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“I thought no one’s gonna buy this because it’s too long. I thought our label would say, ‘Sorry boys, you’ll be hearing from our lawyers’”: How Genesis wrote one of prog’s wildest epics –with help from a rumoured exorcism

Genesis’ mad 1972 epic is up there with Stairway To Heaven and Shine On You Crazy Diamond

Louder

Rosalía receives surprise praise from Vatican for her ‘provocative’ songs about faith

Rosalía’s new album has received widespread praise for her daring new musical pursuit

The Independent UK

"I’ll be honest, I wasn’t sure." Steve Harris had his doubts over Bruce Dickinson's 1999 return to Iron Maiden

How different things could have been if Steve Harris had blocked Bruce Dickinson's Iron Maiden comeback

Metal Hammer

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“If we had stuck together we could have been as big as Led Zeppelin – or at the very least, Deep Purple. We had the stuff!”: The heavy rock innovators whose hard-hitting drummer was a star before John Bonham

“There was always friction – but it all worked for the creation of what we had"

MusicRadar

Radiohead at the O2: 'Their most gleeful, hit-packed set in memory'

5/5 Radiohead played the first night of their London residency at the O2 with ecstatic results

Evening Standard

Missouri judge who wore an Elvis wig and often played his music in court agrees to step down

A Missouri judge who wore an Elvis Presley wig in his courtroom and played the singer’s music from his phone during court proceedings has agreed to a deal that would cut his career on the bench short

The Independent UK

Gerardo Ortíz Releases Statement Calling Out "Many Lies" After Being Sentenced for Links to The Jalisco New Generation Cartel.

The Mexican-American singer was sentenced to three years of supervised release in the United States for his links to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel.

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Netflix’s Selena doc sensitively focuses on her incredible life over her tragic death

The 23-year-old ‘Queen of Tejano music’ was murdered just as her music was set to cross over, and revealing new film Selena y Los Dinos: A Family’s Legacy finds new ways to celebrate her

The Guardian - US

Britney Spears Raises 'A Lot Of Red Flags,' 'Disturbing Behaviour' Questioned By Relatives

Britney Spears is making headlines for allegedly ghosting her family members.

International Business Times UK

"I started feeling the political wheels starting to turn toward conservatism a little bit" How a song on Green Day's most misunderstood album set the groundwork for one of their biggest acts of protest

As the new millennium started, a creative decision would push Green Day onto an entirely new path, one that would come to help define their later years

Louder

“I’d heard these rumours that ‘it’s even been a sunburst’… I’ve read that one, too. But I could find no evidence of this”: Up close and personal with Gary Moore’s mythical 1960 Fender Stratocaster – the $330,000 Strat that lit up his Red House performance

Having just been auctioned for megabucks, we take a closer look at Moore's red Strat, sifting through the myths behind a guitar forever linked to his blazing 2004 performance of a Hendrix standard

Guitar World

The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Rob Zombie, Lamb Of God and Svalbard are among this week's best new metal songs. Plus, vote for your favourite!

Metal Hammer

Dolly Parton Health Scare: Songstress Tells Fans 'I'm Not Dying' After Missing Major Honours

Dolly Parton reassures fans she is 'not dying' after missing major honours due to doctor-ordered rest, addressing rumours with humour and gratitude while reflecting on her enduring legacy.

International Business Times UK

I went to the Kraftwerk auction to buy their chairs, but came back with loads of gear from Florian Schneider’s studio and a massive bill instead

To say I got a little overexcited is an understatement - here are the hard lessons I learned so you don't have to

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The Guardian - UK

Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield obituary

Charismatic Stone Roses and Primal Scream musician acclaimed for some of the most memorable bass lines in indie music

The Guardian - US

Brandy and Monica review – 90s R&B heavyweights bring star-studded reunion to New York

The Boy is Mine pair were joined by Kelly Rowland, Fat Joe, Ciara and Tyrese for a sometimes strange, sometimes soaring throwback night

Louder

Great new prog you need to hear from Einar Solberg, The Blackheart Orchestra, Blanket and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week

Cool new prggy sounds from School Disco, New Miserable Experience, Laughing Stock, Ozul and more in this week's Tracks Of The Week

Metal Hammer

“I get into arguments with fans all the time about this. Everybody’s like, ‘Oh, it’s just a leftover Stone Sour song.’ No, I wrote that for Slipknot!” How Slipknot made the greatest metal ballad of the 21st century

Inspired by Corey Taylor’s divorce and redefined after the death of Paul Gray, Snuff shows The Nine at their most beautifully vulnerable

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“I saw the harmonica player, and he asked me, ‘Do you have any reefer?’ He also said, ‘Oh, Muddy just fired somebody last night...’” Bob Margolin had long admired Muddy Waters – then came a chance backstage encounter, and the gig of a lifetime

Margolin played with Waters for almost seven years and maintained their friendship until the blues icon's death in 1983

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How Burial used a "rubbish, dying computer” and primitive audio editing software to make one of the most influential electronic albums of all time

A prime example of how the less-is-more philosophy can fuel creativity, Burial’s extraordinary 2007 masterpiece Untrue was created entirely within Sony’s antiquated Sound Forge

Guitar World

“It’s got one bit where I’m tapping on the frets. I got that idea from Eddie Van Halen”: The Last Dinner Party’s Emily Roberts reveals how she took a page from Van Halen’s book to craft the band's most popular track

Queen, Brian May and the theatricality of ‘70s rock is writ large in Roberts’ style, but she says she takes inspiration from all corners of the guitar world in search of a sound that’s uniquely hers

Evening Standard

Brooklyn Beckham shares telling video about feeling 'lonely' as family celebrates Cruz's gig

Brooklyn, 26, has snubbed numerous family milestones this year amid persistent rumours of a feud

Guitar World

“You want to get through the tour for selfish reasons. In the meantime, your brother is ruining their life”: Gene Simmons on how he wished he’d handled his relationship with Ace Frehley differently

Simmons says he wishes he’d practiced more tough love on his former bandmate when they were younger

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Britney Spears Looks Unrecognizable Leaving A Bar As Her Family Desperately Asks For Help

“That’s why I don’t like America,” Britney Spears said as she slammed the latest paparazzi photos of her with a Champagne flute in hand.

The Guardian - UK

‘Justin Bieber is an insanely courageous artist’: Tobias Jesso Jr on how he became the songwriter to the stars

He has penned hits for Adele, Dua Lipa and Bieber, but the sought-after Canadian pop songwriter has only ever released one album himself. Now, 10 years on, comes a second –and it’s a scorching account of a breakup

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