MYSTERIOUS: 4 - What They Never Told You

Shellac frontman and legendary alt. rock engineer Steve Albini dead at 61

Shellac vocalist/guitarist Steve Albini, who engineered classic albums by Nirvana, PJ Harvey, Pixies and more, has died at his Chicago recording studio

Metal Hammer · May 8, 2024

“When we were trying out drummers none of them worked out because their drumming just didn’t click in with Johnny’s guitar style”: Tommy Ramone on why Johnny Ramone's playing forced him to switch from managing to drumming

Johnny Ramone’s strumming technique contributed to the lightning-in-a-bottle sound of the band’s debut album

Guitar World · Apr 24, 2024

“John Paul Jones is one of the only musicians I’ve been around where I was starstruck. I asked him some stupid questions about Achilles Last Stand… but he was very kind!” Pearl Jam’s Jeff Ament names 11 bassists who shaped his sound

From Dee Dee Ramone to Eric Avery, fretless to 12-string bassists, Jeff Ament believes all his influences can all be heard on the latest Pearl Jam album Dark Matter

Guitar World · Apr 18, 2024

The Jesus and Mary Chain: ‘Despite our reputation, we’re gentle – tea and toast guys’

40 years into their career and with a new album out soon, Jim and William Reid answer your questions on sibling rivalry, singing with Shane MacGowan and famous fan Sofia Coppola

The Guardian - UK · Jan 25, 2024

“I wanted us to be the punk Monkees, the mainstream Ramones or Mötley Crüe with sneakers”: the story of Candy, the cult 80s LA glam rockers who produced a future Guns N’ Roses superstar

With their debut album, Whatever Happened To Fun?, LA power-pop outfit Candy should have been huge

Louder · Jan 14, 2024

“Gene looked like a transvestite, Paul looked like some whore and Ace looked like Shirley Maclaine”: the outrageous story of Kiss’s first 12 months

Kiss’s farewell tour is fast approaching its end – but this is how it all started, way back in 1973

Metal Hammer · Nov 24, 2023

Every cover song by Metallica, ranked from worst to best

We’ve listed the 40 covers that metal’s biggest band recorded in the studio and released to the public in reverse-order of excellence

Metal Hammer · Nov 8, 2023

Fleetwood Mac decided to go their own ways. How do bands know when to quit, and shouldn’t more do so?

After the death of Christine McVie, Stevie Nicks has called time. There is an art to timing it right – just look at the Beatles, says music writer Michael Hann

The Guardian - UK · Oct 4, 2023

Seymour Stein: Mogul who discovered some of music’s greats

Stein was a powerhouse executive who brought names such as Madonna and Talking Heads into global stardom

The Independent UK · Apr 22, 2023

"New York in the '80s was lawless and f**ked-up": How heroin, hardcore and a headless corpse inspired Unsane's insane early adventures in Gotham

Unsane vocalist/guitarist Chris Spencer revisits the NYC noise rock band's formative years ahead of their upcoming Early Cuts European tour

Metal Hammer · Apr 19, 2023