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Green Day at Coachella review – fun but muddled set pokes fun at American Idiots

The weekend’s legacy headliner offered some cathartic punk pop rebellion but the awkward setlist lacked coherence and thought

The Guardian - US

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Tom’s Guide

“I suppose I felt that I deserved it for the amount of seriousness that I’d put into it. My head was huge!” “Clapton is God” graffiti made him a guitar legend when he was barely 20 – he says he was far from uncomfortable with the adulation at the time

Speaking to Guitar World in 1994, Eric Clapton said that at the time – though he would grow more humble over the decades – he was “unbearably arrogant”

Guitar World

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“The record label took a million dollars from us. There was nothing we could do because it was our fault”: How Deftones helped create nu metal – then escaped it

Deftones were there at the beginning of nu metal

Metal Hammer

One to One: John & Yoko review – Lennon and Ono storm Manhattan in intimate post-Beatles doc

Kevin Macdonald and Sam Rice-Edwards’s spry study of the couple in early 70s New York is as much as jittery collage of the era’s culture as it is a revealing portrait

The Guardian - UK

Squash the beef at Coachella: Charli XCX sends crowd into frenzy with surprise Lorde appearance

The pair addressed their complicated relationship in ‘Girl, so confusing’

The Independent UK

Coachella 2025: Singer d4vd’s backflip goes wrong as he faceplants on stage

‘Humiliation ritual complete,’ the 20-year-old singer tweeted after the viral incident

The Independent UK

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"It was the worst tour of my life." Nothing More's Jonny Hawkins on cursed tour with Sleep Token and In This Moment

A bus flooded with toilet water, missed flights, death, crew member quitting – Nothing More frontman recalls the tour from hell

Metal Hammer

Weezer steer clear of addressing bassist’s wife’s shooting during Coachella set

Scott Shriner’s wife, Jillian Lauren, was arrested for attempted murder after reportedly pointing her gun at police officers on Wednesday

The Independent UK

Coachella crowd criticized for muted reaction to Queen legend Bryan May’s appearance

Brian May joined Benson Boone onstage for the latter’s cover of Queen’s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’

The Independent UK

"I think that he was just on one that night, feeling saucy and having a good time." Blink-182's Mark Hoppus says The Cure's Robert Smith tried to make out with him at a party

Blink-182 man Mark Hoppus recalls awkward moment with one of his heroes – but insists that he "wasn't bummed in the slightest"

Louder

“I used everything I knew about music”: How Green Day exceeded expectations with their most ambitious song

The sprawling 2004 epic reflected Billie Joe Armstrong’s own lived experiences - and was the cornerstone of American Idiot

MusicRadar

Primal Scream at Hammersmith Apollo review: far from a nostalgia act

4/5 Bobby Gillespie and co seem more resonant than ever in a night of high energy rock ‘n’ roll

Evening Standard

“Every one of them said yes without hesitation": Hank Marvin and Roger Taylor have just remade a '60s classic for charity

With a little help from Simon Phillips, Peter Erskine, Nick D’Virgilio, Eric Manegold, Vinnie Colaiuta, and more

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Do you know where your money goes when you buy a gig ticket? A new report breaks it down

With the LiveNation and Ticketmaster merger under legal threat in the U.S. a new report has broken down each dollar of an average gig ticket

What Hi-Fi?

My most valuable record: What Hi-Fi? staff reveal their most precious vinyl possessions

What Hi-Fi? staff reveal the one record from their collection that's most precious to them

Latin Times

For Many International Music Acts, Touring the U.S. No Longer Feels Safe: 'We Weren't Confident With Crossing the Border'

"You take an already difficult touring atmosphere, add now a layer of political fear," said an industry expert. "There's a risk of artists looking to other markets instead of the U.S."

Guitar World

“I was in a frenzy about it being trapped and burnt up. I knew I'd never be able to replace it”: After being pulled from the wreckage of a car crash, John Sykes ran back to his burning vehicle to save his beloved '76 Les Paul

What would ~you~ do for your favorite guitar?

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“It holds its own purely as a playable guitar. It’s really cool for the traveling musician – you can bring it on a flight and it fits beneath the seat”: Why Steve Stevens put his name to a foldable guitar

Billy Idol’s right-hand man was so converted to the Ciari Ascender concept, he’s used it on stage and in recording sessions on the road

Metal Hammer

“Ringo Starr set down rules for us to follow. There was to be no riding of motorbikes on the grounds – so we did that. What do you expect from a heavy metal band?” The crazy story of British Steel, the album that turned Judas Priest into superstars

1980’s British Steel officially sealed Judas Priest’s status as metal gods

Metal Hammer

“It deals with depression, girlfriends, substance abuse – all that stuff. We exorcised some demons”: How Lamb Of God turned from political fury to personal darkness on Sacrament

2006’s Sacrament is still one of the most intense albums Lamb Of God made –and there was a reason for it

Louder

“I tried to write songs with Paul McCartney, but it was impossible, because every idea I had sparked him off and every idea he had sparked me off”: Donovan’s transcendental tales of The Beatles, Dylan, Hendrix and David Lynch

Folkd rock pioneer Donovan on jamming with Macca and Dylan, butting heads with John Paul Jones and meditating with David Lynch

The Independent UK

Music is sadly now a numbers game – Ed Sheeran’s Persian pop experiment proves he’s too big to fail

STATE OF THE ARTS: His adorably beta everyman demeanour has allowed him to duck and dive through styles and genres as culture trends have dictated, argues Mark Beaumont. The success of ‘Azizam’ is merely the latest evidence of a working musician who is too big to fail

The Independent UK

Queen’s Brian May makes unlikely Coachella comeback alongside young pop star

The 77-year-old guitarist, who recovered from a stroke last year, also played on Boone’s own ‘Beautiful Things’

The Independent UK

Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong joins The Go-Go’s at Coachella

The original five members of the LA new wave band reunited to perform at this year’s festival

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