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Haim hit back after accusations of “acting” during live performance: “Don’t ever say we don’t play our instruments”

The trio spoke out after one individual questioned whether bassist Este Haim was playing her parts – something she says the band has to deal with “on every f**king video of us playing”

Guitar World

Thank you, Royal Blood, for heralding the death of ‘real’ music

Frontman Mike Kerr launched a wave of memes with his petulant festival rant – and revealed the sense of entitlement created by a culture that prized rock above pop

The Guardian - UK

Dave Grohl signature Epiphone DG-335 confirmed in new Foo Fighters promo shot

Well, it was only just the other day that Gibson head honcho said “OK” to the idea on an Instagram AMA. And here we are. The only question is, when can we buy one?

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Kurt Cobain showed up to Nirvana's In Utero sessions with a chunk of the guitar Steve Albini smashed at Big Black's final show

Steve Albini reveals that Nirvana's Kurt Cobain owned a special memento from Big Black's farewell performance in Seattle

Metal Hammer

‘It was bewildering’: The Thrills on famous fans, flash-in-a-pan success and their Morrissey blunder

With fans in Bono and Rod Stewart, the Noughties group were going to be the biggest Irish band since U2 – then they vanished. On the 20th anniversary of their debut, Ed Power speaks with The Thrills and their former manager to chronicle the band’s staggering rise to the top…

The Independent UK

"The police should all retire. They're disgusting. England is falling to pieces." Mick Jagger's 1972 state-of-the-nation anarchist rant was quite something

In 1972, Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger was furious about what he saw as a Tory government attempt to crush civil liberties

Louder

A German concert promoter once offered Black Sabbath an extra one way plane ticket in case they needed to bring a "sacrificial victim" to their gig

Some people got a little carried away with the mistaken belief that Black Sabbath were a Satan-worshipping occult band

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The saga of Hawkwind's Space Ritual

After blasting out of the underground via the acid-laced rocket fuel of Silver Machine, Hawkwind created a spectacular multimedia live show unlike anything seen or heard before: the Space Ritual

Louder

Like me, Eve Babitz was driven by corrosive relationships – and idolised women

Lust and longing turned me on to Eve Babitz – the writer who spells out that the real female equivalent of male power is not beauty but self-possession

The Guardian - UK

The Guide #85: The brouhaha over The Last Dinner Party, indie’s buzziest band

In this week’s newsletter: The baroque Brixton band came out of nowhere to be one of indie’s hottest new acts – but is there more to their hype than there seems?

The Guardian - UK

Matt Healy: The controversies and love life of The 1975 singer and Taylor Swift’s rumoured new man

After her shock split from Joe Alwyn, rumours are swirling that Taylor Swift has once again found love in the UK, this time with The 1975 frontman Matty Healy. Emma Loffhagen takes a look at Healy’s past relationships, controversies, and why he said the notion of dating Swift would be…

Evening Standard

So the first single from Corey Taylor's new solo album is a song he was playing 14 years ago

Watch Corey Taylor 'debut' new single Beyond on the opening night of his solo tour, and perform an earlier version of the same song in Des Moines, Iowa back in 2009

Metal Hammer

Karen O, self-destruction and rubber bones: Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Fever to Tell, 20 years on

As ‘Fever to Tell’ celebrates its second decade, Mark Beaumont looks back at the glitter-stained, tequila-soaked origins of Yeah Yeah Yeah’s iconic debut record

The Independent UK

Karen O, self-destruction and rubber bones: Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Fever to Tell at 20 years old

As ‘Fever to Tell’ celebrates its second decade, Mark Beaumont looks back at the glitter-stained, tequila-soaked origins of Yeah Yeah Yeah’s iconic debut record

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The Black Keys refer to Noel Gallagher as "the chord lord", even though the Oasis man has said they're meaningless in his songwriting

The duo collaborated with The Chief on their forthcoming album

The Guardian - UK

How Mark Stewart set the tone for post-punk protest music

The Pop Group’s lead singer, who has died at 62, whipped political confrontation into a thrilling mix of avant-funk and crashing soundscapes

Los Angeles Times

Janet Jackson begins tour with this epic set list — and Sheinelle Jones as dancer

Janet Jackson kicked off her highly anticipated Together Again tour this weekend in Florida with an epic, 40-plus-song set list and a guest appearance from "Today" co-host Sheinelle Jones.

Louder

Kerrang! Living Loud: an essential insider account of how 'The Rock Bible' shaped the global rock landscape

Nick Ruskell's Kerrang! Living Loud: Four Decades On The Frontline Of Rock, Metal, Punk and Alternative Music is an eye-opening account of the magazine's storied history, featuring tributes from Metallica, Guns N' Roses and more

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Ghost have recorded covers of classic songs by Rush, U2 and Misfits, plus a piano version of a Motorhead anthem

Tobias Forge originally conceived Ghost's forthcoming Phantomime EP as a full album, and the 'leftovers' include covers of songs by Motorhead, Rush, U2 and Misfits

The Guardian - UK

Fassbinder: Thousands of Mirrors by Ian Penman – a freewheeling and insightful study of the film-maker’s allure

The former NME star writer rewatches the films of the German director and writes hauntingly about the way our tastes and passions change over time

Louder

Fall Out Boy's Patrick Stump credits Batman as the reason he's a musician

Fall Out Boy frontman salutes the influence of Batman, Danny Elfman and Prince in inspiring his own musical journey

PC Gamer

Workers allege crunch and intimidation at Ubisoft's Just Dance studio

Speaking anonymously, staff paint a grim picture of life at Ubisoft Paris.

The Guardian - UK

Best podcasts of the week: The man who robbed 12 banks to pay for IVF, in his own words

In this week’s newsletter: Hear the whole story of how a British man turned bank robber looted a dozen San Diego banks in Time with Mr Reed. Plus: five of the best podcasts for indie music fans

The Guardian - UK

‘It was nuts what we got away with’: remembering the 00s UK indie explosion

As the film Meet Me in the Bathroom relives the glory days of the Strokes and Yeah Yeah Yeahs, fans and musicians recall the sweat, swagger and skinny jeans that made the British scene they inspired even wilder

The Independent UK

Why this is the perfect moment for an Oasis reunion

Rumours of a Liam-Noel reunion have dragged on for as long as a soppy soap storyline but with a renewed love for Britpop and the 30th anniversary of ‘Definitely Maybe’, Mark Beaumont makes the case for why 2024 is the ideal moment for Oasis to reform

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