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Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera and Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon are among the entertainment figures included in this year’s King’s Birthday Honours list. Manzanera was the lead guitarist and producer for the legendary art rock group, playing on all eight of their studio albums, released between 1972 and 1982. He has been awarded an OBE

Guitarists love inventing fresh ways to play, and despite all of the innovations that’ve already been made, there are still new techniques to uncover. Just look at Columbian progressive/tech-death metal axman Sebastiside, whose “hybrid rasgueado” rhythmic approach is astounding everyone who sees it. In a new interview with Guitar World, Sebastiside – whose real name

Royal Blood have spoken to NME at Download Festival 2024 and discussed what it was like to revisit their self-titled debut 10 years on, as well as reflecting on their time on the road with Queens Of The Stone Age. The duo – comprised of frontman and bassist Mike Kerr and drummer Ben Thatcher –

We gathered clips of Zakk Wylde telling us his funniest Ozzy Osbourne stories for a new video compilation on our YouTube channel. Wylde first joined Osbourne’s group in 1987 after the Prince of Darkness split with Jake E. Lee. Though his first tenure with Osbourne only lasted until 1992, Wylde helped write some of the singer’s

Kiki Wong, the new guitarist in The Smashing Pumpkins, has spoken about the “mind-blowing” experience of playing her first shows with the band over the last week. In April, the band announced Wong as their new guitarist, after conducting a search that saw them receive over 10,000 public applications for the role. The position came

A few weeks after joining Chuck Armstrong on Loudwire Nights to celebrate their upcoming record, Deep In the Trouble, Goodbye June have given fans another taste of what to expect — this time with the incredibly heavy track, “Pile of Bones,” and its accompanying music video. As one of the frames describes in the opening

Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan has insisted that The Simpsons named Duff Beer after him. The rock n’ roll star first made the claim in his 2011 autobiography It’s So Easy and Other Lies, stating that a “production company working on a new animated series” contacted him in 1988/89 to ask if they could

During a fan Q+A on The Metallica Report podcast, James Hetfield named the two deep cuts that Metallica discuss adding to their setlist the most often, but don’t. The frontman joined the podcast’s host Steffan Chirazi for the latest episode, where he answered fan-submitted questions. One fan specifically asked which of the band’s “rarely played or deep cut songs”

As Interpol gear up to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their seminal second album ‘Antics’, here’s a reminder of what former bassist Carlos D [Dengler] made of the record. An interview from 2017 has resurfaced with the bassist appearing on the podcast Talk Music Talk with boice, where he spoke about his thoughts on ‘Antics’. ‘Antics’,

A map in a new study by Merchoid shows the most popular dad rock band in each U.S. state. When you think of dad rock, which bands come to mind? For many, Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Aerosmith, AC/DC, Guns N’ Roses, Van Halen and other related big names from the ’70s and ’80s are likely the answer. And

Sixpence None The Richer have announced their first tour with all four original members in almost 20 years. Find all the information below. The US alt-rock band, best known for their singles ‘Kiss Me’ (1998) and ‘Breathe Your Name’ (2002), are due to hit the road in the US this autumn for their ‘We Are

Yet another rock festival is seeing acts drop from its lineup due to sponsorship ties. The three-day Download Festival is set to kickoff in the U.K. in Donington Park on Friday. Headliners for the fest include Queens of the Stone Age, Fall Out Boy and Avenged Sevenfold. Why Bands Are Dropping From Download Festival While

REM‘s first interview as a group in 30 years will air on CBS tomorrow (June 13). The quartet – frontman Michael Stipe, drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck and bassist Mike Mills – have come together to speak about their induction into the Songwriters’ Hall Of Fame. In a clip shared to CBS’ social media

A new study published by Merchoid has determined the top 10 “dad rock” bands of all time and the results may surprise you. While most associate “dad rock” with classic rock and hair metal, that’s all changing as the years and decades roll by. Nothing speaks to this notion better than the No. 1 “dad

During a shares Q&A in London, Stormzy has revealed that he’s “just been creating” for the past two years, while Vince Staples has spoken of his foray into television. READ MORE: Vince Staples: “It’s important for me to tell the truth about my experiences” West Coast rap met UK grime on Monday (June 10) when Stormzy

This year’s Gathering of the Juggalos was allegedly attacked by hackers who broke into the event’s ticketing service, and here’s what fans are saying about it. The multi-day festival, founded by Insane Clown Posse, is set to be held from Aug. 14 through the 18 at Legend Valley in Thornville, Ohio. However, fans on the Juggalo Reddit

French singer-songwriter, actor and model Françoise Hardy has died at the age of 80. Her death was announced on Tuesday (June 11) by her son and musician Thomas Dutronc on social media. Dutronc wrote captioning a photo of himself as a baby with his mother, “Maman est partie,” which translates to “mom is gone”. While