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Isle of Wight 2026 review – Magnificent, mighty The Cure once again prove themselves to be one of our greatest bands

4/5 Calvin Harris provides the dopamine and Teddy Swims and Liverpool’s Luvcat also give stand-out sets, but the biggest highlight has to be Robert Smith, on extraordinary form as his band headline the Sunday night

The Independent UK

“We urge Fender to stop issuing cease and desist demands against manufacturers, distributors and dealers and to return to a fair, cooperative partnership”: Thomann, the world’s largest music retailer, is suing Fender over cease-and-desists

Thomann, whose own brand Harley Benton is caught up in the Stratocaster cease-and-desist dispute, says it is engaging in legal action on behalf of the entire guitar industry

Guitar World

Aldeburgh festival roundup – Tansy Davies and Freya Waley-Cohen premieres, plus blistering Shostakovich

The second weekend boasted brand new music by Davies and Waley-Cohen, the premiere of Alex Ho and Rockey Sun Keting’s Chronicle, and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales with Kevin Edusei on exhilarating form

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Run Direction: Harry Styles spotted jogging to his own Wembley show

Singer is midway through a 12-night residency in the UK capital

The Independent UK

"We thought we were on the brink of breaking technology. It seemed like we did something futuristic at the time." Slipknot, zombies and a three year old girl's approval: how horror punk prince Wednesday 13 built a career beyond Murderdolls

I Walked With A Zombie proved Wednesday 13 could go it alone - and the approval of his young daughter sealed the deal

Metal Hammer

"We get along great as long as we’re not trying to make music together”: Stewart Copeland says he and Sting are still talking, even though they’re fighting a high court battle over royalties

Plus drummer has written a book about the “weirdness of rock n’ roll celebrity”

MusicRadar

“I have absolutely no regrets. But with Eric Carr’s illness, I wish I’d handled that differently. The idea that someone close to me had cancer and was going to die, I couldn’t take it in”: Paul Stanley recalls the darkest day in the history of Kiss

“In some crazy way I thought that Eric might get better and come back to the band”

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“I think you need to shake someone out of the state that they’re in in quite an aggressive way, then soothe it”: How to emulate one of Jon Hopkins' signature techniques with plugins

We get creative with an effects chain inspired by Jon Hopkins, and a heavy dose of felt piano

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“It felt like the mission statement of what the album was about”: Exploring how Harry Styles brought the sounds of minimal techno to pop with Aperture

Aperture heralded a new approach for Styles, but its sounds clearly cribbed from the minimal techno playbook

MusicRadar

Oliver Tree’s body returned to California after Brazil helicopter crash

The musician died on June 14 while on a world tour for his latest album.

Evening Standard

Anthrax drummer Charlie Benante to miss multiple European tour dates on doctor's orders

Benante, who will miss some high-profile festival dates, will return to action with Anthrax next month

Metal Hammer

Fan falls to death during Goose show at Madison Square Garden

The tragic incident occurred during the second New York show of Goose's 2026 Summer Tour

Louder

Who Is Paul Kueker? Goose Concertgoer, 51, Falls to His Death From Madison Square Garden's 300 Level

A 51-year-old man died after falling from an elevated section during a Goose concert at Madison Square Garden. Emergency services responded swiftly, but he was pronounced dead at Bellevue Hospital.

International Business Times UK

"It’s saying, ‘If I could smell you, if I could interact with you, I’d eat you alive.'" How a bizarre and controversial stalker video featuring two Hollywood heavyweights brought an end to Limp Bizkit's golden era

Limp Bizkit were the biggest band on Planet Earth by the end of 2000. Less than three years later, things had gone terribly wrong

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"Slip & Destroy." Metallica's Kirk Hammett sees the funny side after falling offstage during Dublin show

Metallica guitarist takes a tumble in Dublin as band launch into classic hit Seek & Destroy

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Ariana Grande Sparks Debate After Viral Concert Clip Shows Her “Toddler” Running Across The Stage

“This is not endearing, infantilizing grown a*s women are disgusting,” wrote one user.

The Independent UK

Rod Stewart, 81, pauses concert to use oxygen tank on stage after ‘nearly fainting’

It comes after the British singer canceled several shows on medical advice

Louder

"Everybody was leaning over the banisters to listen to this guy sitting in the corner of the club playing. They were enthralled.” This is what happened when Jimi Hendrix landed in London for the first time

When Hendrix arrived in the UK in 1966, the rock world tilted on its axis and he shot from unknown to superstar and changed everything

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The Independent UK

Rock band Goose say they are ‘heartbroken’ after MSG concertgoer fell to his death during show

A 51-year-old man fell from the venue’s balcony and was later pronounced dead at the hospital, police said

Cinemablend

I Love Taylor Swift's Toy Story 5 Song, And Now I Know What I Want Her To Do Next

'Man, it's been awhile.'

Metal Hammer

"I had to learn to let go of the bitterness and stop being so one-track minded." They were in one of hardcore's most boundary-pushing modern bands with Code Orange: now Jami Morgan and Eric Balderose reunite to topple the music industry with Nowhere2Run

Code Orange is dead. Long live Nowhere2Run

MusicRadar

“It was too odd, too complicated. I felt like I had been so in my head that I couldn’t judge”: From Bollywood to Bond – unpacking the intricate arrangement of Toxic

Cribbing from a Bollywood film soundtrack and the chords of Bond maestro John Barry, Toxic's extraordinary sound led it to become one of Britney’s biggest hits

MusicRadar

“Everything that's come – ever since the very first recordings we made – has made things slower, not faster”: Better music technology hasn’t made life easier for producers than it was in the ‘80s, says Mike Stock

Plus, the gear behind the SAW magic and what he learned from Paul McCartney

The Guardian - UK

‘Beyoncé’s Crazy in Love makes you move your body’: Gloria Gaynor’s honest playlist

The disco-pop great salutes the sexiness of Marvin Gaye and the spirituality of Amazing Grace. But which of her own hits does she sing at karaoke?

Guitar World

“A versatile boost/drive asset for your signal chain”: Flattley The Joker review

The latest from the UK-based pedal company gives you licence to rock with the choice of dirt or filth

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