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The 14 best UK music festivals, from Glastonbury to Mighty Hoopla

SUMMER GUIDE 2025: Whether you’re seeking new music meccas to a pop paradise in London or tranquil retreats in the wilderness, The Independent’s culture team have you covered this summer

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Billy Bragg says open letter from music stars defending Kneecap ‘lacks nuance’

The Metropolitan Police’s Counter Terrorism Command is investigating two videos, one of which allegedly shows the band calling for the deaths of MPs.

Evening Standard

“I love the guitar, but essentially it’s an instrument that belongs to the 20th century in many ways. So it’s a question of, what can you do to try to reinvent that vocabulary to make it seem relevant?”: Steven Wilson on the making of a cosmic prog epic

Wilson's new album is unlike anything he’s done before, a very proggy space odyssey that takes the listener on a journey totheouterreaches of the universe…

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Justin Bieber’s controversial pastor laughs off claim his church is a ‘cult’

Jonah Smith joked that Churchome would be the ‘worst cult in history’

The Independent UK

“We’d do a soundcheck and everything would be great, but when we came to do the show, it wouldn’t turn on”: 10 more things producers can learn from our In The Studio With... series

We've visited hundreds of artists in the studio to document their creative process. Here are ten more things we've learned that could help you in your own music-making

MusicRadar

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

Death Angel, Primus and Loathe lead this week's best new metal songs, plus new music from Shadows Fall, Turnstile, Chthonic and more.

Metal Hammer

REM re-release debut single Radio Free Europe to aid threatened news service

REM were behind numerous alt-rock hits such as Everybody Hurts and Losing My Religion.

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“I had big shoes to fill, but I knew I had a lot to offer on my own. I think Billy Corgan saw that in me”: From Veruca Salt to the Smashing Pumpkins and Garbage, Nicole Fiorentino has become alt-rock's go-to bassist

Traditionally a tube amp user, the Reverend Decision fan is hitting the Helix-powered stage with Shirley Manson and co., with in-ear monitors and no pedals – and delivering her own bass take on the band's classics

Guitar World

“When I started I didn't really know what a producer was. I just thought artists would produce themselves, because that's what I would have done”: Adele, Stormzy and Kae Tempest collaborator Fraser T Smith on the shifting definition of a ‘producer’

The award-winning producer on his Future Utopia project and the need to be a ‘Swiss Army knife’ in the studio

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“The amount of streams on a song isn't indicative of the quality or effort put into it”: And Doja Cat says that those who disagree with this “could be having an episode and should seek love from the outside”

“Take a look in the mirror and ask yourself in the safety of your mind if you are proud of that person or if you even like what you see,” she advises

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“At first, I honestly thought it was a joke. Even now, it hasn’t quite sunk in”: Eric Clapton recently named Toshiki Soejima as one of his favorite contemporary Japanese players – now, the neo-soul guitarist has finally met his guitar hero

Could we see Soejima at an upcoming edition of the Clapton-curated Crossroads Guitar Festival?

Guitar World

“Vince Gill is probably the best guitarist of any of us on that stage, but he isn’t doing a ton of heavy-lifting guitar-wise”: Chris Holt on how he got the Eagles gig – and what fans can expect from the new-look guitar line-up

Holt says joining the Eagles was “the dream gig for a rock ’n’ roll guitar nerd like me” – and he's been thrown into the deep end already

Guitar World

“I’d urge anyone wanting to make music to avoid waiting around for others to give you permission”: Eli Keszler on staying true to yourself as an artist, working with Skrillex and Oneohtrix Point Never, and his self-titled new project

The Grammy-nominated composer, percussionist and producer talks fusing drums and electronics, the inimitable sound of classic samplers and the magic of decades-old DSP

MusicRadar

Rock operas, ghosts and furries: are Car Seat Headrest the ultimate cult indie band?

Car Seat Headrest are one of America’s most beloved alternative groups, and with their high-concept rock opera new album arriving, frontman Will Toledo is truly fueling that underground fire

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“After reviewing thousands of submissions from across the globe…” Chaka Khan has chosen her new guitarist after hosting open auditions – and it’s a popular Instagram shredder

The legendary artist hand-picked the popular social media shredder after scouring the globe for a “youngish, cute-ish” recruit

Metal Hammer

Hear Deftones frontman Chino Moreno’s remix of The Cure track Warsong

It’s taken from the transformative project Remixes Of A Lost World, out on June 13

Guitar World

“I switched to a Stratocaster, then Lowell George showed me his MXR compressor”: Bonnie Raitt on how she developed her celebrated slide sound – and why you can’t teach feel

B.B. King once called Raitt the “best damn slide player working today”

Guitar World

“That required some right hand training. It was like a tongue twister for my hands”: Mike Dawes has transformed a Sleep Token song into a solo acoustic guitar masterclass – and the results are awe-inspiring

The acoustic virtuoso has already tackled Foo Fighters, Van Halen, and Jimi Hendrix – now he's taking on the hottest act in metal

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“I thought: Oh, f_____g hell, she’s got an idea. Here we go. Then everyone and their f_____g mate started jumping on board”: Ozzy Osbourne confirms his attendance at this summer’s Back To The Beginning mega gig

Dispelling doubts as to whether the Black Sabbath frontman would make his farewell gig, Osbourne is in fine form in a new interview

The Independent UK

Matt Goss says he ‘still doesn’t understand’ fallout with twin brother Luke

Bros star confirmed last year that he was no longer on speaking terms with his sibling

Evening Standard

Jill Sobule dead: I Kissed a Girl singer-songwriter dies in house fire at 66

The singer rose to fame in the 1990s and her song Supermodel featured in Clueless

The Guardian - US

‘He lived his whole life in that fire’: the tragic story of ‘lost’ singer Jackson C Frank

A school fire, a shooting and mental health issues plagued a man whose legacy is remembered in a new documentary

Louder

“The effect is overwhelming, in the best possible way”: Steven Wilson delivers a masterclass in interstellar prog at his first solo show in six years

Steven Wilson kicked off his first solo tour in six years in Stockholm last night. We were there

The Guardian - UK

Add to playlist: Gelli Haha’s playful dance-pop and the week’s best new tracks

A delightfully deranged party girl whose bleepy vintage synths, sleazy chug and tireless disco keeps things weird in the right way – plus new music from Jorja Smith and more

Metal Hammer

"I’d just want to tell Randy Rhoads how great he is and how much I love him." Zakk Wylde on shredders, movies and his favourite Ozzy Osbourne moment

Zakk Wylde on shredders, best movies and his favourite Ozzy Osbourne moment

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