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"We can turn people who have never heard us before into fans." If demonic riffs wrapped around heavenly melodies give you a lift, take the Earth Tongue elevator

New Zealand duo Earth Tongue's third album Dungeon Vision is out now

Metal Hammer

“No guitar does everything, but this comes dangerously close”: PRS DGT Semi-Hollow review

After testing the water with a limited-edition version, PRS has added David Grissom’s semi-hollow signature to the Core lineup. But are we worthy?

Guitar World

Taylor Swift Snubbed at 2026 AMAs After Eight-Nomination Shutout as BTS Dominates Awards Night

Taylor Swift ended the 2026 AMAs without a win from eight nominations, while BTS secured major honours, sparking online debate

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Australian BTS fans blast Ticketmaster’s ‘predatory’ tactic of hiding price until tickets go on sale

Consumer think-tank says K-pop fans should know the prices before being sent into a ‘high-pressure sales funnel’

The Guardian - AU

Zayn Malik addresses viral clip showing tense hotel encounter: ‘It is not safe’

Pop singer insists his fans are ‘always respecful and amazing’

The Independent UK

"The reality of being a musician means you need to have very rich parents, the willingness to ruin yourself financially, or a label with very deep pockets." Why that hotly-tipped band you love might not be touring this year

Rising Canadian prog duo Crown Lands won't be touring the UK and Europe this year – because they've done the math

Louder

“AI is good at copying stuff and it’s going to get better. But AI is creating with logic and I’m creating with chaos”: Leprous’ Einar Solberg wants to be the most cinematic artist in prog

Second solo album Vox Occulta sees him enjoying melancholy, finding better ways of using an orchestra, fighting through the flu and aiming to look like a mafioso, rather than James Bond

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"I don't know how many thousands of times I've sung it, but I've never once thought 'Oh no, not tonight'." How Deep Purple created an all-time hard rock classic with a song that "didn't go anywhere"

Built from a riff that came from nowhere, Smoke On The Water has been covered by everyone from ‘Weird’ Al Yankovic to Black Sabbath

Louder

Watch Halestorm pay birthday tribute to Stevie Nicks with stunning cover of Fleetwood Mac's Gold Dust Woman

Halestorm's Lzzy Hale and Joe Hottinger play a series of Unplugged shows next month

Metal Hammer

"We had been on the road pretty heavily, and we were burned." How a frazzled Bad Company made their "great lost album" Burnin' Sky

Without a big hit single to raise its profile, Bad Company's fourth album has fallen between history's cracks

Louder

Ed Sheeran beats Taylor Swift to be crowned UK’s most played artist for a record eighth time

Data shows that Sheeran’s music is played an average of 574 times daily, equating to 24 plays every hour

The Independent UK

Ed Sheeran beats Taylor Swift to be named UK’s most-played artist in 2025

Myles Smith’s Nice To Meet You was the most-played track on radio, TV and in public places during 2025.

Evening Standard

Oh boy! NZ’s own Mickey Mouse law spurs debate on rights and wrongs of copyright

The law change will also extend copyright protection for multinationals like drug marketers and health software firms. Jonathan Milne reports.

Newsroom.co.nz

"So much of this music goes on for so long that one begins to long for the discipline of the 45rpm record." The story behind the only night that British rock legends Led Zeppelin and The Who shared a stage

On the evening of May 25, 1969, in an amphitheatre in Maryland, rock history was made

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If you always wanted to hear Weezer's Rivers Cuomo covering anthems by Dolly Parton, Radiohead, Michael Jackson, Whitney Houston and Metallica, the internet gods are smiling upon you

Check out Rivers Cuomo's 'randum cuverz'

Louder

"I remember thinking, Who in their right mind would want this to go out?" AC/DC's Angus Young on the song he wishes the world's greatest rock 'n' roll band had never released

"When you smile I see stars in the sky"

The Guardian - UK

Magic, mastery and magisterial power: 10 of Sonny Rollins’ greatest recordings

After his death aged 95, we look back at a remarkable catalogue of work that stretches from vivacious mid-50s sets to his evocative performance after 9/11

Guitar World

“In the ‘90s I changed my approach entirely. I gave all my guitars with tremolo systems away”: Tyler Bates on creating chaos with Reba Meyers in Marilyn Manson, and the gear he uses to score Hollywood blockbusters

The guitarist and film score composer has had a varied career – but he can’t seem to escape one amp and a “god box” pedal

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"I said, You’re walking around like you’re God’s gift to rock 'n' roll. I want you out of my studio." Why 4 Non Blondes leader Linda Perry kicked one of the biggest rock superstars of the '90s out of a recording session

"He was a Debbie Downer"

The Guardian - UK

Sonny Rollins obituary

One of the great American jazz saxophonists regarded as an improvising genius by fans all over the world

MusicRadar

“David's completely focused on the space ahead of him... the hairs on Brandon’s arm were standing straight up. Then the hairs on the back of my neck went up”: We get new insight into the making of an eerily prophetic David Bowie song

Our recent interview with Bowie guitarist David Torn gave us a fascinating window into Bowie’s process when making his latter-era classic Heathen

MusicRadar

Arturia Memory V “resurrects the analogue majesty of the Memorymoog with breathtaking authenticity”

Moog’s ‘80s poly gets emulated with modern enhancements including a multi-track arpeggiator and new modulators

Guitar World

“I wanted to have the most Steve Vai song possible on the record”: Matteo Mancuso reveals the advice his hero gave him – after they ended up working together

The two virtuosos trade licks on Mancuso’s new song, Solar Wind

Louder

"If you keep exploiting fans' trust and failing, you're not going to last very long." Rush's Geddy Lee on the nature of fandom, and how "the world's smallest symphony orchestra" kept fans invested in their musical journey for five decades

"With every shift in style we lost fans"

Guitar World

“I might even refer to him in my mind, as if we’re still writing together”: Paul McCartney explains how John Lennon is still inspiring his songwriting six decades on

McCartney chats with Paul Mescal, the actor portraying him in the upcoming Beatles four-part biopic, about his songwriting process and upcoming album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane

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