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"God bless America’s judicial system. It proves that even Metallica can get a fair hearing!" How the world's biggest metal band put on a chaotic gig in a car park - and infuriated politicians, a stadium and half a city in the process

As Metallica prepare to reissue 1997’s Reload, we look back on the calamitous free gig that launched the album 29 years ago

Metal Hammer

Soho Dukes started as a 19th-century drinking club. Now they're bringing fun back to rock'n'roll

Hats off to a band with a questionable past and sword-swallowing, trick-cycling, lion-taming grandparents

Louder

Di’Anno - Iron Maiden’s Lost Singer review – metal act’s original singer is a tough act to follow

This entertaining profile of Paul Di’Anno – the heavy metal band’s lead vocalist from 1978 to 1981 – is dragged down by its subject’s irascible nature

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"I was pissed off. This disrespects the band." Dave Brock slams BBC suggestion that Hawkwind were anti-Beatles and stole Paul McCartney's long-lost bass

Paul McCartney: The Hunt For The Lost Bass tells the story of the former Beatle's long-lost Höfner violin bass

Louder

“One of the few times Axl and I ever went out in public was to see Nirvana in Hollywood. And then people say grunge killed Guns N’ Roses”: Slash on the alternative rock revolution – and the groundbreaking album that blew Axl Rose’s mind

“I was never a big Pearl Jam fan, but Soundgarden was great”

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"Our casting team reached out to fans from all around the world. They provided the emotion, the soul and the humanity." Iron Maiden's creative director Ben Smallwood grew up around the band – and now he's helping tell their story

Iron Maiden's much-heralded Burning Ambition film will hit cinemas on May 7 - and the band are on the cover of the new issue of Classic Rock

Metal Hammer

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco Song 'Talk' Sparks Viral Claims Voice Sounds Like Justin Bieber

TikTok users claim Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco's 'Talk' features a voice like Justin Bieber, sparking viral but unverified online debate

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"A welcome return to the cranked-up amps, distortion and rawness that first fuelled them." The Black Keys go back to basics on the revitalised, urgent and gloriously unrefined Peaches!

Blues rockers The Black Keys return to their roots in more ways than one

Louder

"The album careens so quickly between clever and stupid that I'm surprised it hasn't become a cult classic." A story of flick-knives, tyre-irons, and Desmond Child's little-remembered 'gang rock' phase

Before he was churning out megahits with Aerosmith, Bon Jovi and Kiss, Desmond Child was the cornball king of streetfighting anthems

Louder

Rosalia to be named international songwriter of the year at Ivor Novello Awards

The acclaimed Spanish singer will be presented with the prestigious award in London on 21 May

The Independent UK

“The new vibrato only adds to the appeal – it’s easy to see how this guitar could do the business equally well for metal, jazz-fusion or function gigs”: Strandberg Boden Standard N2.6T review

A new vibrato design, on a guitar we loved already – will we be tickled pink?

Guitar World

Taylor Swift Revealed Which Songs 'Would Not Exist' If She Didn't Face Tons Of Criticism

Look what you made her do.

Cinemablend

Teen Mariachi Brothers Detained by ICE to Open for Kacey Musgraves in Texas

Three young mariachi musicians whose detention by ICE drew national backlash earlier this year are now headed to one of Texas' most beloved stages, opening for Kacey Musgraves during three sold-out shows at Gruene Hall in New Braunfel

Latin Times

“It certainly appears a lot more expensive than it actually is”: Harley Benton Fusion IV HH FR review

The return of Harley Benton's Fusion series brings boutique spec at bedroom prices

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The Independent UK

Zara Larsson reveals she’s still playing college shows after breakthrough success: ‘I don’t cancel shows’

‘Once I’ve signed that contract, I’m not pulling out. I don’t do that,’ pop star says

Evening Standard

Olivia Rodrigo opens up about ‘pressure’ she felt while writing first two albums

Rodrigo recently released her latest single, Drop Dead, from her eagerly awaited third album.

International Business Times UK

Are Swifties Becoming Too Obsessed? Taylor Swift Frustrated by Fans Doing 'Paternity Test' on Her Music

Taylor Swift expresses discomfort with fan theories treating her songs as clues about her personal life, urging focus on her songwriting instead.

Guitar World

Heirs of Jimi Hendrix's bandmates lose years-long royalties dispute against the Hendrix Estate and Sony Music

The judge concluded that, as per the original contract, the musicians signed their rights away, and that “the first owners of the copyrights… were the producers”

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Guitar World

“I’d be in the middle of a tough show, look over at the side of the stage and there’s Nels Cline, one of the best guitar players ever to play rock and roll”: White Denim’s James Petralli has learned to roll with rock’s punches

The sonic architect has been the one constant of White Denim’s 13-album rollercoaster – he tells us how he’s lasted the ride, and how it’s changed him as a player

Louder

“Time is short and I have things that I need to make before I die”: Kristoffer Rygg won’t discuss the darkness that led Ulver to latest album Neverland and a new positive energy

Norwegian chameleon rejected the nation’s controversial black metal scene, then rejected his record label, and recently rejected synthpop. Now he’s rejected the tragedy of the band’s past – and partying too – to embrace freedom instead

Guitar World

“The original idea was Steve Stevens, but he was busy with Billy Idol”: How Steve Vai ended up joining David Lee Roth's post-Van Halen band – thanks to Billy Sheehan

While Vai wasn’t his original choice, the Sheehan-Vai dynamic proved strong enough to outlast Roth’s project

MusicRadar

“I mean, this is the greatest recording ever made. I could break down why it's so good, blah blah blah, but more than anything... what were they thinking?”: Jack Antonoff breaks down the crazy genius of his favourite Beatles song

"There's nothing like it. There never has or never will be.”

MusicRadar

“I wasn't prepared for what I saw that night. Not only did you hear this magnificent voice, but the message was one of faith, truth and doing the right thing”: How a classic song recorded live in London set Bob Marley on the path to global superstardom

And he gave away the songwriting credit to a local hero back home in Jamaica

The Independent UK

BBC Radio 2 postpones huge music festival over fears it would harm other events

The event, set to take place in Stirling, Scotland, will now be held in September

Evening Standard

BBC Radio 2 In The Park festival pushed back due to ‘concerns’ over August dates

New dates for three-day festival and its line-up are yet to be announced.

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