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“What we’ve done is to move beyond metal. There are so many ideas here that expand our horizons”: how Judas Priest reached for the sky with divisive double album Nostradamus

Judas Priest released their controversial double album Nostradamus on June 16, 2008

Metal Hammer

“These bikers came bursting into our place. I’m sure we would have been killed”: how violence, rocket attacks and the Cold War helped Voivod make 80s prog-thrash masterpiece Dimension Hatröss

The story of Voivod’s ground-breaking 1988 album Dimension Hatröss, the album that helped shaped modern prog metal

Metal Hammer

“We peaked too early. Bad commercial decisions and far too much drink and drug excess”: how 80s cowpunk legends Jason And The Scorchers snatched defeat from the jaws of victory

Country, rock’n’roll, a whole lot of attitude –Jason And The Scorchers were destined to be huge, but they were their own worst enemies

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“The three-finger thing is actually easy. It’s like learning the patterns on a video game until you conquer it”: Billy Sheehan explains his three-finger plucking technique

After almost 60 years of playing bass, Billy Sheehan is still learning – and still flooring listeners

Guitar World

“Whenever you make an album you’re baring your soul. People will shoot you down. You’ve just gotta bulldoze through it”: how Steve Harris stepped away from Iron Maiden with his debut solo album

In 2012, Steve Harris launched British Lion - the solo project that took 20 years to get off the ground

Metal Hammer

Joe Alwyn says Taylor Swift relationship was ‘something very real suddenly thrown into a very unreal space’

Actor said he ‘feels really good’ a year after the pair’s break-up and that he does not want to ‘commodify’ their time together

The Independent UK

From Dylan to Prince, The Stooges to The La's: the 10 best covers by Pearl Jam

Eddie Vedder & co. have done a truckload of cover versions across their career - here's ten of the best

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Fans say Swift blocked fellow artist's #1

Did the tortured poet employ shady tactics to block Charli XCX's critically lauded "Brat" from topping the charts?

Salon

“The first thing she says is, ‘Oh, you remind me of my husband’”: the night Fat White Family’s Lias Saoudi thought he’d been possessed by the spirit of John Lennon in front of Yoko Ono

The Fat White Family frontman was visiting Sean Lennon when the alleged possession took place

Louder

Beth Gibbons review – an unapologetically intense triumph

Folk, classical and jazz textures from a quietly stellar band back the singer’s elegant, swooping voice on an almighty debut tour

The Guardian - UK

This 2024 indie folk album is soundtracking my summer, and it should be on your playlist too

Waxahatchee's latest album is a beautiful slice of alternative Americana/indie-folk goodness, perfect for hazy summer days (or dreary rainy days) with no end.

What Hi-Fi?

“Sometimes the guitar will tell you what it likes the best. Each piece of wood is different, in the same way that each of us is different”: How to choose the right strings for your guitar (and your playing style)

String guru Curt Mangan busts myths and drops knowledge that will help us make better decisions when it comes to the most fundamental gear purchase we routinely make

Guitar World

Top of the world, Dallas!: Van Halen share awesome HD, remastered pro footage of 1991 free show

Van Halen share footage of 1991 live show

MusicRadar

Taylor Swift unexpectedly covers Calvin Harris, Rihanna hit during Liverpool show

Swift famously co-wrote ‘This Is What You Came For’ under the pseudonym ‘Nils Sjöberg’

The Independent UK

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Salon

Wings' pristine "One Hand Clapping"

Enjoy 21st century production on the 1974 project where the real story exists in the tracks themselves

The Guardian - UK

Blur: To the End review – sentimental journey for four likely lads on their way to Wembley

The latest documentary about the Britpop Monkees finds them reassembling for a stadium gig, though we’ll have to wait to hear complete songs

The Independent UK

Coldplay musical guest booed for performing controversial manele music during Romania concert

The folk music is often considered controversial due to its vulgar and misogynistic lyrics

The Guardian - UK

Taylor Swift may have captured the charts, but Charli XCX captured the zeitgeist

The Eras superstar released six last-minute new variants of her new album to pip Charli XCX to the No 1 album and break her own record, but there is only one winner when it comes to making pop fun

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Spotify prices are going up again – but I think we should be paying more

The streaming model still seems like an outrageously good deal to me – but the sums don’t add up for artists.

Guitar World

“The pinnacle of dad rock”: This survey claims to have identified the ultimate dad rock band – but there was some surprising competition

New analysis has created the ultimate dad rock playlist, and revealed which band each US state thinks is the dad-iest of them all

The Guardian - UK

Post your questions for Mike Skinner

Whether you want to ask about A Grand Don’t Come For Free, writing and directing his debut feature film or his Fred Again-inspired new fanbase nothing is off the table

Guitar World

“That doesn’t make any sense. It was not worth that”: Guitar collector and Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay doesn’t think Kurt Cobain’s MTV Unplugged acoustic was worth $6 million

The renowned guitar collector has had his say on the sale of Cobain's Martin D-18E, which currently stands as the most expensive guitar ever sold at auction

The Independent UK

Zsela is letting go and leaning into uncertainty with her debut album ‘Big For You’

Zsela’s debut album ‘Big For You’ is transformational both in theme and in process

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Taylor Swift Announces End Of Eras Tour In December

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour concludes after 100 shows, impacting tourism and economy worldwide.

MusicRadar

Watch Phil X demo Joe Satriani’s new 3rd Power Dragon Amplifier – the Marshall-inspired fire-breather Satch will be taking on the road to play classic Van Halen tracks with Sammy Hagar

It looks like Satch's newly commissioned tube amp for his tour with Sammy Hagar was met with approval from the Bon Jovi guitarist

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