"It's a song for the losers!" How Halestorm's Here's To Us became the ultimate underdog anthem - and ended up being covered by everyone from Slash to the cast of Glee Halestorm's classic power ballad made such an impact that it'd be rerecorded just a year later with Slash, David Draiman, Maria Brink and more getting involved Metal Hammer · Apr 22, 2024
Trump's criminal trial is a test run What has the Age of Trump done to the American people and our national character? Salon · Apr 19, 2024
"It was the only place that Satan wouldn’t be hanging out": Twisted Sister were a long way from home, but Jimmy Page's bathroom was a songwriting refuge How Twisted Sister convinced their record company they weren't the worst band in the world and made Stay Hungry Metal Hammer · Apr 3, 2024
The 11 greatest Rush album sleeves, by the man who created them Rush album cover artist Hugh Syme looks back on his favourite covers Louder · Mar 31, 2024
“I think that the whole band was kind of misunderstood by everybody, and it gave us a sort of an edge, you know": The story of Cream's Disraeli Gears How Baker, Bruce and Clapton transcended their (and their management's) very different ambitions for Cream to track a '60s masterpiece MusicRadar · Mar 17, 2024
Cross-Ideological YIMBY Coalition Defies Increasing Polarization—So Far The New York Times and the Atlantic report on how the movement to curb exclusionary zoning and build more housing has managed to cut across ideological lines. Reason · Mar 16, 2024
New York Times Staffers Bullied a Conservative Writer The Chick-fil-A story heard 'round the world. Reason · Feb 29, 2024
Universal Music Group Acquires Stake In Chord Music Partners UMG acquires stake in Chord Music Partners, Erica Bellarosa joins Atlantic Records, Global Citizen hosts international conference in Melbourne with global ... Top News · Feb 21, 2024
"It was like being strapped to a rocket ship. Things took off in a beautiful, surprising way": The ultimate guide to every Billy Talent album in the band's own words Ben Kowalewicz takes us on a tour through the albums that propelled Billy Talent from guitarist Ian D'Sa's parents' basement to the stages of the world's biggest festivals Metal Hammer · Feb 20, 2024
BBC disinformation reporter Marianna Spring: ‘My approach to fear is to try to make sense of it’ The broadcaster on dealing with abuse, the power of the Barbie movie, and watching Spurs with her dad The Guardian - UK · Feb 18, 2024
“They said, ‘We did a little thing for you, but we don’t know if it will make the album. I said, ‘You’re crazy – this is the single!’” the epic life of ‘Funky’ Claude Nobs, the man who inspired Deep Purple’s Smoke On The Water Claude Nobs was the man who co-founded the Montreux Jazz Festival – and crossed paths with Led Zeppelin, Frank Zappa and Deep Purple Louder · Feb 17, 2024
Trump's return comes with health risks A large number of Americans will likely die if a second Trump regime succeeds Salon · Feb 8, 2024
Led Zeppelin's original contract with Atlantic Records stated that Jimmy Page could replace the other band members if he wanted The historic 1968 contract between Atlantic Records and Jimmy Page has been uncovered Louder · Feb 1, 2024
The Guardian - US · Jan 29, 2024 Why do America’s liberal hawks attack Russia while giving Israel a free pass? Liberal hawks like Michael McFaul, Max Boot and Anne Applebaum are quick to denounce Russian aggression but ignore Israeli crimes
Reason · Jan 25, 2024 Yes, Biden Absolutely Told Coal Miners To Learn To Code Where are the misinformation czars and the mainstream media fact-checkers now?
Louder · Jan 24, 2024 “I just knew Trevor Horn as a pop producer. When he turned up with a guitar, I said, ‘Is that a prop, or are you going to use it?’ We just didn’t hit it off”: How Yes’ 90125 became a triumph – despite starting with “the worst jam in history” After Drama resulted in the band’s complete collapse, a massive revamp seemed the only hope for any kind of future. But that epic challenge resulted in an equally epic album
Louder · Jan 9, 2024 "Shirley Bassey arrived, took off her coat and went straight into the studio. She sang and then just collapsed on the floor": an epic Jimmy Page interview As Led Zeppelin prepared for their 2007 reunion show, Jimmy Page sat down with Classic Rock for an extensive interview. And now, for the first time, we're publishing it online in full
Pedestrian.tv · Jan 6, 2024 Paramore Didn’t Break Up, But The Real Reason They Wiped Their Site & Socials Makes Total Sense Paramore, our favourite band since the 2000s, has wiped its entire online presence off the face of the planet but there's a good reason.
The Guardian - UK · Jan 3, 2024 Les McCann obituary American jazz musician whose popular blues and gospel-inspired sounds were later sampled by a host of rap artists
WEKU · Jan 2, 2024 Les McCann, jazz pianist with a soulful holler, dies at 88 An impromptu jam of "Compared to What" gave McCann a career-defining moment at the 1969 Montreux Jazz Festival.
Salon · Dec 29, 2023 "Alarming" number of kids burned by soup Instant soups in flimsy cups risk "mini explosion" of boiling liquid on kids
Louder · Dec 24, 2023 "The label said ‘What do you want to do next, lads?’ and we laughingly said, ‘Christmas song!’": Justin Hawkins on the creation of The Darkness' festive classic The Darkness frontman on how the Lowestoft quartet made Christmas Time (Don't Let The Bells End)
Reason · Dec 21, 2023 Substackers Battle Over Banning Nazis Some Substack writers are pressuring the platform to change its moderation policies. Others are urging Substack not to listen.
Salon · Dec 20, 2023 America has a Trump generation problem The growing and existential danger has not been met by the media — and it won't be before the election