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“He wanted to show me his really nice old Les Paul, and I just said, ‘I don’t like Les Pauls,’ and walked off”: When Joe Bonamassa was introduced to Joanne Shaw Taylor – who “offended” him on their first meeting

The two blues guitar greats crossed paths at a festival in 2008 – but Taylor wasn’t interested in what Bonamassa had to show her

Guitar World

“All of this posturing is Jim Morrison meets the bloke from Stone Temple Pilots meets everybody else who’s ever owned a pair of leather trousers”: Justin Hawkins backs up his brother’s criticism of Yungblud’s VMAs Ozzy Osbourne tribute

“It’s not authentic”... says the frontman of The Darkness

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“I said, ‘That’s my music.’ His manager said, ‘You’re a girl. You don’t have the money to fight this’”: Rita Coolidge alleges she helped write Eric Clapton’s Layla – but never got credit for it

In a resurfaced interview, Coolidge recalls the time she sought a songwriting credit for composing the song’s piano coda – but was rebuffed

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Belinda Carlisle review – gleeful veteran lassoes devoted audience with ageless hits

Rattling through her 80s hits the singer is clearly revelling in the nostalgia – in a showcase that makes her a strong candidate for the Glastonbury legends slot

The Guardian - UK

Motörhead to be celebrated on punk rock tribute album featuring Pennywise, Anti-Nowhere League and others

Killed By Deaf: A Punk Tribute To Motörhead will be out on October 31

Metal Hammer

Oasis fan who fell to death at gig suffered ‘multiple bodily injuries’ – inquest

Lee Claydon, 45, of Bournemouth, died following the incident at the London stadium on August 2.

Evening Standard

“As much as it sucked to start over, I saw Dave become a vastly better guitar player pretty quickly after Metallica”: Dave Ellefson has his say on whether Metallica did Dave Mustaine a favour by sacking him

It put a rocket under him, he reckons

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“I sat down at the piano and started this song about a woman that was involved with birds and magic”: The classic Fleetwood Mac hit that Stevie Nicks wrote in just 10 minutes!

Nicks’ performance of the song on stage every night “was like an exorcism”

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“Within an hour we knew we had a massive hit record”: The music theory behind a Depeche Mode classic

Dissecting one of Depeche Mode’s most cherished and universally beloved songs reveals some compelling inner-workings

MusicRadar

Inquest opened for Oasis fan who died in horror fall at Wembley Stadium concert

Oasis expressed ‘shock’ after Lee Claydon fell to his death after one of their Wembley concerts

Evening Standard

Robert Plant's Saving Grace with Suzi Dian announces UK tour dates

Legendary Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant will bring his "song book of the lost and found" to ten UK venues in the buildup to Christmas

Louder

A new Whitney Houston duet? How Calum Scott made 'I Wanna Dance with Somebody' with the late star

A new Whitney Houston song has arrived 13 years after her death

The Independent UK

Flying Colors and Kansas guitarist Steve Morse to release first new Steve Morse Band album for sixteen years

The Steve Morse Band will release their brand new album, Triangulation, in November

Louder

Dreaming of You: The Making of the Coral review – the charming rise of the melodic noughties band

Lo-fi animation mixed with archive footage and home movies tell the story of a group of talented young mates from the Wirral with an eccentric, unpretentious charm

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Debate: who are the greatest thrash metal band of all time?

Whether it’s Metallica, Slayer or any other gaggle of speed freaks, we want to know your pick for the best of the thrash metal bunch

Louder

"A gigantic, impermeable, orbital black achievement which has intensified with age": Led Zeppelin's Physical Graffiti receives a 50th Birthday polish

The latest iteration of Led Zeppelin's epic double album Physical Graffiti is accompanied by an EP of live recordings

The Guardian - UK

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues review – rockers return for mockusequel of pin-sharp laughs and melancholy

Enter the Tapocalypse as Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer and Rob Reiner return in a still-funny, cameo-studded telling of the hapless band’s final gig

Metal Hammer

'We’ve proved ourselves wrong so many times and got so much bigger than we ever thought we would." Ten years on, the story of That’s The Spirit, the album that sent Bring Me The Horizon stratospheric

The Sheffield metal giants are one of the world's biggest bands these days and their fifth record is the one that sent them on the path to superstardom

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“Some fans want him to make The Raven That Refused To Sing over and over again. Most know he won’t repeat himself”: Chantel McGregor admires Steven Wilson’s risky approach to music

From his dalliances with pop to taking comedians on tour, blues rock singer-guitarist believes he illustrates a perfectly progressive attitude – and he’s a nice bloke to boot

Metal Hammer

"It's like watching David Hasselhoff": Justin Hawkins backs brother Dan's criticism of "poseur" Yungblud's Ozzy tribute

The Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins explains why "musicians of a certain age" feel "irked" by Yungblud

Latin Times

Bad Bunny Breaks Record with 27 Nominations at 2025 Billboard Latin Music Awards

The 2025 Billboard Latin Music Awards, set for October 23 and airing live on Telemundo, will be unlike any other at least in terms of nominations. Bad Bunny has shattered existing records by earning 27 nominations, the most ever received by a single artist in one year at the ceremony.

Evening Standard

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues review: the rocks gods of mockumentary turn it up to, er, 10½

4/5 Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest and co and back for one last blow-out with Elton John and Paul McCartney adding the superstar sparks

Louder

King Crimson offshoot Beat share new live clip of Thela Hun Ginjeet

Adrian Belew, Danny Carey, Tony Levin and Steve Vai will release Beat Live in September

Latin Times

Mexican Singer Junior H Threatened by Jalisco Cartel

A banner, commonly known as a narcomanta, appeared near the University of Baja California, suspended over a bridge.

Metal Hammer

"We still wanna rock!": Twisted Sister will tour the world in 2026 to celebrate half a century of Not Taking It

"Fifty years on, and Twisted Sister is still the soundtrack for every rebel with a reason and a reason to turn it up"

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