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How a kooky B-52s song about undersea life became a new-wave dance classic
By Bill DeMain Published
Fact: Rock Lobster was written in the bloodletting room at a disused funeral home

Nightwish’s Floor Jansen on her worst album – and the prog metal deep cut which makes her cry
By Hannah May Kilroy Published
The velvet-voiced symphonic metal singer details the soundtrack of her life

“We’ve got a problem with the other band who registered the name”: How Nektar resurrected themselves
By Mike Barnes Published
The UK prog legends took on a surrogate line-up and reclaimed their prog crown with their 2020 album

Queens Of The Stone Age announce new album title via bloody game of five-finger fillet. "Does it hurt? Of course it hurts!"
By Fraser Lewry Published
Those of a nervous disposition are advised to look away now

"The album's brevity is its biggest advantage." J.J. Cale keeps it short on the easygoing Okie
By Classic Rock Magazine Published
J.J. Cale's most famous songs were made famous by others, but Okie's laid-back charm is enticing in its own right

Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: August 17, 2026
By Polly Glass Published
Eight songs you need to hear right now, from Green Lung, Castle Rat, Royal Blood and more

A prog icon’s daughter rebelled against music, then returned and made an album with a punk legend
By Rob Hughes Published
Galen Ayers discusses her late dad Kevin, babysitters Robert Fripp and Daevid Allen, and collaborator Paul Simonon of The Clash

How Tarja Turunen brought a decade of development to bear on diverse album Frisson Noir
By David West Published
It may sound risky to put Dani Filth, Chad Smith, Marko Hietala on a record that explores tango, flamenco and Japanese folk – but she’s very happy with the very heavy results
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