Latest articles by Paul Brannigan
"There was about 380 people in the hall, sold out. There wasn’t a woman in sight."
The birth of a prog rock legend
Jack White calls for US President Donald Trump to be arrested, impeached and jailed
Jack White isn't holding back with his latest blast at Donald Trump
How Taylor Momsen and Foo Fighters thrilled Mariah Carey by performing two songs from her secret alt. rock album for the very first time
Mariah Carey's 'lost' alt. rock anthems finally get the public performance they deserve
One of the biggest rock bands in history are set to bring the curtain down on their storied career this year
"This year will probably be it, and I'm okay with that"
Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood demands that his music be removed from Melania Trump documentary
Radiohead guitarist distances himself from First Lady propaganda film
One of the biggest albums of the 1970s would have carried a 'thank you' to the band's drug dealer if he hadn't been murdered
"If there was a rule book, nobody gave me one"
The Black Crowes announce UK and Europe summer shows
The Black Crowes line up shows in the UK, Germany, Holland, Belgium and Switzerland
Maynard James Keenan on Tool soundtracking that terrifying climb up one of the tallest buildings on Earth
"What balls!" Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan salutes Alex Honnold's live Netflix climb up the Taipei 101 skyscraper
Listen to Ozzy Osbourne and Randy Rhoads play the blues on a rehearsal tape lost for 46 years
A little slice of heavy metal history has been unearthed in an attic after 46 years
Everything you need to know if you fancy joining Skid Row
Skid Row's announce world-wide search for new vocalist
The story behind the most intense song on the most ambitious rock album of the '90s
Life isn't always easy as a perfectionist
Dave Mustaine looks back on Metallica's wild, violent early days
Metallica's early years were a wild ride
Twisted Sister cancel 50th anniversary reunion tour as Dee Snider quits
The future of Twisted Sister will be decided in the coming weeks
Turnstile vow to keep making music in solidarity with "voices that are buried"
Turnstile reaffirm their commitment to calling out injustice "in a time of heightened state violence"
Why Queen shot down Robert DeNiro's life-long dream of making a musical about Freddie Mercury's life
The story behind the Queen musical that never saw the light of day
How Faith No More lost half their audience by making the most antagonistic album “in history”
How Faith No More made ‘the least commercial follow-up to a hit record in history’
The story behind Madonna's punk rock past
Madonna has a punk rock past, and we have the receipts
How memories of a "surreal" first US trip re-lit a fire under one of Britain's best young bands
Marmozets announce first new album since 2018
Bruce Springsteen releases moving anti-ICE protest song Streets of Minneapolis
Bruce Springsteen rush-releases song "in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis"
Kneecap announce new album Fenian, share video for its first single Liars Tale
Kneecap announce UK shows around release of new album Fenian, share video for single Liars Tale
Jeff Buckley finally scores an entry on the US singles chart nearly three decades after his death
TikTok users ensure that Lover, You Should’ve Come Over finally breaches the Billboard Hot 100 chart
Dave Mustaine reveals the conversation with James Hetfield that ended Metallica's plan to release the No Life 'Til Leather demo on vinyl
Dave Mustaine understandably isn't prepared to be pressured into backing down on his contributions to Metallica's early success
"I knew something was wrong. I went to the bar and my girlfriend was there with another guy." The dagger-through-the-heart memory which inspired the biggest rock song of its generation
The story behind "the UK's alternative national anthem", inspired by heartbreak, David Bowie and Iggy Pop
