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Zara Larsson on opening for Tate McRae: ‘I didn’t expect it to make waves the way it did’

Exclusive: Swedish pop singer says the support slot was ‘such a good opportunity’ to introduce herself to ‘the perfect crowd’ of McRae’s fans

The Independent UK

When I was 14, I thought Limp Bizkit were the coolest band in the world. At 38, I often still do

Love or hate them, you couldn't ignore them. Luckily, I loved them - and I still do

Metal Hammer

Add to playlist: the long-lost lo-fi pop of Australian nun Sister Irene O’Connor and the week’s best tracks

Far from being the preserve of ecclesiastical listening, the reissue of O’Connor’s 1973 album is a compelling feast of drum machine, acoustic guitar and synth organ

The Guardian - UK

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“Eddie definitely wasn’t functioning very well during the Van Halen reunion tour in 2004. It was one of the worst experiences I’ve ever had in my life”: Sammy Hagar’s regrets about his final tour with the band – and his true feelings about David Lee Roth

“Not keeping Van Halen together – that was a failure to me"

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'Did you miss us?': Oasis tour kicks off in Australia

Oasis have returned to the Australian stage for the first time in decades, with more than 55,000 fans packing out a stadium to watch the brothers reunite.

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Win Butler and Régine Chassagne of Arcade Fire announce separation – but band will continue

In 2022, four women accused Butler of sexual misconduct alleging sexual assault and unwanted sexual messages

The Guardian - UK

“I had no idea that show would be my last. The whole thing felt like a divorce”: How Paz Lenchantin’s departure from the Pixies led to her first-ever solo album

She’s played in some of alternative music’s biggest bands. Now Lenchantin is back with a solo album fueled by a vintage P-Bass that Billy Corgan inspired her to buy

Guitar World

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Alpha Maid: Is This a Queue review – Mica Levi collaborator pairs scuffed production with superb songwriting

Hook-laden tracks are woven through wandering instrumentals, ritualistic drum workouts and scrappy guitar jams

The Guardian - UK

“Leonardo DiCaprio released a movie with the exact same storyline. It was as if he’d bugged the room! We scrapped the whole thing”: When fate intervened to destroy an art-rock record, its creators wrote an album about fate

New concept LP begins with the true story of a baggage handler who stole a plane and killed himself, and goes on to celebrate a fake cult based on a toy ball

Louder

Florence and the Machine review, Everybody Scream: Bloody, bewitching exultations

4/5 Inspired by a near-death experience, Florence Welch conjures up a fantastic collection of songs that find her wrestling with her role as a performer, her status among ‘the greats’, and who she is at home, away from her devoted followers

The Independent UK

"John Lennon walked past me and said, 'Great record'": The story of the Alice Cooper song that began as a failed single on an album one critic called "a tragic waste of plastic" but finished as a worldwide smash hit

Rehashing a psychedelic tune from the days of Alice Cooper (the band), the man himself fashioned an OTT accompaniment to the 1972 presidential election

Louder

Florence + the Machine: Everybody Scream review – alt-rock survivor surveys her kingdom with swagger

On her self-deprecating, viscera-flecked sixth record, Florence Welch picks apart the compulsions and contradictions of fame

The Guardian - UK

Scott Sorry, former bassist with The Wildhearts, dead at 47

Singer-songwriter Scott Sorry also played with Brides Of Destruction and Sorry and the Sinatras

Louder

Dean Lewis responds to viral misconduct allegations: ‘I was breathtakingly dumb’

The Australian singer says he did nothing illegal

The Independent UK

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Queens of the Stone Age at Royal Albert Hall: '2025's best gig?'

5/5 Josh Homme leads the band into new gothic crooning territory before blowing the roof off the hallowed Hall

Guitar World

“A couple of Ace’s people were furious. I got cornered by a couple who were asking if I had a problem”: Justin Hawkins on his run-in with Ace Frehley – who saw the funny side to their ‘spat’

The Darkness frontman felt a good-natured tirade had landed him in hot water

Guitar World

“The fact that Martin was willing to do that for these guitars makes me really happy”: Jason Isbell’s new Martin signatures revive his prized pre-war acoustic – and it wasn’t an easy task

Two takes on Isbell’s prized acoustic have been joined by a signature string set

Guitar World

“Helped define Oasis’ sound”: Bonehead and Gem Archer both get signature Epiphones – and they’re recreations of 2 classic Oasis guitars

A gift from Noel Gallagher and a legendary 1984 Riviera helped shape the Oasis sound. Now, both are back as new signatures for the band's two loyal guitarists

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“When I go, ‘Let’s try a Marshall,’ and we put it in, I go, ‘I don’t like that!’ Marshalls hurt my ears these days”: Ricky Byrd on tracking with Joan Jett, his Franken-Tele that sounds nothing like a Tele, and how sobriety has improved his playing

Byrd has seen the world of rock ’n’ roll go through changes, but one thing he’s stuck with is his “tricky” approach to playing – and he’s full of optimism for the future

Metal Hammer

“This is a tip of a hat to Metallica for everything that they’ve done, and everything that we’ve done”: Dave Mustaine explains why Megadeth reimagined Ride The Lightning for their final album

Megadeth’s leader calls his sped-up rendition of the Metalli-classic a mark of “respect” towards his ex-bandmates

Guitar World

“A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to own a piece of history”: Jim Irsay’s billion-dollar guitar collection is going to auction, with legendary instruments from Kurt Cobain, Eric Clapton and David Gilmour up for grabs

With a wealth of record-breaking guitars among the collection, it promises to be the biggest guitar auction event of all time

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s dark in the US right now. But I turn on a light, you know?’: Mavis Staples on Prince, Martin Luther King and her 75-year singing career

As she releases a new album, the soul and gospel legend answers your questions on Stax Records, duetting with David Byrne, and the fight for civil rights

The Guardian - AU

Youth Group on Forever Young at 20 and gen X middle age: ‘Angst doesn’t go away just because you get older’

As the band return with their sixth album, Big Whoop, frontman Toby Martin reflects on fatherhood, mortality and their love-hate relationship with their biggest hit

Guitar World

“I bumped into one of Queen’s techs. He said, ‘Steve, come down to the studio – the lads would love to see you’”: How Steve Howe ended up playing on a Queen track

The prog legend was asked to channel a flamenco icon for the spontaneous guest spot

Metal Hammer

"We thought, 'Maybe we've taken death metal as far as it can go.'" Bungled million-dollar deals, getting wasted with Zakk Wylde and a housewrecking music video: how former extreme metal musicians made one of nu metal's biggest anthems

Unimpressed with black metal's headline-grabbing theatrics, Soil embraced their roots to make an all-time classic

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