Latest articles by Paul Brannigan
"We're splitting up. We're washed up, finished." Why making In Rainbows almost destroyed Radiohead, with even their management suggesting they should break up
"It had stopped being fun"
Billy Corgan recalls the first time he heard Nirvana's Smells Like Teen Spirit
The night that Butch Vig played Billy Corgan an unreleased cassette of Nirvana's Nevermind album
Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell reunites with Metallica-endorsed NWOBHM veterans Sweet Savage to record new songs
Def Leppard guitarist makes full circle return to band he formed as a teenager
"I'm ashamed of the way I treated them." Steve Albini had regrets about how his savaging of the Pixies
Steve Albini never pulled any punches, but he also wasn't afraid of owning his mistakes
Watch Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger sing a 100-year-old folk song in an English pub
Rolling Stones frontman gives impromptu performance at the Half Moon in St Clements
Why Dave Grohl ditched the Foo Fighters to make extreme metal supergroup Probot, featuring members of Venom, Sepultura, Motorhead and more
Tired of playing rock shows with Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl recruited his favourite vocalists for the all-star metal project Probot
Billy Corgan adds shows to his Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness opera tour
"This magical dream doesn’t have to end"
Muse announce The Wow! Signal Europa Tour in support of their forthcoming tenth album
Matt Bellamy's band will tour Europe this winter
"If one were to cut the crap from The Clash's final album, it could be released as a seven inch single, with no B-side." Ten forgettable punk albums with one killer song
Each of these thoroughly mediocre punk albums features one redeeming, gleaming diamond in the dirt
DC hardcore legends Scream announce UK and European tour dates
The band that introduced the world to Dave Grohl is back
The story behind the Eagles "spooky" classic Hotel California
How a "Mexican reggae" demo turned into one of classic rock's greatest ever anthems
Paul Stanley on the "timeless" appeal of Kiss, and why Alive! made them superstars
"The idea of being omnipotent, of being ageless, is incredibly powerful"
If you're searching for the missing link between Hayley Williams, Billie Eilish, and The Runaways, look no further than TERE!'s No More Manners
20-year-old Spanish newcomer TERE! issues a fearless and utterly unapologetic declaration of independence
Dave Grohl's tender tribute to Nirvana bandmate Kurt Cobain
Dave Grohl's tender tribute to Nirvana bandmate Kurt Cobain
Queen's Roger Taylor is pulling no punches on new solo album Violence Insane In A Beautiful World
"What a beautiful world we live in, don't f*** it up"
For the first nine years of their career, No Doubt were seen as a joke. Then they released Tragic Kingdom
An archive interview with No Doubt from 1997, as the world started falling at their feet
Phil Collins' memories of Led Zeppelin's "dark, sulphurous" reunion at Live Aid are brutal, and he refuses to be made a scapegoat
The prospect of Led Zeppelin reforming to play Live Aid, the biggest music event of the 1980s, sparked great excitement. But their return to the stage on July 13, 1985 did not work out as anyone had planned
Chat Pile announce third album Who Loves The Sun
Oklahoma City-based quartet to release the follow-up to 2024's Cool World in September
Soundgarden's Kim Thayil reflects on the loss of Chris Cornell
"I could never have anticipated the vacuum, the absence, and how profound it is"
The story behind the John Frusciante song which saved the Red Hot Chili Peppers in their darkest hour
"It was devastating. Just unbelievable"
Why Detroit rappers Insane Clown Posse blew off superfan Slash after getting him to play on their break-through album
"Our record label said, He's yesterday's news, you guys are something new"
Beastie Boys legend Mike D announces debut solo album Thank You
Listen to True Colors, the latest preview of Mike D's forthcoming debut album
The story behind the wildest Jane's Addiction gig ever
Mexican voodoo plus pagan witchcraft plus giant pythons plus Jane's Addiction? Where was our invite Perry?
