Watch Prince jam with Miles Davis in legendary 1987 gig streaming online tonight
A legendary Prince gig from 1987 is being streamed online tonight (September 24)
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Pink Floyd’s Delicate Sound Of Thunder: Restored, re-edited and remixed for new home release
It was revealed last month that Delicate Sound Of Thunder would land in cinemas in October - now a home release has been confirmed for later in the year
Fantastic Negrito reinvents rap classic on sumptuous Searching For Captain Save A Hoe
Grammy Award winner Fantastic Negrito updates Bay Area rap classic Captain Save A Hoe on new single Searching For Captain Save A Hoe
Fancy a trip into space with Queen’s Brian May?
Queen guitarist Brian May wants to show you the wonders of the universe tonight at his Cosmic Clouds 3D book launch
Derek And The Dominos’ Layla set for 50th anniversary deluxe reissue
Layla And Other Assorted Love Songs will be reissued later this year as a deluxe edition to celebrate the album’s 50th anniversary - complete with bonus material
Watch Phil Lynott destroy a Birmingham pub with Lizzy/Sabbath/Wizzard supergroup The Rockers
Were Phil Lynott’s The Rockers the greatest pub rock band ever?
The Great British Bake Off went full on ROCK last night, and Twitter had a meltdown
David Bowie, Freddie Mercury and Blink-182 cakes? A viking metal baker? Something weird is going on with the Great British Bake Off – and we like it
You can now buy a scented candle that smells like Lemmy
Celebrate the 40th anniversary of Ace Of Spades with this new officially-licensed Motorhead candle
Would you pay $7,500 for your own personalised Steel Panther song?
Steel Panther will record a bespoke song for you if you’ve got more money than sense
Sharon Osbourne in quarantine after granddaughter gets coronavirus
Sharon Osbourne to remain in quarantine for one week after Jack Osbourne’s daughter tests positive for Covid-19.
Here are the best releases you can buy on Record Store Day (Drop Day 2)
This weekend sees the second Record Store Day of 2020 - and we’ve picked our 20 favourite releases
Fleet Foxes launch surprise new album Shore with film
US proggy folk rockers Fleet Foxes release 16mm road movie of new album Shore
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Why John Bonham was a genius, by Mike Portnoy
A new book interviews 30 drummers about the brilliance of Bonzo - here's Mike Portnoy
"Like Mark Lanegan covering the Velvet Underground": the album that's captured the lonesome sounds of lockdown...
Michael J Sheehy's new album was recorded alone and quietly – the result is a profound and touching response to these dark times
Dave Mustaine: “Drugs? Why would I want to glorify something like that?”
Dave Mustaine looks back on Megadeth‘s Rust In Peace album – “a masterpiece created in the darkness of heroin”
Six things you need to know about... Crown Lands
Introducing prog-loving shamanic prog-blues duo Crown Lands, who say “more is more” and mix brains with musical brawn.
Best headphones for vinyl 2020: 8 killer pairs to bring the best out of your wax
Whatever your budget, these are the headphones to buy if you're a vinyl nut
Why James Dean Bradfield made an album inspired by a murdered Chilean activist
Manic Street Preachers’ James Dean Bradfield talks about his new solo ‘concept’ album Even In Exile, why he won’t be playing it live, and getting to grips with playing an instrument that’s taller than he is
How Blues Pills turned burn-out into brilliance and made the best album of their career
When the going got tough, heading for burn-out and facing calling time on something they’d put so much into, Swedish band Blues Pills pulled together and got going
Kiss: how their long-awaited reunion turned into a catastrophe
For Kiss, the 90s was a roller-coaster decade that took them from the lows of a shelved ‘grunge’ album to a money-spinning reunion to a cataclysmic fall-out. Roll up and step into the Psycho Circus
The story behind the song: Budgie's Breadfan
A song about people who love money (not loaves) that came out of an ear-bleeding jam session, Breadfan became Budgie’s anthem and a fan favourite. Metallica thought it was pretty good too
The 15 best classic rock albums to own on vinyl
Classic rock on vinyl. Is there anything better? From AC/DC and Black Sabbath to Queen and the Rolling Stones, we’ve selected the best classic rock vinyl you should have in your collection
Geddy Lee: The Soundtrack Of My Life
Rush frontman Geddy Lee picks his records, artists and gigs of lasting significance, and reveals his least favourite Rush album
The story of the historic day heavy metal killed new wave
It's memorial weekend in 1983, and the US Festival is about to change the musical landscape forever
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James Williamson & Deniz Tek's Two To One: timeless, old-school rock'n'roll
Veteran pioneers crank it up as a Stooge James Williamson and Birdman Deniz Tek combine forces on Two To One
Idles' Ultra Mono is stripped-back, brutal, and lacerating
Forged during lockdown, Idles' Ultra Mono feels entirely appropriate for these times
Fish's Weltschmerz: ending on a note of beautiful melancholy
Fish signs off with imposing swansong Weltschmerz before retiring to become a writer
Public Enemy: urgency returns on What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down?
Public Enemy: Still fighting the power, with help from some famous friends on What You Gonna Do When the Grid Goes Down?
Mastodon - Medium Rarities: A trawl through 20 years of long-lost sonic mayhem
Mastodon's new compilation Medium Rarities is a breakneck trawl through the cobweb-strewn corners of their archive
The Flaming Lips - American Head: The dark side of the 70s dream
The Flaming Lips have just released their new album American Head, and here's what we made of it
Fleetwood Mac's 1969 To 1974: a rousing last hurrah for the road not taken
Peter Green’s Mac swansong stands proud as Fleetwood Mac's entire pre-Buckingham-Nicks era gets boxed on 1969 To 1974
Zakk Sabbath's Vertigo: you don't need it but you'll love it
A nativity in black as Zakk Wylde's Zakk Sabbath replicate Black Sabbath's debut album
All Them Witches: Nothing As The Ideal - an enticing feast for psychedelic senses
Scorching new album Nothing As The Ideal from psych-blues enigmas All Them Witches
Back Street Crawler's Atlantic Years 1975-1976 - a truncated tribute to Paul Kossoff
Four-CD compilation of Paul Kossoff's post-Free output with Back Street Crawler
Walter Trout's Ordinary Madness - a deeply personal state of the nation address
Walter Trout ponders the state of the world on his Ordinary Madness album
