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“It’s bittersweet, of course”: Soundgarden’s final album is “pretty close” to completion

But Morello says don’t expect unreleased Audioslave music any time soon

MusicRadar

Bad Omens review – anthemic songs and pillars of fire dampened by arena nerves

Noah Sebastian’s vocals switch deftly from croon to scream to whisper, but the genre-hopping US metalcore band lack chemistry on the big stage

The Guardian - UK

Jamaican Reggae Legend Jimmy Cliff Dies Aged 81 After Seizure and Pneumonia

Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff has died aged 81 after a seizure and pneumonia. The Harder They Come star leaves a global legacy that transformed Jamaican music forever.

International Business Times UK

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BBC announces Ronan Keating as host of New Year’s Eve celebrations

‘It’s going to be very special’ said the Irish pop star who said he was ‘truly honoured’ to be a part of the show

The Independent UK

“We weren’t getting paid that much, so our only solace was whupping his ass on stage”: Jellybean Johnson, drummer with Prince associates The Time, has died, aged 69

“Bean was a consummate musician,” said The Time frontman Morris Day. “All he ever wanted to do was play and talk music”

MusicRadar

“This tour is going to be a complete blast." Big Big Train announce Woodcut European and UK tour dates for Autumn 2026

Prog rock septet Big Big Train will release their new album, the conceptual Woodcut, in February

Louder

Jimmy Cliff dead aged 81: Jamaican prime minister leads tributes to Reggae legend

Singer was credited with popularising reggae alongside Bob Marley

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Reggae superstar Jimmy Cliff dies aged 81

He was one of several musician, alongside Bob Marley, to be awarded Jamaica’s Order of Merit.

Evening Standard

“I couldn't stop vomiting. The room wouldn't stop spinning”: Ritchie Blackmore issues health update after tour cancellation

The guitar legend has opened up on his recent health issues after a handful of Blackmore's Night shows were cancelled

Guitar World

“They can show you what a guitar is about right away”: Wolfgang Van Halen names the 2 classic rock tracks he plays to test any electric guitar

Forget the forbidden riffs and the flashy taps. Wolfgang finds it's better to keep things simple...

Guitar World

Mariah Carey Holiday Fear: 'Failure' Of Christmas Hit Would 'Wobble' Her Brand

Mariah Carey is reportedly anxious that a weaker performance of 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' in 2025 could shake her Christmas brand and affect her earnings.

International Business Times UK

“You can shake your head and say, ‘This isn’t real rock ‘n’ roll.’ Or you can look at it another way”: Joe Perry says that when Aerosmith recorded with Yungblud, "there wasn’t a single song that we did where we actually all played together”

“Music has changed so much,” Perry says

MusicRadar

Jimmy Cliff, Jamaican reggae star and actor, dies aged 81

Songwriter turned movie star was credited with helping to bring Jamaican culture to the world after his starring role in the 1972 film ‘The Harder They Come’

The Independent UK

Hip-hop godfathers the Last Poets: ‘In times of great chaos, there’s opportunity’

Members of the groundbreaking, politically revolutionary group talk about the state of hip-hop and the US government’s attacks on people of color

The Guardian - US

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Evening Standard

Oasis ‘in talks over greatest hits album’ amid talk of more UK shows as reunion tour ends

The band took their final bow in São Paulo on Sunday night in front of 60,000 fans, capping a comeback run that has smashed ticket records

Evening Standard

Ronan Keating to host BBC One’s New Year’s Eve celebrations

Sophie Ellis-Bextor hosted a New Year’s Eve disco on the BBC in 2024.

Guitar World

“If all you want to do is sound like Stevie Ray Vaughan, you’re screwed. There was only one of him and he did it better than anyone else”: What Guthrie Trapp learned while escaping the country player label – and how the fretboard can change your life

The session ace explains what’s wrong with modelers, why anyone emulating SRV is doomed to fail, and how he nearly missed out on jamming with Billy Gibbons

Guitar World

“Tony Rice is the closest guy to a shredder that I was fixed on – but he could only influence me so far because I didn’t really understand his vocabulary”: Robbie Fulks on the “miracle” of bluegrass and the ecstasies of improv solos

Don’t plan guitar solos, says this acoustic mastermind – let them fly naturally

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“The guitar is the most difficult instrument to play. Trumpet players might argue with me”: Robben Ford on his favorite Tele, Dumble magic and why the guitar is a tough nut to crack

The jazz, blues and rock great plays favorites with his gear and recalls that time when he was supporting Jimmy Witherspoon and he took a fall... and took the drums with him

The Guardian - UK

‘The world is such a nice thing!’: Matt Maltese, the songwriter for pop’s A-list … and Shakespeare

After getting dropped by a major label, the Leonard Cohen-influenced south Londoner kept going, and has now won fans in Rosalía, Sabrina Carpenter and more. But writing for the Bard is best of all, he says

Evening Standard

Kneecap announce biggest show to date at Crystal Palace Park

Kneecap will be playing their biggest headline date so far in Crystal Palace next June

Metal Hammer

Watch Tool play a bunch of rarities for the first time in 20 years, plus a Black Sabbath cover, during New Zealand shows over the weekend

Deep cuts from the Undertow, Ænima and 10,000 Days albums found their way back onto the setlist as the prog metal icons kicked off their Oceania/Asia tour

Metal Hammer

Quiz: How much do you know about Iron Maiden's breakthrough masterpiece The Number Of The Beast?

Test your knowledge of one of heavy metal's defining albums

Cinemablend

This Viral Video Of Travis Scott Getting Hyped At A John Mayer Concert Is Giving The Energy I Need This Week

I know that feeling.

Louder

“It was about the second coming of Jesus, except he’s in a spaceship”: Sammy Hagar on aliens, Jesus and the 70s sci-fi prog album he started then abandoned

The unlikely story of Sammy Wilde And Dustcloud

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