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The story of Prince's Purple Rain, this year's viral Stranger Things needle drop
Prince's Purple Rain was the epic ballad that reclaimed rock for black musicians and is now ingrained in popular culture
What are the best earplugs for concerts in 2026? Here are my top picks as a gig-going regular
Myself and the Louder team have put a number of concert-ready earplugs through their paces to see which are the best choices
The Cure's Robert Smith lines up Wolf Alice, Garbage, Mogwai, My Bloody Valentine for Teenage Cancer Trust shows
The 2026 Teenage Cancer Trust shows will take place at London's Royal Albert Hall in March
What really happened when the Sex Pistols appeared on the Bill Grundy show
Pistol on Disney+ dramatised the Sex Pistols' appearance on the Bill Grundy Show in December 1976. The truth is even better than the show
"I believe it has the potential to be something very special". Steven Wilson's Hand. Cannot. Erase. to be adapted for theatre stage
New stage adaptation of Steven Wilson's fourth album, Hand. Cannot. Erase. has the musician's full backing
The story of the debauched tour that sent Joe Cocker over the edge
The Beatles queued up to give Joe Cocker their songs, but drink, drugs and wild times on the infamous Mad Dogs & Englishmen touring circus almost finished him off
What happened when Killswitch Engage brought one of the year’s biggest metal lineups to Wembley Arena
The venue may not be heaving, but Killswitch Engage, Hatebreed, Fit For An Autopsy and Decapitated still put on a night of top-to-bottom excellence
Crazed fans, blood, burnout and mummies: the story of Iron Maiden's World Slavery tour
40 years after Live After Death set a new standard for heavy metal live albums, this is the story of the epic (and chaotic) tour behind it
