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Britpop band Pulp announce summer 2025 arena tour dates

The band will perform six shows in London, Glasgow, Dublin, Birmingham and Manchester over summer 2025.

Evening Standard

The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now

Ozzy Osbourne, Lacuna Coil and Lordi lead this week's best new metal songs

Metal Hammer

Q&A: Jagged Edge's new album celebrates love, longevity and brotherhood

Jagged Edge is back with their 11th studio album, “All Original Parts: Vol

The Independent UK

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Taylor Swift surpasses Madonna as female artist with most UK number one albums

The US singer has achieved the biggest opening week of this year after releasing a new heart-shaped vinyl issue of her Lover (Live In Paris) album.

Evening Standard

Taylor Swift surpasses Madonna as female artist with most UK No 1 albums

Singer scores 13th chart-topper with Valentine’s Day edition of her live album Lover (Live from Paris)

The Guardian - UK

“Ozzy called me a rock-and-roll icon, and I was like, Whoa!” Having helped honour Ozzy Osbourne at last year's Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame ceremony, Billy Idol admits he's “knocked out” to be among the nominees for induction this year

Billy Idol on his nomination for the Rock Hall: “I could’ve never imagined this when I was 30”

Louder

“I happened to walk in the studio and they just asked me to join the circle, like, ‘Whoa, hey, great.’ I had my guitar, walked in and started playing”: How Nile Rodgers ended up on the latest Coldplay album

2024 saw the Chic co-founder add the British mega-act to his star-studded list of collaborators...

Guitar World

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“We kind of dug it, but a lot of places didn’t like Metallica. They were like, ‘What the hell is this?’” When Metallica hit the road for their first national tour, crowds weren’t convinced by their music

James Hetfield and co went on tour with British heavy metal band Raven when they came over to the States in the early 1980s – but they didn’t always win over the audience

Guitar World

Black Sabbath fans disappointed to miss out on ‘once in a lifetime’ reunion gig

The show in Birmingham will see the band’s original line-up reunite for the first time in 20 years supported by many of the acts they influenced.

Evening Standard

“They told Gibson four days before the performance. I know they were working on the guitar nonstop”: Chappell Roan’s guitarist reveals the story behind the Grammys’ show-stopping – and last-minute – mirrorball Gibson Les Paul

Andrea Ferrero shares the tone secrets and behind-the-scenes details of the Pink Pony Club guitar – and an already-iconic performance

Guitar World

Adele or Oasis? The most popular breakup and love songs that guitarists and pianists want to learn to play

Muse Group reveals what emotional musicians will be busting out on Valentine’s Day

MusicRadar

Pulp announce summer 2025 arena tour of the UK: ‘You deserve more’

UK shows will conclude the week before Glastonbury Festival gets underway

The Independent UK

“You deserve more and we have more.” Pulp announce summer arena shows in the UK and Ireland, and frontman Jarvis Cocker is teasing more news to come

Britpop heroes Pulp sign up for six summer arena gigs

Louder

Drake slams ‘rap beef’ on new album days after Kendrick Lamar’s savage halftime show

Canadian rapper released his new album ‘$ome $exy $ongs 4 U’ less than a week after Lamar performed his Drake diss track at the Super Bowl

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Black Sabbath tickets system branded 'absolute shambles' as thousands of fans miss out

Tickets to Ozzy Osbourne’s one-off Back To The Beginning show sold out in minutes

Guitar World

“Somebody will get mad at me, but it’s the closest thing to Beck, Clapton and Page. What was in the water we were all drinking?” Billy Corgan names himself and two other ’90s guitar gods as the ‘metal Yardbirds’

The Smashing Pumpkins frontman shared near-identical early experiences with two other players close to his local area, but they all ended up going down different avenues – not unlike the Yardbird legends

The Guardian - UK

Sound investment: John Lewis teams up with Rough Trade to sell vinyl

Decision to stock records in some stores and also sell online dovetails with rising demand for turntables in its shops

Louder

Ace new prog you must hear from Solstice, Vennart, John Lodge, Dim Gray and more in this week's Tracks Of The Week

Cool new proggy sounds you from Lights Of Skadi, Sally Potter, Pearl Handled Revolver and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week

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‘It was wonderfully innocent’: Boy’s Own, the fanzine that defined the acid house generation

A new book collects every single issue of the mag that started as an in-joke among friends and became a subcultural behemoth. Its creators recall the parties, the music, the fashion, and being ‘right on one, matey’

Evening Standard

From Beyoncé to Black Sabbath: the hottest concert tickets to snap up right now

With blockbuster tours, iconic reunions, and indie darlings hitting the stage, here are 10 must-see shows to book now before they sell out

Louder

“We listened to it and said, No, that's crap, and put it aside.” Brutally dismissed by one music critic as “like a turd floating down a river of ****”, one of rock's most romantic songs is getting a 50th anniversary re-release today

“People come up to you and you know what they’re going to say, that it reminds them of their first relationship or the love of their life.”

MusicRadar

“Not a single person paid. No one came in. I think I got a Diet Coke out of it”: Joe Bonamassa dishes the dirt on his worst gig ever

You’d think that Bonamassa live in Memphis would draw quite the crowd… Think again

Guitar World

“A sonically punishing instrument for the most dedicated shred warriors”: Wylde Audio unveils the Blood Skull Berzerker – and it’s got a “visually brutal” new body shape worthy of its name

Zakk Wylde’s gear brand has rolled out yet another new body shape, and it’s quite a sight to behold

MusicRadar

“Joe is on fire! What better inspiration can you get?”: Steve Vai describes the “craziness” of his new music with Joe Satriani

“I’ve never done anything like this,” Vai says

MusicRadar

“The world’s leader in cast iron cookware”: Primus get a thorough panning for the 35th anniversary of Frizzle Fry

Simmer down. Their cast-iron classic now comes with matching bespoke 10.5" skillet…

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