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“We were getting gold records from countries around the world. I had a DJ tell me that when he put it on for the first time, the phones lit up after 20 seconds”:Berton Averre on writing My Sharona – and why the Knack were never the next Beatles

My Sharona was the perfect pop-rock anthem, and as Averre reflects on the life and times of the Knack he admits he knew he had something special back then

Guitar World

"If people didn’t like us, they’d say it was because we sounded too much like Black Sabbath or Led Zeppelin." How Soundgarden went from superunknowns to grunge godfathers, a band who captured the sound and spirit of Seattle like no other

“There was no internet or YouTube so we had to prove it every night on stage.”

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9 debut stereo amplifiers from iconic hi-fi brands – legendary amps from Audiolab, Cyrus, McIntosh, NAD, Naim and more

Probably the best inaugural amplifiers in hi-fi history

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“Getting a noise complaint is essentially a death sentence for a grassroots venue”: The precarious state of Britain's small venues in focus

Whether it’s turning a profit, rising drink prices or the fear of receiving just one formal noise complaint, small venues face more jeopardy than ever in 2026

MusicRadar

12 best digital cameras, reviewed by a professional photographer

I’ve tested almost every available model, these are the best digital cameras

The Independent UK

‘It’ll be in my Guardian obituary’: David Balfe on inspiring Blur’s Country House and tripping on Top of the Pops

He was the burned-out bigwig who moved to a very big house. Now back with his first music for decades, he talks about signing the Proclaimers, being punched by Julian Cope – and his Scott Walker inspired trio

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“I talked my folks into buying me a plane ticket to London. I took my guitar and some songs, and I ran into some people…” How the Beatles launched the career of one of the all-time great songwriters

James Taylor’s encounter with Pete Asher led to an audition in front of Paul McCartney and George Harrison

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Shrooms, alligators and the swamp: how the ‘satanic e-girls of TikTok’ revived psychedelic sludge metallers Acid Bath

The Louisiana band came to a tragically early end in the 90s, but after going viral they’ll soon play stadiums with System of a Down. They look back on the claggy riffs and circle pits

The Guardian - UK

British teenager who killed three girls likely viewed footage of Sydney’s Wakeley stabbing before carrying out attack, report finds

Report finds Axel Rudakubana bypassed X age controls and likely viewed footage of Mar Mari Emmanuel stabbing before carrying out UK attack

The Guardian - AU

Southport families urge reform as inquiry finds attack could have been prevented

The report showed a catalogue of failures, solicitors said.

Evening Standard

"He went off at the deep end with drugs and I was just beside myself with frustration and depression.” Paramore, Deftones and Tool love them. This album broke them. The story of Failure's Fantastic Planet

Failure tackled substance abuse and bad luck to make a perfect alt-rock album, only to split up a year later

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“It has a super catchy riff, but it is a song that you have to hear a few times. I don’t think it would’ve been given the time of day without the enormous impact of the video”: How to recreate one of the most infectious synth riffs of all time

After several attempts at creating the perfect pop production, Take On Me finally became the global hit that A-ha deserved. We build its classic lead sound in software

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"Slipknot is a big scary monster and we're losing control of it." How Slipknot's angriest and sweariest song helped the metal icons land the heaviest number one album in history

As soon as people heard that crushing first song on Iowa, they knew we weren't getting a soft, sell-out second album

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Netflix new releases: 7 shows and movies you need to stream this week (March 30-April 5)

Dig into all the new Netflix TV shows and movies heading to Netflix this week, including "XO, Kitty," season 3, "Love on the Spectrum" season 4 and more.

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UK music industry figures call for more black talent in executive roles

Report shows black music accounts for 80% of money generated by UK industry in past 30 years

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New on Netflix in April 2026: 5 best shows and movies to stream, plus full release list

Here are the new shows and movies you need to watch on Netflix in April 2026, including "Beef" season 2, "Apex" and more.

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Bloody Well Right! Breakfast In America might have had the bangers, but it was Crime Of The Century that truly saved Supertramp's bacon

Facing the harsh reality of their first two albums being commercial flops, Supertramp were staring into the abyss when they came to make third album, Crime Of The Century

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“We lived through a mudslide, a flood, a fire and an earthquake, and we were living on 20 bucks a day”: Lzzy Hale looks back on the industry mishaps and natural disasters Halestorm endured to make their first album

The Pennsylvania hard rockers also survived a producer stepping down and their A&R guy being fired by their label

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The Guardian - UK

From David Bowie to Fleetwood Mac and Eric Clapton, Mike Vernon’s ear was invaluable to British pop and blues

The musician, producer and label head, who has died aged 81, turned his boyhood passion for blues into a hugely impactful career

International Business Times UK

Big Short's Michael Burry Says Pentagon's Claude Phaseout Shows Government Can't Rely on Palantir Alone

Anthropic's Claude AI leads US app downloads, surpassing ChatGPT, following the Pentagon's blacklist due to refusal to ease safeguards for military use of its AI model.

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Netflix new releases — 7 shows and movies you need to stream this week (March 2-8)

Dig into all the new Netflix TV shows and movies heading to Netflix this week, including "War Machine," "Vladimir" and more.

MusicRadar

“The title was a kind of code word because the song was a preposterous, grandiose thing. Patton wrote the words a week after he joined the band”: The groundbreaking hit that saved Faith No More’s career – and saved the life of Slipknot’s Corey Taylor

The enigmatic lyrics continually allude to “it” – while never quite articulating what “it” actually is

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New on Netflix in March 2026: 5 best shows and movies to stream, plus full release list

Here are the new shows and movies you need to watch on Netflix in March 2026, including "Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man," "War Machine" and more.

Evening Standard

Snap back: How Snapchat is putting the AR in art at the Louvre

The Incredible Unknowns of the Louvre is using augmented reality to help people see museum masterpieces through fresh eyes

Metal Hammer

“We just went with it, hoping that it would be more of a blessing than a disaster.” How Alien Ant Farm’s bizarre cover of Michael Jackson’s Smooth Criminal turned them from D-listers to nu metal giants (for a bit, anyway)

In 2000, Alien Ant Farm were nu metal also-rans struggling to find their place. Then a thumbs up from Papa Roach and a Michael Jackson cover changed their fortunes overnight

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