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“I took the tapes, left the studio and gave them to my heroin dealer.” Why Billy Idol blackmailed his own record company ahead of the release of Rebel Yell

Don't mess with Billy Idol, you wouldn't like him when he's angry

Louder

James Hetfield is the undisputed master of metal rhythm guitar – and his downpicking will seriously test your abilities

Get to grips with the Metallica frontman’s punishing palm-muting and chugging rhythms

Guitar World

Sasha Keable on new music, coming out and what she’s listening to this Friday

South London R&B star Sasha Keable is back after a three year hiatus and is addressing her sexuality for the first time. She curates this week’s Friday night playlist

Evening Standard

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Dolly Parton’s niece says it’s ‘amazing’ to discover family’s Welsh roots

Country music legend will apparently explore her Welsh roots in a 2025 documentary

The Independent UK

“I love Alter Bridge, but more Myles Kennedy’s playing, rather than Mark Tremonti. Myles goes for the gross notes, which I really like”: Meet James Frankland, the classical-loving instrumentalist fusing Rachmaninoff and Guns N’ Roses

Frankland is taking influences from all across the musical spectrum to forge a sound that is all his own. He unpacks his journey from 13-year-old rookie to debut album, Fate’s Right Hand

Guitar World

“The most bittersweet listening experience of the year cuts close to the bone.” Shellac's To All Trains is Steve Albini's epitaph, and it's as thrillingly intense, darkly amusing and pleasingly unsentimental as expected

To All Trains, Shellac's first album in 10 years, is a worthy tribute to the force-of-nature that was Steve Albini

Metal Hammer

Dead & Company have kicked off their residency at The Sphere in Las Vegas: The show looks completely batshit

That long and strange trip may have finally peaked

Louder

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The 5 instruments you need to know about at Superbooth 2024 – New synths, samplers and drum machines

Video and sound demos of some of the biggest hitters at this year's show, from Elektron, Arturia, Polyend, Oberheim and UDO

MusicRadar

Girls Aloud say fans will be ‘blown away’ by shows as reunion tour kicks off in Dublin

Exclusive: Pop group say it’s the ‘right time’ to celebrate with fans as they remember late bandmate Sarah Harding

The Independent UK

Arooj Aftab: Night Reign review – all the heat and mystery of nocturnal life

Mercurial and moody soundscapes are infused with wistful romance in one of the Grammy-winning singer and composer’s most spirited records to date

The Guardian - UK

The story of King Crimson's Red is on the cover of the new issue of Prog, on sale now!

Plus BEAT, Anthony Phillips, Hawkwind, The Tangent, SIx By Six, Whom Gods Destroy, Trifecta and loads more...

Louder

‘World domination is a big thing for me’: pop superstar Becky Hill on raving to the top – and her new album’s dark past

She’s won two Brits and rivalled Dua Lipa and Adele for streams, but the public is still getting to know the ex-reality TV singer. She explains why snobbery has held her back, but trauma won’t

The Guardian - UK

“Dystopian in mood, it’s a reflection of the angst and anti-authoritarian attitude I had to conformity.” Listen to Serj Tankian's 'new' single A.F. Day, originally written for System Of A Down

Listen to the first song from System Of A Down frontman Serj Tankian's solo EP Foundations

Metal Hammer

Billie Eilish has all the reason in the world to scream – that’s why she whispers

Ever since her mesmeric, woozy breakout single ‘Ocean Eyes’ catapulted her to stardom at the age of 14, the alt-pop star has proven time and again that loud doesn’t always mean powerful. Now, dogged by incessant body shaming, dangerous stalkers and white-knuckle fame, she’s never been more quiet, says Nadine…

The Independent UK

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Billie Eilish's Albums Climbing On Billboard Charts Ahead Of Release

Billie Eilish's albums surge on Billboard charts ahead of new release 'Hit Me Hard and Soft.'

The Conversation

Let It Be: rerelease of 1970 Beatles film reveals how the history of popular music is written

In one sense, Let It Be director Michael Lindsay-Hogg’s 1970 film documenting The Beatles’ recording sessions of January 1969, and their famous concert on the rooftop of the Apple building, could be viewed as something of a coda to the main event.

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Guitar World

“As soon as I heard the demo, I knew it would be crucial to add rock elements”: Justus West reveals how he sneaked Tosin Abasi and Plini onto the new Beyoncé album (sort of)

The prolific session guitarist and producer pulls back the veil on Cowboy Carter’s high-profile recording sessions – and the surprisingly progressive gear he used on Beyoncé’s country album

MusicRadar

"It was totally, totally nuts": The Edge was so impressed with Universal Audio's Lion '68 amp pedal, he didn't just add it to his rig – it changed the tone for his intro to U2's Las Vegas Sphere gigs

"I'm using the pedals exactly like I use the amps"

Louder

“Somebody told me you people are crazy, but I'm not so sure about that. You seem to be alright to me.” On June 13, 1978, The Cramps played a riotous gig for the residents of a Californian psychiatric hospital. They didn't want to leave

The Cramps' infamous gig at Napa State Hospital probably should never have happened, but its now part of punk rock history

MusicRadar

Has the mystery of Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard And Soft album title just been solved? It looks like the misheard synth preset name has been located...

Not Logic Pro but FabFilter Twin?

The Independent UK

David Bowie ‘survived on milk’ while working on Iggy Pop album

The singer refused food when living at a residential recording studio in rural Wales

Guitar World

“I played one chord on that guitar and bought it right away”: How Hermanos Gutiérrez leveraged vintage guitar tones and Dan Auerbach's guitar tech to create a cosmic sonic palette on Barrio Hustle

Barrio Hustle is taken from the guitar duo's upcoming album Sonido Cósmico – and premiered exclusively on Guitar World

The Guardian - UK

Billy Idol: ‘I stole the master tapes for Rebel Yell – and gave them to my heroin dealer’

The Generation X punk turned arena rocker answers your questions on near-misses in Hollywood, his overlooked electronic period and how Marc Bolan helped launch his career

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