Coldplay fans outraged by 'massive' Ticketmaster queues and high resale prices for 2025 UK tour General sale tickets for the band’s tour were going on-sale at 9am on Friday Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2024
The Cure: Alone review – majestically wreathed in misery and despair Birds fall from the sky, broken voices call us home and youthful dreams are dashed against the transience of life in the band’s first new song in 16 years The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2024
After teasing a symphony of “cocks and vaginas and death” eight years ago, Devin Townsend is finally performing The Moth live with an orchestra The prog metal maverick will host a one-night-only symphonic performance in the Netherlands next March Metal Hammer · Sep 26, 2024
“The way I play guitar, every time I play with a session musician, they’re like, ‘What the f**k are you doing? What chords are you playing?’”: Beabadoobee discusses her unorthodox guitar style and how it helped her to gel with Rick Rubin “I think what I really go off with, and what Rick really goes off with, is what you feel and the vibe and what you hear,” she says MusicRadar · Sep 26, 2024
“The Rolling Stones gig is the culmination of my childhood dreams – I figure now that I've played with Miles, Sting, Herbie Hancock, Peter Gabriel, and Madonna, I've pretty much covered it”: Darryl Jones looks back at the path that led him to the very top The Rolling Stones bassist is a force of nature, with a stage and session career second to none Guitar World · Sep 26, 2024
“Tony has done his thing on it”: Robbie Williams and Tony Iommi just made a record The Black Sabbath guitarist is just one component of Williams' new “guitar rock” musical direction MusicRadar · Sep 26, 2024
Joey Jordison’s estate has settled its lawsuit against Slipknot Jordison’s estate sued Slipknot last year, accusing the nu metal stars of profiting off the late drummer’s death and withholding his belongings Metal Hammer · Sep 26, 2024
The autumn gig guide: everything to watch in London The nights are drawing in? Fend off the chill with some of the capital’s hottest gigs Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2024
Roland overhauls its high-end electronic drum sets with the introduction of the 7 Series V-drums and VAD kits: “a dynamic new chapter in the V-Drums legacy” The TD-716, TD-713 and VAD716 are powered by the new V71 module and there’s a lot of new features! MusicRadar · Sep 26, 2024
“A cornucopia… Most impressive of all are the alternative monitor mixes”: Frank Zappa’s Apostrophe (’) 50th anniversary edition Dazzling deluxe expansion of his best-loved solo album Louder · Sep 26, 2024
Nickelback announce live album Nickelback: Live From Nashville Nickelback: Live From Nashville features special guests from the worlds of rock and country & western Metal Hammer · Sep 26, 2024
"I know the band's not perfect right now and in turmoil": Journey's Arnel Pineda thanks supporters in first statement since inviting fans to vote him out of the band Arnel Pineda thanks fans and slams "cowards" after receiving overwhelming support in the wake of Rio In Rio criticism Louder · Sep 26, 2024
Hamlet Hail to the Thief: Thom Yorke revisits Radiohead album for Shakespeare show Stage production in Manchester will orchestrate the band’s 2003 recording to ‘chime with the underlying grief and paranoia’ of the tragedy The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2024
A.B. Quintanilla Hospitalized in Bolivia Due to Lung Issues After feeling unwell for several weeks during his tour in Bolivia, A.B. Quintanilla was hospitalized in Santa Cruz. Latin Times · Sep 25, 2024
Bored Panda · Sep 25, 2024 “The Saddest Thing”: NSYNC Founder Chris Kirkpatrick Performs Band’s Hits At 52, Sparks Debate The NSYNC founder is hosting a tour in which nostalgia is the main act. The post “The Saddest Thing”: NSYNC Founder Chris Kirkpatrick Performs Band’s Hits At 52, Sparks Debate first appeared on Bored Panda.
Metal Hammer · Sep 25, 2024 Sólstafir show off stunning Icelandic scenery in video for new single Blakkrakki Sólstafir will release their latest album Hin helga kvöl (The Holy Suffering) for new label Century Media in November
Metal Hammer · Sep 25, 2024 “Lemmy wrote the words, but I told him exactly what I wanted to say”: We asked Ozzy Osbourne to pick his favourite Ozzy Osbourne song. This is what he chose Ozzy Osbourne doesn’t have a “favourite” Ozzy Osbourne song, but if push comes to shove this 90s ballad would be it
MusicRadar · Sep 25, 2024 “Players have been requesting a reissue of this model for decades, and Epiphone has heard you!”: By popular demand, Epiphone brings back the Grabber Bass, the four-string loved by Gene Simmons, Mike Dirnt and more The much-loved four-string is alive once more to enjoy a second life with Epiphone, offering bassists a humbucker with a splittable coil, and an excuse to stick their tongue out like Gene
The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2024 Ticket touts cost UK music fans £145m a year, says O2 Telecoms firm calls for crackdown after it fended off 50,000 attacks from automated ‘bots’ in a six-week period
MusicRadar · Sep 25, 2024 "They just went in there and bang, bang, bang – three takes or so and nailed it”: Why Oasis’ Definitely Maybe was recorded twice The Sawmills Studio team have shared memories of the sessions that became the band’s dynamite debut
Louder · Sep 25, 2024 The Pineapple Thief announce new European dates for Spring 2025 UK prog rockers The Pineapple Thief will release The Last Run EP in November
MusicRadar · Sep 25, 2024 Hallelujah! Now you can holiday in Jeff Buckley’s former home in Memphis Lover, You Should Have Come Over (instead of shooting selfies and video outside)
MusicRadar · Sep 25, 2024 “I’m like, ‘Listen, I could give you all the stuff that I use now, but it took me years to even have a use for it": Finneas on why he’s given Billie Eilish “the bare minimum of stuff” in her new recording studio "'If I give you this basic thing, it’ll make sense to you right away’”
Metal Hammer · Sep 25, 2024 “Their mastery of black metal left them nowhere to go, except into far weirder and more interesting territory”: Where to start with Ulver As they build up to album number 14, revisit the boundary-busting history of Norway’s musical mavericks
Guitar World · Sep 25, 2024 “I can’t stop being bewildered by all these people who say, ‘That guy sucks!’ I’ve got news for you – you don’t get to where you’re at if you suck! Okay?” Kirk Hammett on why bad solos are dying – and dealing with armchair guitar critics Towards the end of 2023, we caught up with Metallica's affable lead guitarist to take stock of one of the greatest years in the Bay Area metal behemoth's history, and to talk guitars, songwriting and gear