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Ahead of Oasis' tour, a look at famous and brief band reunions: Nirvana, Outkast and more

The Britpop band Oasis will reunite for a 2025 world tour kicking off Friday in Cardiff, Wales

The Independent UK

“Iggy left the Stooges and had a career – ditto Lou Reed with the Velvet Underground or Morrissey with the Smiths. Where’s Biafra’s solo career?”: East Bay Ray explains why the Dead Kennedys’ chemistry hit its peak on Fresh Fruit... and why it fell apart

In the year 1980, the Dead Kennedys debut presented a new sound for punk. Here guitarist East Bay Ray tells us how they made Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables

Guitar World

“I was really broke. The only way I could get to New York to try out for Talking Heads was to take a family who were moving there in the band van”: Jerry Harrison on making Talking Heads’ 1977 debut and rejecting blues-rock to shape the CBGB guitar sound

Granting a rare interview to promote Talking Heads’ newly reissued debut album, the new wave pioneer holds forth on everything from the thrills of the CBGB scene to the perils of mimicking your heroes

Guitar World

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Record Store Day 2025: What releases should you be looking out for?

Here are our picks for the best Record Store Day releases for 2025.

Euronews

I got Metal Hammer’s writers to name the ‘bad’ metal albums they can’t get enough of

From Metallica and Lou Reed’s Lulu to Iron Maiden’s No Prayer For The Dying, the Metal Hammer team band together to defend their favourite clangers

Metal Hammer

This is the Metallica song that makes Kirk Hammett cry – and it’s really not the one you’d expect

Turns out it’s not Fade To Black, One or Mama Said that gets Metallica’s guitarist misty-eyed…

Metal Hammer

"No guitar solos! No belly dancing music!" Metallica's Kirk Hammett looks back on working with Lou Reed on their controversial, much-mocked and largely-misunderstood collaboration Lulu

"Lulu means so much to me for a number of reasons.", Kirk Hammett states

Metal Hammer

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“Donald Trump is a huge fan of mine. Mostly he’s jealous of my hair, which is much cooler than his”: Gene Simmons’ wild tales of Eddie Van Halen, Bob Dylan, Cher and Donald Trump

Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, Eddie Van Halen and Diana Ross – they’ve all crossed paths with Gene Simmons

Louder

“I wrote to Vincent Price. I didn’t expect a reply, but he knew who I was. He really got stuck into the role”: The twisted story of Alice Cooper’s shock rock classic Welcome To My Nightmare

How Alice Cooper made shock rock classic Welcome To My Nightmare – with help from a horror icon

Metal Hammer

“What if we made a record with guitars?”: Charli XCX teases new “Lou Reed” rock direction for her next album

After taking over the world with Brat’s hard-edged pop/electronic sound, is it time for something new?

MusicRadar

“I really had fun doing it and it got me thinking, what if we made a record with guitars…” Charli XCX is tempted to make a guitar record – and she's taking inspiration from Lou Reed

The Brat hitmaker has long been a disciple of the Velvet Underground polymath...and is now considering a more guitar-led approach for her next record

Guitar World

Charli XCX hints at making guitar-based record with Clairo

Charli XCX has suggested making a "Lou Reed era" album with Clairo.

BANG Premier

“They explained about this movie called The Breakfast Club. They apparently had a song for us. We said: ‘No chance!’”: How Simple Minds went from punk to stadium rock, via an 80s Brat Pack classic

The epic story of Simple Minds, the Scottish rock band who conquered the world

Louder

Sam Amidon: Salt River review – an eclectic if erratic affair

The US musician leads an accomplished yet slightly bland living room session spanning traditional numbers and songs by Lou Reed, Yoko Ono and more

The Guardian - UK

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‘You have to get behind the song’: singer Sam Amidon on fronting Bon Iver, schooling Paul Mescal and the new folk revival

Bon Iver asked him to cover his new material and he’s teaching Mescal and Josh O’Connor to sing. But the interpreter is more interested in songs than stardom

Louder

“Part of the attraction for Lou Reed was that I had an ample supply of hash”: how a British 70s cult hero became a member of famously grumpy Lou’s crew

The ex-Velvet Underground leader got into the habit of throwing house parties in West London, and always made sure one man was invited

Evening Standard

Laurie Anderson says artificial intelligence spells ‘the end of the world’

The artist and musician said you ‘can impersonate anyone’ with the technology.

Louder

"He’s basically a juvenile delinquent who’s out of control." Bass legend Tony Levin reveals which studio session was the most significant of his storied career

Bassist Tony Levin has played with John Lennon, Pink Floyd, King Crimson, Peter Gabriel, David Bowie and more, but one studio session was more significant than the others

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“People would say, ‘He took a trip and now he’s weird.’ He wasn’t weird at all”: Mick Rock’s “surprisingly simple” friendship with Syd Barrett, and other psychedelic adventures

Often called ‘the man who shot the 70s,’ the photographer experienced unforgettable moments with Pink Floyd, Kevin Ayers, Arthur Brown, Genesis and more

MusicRadar

“People coming up to me and saying, ‘Good album, good songs.’ That hadn't happened to mebefore”: David Bowie on his first classic album

“The whole album is so unusual,” says Bowie fan Boy George

BANG Premier

Charli XCX hails The Velvet Underground's 1967 album 'the apex of fine art'

Charli XCX spoke of how influential The Velvet Underground were during her Hitmaker of The Year acceptance speech.

The Guardian - UK

A new Christmas single – but do they know it’s Ed Davey?

The bungee-jumping Lib Dem leader could be just the man to reinvigorate a genre beset by cynicism and creative inertia

The Guardian - UK

Anohni review – uniquely gifted interpreter pays homage to mentor Lou Reed

On this special night, Anohni reveals her rarely heard talents as a covers artist as she expands the boundaries and musicality of beloved – and obscure – Reed songs

The Guardian - UK

Laurie Anderson: Ark: United States V review – a long and winding bid to make sense of America

Contemplating a world of catastrophe and collapse, the veteran artist’s new three-hour show, though much too long and diffuse, has moments of poignancy – and joy

The Guardian - UK

Laurie Anderson: Ark: United States V review – portrait of America is a multimedia mess

A mix of beat poetry, opera, communal screaming, TikTok and tai chi, Anderson’s state-of-the-nation work is occasionally poignant but mostly baffling

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