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Thank you, Royal Blood, for heralding the death of ‘real’ music

Frontman Mike Kerr launched a wave of memes with his petulant festival rant – and revealed the sense of entitlement created by a culture that prized rock above pop

The Guardian - UK · May 31, 2023

Dave Grohl signature Epiphone DG-335 confirmed in new Foo Fighters promo shot

Well, it was only just the other day that Gibson head honcho said “OK” to the idea on an Instagram AMA. And here we are. The only question is, when can we buy one?

MusicRadar · May 26, 2023

Kurt Cobain showed up to Nirvana's In Utero sessions with a chunk of the guitar Steve Albini smashed at Big Black's final show

Steve Albini reveals that Nirvana's Kurt Cobain owned a special memento from Big Black's farewell performance in Seattle

Metal Hammer · May 25, 2023

Like me, Eve Babitz was driven by corrosive relationships – and idolised women

Lust and longing turned me on to Eve Babitz – the writer who spells out that the real female equivalent of male power is not beauty but self-possession

The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2023

The Guide #85: The brouhaha over The Last Dinner Party, indie’s buzziest band

In this week’s newsletter: The baroque Brixton band came out of nowhere to be one of indie’s hottest new acts – but is there more to their hype than there seems?

The Guardian - UK · May 5, 2023

Matt Healy: The controversies and love life of The 1975 singer and Taylor Swift’s rumoured new man

After her shock split from Joe Alwyn, rumours are swirling that Taylor Swift has once again found love in the UK, this time with The 1975 frontman Matty Healy. Emma Loffhagen takes a look at Healy’s past relationships, controversies, and why he said the notion of dating Swift would be…

Evening Standard · May 4, 2023

So the first single from Corey Taylor's new solo album is a song he was playing 14 years ago

Watch Corey Taylor 'debut' new single Beyond on the opening night of his solo tour, and perform an earlier version of the same song in Des Moines, Iowa back in 2009

Metal Hammer · May 4, 2023

Karen O, self-destruction and rubber bones: Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Fever to Tell, 20 years on

As ‘Fever to Tell’ celebrates its second decade, Mark Beaumont looks back at the glitter-stained, tequila-soaked origins of Yeah Yeah Yeah’s iconic debut record

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2023

Karen O, self-destruction and rubber bones: Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Fever to Tell at 20 years old

As ‘Fever to Tell’ celebrates its second decade, Mark Beaumont looks back at the glitter-stained, tequila-soaked origins of Yeah Yeah Yeah’s iconic debut record

The Independent UK · Apr 27, 2023

The Black Keys refer to Noel Gallagher as "the chord lord", even though the Oasis man has said they're meaningless in his songwriting

The duo collaborated with The Chief on their forthcoming album

MusicRadar · Apr 25, 2023