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AP PHOTOS: Statue of late Motorhead frontman Lemmy unveiled in English hometown

A decade after his death, Lemmy, the frontman of the legendary British heavy metal band Motorhead, will stand tall and proud in his hometown in the north of England.

The Independent UK

“The only difference for me between me calling it an album and a mixtape is what I went into it thinking it was”: PinkPantheress on why her new project, Fancy That, is a mixtape rather than an album

“If I went in thinking it was an album, it probably would have been different in some ways”

MusicRadar

Joe Louis Walker obituary

Restlessly inventive blues guitarist and singer whose gift was for reinventing the genre in surprising ways

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Judas Priest ‘gutted’ to miss final Ozzy Osbourne show says singer

Frontman Rob Halford commented: ‘I had no idea it was happening!’

The Independent UK

Alice in Chains suddenly cancel tour kickoff show after member’s ‘medical emergency’

Heavy metal band assured fans that it was a ‘non-life-threatening medical emergency’

The Independent UK

“I’ve only seen it that once and just for about two hours. It was a piece of crap”: Steely Dan’s Denny Dias says his iconic Do It Again electric sitar solo was recorded on a lousy rental model

The former Steely Dan guitarist was required to borrow a Danelectro/Coral electric sitar for the job – but he was less than impressed

Guitar World

Be Hear Now – every Oasis album is now available in Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos on Apple Music

From 1994's Definitely Maybe on, Oasis' entire back catalogue is now more immersive.

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“John said, ‘I don’t know where to go from here.’ So Paul said, ‘Well, I’ve got this other song I’ve been working on.’ They joined the two bits together to make one song”: The story of the greatest thing The Beatles ever recorded

How Sgt. Pepper's epic finale was created

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“Trent Reznor started out as a roadie for us, next thing I know he’s on the cover of Rolling Stone.” Smashing Pumpkins' Billy Corgan interviewed Ministry legend Al Jourgensen and the results are as brilliant as you’d expect

From trading Ministry songs for drugs and production lessons to inspiring Nine Inch Nails and accidentally spiking Tool with LSD, no stone is left unturned

Metal Hammer

Morgan Wallen skips 2025 ACM Awards and posts picture with NFL legend instead

Country music star missed the ceremony despite being nominated in several categories, including Entertainer of the Year

The Independent UK

Singer Chaka Khan says West End musical about her life is the ‘greatest honour’

The musical will look at her career from its 1970s beginnings with funk band Rufus to her solo success.

Evening Standard

“Although the road has not always been enjoyable for me, it is usually easy. The best job I could ever have had”: Pete Townshend looks back at life on the road as The Who announce farewell North American tour

The legendary band will bid farewell in a country where Townshend has always appreciated the “incredible” crowds

Guitar World

“A personal crowning moment for me was having Lemmy ask me to play on a Motörhead record!” Alice in Chains’ Mike Inez on why Cliff Burton ruled, Paul McCartney's influence – and what John Entwistle told him (that he already knew)

Inez is a rock bass powerhouse, holding it down with AIC, Ozzy, Heart, guesting with Slash. Here he discusses a life in low-end and the evolution of his style

Guitar World

Kurt Cobain's 1989 Takamine expected to fetch up to $500,000 at auction – alongside guitars played by the likes of Eric Clapton, Eddie Van Halen, David Bowie, Joe Perry and Melissa Etheridge

This year's Music Icons sale – organized by Julien's Auctions – includes over 700 collectible items from some of the world's biggest guitar stars

Guitar World

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Glastonbury 2025 - festival line-up officially revealed

Glastonbury starts tomorrow - here is the line-up and where you can catch your favourites...

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“I had a bit of a shock because I’d just come from working with Yes, who had done 1,000s of live shows and were all brilliant players. Frankie Goes To Hollywood had done 5 shows and they could barely play”: Trevor Horn on the making of Relax

“We thought that all the record labels would be after them. Nobody wanted them”

Guitar World

“Bob is fearless. He’s always willing to take chances with music of any kind”: Bob Weir joins Joe Satriani and Sammy Hagar for Best of All Worlds guest spot – and plays Hagar’s Gibson Explorer

The Grateful Dead legend joined the band for a free-flowing take on a Montrose hit

Guitar World

“Listening to Yngwie Malmsteen, Steve Vai, Paul Gilbert… all kinds of crazy-fast players. And you tried to keep up with them”: Andy La Rocque on why he is no longer a 120mph soloist – and what we can expect from the long-awaited King Diamond album

La Rocque has been the King's six-string courtier for 40 years now. Here he tells us how it all began, how his style has evolved, and yes, the new stuff is coming...

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If you're after some catchy as hell nu metal brimming with angst, you need the new Tetrarch album in your life

Atlanta nu metal revivalists Tetrarch stick to the fundamentals

Evening Standard

Liam and Noel Gallagher 'on stern doctor's orders' ahead of Oasis reunion tour

The brothers’ Live ‘25 tour kicks off in Cardiff in July, before going global with shows in Japan, Argentina, the US and Brazil

Evening Standard

Matt Willis reveals Busted turned down offer to compete for UK in Eurovision

McFly’s Tom Fletcher also revealed he had been asked to write a song for the competition.

Guitar World

“This was specifically wanting it to have the sort of grandiosity of a Comfortably Numb-type guitar solo but without really referencing that vocabulary”: Randy McStine reveals all behind his cosmically epic solo on Steven Wilson's The Overview

When Wilson asked McStine to redefine the guitar solo for the 21st-century, David Gilmour's greatest solo was the reference. The catch? No pentatonic minor blues. It was to be comfortably new

MusicRadar

“I was hypnotised when I was a little boy - by my dentist who was experimenting with hypnotism”: Pete Townshend reveals why he always does his best on stage, as The Who announce final US tour

The Who have just announced another ‘farewell’ tour. And all the signs are there that this one really will be their last

Louder

Steve Hackett announces The Lamb Stands Up Live At The Royal Albert Hall double live album

Steve Hackett celebrates the 50th anniversary of Genesis's The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway with new live album in July

Evening Standard

Andrew Gower on Gustaffson: 'Don't kill the mystery of music'

Andrew Gower is best known for his acting, but his band Gustaffson’s new album Black & White Movie is swiftly establishing him as a rock ‘n’ roll star too

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