Latest articles by Paul Brannigan
Red Hot Chili Peppers sell their recorded music catalogue for over $300 million
If you know any members of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, now might be a good time to hit them up for a few dollars
Paul McCartney welcomes announcement of the first ever official Beatles fan experience
"Wow, it’s like coming home" - Ringo Starr
Billy Corgan announces UK and European dates for A Night of Mellon Collie and Infinite Sadness
"The success of translating Mellon Collie into operatic and classical form has been one of the most satisfying experiences of my life"
How David Bowie confused the world with his deeply unloved hard rock band Tin Machine
"He needed to do something which was such a departure it would destroy everything that went before"
Kneecap lose out to Michael Jackson in battle for UK number one
North of Ireland rap trio debut at number two with second album FENIAN
How Robert Smith from The Cure became a special guest on the new Rolling Stones album
Who had 'Robert Smith to appear on new Rolling Stone album' on their 2026 bingo card? No-one, not even the Rolling Stones
Queen's Brian May unveils Billy Bad-Axe, created to help raise funds for charity
"We are reluctantly cancelling my orders for bulbs"
L7 announce North American dates for their farewell tour, The Last Hurrah
L7 get set to hit the road one last time
Why Dave Grohl gifted Ian MacKaye a personalised message from The Motor City Madman
Foo Fighters frontman reveals how he surprised Ian MacKaye with a bespoke birthday present
Eric Clapton, Brian May, Billy Gibbons, Ronnie Wood guest on posthumous album from the late Steve Cropper
Watching The Tide, the forthcoming album from Steve Cropper & The Midnight Hour, will feature a host of guitar legends
How Judas Priest's Rob Halford and a visit to a Hollywood sex shop helped inspire This Is Spinal Tap
How one of the world's great comic actors got into character for This Is Spinal Tap
The Metallica song that made both James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett cry
One Metallica song above all others had a profound effect on James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett
The Rolling Stones announce new album featuring Paul McCartney, Robert Smith, Steve Winwood and more
Get ready for Stones' album number 25
Watch Stevie Nicks and pop superstar Sabrina Carpenter duet on Fleetwood Mac’s Landslide at at the Met Gala
Two icons, one song
The Black Keys are sick and tired of the "stupid, evil" music industry
The Black Keys are done playing nice for the music industry
Beastie Boys disappointed to discover that Venom weren't a comedy band
Venom: unlikely heroes to the New York hardcore community
The story behind Another One Bites The Dust, Queen's best-selling single ever
"A lot of people bought the single and came to our shows thinking we were a black act"
Pet Shop Boys frontman Neil Tennant on seeing the Sex Pistols for the first time in 1976
An early Sex Pistols show made quite an impact on Pet Shop Boys frontman Neil Tennant
How Spice Girl Mel C learned that Red Hot Chili Peppers had written a song about her
"Were we in a relationship? We did go on a date."
The inside story of Master Of Puppets and the two-year whirlwind that took Metallica to the big time
From an El Cerrito garage to stadiums with Ozzy Osbourne – as told by James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Kirk Hammett and more
Every Foo Fighters album ranked, from worst to best
Dave Grohl's stadium rockers are arguably the most successful second act in rock history. Here's our guide to their dozen studio albums
How Brazilian metal legends Sepultura were demonised in the media following a heartbreaking tragedy
"The blame is being pushed onto Heavy Metal"
Earthquakes, power struggles, and songs that "sounded like people fighting": Inside the The Black Crowes 'lost' album, Tall
"Our studio collapsed. The ceiling dropped ten feet. No-one could get any sleep because of the aftershocks"
