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"Me and Ozzy were a team. I never thought, 'What about me?'"
By Eleanor Goodman published
Sharon Osbourne looks back on a 40-plus year career in the music industry

Cool new proggy sounds from Jakko Jakszyk, We Lost The Sea, Raphael Weinroth-Browne and more in Prog's new Tracks Of The Week!
By Jerry Ewing published
Great new music you need to hear from Gwenno, Wytch Hazel, Rocking Horse Music Club, Schrodinger and more in Prog's Tracks Of The Week...

The trauma and transformation of Stevie Ray Vaughan
By Max Bell published
After almost dying at a London show, Stevie Ray Vaughan was given two weeks to live - it was the wake-up call he needed

Jonas Renske hopes Katatonia’s new era includes more input from his bandmates
By Phil Weller published
13th album Nightmares As Extensions Of The Waking State could be an indication of where the band’s new line-up could go

Flesh For Lulu could have been one of the biggest bands of the 80s. So what went wrong?
By Scott Rowley published
Fistfights with John Lydon, sword fights with the Sisters of Mercy, gangsters, goth and Ferris Bueller: The epic story of Flesh For Lulu

Best earplugs for concerts 2025: gig-ready protection, tested by music fans
By Chris Corfield last updated
Loud live music is great, but so is being able to hear. Myself and the Louder team have put a number of concert-ready earplugs through their paces to see which are the best choices

From addiction and alcohol abuse to parenthood and poetry, here are Bert McCracken's life lessons
By Emily Swingle published
Bert McCracken has lived one hell of a life, that's for sure

How Taylor Hawkins and a nameless girl inspired Luke Spiller's brilliant and beguiling solo album
By Fraser Lewry published
Struts frontman Luke Spiller mixes velvet-lined pop and old European flair with a modern Hollywood love story on Love Will Probably Kill Me Before Cigarettes And Wine

“They ignore the rule book in favour of new, over-the-top ideas”: Muse’s proggiest moments
By Phil Weller published
From 10-minute apocalypse operas to three-part symphonies and getting their Pink Floyd on, here are 16 examples of the trio letting their progressive influences lead the way
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