Cool new prog music you must hear from TesseracT, God Is An Astronaut, Dim Gray and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week Great new prog music to discover from Matteo Mancuso, Orion and more... Louder · Jul 26, 2024
Russian singer Manizha banned from performing at home releases defiant new song Gun The last Eurovision contestant to represent Russia before it was excluded refuses to be silenced after finding herself vilified in her home country for her pro-LGBTQ+ and pro-peace views Evening Standard · Jul 26, 2024
"I hope people use it to score their own lives, to transform a drive to the grocery store or sharing a meal with loved ones into something magical”: Wu Tang’s RZA has high hopes for his hip-hop ballet Wu Tang Clan's RZA has high hopes for his hip-hop ballet MusicRadar · Jul 26, 2024
“Who knew Billy could play guitar?” Billy Joel rocks a Strat with Axl Rose in surprise cover of AC/DC’s Highway to Hell The pair also covered Wings’ Live and Let Die as Billy Joel rounded out his US tour with a little help from the Guns N’ Roses frontman’s steely pipes Guitar World · Jul 26, 2024
Waxahatchee review – warm, rousing anthems about embracing change Katie Crutchfield and her band bask in a rolling sound with smoky twangs and divine harmonies, creating affinity among her fans by leaning into the lessons of mid-30s life The Guardian - UK · Jul 26, 2024
“We didn’t know what the future would hold, but sometimes that’s when magic happens.” How Pisces turned Jinjer into a viral sensation - and one of metal's hottest new bands Driven from their homes by war and with no money left to promote their album, Jinjer's live rehearsal turned them into viral metal stars Metal Hammer · Jul 26, 2024
Ice Spice Hits Back at Claims Taylor Swift Became Friends With Her for "Clout" She's insulted by people's assumptions. Marie Claire · Jul 26, 2024
“This record is a serious piece of work… I think it’s some of my best songwriting and playing”: Jerry Cantrell taps Guns N’ Roses and Metallica bassists for new solo album I Want Blood The Alice in Chains leader has signaled his return to heavy riffs with first single Vilified Guitar World · Jul 26, 2024
Alice In Chains' Jerry Cantrell announces new album I Want Blood, featuring members of Metallica, Guns N' Roses and Faith No More, shares new single Vilified Jerry Cantrell's shares details of his new solo record I Want Blood, and unveils the new single Vilified Metal Hammer · Jul 26, 2024
A Jimi Hendrix box set featuring 38 unreleased tracks recorded in the months before his death is on the way Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision is scheduled for release in September - watch the new video for Angel [Take 7] now Louder · Jul 26, 2024
Taylor Swift just dropped a major detail about Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds’ children Taylor Swift just dropped a major detail about Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds’ children Marie Claire · Jul 26, 2024
Sabrina Carpenter fans ‘appalled’ by ‘greedy’ ticket prices for 2025 tour ‘Anyone who pays those prices is an absolute mug,’ one person fumed The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2024
“It was going to be thrown out… Sting says, ‘Go on then, make it your own.’ I did it in one take”: The Police were set to ditch Every Breath You Take before Andy Summers added his riff – now the original demo has surfaced after 42 years, you can hear why The surfacing of the now classic song’s early demo is a testament to the old adage ‘Rome wasn’t built in a day’ Guitar World · Jul 26, 2024
“You will never find exactly this shape. It’s unique”: Jackson breaks the mould for Roman Ibramkhalilov’s highly anticipated MDK HT6 Baritone signature – a guitar built for “unparalleled depth and heaviness” The Jinjer guitarist's baritone has gone through a years-long evolutionary process and with a 27" scale and Gotoh hardtail it has everything you need for metal riffs, nothing you don't MusicRadar · Jul 26, 2024
Guitar World · Jul 26, 2024 “I’d never played a Strat before. But when Audioslave was forming, I was looking for a new guitar. I went into a Guitar Center and found this Strat on the wall. It spoke to me deeply”: Tom Morello on the origins and mods of his Soul Power Strat The Soul Power was the instrument of new beginnings for Tom Morello, a stock, off-the-wall Guitar Center purchase that was soon to be customized, soon to be iconic in Audioslave. This is its story
Metal Hammer · Jul 26, 2024 TesseracT announce next phase of War Of Being world tour TesseracT announce new European and UK dates for January and February 2025
The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2024 Interpol grateful they said yes to their song being used in Friends ‘It was a pretty hardcore moment,’ says band of the scene that used their music
Guitar World · Jul 26, 2024 5 easy ways to make open chords more interesting Players such as David Bowie and Joni Mitchell have deployed alternate voicings to great effect in their songwriting, and they can be a powerful songwriting tool to have under your belt
Metal Hammer · Jul 26, 2024 “Joyous, energetic, and with the sensation of exciting things to come.” Ghost’s Rite Here Rite Now soundtrack is “that Friday feeling” in musical form Despite being recorded across two nights in The City Of Angels, Ghost’s new soundtrack/live album is a devilishly good time
Guitar World · Jul 26, 2024 “Nothing was even mic'd up through the P.A. – they just listened to our amps and the two vocal mics. Sometimes we'd just play rubbish”: The Beatles on their struggles to be heard over the screams of Beatlemania – and the toll it took on their performances Technology has advanced light years in the six decades since the frenzy of Beatlemania, and the world of onstage guitar amplification is no exception
Evening Standard · Jul 26, 2024 Bruce Springsteen at Wembley Stadium review: hits galore from a master of his craft At 74 years young, the Boss served up one of the best nights the audience had ever experienced
The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2024 Bruce Springsteen review, Wembley Stadium: Rock legend’s curfew-defying set bends a whole stadium to his will The 74-year-old music veteran proves once again that time is impotent in the face of Gramps Power
The Guardian - UK · Jul 26, 2024 Crack Cloud: Red Mile review – aggressively tuneful rock about life’s big questions The Canadian indie-garage-rockers take the mickey out of pop, punk and the stories we tell ourselves, but strong feeling outweighs the cynicism
The Guardian - UK · Jul 26, 2024 Ice Spice: Y2K! review – wilfully trashy wordplay from wily new rap star The US star’s subject matter is lightweight and this debut album only lasts 23 minutes, but funny, snotty lines abound and the music is often viscerally exciting
The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2024 Ice Spice review, Y2K!: Wickedly infectious energy, wit and filth Following a wave of overlong albums, the cool, TikTokable concision of Ice Spice’s first full-length record feels effortlessly in control