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“We were going to open for the Descendents on a huge summer tour… and our singer decides he’s going to go do graduate school”: The rise and fall of Dag Nasty – and the making of a melodic hardcore classic

Brian Baker took a gamble. He used his college fund to buy a van, hit the road and pursued a life making hardcore punk, and with Can I Say, he had a different vision for its sound

Guitar World

“New S-styles from Ibanez? They company probably couldn’t believe its timing”: This week's hottest new guitar gear – including a pedal you can wear on your wrist (sort of)

New AZ models from Ibanez, a fresh baritone for Ed Sheeran, and the final piece of Misha Mansoor's Jackson Juggernaut jigsaw all headline this week's roundup

Guitar World

"There’s no magic formula at work here –this is an album full of simple but glorious pop-rock songs." How alt. rock godhead Bob Mould finally struck gold with Sugar's Copper Blue

Released in 1992, Sugar's debut album Copper Blue gave former Hüsker Dü man Bob Mould the commercial success he so richly deserved

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Tim Dowling: the band shuns my new jokes. But telling the old ones proves even riskier

When my cat jokes are met with near silence, there’s only one thing for it …

The Guardian - UK

Boards of Canada: Inferno review – after 13 years away, their prodigal return is a big disappointment

The Scottish electronic duo remain hugely influential – but their new album’s interrogation of religion is dubious, and the drum programming is worse still

The Guardian - UK

The song Bob Dylan called the greatest ever written: “I just held two notes down… it’s shivery, icy, almost like outer space kind of sound. Glen went crazy and said ‘We have to get that, we gotta put that on the fade’” - The story of Wichita Lineman

“When I heard it I cried”

MusicRadar

Rob Base Dead at 59 After Cancer Battle: Inside the 'It Takes Two' Rapper's Rise to Hip-Hop Fame

Rob Base has died at 59 after a cancer battle, with fans revisiting the legacy of 'It Takes Two', his iconic 1988 hip-hop crossover hit

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Iraina Mancini review: Brand new retro is a force to be reckoned with

4/5 Cult London fave Mancini unveils new songs at a sold-out Social which suggest big things to come

Evening Standard

'I'm getting better every day': Greg Bryce's road to recovery after brutal attack

A fundraising concert is being held on Sunday at Newcastle Racecourse for the popular musician, who survived a stabbing at Merewether in March.

Newcastle Herald

“I told them I was dying and they didn’t believe me. I could tell by the look on my doctor’s face that there was something very, very wrong with me”: Robert Smith on the madness and the magic of The Cure’s early days

The goth legends’ ‘Doom Trilogy’ was aptly named

MusicRadar

Drake smashes UK chart record with three new albums in top ten

The records are Drake’s first releases since his headline-making feud with US rapper Kendrick Lamar

The Independent UK

Drake lands seventh number one record and three simultaneous Top 10 albums

The Canadian musician released his three new albums – Iceman, Maid Of Honour and Habibti – all at once last Friday.

Evening Standard

Zayn Malik Attacked: Angry Audience Member Throws Water Bottles At Singer Weeks After Hospitalisation

Zayn Malik was reportedly targeted by a bottle‑throwing audience member as he left a Q&A event in Kingston, only weeks after a serious undisclosed health scare.

International Business Times UK

Phil Collins issues health update as music legend teases performing live again

The music legend has kept a low profile amid his health complications

The Independent UK

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Guitar World

“The ultimate pedal demo guitar”: You’ve seen it in the JHS Pedals demos – now you can get a signature version of Josh Scott’s custom Bilt Relevator

The first 100 models sold out in 15 minutes but more are on their way

Guitar World

“Gene Simmons said we were his new favorite band. He wanted us to do a record – and to do things we didn’t want to”: Gary Klebe on Shoes’ near miss with the Kiss star, inspiring Butch Vig into production, and how his band got with Hamer

He’s learned to live with his band’s “power pop” label, finally released a solo album, and knows the one piece of advice that should always be ignored if you’re a producer – even if it comes from Steve Albini

Louder

"I was single, but having a very secret and naughty relationship with someone whose name can never be mentioned." Skin shares the stories behind 10 Skunk Anansie classics

The best of Skunk Anansie, in Skin's own words

Evening Standard

Phil Collins says he cannot see himself performing live again

The former Genesis frontman has not performed since 2022.

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“I made an S out of it because it sucked”: Raven Slaughter was a ’70s Cleveland rock icon who sawed up a Gibson into his own custom guitar – now a hospice patient, he has visited his “old friend” at the Rock Hall

Slaughter made a name for himself across the Midwest in the ’70s and ’80s, playing iconic venues like the Beachland Ballroom with his signature S-shaped guitar

Louder

Cool new proggy sounds from Haken, Devin Townsend, Temic, Prince Of Failure and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week

Top new prog you need to hear from Chantelle Smith and Richard Wileman, Revealing Chaos, Seven Eyed Crow and more in all new Tracks Of The Week

Metal Hammer

"The house was absolutely demolished by the time we finished playing." The story behind the wildest gig Ozzy Osbourne guitarist Zakk Wylde ever played

"It was every parent’s nightmare"

Metal Hammer

"Nobody understands how hard we had to work to get accepted. People were originally scared to play our record." How a grudge against the bands they inspired and an obscenely expensive bill pushed Korn to write one of their biggest anthems

Korn's Here To Stay proved the nu metal legends weren't going anywhere, but its creation was chaotic and expensive

International Business Times UK

Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce Wedding: Is Prince William on the Guest List?

Prince William has teased that he may be hoping for an invite to a rumoured wedding between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce, while opening up about Princess Kate's recovery.

Metal Hammer

“I hope they get sued. It’s a shameless ripoff. They should be slapped on the wrist for that.” How Tool attracted mainstream attention – and the ire of one of rock’s greatest frontmen - with their classic song Sober

Sober, the seminal single from 1993’s Undertow, made Maynard James Keenan and co. a quick success story, but not everybody was a fan

Metal Hammer

"I was 21 years old. I don’t think it matters how old you are – there’s no way to be prepared for it." The story of the one simple but devastating question that led to Evanescence writing their biggest hit, Bring Me To Life

It was a simple conversation with her future husband that helped Amy Lee write the anthem of a generation

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