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The best new rock songs you need to hear right now

Including Smith/Kotzen, Those Damn Crows, The Sheepdogs and five other riders on the rock'n'roll storm

Louder

"They took cocaine in the studio while making it, but Obsession didn't suffer" The deluxe edition of UFO's final studio album with Michael Schenker still functions highly

The one with the balls. Michael Schenker's Last stand. And a masterclass from all five of them

Louder

"So gloriously over the top it's coming down the other side screaming and shouting": Mötley Crüe rock like a rowboat in a typhoon on the 35th Anniversary edition of Dr Feelgood

Gonzo glam greatness

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Kate Nash and Lily Allen on OnlyFans should be a wake-up call for the music industry

With paltry streaming royalties and a cost-of-touring crisis, it’s harder than ever to make money as a musician. Claudia Cockerell on the household names who are taking up side hustles, and what it says about the state of the music industry

Evening Standard

Adele weeps as she concludes two-year Las Vegas residency: ‘I will miss you terribly’

British star previously announced an indefinite hiatus from music after the conclusion of her two-year residency

The Independent UK

Vic Flick obituary

Guitarist and composer who played the James Bond theme, and later worked with pop stars such as Paul McCartney and Shirley Bassey

The Guardian - UK

Inside the Unlikely Friendship & Battles Between DannyLux & Tornillo - INTERVIEW

Preparing to take two separate stages at the same time in Chicago, the two Mexican artists talked about their friendship, the differences between Mexico and the U.S., and why love songs are so common.

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“My dad called me a ‘rhythm bassist’, but all he taught me was a power chord and an AC/DC drum beat”: Wolfgang Van Halen on calling the shots in rock’s royal family

He isn’t just Eddie’s kid – Wolfgang Van Halen is a talented bass player with his own style

Guitar World

Rufus Wainwright offers ‘most controversial opinion’ as he names Chappell Roan as favourite artist

Musician said the ‘bar needed to be raised’ when it came to a specific community of pop fans

The Independent UK

Bob Geldof defends Band Aid single: This pop song has kept millions alive

Ed Sheeran said last week that they did not ask for permission to re-use his vocals from when he sang on Band Aid 30 in 2014.

Evening Standard

The Chronicles of Doom review – unmasking hip-hop’s peerless prankster

SH Fernando Jr’s exhaustive biography of MF Doom takes us on the underground rapper’s strange musical journey from New York suburb to Yorkshire social club

The Guardian - UK

“John Mayer said I was one of his favorites on guitar”: One of John Mayer’s favorite contemporary guitarists has been named – and he’s lent his virtuosic skills to Beyoncé, Mac Miller, John Legend and Ariana Grande

The guitarist in question was playing a show in Los Angeles, when he spotted Mayer admiring his guitar work from afar

Guitar World

“The world had gone mad. The PMRC were trying to use all these great songs for their own agenda, which in the long run counted for nothing”: The story of Judas Priest’s Defenders Of The Faith, the album that Tipper Gore couldn’t silence

Controversy, chaos and “the heavy metal horn” – the story of Judas Priest’s 1984 album Defenders Of The Faith

Metal Hammer

Bob Geldof responds to Ed Sheeran statement on Band Aid song ‘Do They Know It’s Christmas?’

Sheeran said his perspective on the song had changed after listening to fellow musician Fuse ODG

The Independent UK

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Zayn Malik pays tribute to Liam Payne at first show since former bandmate’s death

‘Love you bro,’ read tribute projected on stage at Malik’s concert in Leeds

Louder

“As a term, ‘prog’ only evolved in the 1990s. And I loathe it. As soon as someone sticks a label on to you, they stop listening”: How Robert Fripp brought King Crimson back for their final resurrection

In 2014, Robert Fripp brought King Crimson back from hiatus – and he was ready to make a “joyous racket”

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Kendrick Lamar yelling ‘Mustard!’ on his new album turned into an outstanding meme

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Sammy Hagar determined not to take bad blood with Alex Van Halen to his grave

Hagar hopes to make peace with former Van Halen bandmate but admits they likely won't perform together again

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Evening Standard

Zayn Malik pays tribute to Liam Payne at his first show since bandmate’s death

Malik kicked off his tour in Leeds’s O2 Academy on Saturday after rescheduling the original opening date in Edinburgh for Payne’s funeral.

Latin Times

Zayn Malik Returns to the Stage: His First Tour Since One Direction and Liam Payne's Passing

The British artist had released music but had not donde a tour.The concert was very moving, and he paid tribute to his late friend.

Evening Standard

‘The music industry could really learn from the sex industry’ – Kate Nash

Singer Kate Nash has said she believes the music industry can ‘learn a lot from the sex industry’.

Metal Hammer

“It worries the hell out of me. We’ve been outcasts for our whole career. If what we do becomes some sort of trend, will we die with it?”: How Dream Theater became the kings of progressive metal – and stayed there

In 2009, Dream Theater released Black Clouds & Silver Linings – an album the prog metal giants claimed could give Slipknot and Trivium a run for its money in heaviness

Latin Times

Who is Deyra Barrera, The Mariachi Music Artist in ThreeSongs of Kendric Lamar's Surprise Abum 'GNX'

Her voice singing in Spanish is part of three of the tracks and represents another nod from the rapper to the Mexican culture in Compton.

Louder

“John Wayne said: ‘My daughter would be so happy to get your autographs.’ So David Coverdale and I signed his cowboy boots”: Glenn Hughes’ wild tales of Ritchie Blackmore, David Bowie, Phil Lynott and The Duke

Bowie, Blackmore, Richard Burton and Linda Blair – Glenn Hughes has crossed paths with them all

The Guardian - UK

MJ Lenderman review – a shooting star from the American south

Showcasing new album Manning Fireworks, the North Carolina indie rising star seals his reputation as a slacker guitar hero who knows exactly what he’s doing

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