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Fans of '00s Death Cab for Cutie take note: Their new album is about grief — and it's for you

Death Cab for Cutie are gearing up to release a new album titled “I Built You a Tower.”

The Independent UK

‘People get confused, think it’s called Where Did You Go?’ How the Bluetones made Slight Return

‘We didn’t have a washing machine, so I was in the launderette when our manager rang and said: “You’ve gone in at No 2”’

The Guardian - UK

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: June 1, 2026

Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Greta Van Fleet, Tarja, The Band Feel and more

Louder

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Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love spent New Year's Eve 1992 trying to save the life of an unconscious rock star who was turning blue on their hotel room floor

Heroin claimed the lives of more than one Seattle musician, but some had 'lucky' escapes

Louder

John Oliver roasts Trump’s Freedom 250 lineup as artists continue to drop out: ‘People you haven’t thought about since 2009’

Artists like Martina McBride, Bret Michaels, and the Commodores have all dropped out of the series in the last week

The Independent UK

“If anybody could play like that, they must be crazy”: How Dave Davies wrote the savage solo for the Kinks’ breakthrough hit

Davies debunks false claims that the track featured Jimmy Page and reveals how it all came about

Guitar World

“My wife is gonna die of it one day. They don’t know when. What do we want to do with our time here? Who do we want to throw out of our lives?”: Norwegian proggers Green Carnation’s second Dark Poem explores loved ones in crisis

The theme is blood and the experiences are personal on the middle release of their trilogy, which was written and recorded in one go

Metal Hammer

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"We leaned into it when we realised it p***ed people off, because I was a little s***head." Black Veil Brides frontman Andi Biersack on being hated by metal fans, getting beaten up as Batman and chasing his dreams

He's years away from even hitting forty, but Andy Biersack has already had a hell of a career

Metal Hammer

Astell & Kern’s valve-toting portable player blends classic analogue tech with “cutting-edge digital audio”

The SP4000T portable player and Clarus in-ears debut at High End Vienna

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How Did Foster Sylvers Die? Real Cause of Death as Brother Leon Confirms Tragic Death

Foster Sylvers, a former child star and 'Boogie Fever' singer, has died at 64 from cancer. His musical legacy spans decades, marked by hits and personal challenges.

International Business Times UK

“I said, ‘I tell you what. I will give this song to the group – just put it on the album’”: Commodores bassist Ronald LaPread, who has died at the age of 75, said that one of his greatest basslines might never have been heard

“They said, ‘oh man, it’s too black’”

MusicRadar

“If you think this is a bunch of throwaway crap to suck the dollar out of poor, unsuspecting Van Halen fans, it’s not”: Eddie Van Halen’s soon-to-be-released recordings are going to blow you away, according to Steve Lukather

The highly anticipated project could be the ultimate Eddie Van Halen honor record

Guitar World

“I did four or five songs, then Ozzy said, ‘Welcome aboard’. I would have loved to have spent more time with him”: Randy Rhoads was his guitar teacher. Then he ended up in Ozzy Osbourne’s band

Joe Holmes looks back on his time with Ozzy and David Lee Roth, and explains why his upcoming solo album, featuring former Ozzy band members, captures everything he’s learned up till now

Guitar World

New Evanescence album Sanctuary is the most vital thing Amy Lee has made in decades - and it's arrived at the perfect time

It's not quite perfect, but Sanctuary has given Evanescence a major modern upgrade

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“It’s a one-string instrument with a handle on it, and I hit it with a stick”: Les Claypool’s bonkers one-string leads the biggest (and strangest) bass releases of the month

May saw the reissue of Fender's best-selling bass, a custom Rickenbacker for Geddy Lee, and a supersized version of the daddy of all fuzz

What Hi-Fi?

10 of the best Nick Cave songs to test your hi-fi system

Is your system fit for the Prince of Darkness?

Louder

"She was looking at her pill bottles. I knew she was going to die so I was like, 'Put it down. Live right now.'" Mastodon’s Bill Kelliher wrote songs for Emperor Of Sand at his mum’s deathbed

A cancer tragedy and other real-life dramas inspired Mastodon’s seventh album Emperor Of Sand, which they believe was 17 years in the making

Metal Hammer

"We often felt like the strange duck on the festival bill because there was a woman in the band." How two modern metal icons united for a collaboration over a decade in the making

Metal fans couldn't believe their eyes when these two amazing singers appeared on the same song

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International Business Times UK

Olivia Rodrigo and Taylor Swift Feud Discussion Heats Up After Fans Claim Olivia 'Said Everything Without Saying It'

Olivia Rodrigo and Taylor Swift feud rumours resurface after Olivia's podcast comments spark renewed debate over their relationship and fan theories

Louder

"I walked through it all and felt like spitting on the lot of them". How Pete Townshend's disgust with the hippies inspired The Who's most epic song

Warning: Contain's rock's most epic scream

Evening Standard

Commodores co-founder Ronald LaPread dies aged 75

His former bandmate Lionel Richie said ‘he will be missed’ when paying tribute.

The Independent UK

Foster Sylvers death: The Sylvers star and ‘Boogie Fever’ singer dies, aged 64

The Sylvers, often compared to The Jackson family, achieved chart success with hits such as ‘Hot Line’ and ‘Fool’s Paradise’

Evening Standard

The Sylvers singer Foster Sylvers dead at 64

He enjoyed a string of hits in the 1970s.

The Independent UK

Duran Duran announce major UK and Europe arena tour dates

The iconic 1980s group begin their tour at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro on 15 October

Louder

The nation rejoices as a corpse-painted Robert Fripp sings in the latest edition of Robert and Toyah's Sunday Lunch

Watch national treasures Robert and Toyah perform Rock And Roll All Nite by Kiss

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