body experience." How a comedy legend ended up singing on a Kate Bush and Prince collaboration

"I sang my heart out. I couldn’t believe it. I was performing on a song with two of my heroes"

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U2: Days of Ash review – six new tracks reaffirm the band as a vital political voice

On their first collection of new songs since 2017, the quartet have a crispness that has been lacking in their 21st-century material, as they nimbly react to shocking news stories

The Guardian - UK

Bono lambasts ICE, Putin, Netanyahu and more as U2 release first collection of new songs since 2017

New EP Days of Ash features songs about Renee Good, Iranian protesters and other political topics, and precedes new ‘defiantly joyful’ album later in 2026

The Guardian - UK

Ed Sheeran and Ukrainian soldier feature on politically driven new U2 record

Days Of Ash is the group’s first release in almost three years.

Evening Standard

Billy Idol Should Be Dead: New documentary "digs deep" into star's "emergence as a prototypical punk rocker" and transformation into an MTV superstar

Plus, Idol to perform acoustic sets at LA and New York premieres

MusicRadar

“The last thing you want is people just deferring to you”: He may have been around for nearly 60 years, but David Gilmour’s return to form was inevitable. Here’s why

While the ex Pink Floyd leader is a world-class guitarist and vocalist, his attitude to family, social issues and collaborations make him even bigger than that

Louder

“I spent a lot of shows in the beginning wondering if he was upset”: John Mayer opens up on his early Dead & Company insecurities – and learning to share the stage with his hero, Bob Weir

The Grateful Dead icon, who passed away in January, became one of Mayer's closest collaborators during the latter years of his career

Guitar World

Taylor Swift named global artist of the year for fourth time in a row

The singer secured the accolade for a sixth time following the release of her 12th studio album, The Life Of A Showgirl

The Independent UK

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"People falling on top of each other, beer flying everywhere, somebody jumped off the balcony. I get kicked, I fall to the ground, someone picks me up. It was beautiful chaos." Ho99o9 vocalist Yeti Bones picks the albums that changed his life

From the "black metal version of hip hop", to original shock rocker Screamin' Jay Hawkins, Sepultura and the Mr. Bungle track that "gets him horny" these are Yeti Bones' all-time favourites

Guitar World

“My main memory is thinking if I stood still for too long, I’d get hit with a beer can”: Thundercat on getting his start with hardcore punk legends Suicidal Tendencies – and how that developed his bass chops

Thundercat may best be known as a funk and R&B-oriented bassist – yet, he got his start in thrash metal and hardcore punk

The Guardian - UK

Chuck Negron obituary

Singer with a powerful four-octave range whose hits with Three Dog Night included Joy to the World

MusicRadar

“You can have a great amp but if the speaker sucks it won’t sound good”: Sylosis' Josh Middleton on the most important link in your signal chain – and how a remarkable find from Adam ‘Nolly’ Getgood helped him nail Andy Sneap’s tone

The secret to great tone? Don't forget the speaker cabinet matters, too

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“There were times we were just checking in on him to see if he was alive”: this grunge band did everything they could to try and keep their singer on the straight and narrow whilst making their third album, but it wasn’t enough

The grunge stars who made their experimental record in the face of one of the most harrowing periods of their career

Louder

"He walked into my bedroom, and he says, Darling, I think this is a hit." How a disco legend and a hotshot Texan blues guitarist helped resurrect David Bowie's career

"Rock and roll is a business and David wasn’t selling any records in America"

The Independent UK

RAYE review, Co-Op Live Manchester – Just give her the Bond theme now

5/5 Ambitious, thrilling show asserts the UK pop artist as one of the greats, as she traces her lineage through jazz, blues, dance and R&B

Metal Hammer

“Something groundbreaking for our fans”: Iron Maiden turn only 2026 UK show into its own festival, including acts featuring band’s former members

Stray, Maiden United, Airforce and more will open the metal titans’ newly expanded two-day event

Guitar World

“I love the sound of acoustics and electrics, which is why I try to merge the two… I prefer bigger textures”: How Pavey Ark are reinventing acoustic guitar with pedals, fake nails and a $60 nylon-string that holds its own in any company

Neil Thomas’ adventurous playing and ear for unorthodox tuning finds the English collective exist between two worlds of traditional and neo-folk

Evening Standard

Raye ‘devastated’ as fans denied entry to Paris gig after ‘Ticketmaster error’

The 28-year-old singer-songwriter took to X to address the incident.

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Taylor Swift’s ‘Opalite’ Becomes Center of Creative Rights Debate After Accusation from Singer

“No one becomes a billionaire without stealing.”

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