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A museum in Seattle has been criticised over a Nirvana exhibition which states that Kurt Cobain “un-alived himself”. Read More: Krist Novoselic on 30 years of ‘In Utero’ and using AI to restore Nirvana music Cobain lost his life to suicide on April 4, 1994. He was 27 years old. According to photos posted online from

Charles Manson was an aspiring rocker, long before he became known as the mastermind of one of history’s most grisly and shocking crime sprees. In fact, as the following list shows, he had a striking number of connections in the music business. Manson and four members of his so-called Family – Charles “Tex” Watson, Patricia

Public Enemy’s Flavor Flav has been immortalised with his own Olympics-themed Funko POP! doll. The hip-hop legend’s involvement with the US Olympics team is being celebrated with the limited-edition item that will only be available until August 16. Named ‘POP: Team USA USAWP Flavor Flav’, orders can be placed this week, with shipping estimated in

It’s been eight years since Axl Rose memorably joined AC/DC, but stories surrounding his brief tenure continue to emerge. Chris Slade, AC/DC’s drummer at the time, reflected on Rose’s run during a recent appearance on the On the Road to Rock podcast: “Axl, I think, honestly, he did a great job – tremendous job. He’s

Banksy has offered an explanation for this week’s string of surprise new artworks, as a sixth piece popped up in London. Over the course of the week, six different animal-based images have popped up across the capital, each one claimed by the enigmatic Bristol-based artist via his Instagram. It began on Monday (August 5) with a

Meshuggah vocalist Jens Kidman roars on “The Last Ballad of Damrod,” the first original song off The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power Season Two soundtrack. It was composed by Emmy-Award winner Bear McCreary and also features metal drummer Gene Hoglan (Dethklok, Dark Angel, ex-Testament, ex-Death). Don’t let the title deceive you — this

Travis Kelce’s father Ed has reacted to Kanye West‘s latest song ‘LIFESTYLE (Demo)’ which references Taylor Swift‘s and Travis’ relationship. READ MORE: Taylor Swift live in Edinburgh: The Eras tour finally hits the UK The new song is featured on the rapper’s – who now goes by Ye –  ‘Vultures 2’ LP. The track features a

Concert tickets tend to be expensive these days, and a new study by Jeff Bet reveals which rock artists are the most expensive to see per minute — and the metal artist that gives the best value for the price. Spending hundreds of dollars to see a band play an hour-long set doesn’t sound as

Noel Gallagher has said that he thinks he will be “fucking lucky to make it to 60” when discussing the current state of his health. The former Oasis guitarist is 57 years old and made the frank and seemingly self-deprecating comments during a recent appearance on Matt Morgan’s podcast, comparing himself unfavourably to the exploits

See our ranking of every “Big 4” grunge album from worst to best. Thrash may have their “Big 4,” but so does grunge — Alice in Chains, Nirvana, Pearl Jam and Soundgarden — and they all were responsible for putting the Seattle sound on the scene in the early ’90s and dominating the music world for a little

Footage of Drake rehearsing a cover of Michael Jackson‘s ‘Rock With You’ has been unearthed in his 100gigs.org collection, a new release of 100GB worth of new data. On Tuesday (August 6), the rapper dropped the website full of archived content, footage and data, which includes three previously unheard songs. Amidst the content is footage

Songwriting may not always get the love in metalcore that it does in other heavy music genres, but thanks to a thread in the Metalcore Reddit, fans are giving some of the genre’s top songwriters their due. Who Is Metalcore’s Best Songwriter? The author of the thread kicked things off, serving up a number of

Beabadoobee has revealed the “one thing” that she learned from being an opening act on Taylor Swift’s all-conquering ‘Eras Tour’. The artist releases her third studio album tomorrow (August 9), much of which was written while she was on the road with Swift last summer. And now, in an interview on The Evening Show on

What are the riffs that inspired Atreyu‘s Dan Jacobs and Travis Miguel to pick up the guitar and what riffs have they made that continue inspire themselves as well as their fans? That’s part of what we find out in this Atreyu edition of Loudwire’s Gear Factor. Where It Started When we caught up with

NBA star Stephen Curry has revealed that he’s still a big supporter of Drake – even after the rapper’s beef with Kendrick Lamar earlier in the year. READ MORE: Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s feud: the full timeline Speaking to GQ in a new feature, the Golden State Warriors point guard – who has struck up a

Cannibal Corpse has been trending on the X social media platform, but the fact that it’s over their lyrical content has many metalheads up in arms given that the veteran band has been churning out gore-filled lyrics for four decades now. So how did Cannibal Corpse suddenly become the talk of the former Twitter? It’s

The Dare has released his swaggering new single ‘You’re Invited’, along with an accompanying music video – watch it down below. The musician and DJ has dropped the next track from his forthcoming album, ‘What’s Wrong With New York’ (out September 6 via Republic Records). So far, he’s shared ‘Perfume’ earlier in June and debut

Now that Slipknot are about to embark on their 25th anniversary tour, let’s look back at what songs were on their setlist 25 years ago. The trek, which features support from Orbit Culture and Knocked Loose, is set to kick off tonight (Aug. 6) in Noblesville, Indiana. It’ll be their fifth show of 2024, following