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“That tingling sensation when something frightens you – I wanted to create that in music”: The birth of Black Sabbath
By Paul Elliott published
Sabbath’s debut album is 55 years old today

"Mentally disturbed": Here are all of the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees
By Daniel Griffiths published
And with everyone from Oasis to Billy Idol on board you need vote to make sure your fave makes the grade

“We always have one song that doesn’t quite click. And we thought that Tom Sawyer was the one”: How Rush finally nailed a classic track
By Paul Elliott published
“We were going for this dry sound with that unique tone,” Geddy Lee said

Sly Stone says he once acquired some very intimate footage of Jimi Hendrix
By Ben Rogerson published
“I didn’t think it was right to have it out there in the world like that, where it could appear suddenly and do him harm”

“Charts, shmarts, man”: After being beaten by Sabrina Carpenter, Travis Scott is down for a collab
By Daniel Griffiths published
Likewise Scott wants to get musical with Taylor Swift too. “I have some Ill ideas…”

Psst… Paul McCartney MIGHT be playing a secret gig tonight
By Daniel Griffiths published
Are you in New York right now? Know where the Bowery Ballroom is? Keep an eye on Macca’s Instagram…

Jacob Collier: “None of my albums have ever been on any chart. I'm personally deeply proud of this”
By Ben Rogerson published
“I mean, there's no such thing as Album of the Year,” he says. “This is made up. Someone made that up”

"It's like recording sounds across time": How Yumi Matsutoya used AI to turn back the clock when crafting her new album
By Andy Price published
One of Japan's most celebrated singers harnessed Dreamtonics' vocal processing to create a new voice which transcends time and space
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