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Another guitar previously ownedby Eddie Van Halen — and later, Mick Mars — is expected to fetch big bucks when it goes up for auction this year. The Kramer guitar in question is modeled after Van Halen’s signature “Frankenstein” guitar, sportinga similar red, black andwhitepaint job. The titular Van Halen guitarist played theax throughout 1982

Lucy Dacus has treated fans to two surprise new songs – listen to ‘Bus Back To Richmond’ and ‘More Than Friends’ below. The singer-songwriter released her fourth studio album ‘Forever Is A Feeling’ in March this year, which included singles such as ‘Best Guess’, ‘Ankles’ and the Hozier-featuring ‘Bullseye’. Now, she has released two more

Kevin Cronin is used to rolling with the changes over more than 50 years fronting REO Speedwagon. But the latest machinations in that world may be one too many storms to ride out. “I don’t know what I want to do next,” Cronin — the midst of leading his Kevin Cronin Band through the summer’s

PRS For Music have announced they will now pay out royalties for online streaming on a monthly basis instead of quarterly. The body, which is the UK’s primary collecting society for songwriters, composers and music publishers, will now distribute money to its members in what it says will be “more timely, transparent and aligned with

Even though Robert Plant performs a few of Led Zeppelin‘s old songs at his solo concerts, the singer recently told Mojo why he won’t sing many of the band’s biggest “hits.” “What were the hits?” he asked the magazine in a new interview. “How can they be related to now? Where do they fit? They

Cast’s set opening for Oasis in Edinburgh was marked by a flyover from the Red Arrows on Saturday (August 9) – watch below. The Liverpool band have been opening at every date on the UK and Ireland leg of the massive Oasis Live ‘25 tour this summer, along with Richard Ashcroft. As the second of

Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry said frontman Steven Tyler “doesn’t want to tour” with the band again following their ill-fated and short-lived 2023 farewell trek. The rockers launched their Peace Out farewell tour in September 2023 but were forced to postpone the run after just three shows because Tyler injured his larynx. Aerosmith ultimately canceled the

The Railway Inn in Winchester has celebrated reaching its goal on Crowdfunder, saying “we get to keep doing what we do – but better”. The only grassroots music venue in the Hampshire city, which has been home to local and rising artists for over 40 years, had declared that they were in ”serious trouble” last

The court battle between Daryl Hall and John Oates has been quietly settled. They’d entered arbitration following an attempt by Oates to sell his stake in their partnership as Hall and Oates over Hall’s objection. An new status report was filed Monday after the judge asked for an update, Rolling Stone reports. The filing did

Doja Cat followed up her set at Outside Lands with an intimate album listening party where she debuted new music from ‘Vie’ – check below for all the footage. READ MORE:Doja Cat live in Glasgow: pyros and poise from one of rap’s most interesting protagonists Doja has been steadily teasing new music since spring, previewing

UCR’s list of Top 15 Rock Songs of 2025 (So Far) isn’t subject to trends or perhaps even reason. There have already been a pair of incredible – and incredibly unsuspected – studio reunions this year. Two members of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame put out quieter, off-pace recordings that connected because of

Kneecap have criticised the Norwegian government during their recent set at Øyafestivalen in Oslo. READ MORE:Kneecap on the cover: giving peace, protest and partying a chance Ahead of their performance at the festival on Friday (August 8), the Irish rap trio displayed a message on the video screen that accused the Norwegian government of “enabling”

If Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo had listened to the record company, you might not have ever heard hits like “Love is a Battlefield.” As it turns out, 1985’s Seven the Hard Way would be appropriately named, because they’d released six albums leading up to that moment and battled with executives on a number of

During their headline set at Bloodstock 2025, Trivium paid tribute to Ozzy Osbourne with a cover of ‘Symptom of the Universe’ – watch footage of the moment below. READ MORE:Ozzy Osbourne, 1948-2025: culture-smashing revolutionary that redefined rock and reality TV Their special guest-laden set on Friday (August 8) saw them joined by the likes of

Sometimes, when a band’s lead singer exits the lineup, they opt to truly go solo, relying on a shifting assortment of session players and hired hands to back them up during their studio recordings and live dates. Others tend to prefer the camaraderie and consistency that comes with putting together a new group. After all

Kneecap have hit back at the government and critics, saying that they “want to make us seem small”. READ MORE:Kneecap on the cover: giving peace, protest and partying a chance It comes after the band declared at festivals like CoachellaandGlastonbury that Israel is committing a “genocide” in Gaza, which led to them making headlines due

Not too many people have had the honor of embarrassing themselves directly in front of a Beatle, but Liam Gallagher is one of them. In 2017, Gallaghertold NME the story of an awkward encounter he once had with Paul McCartney. “I’ve met him a few times, he’s been absolutely a dream,” he said. “The last

Thousands of people lined the streets of Birmingham this afternoon (July 30) for Ozzy Osbourne‘s funeral procession. The cortege on the city centre’s Broad Street was led by local musicians Bostin’ Brass who played Black Sabbath and the late icon’s classics including ‘Iron Man’ and ‘Crazy Train’ from 1pm BST. A reef of purple flowers

Yves Tumor and Bar Italia’s NINA have come together to share a new collaborative track called ‘WE DONT COUNT’. Check it out below. The song arrives today (July 30) via Warp Records, and comes with an accompanying black and white music video. It marks the first new release from Yves Tumor since the 2023 studio

Robert Plant has joined Paul Weller on a song from the latter’s upcoming covers album, Find El Dorado. “Clive’s Song” was originally performed by Scottish folk singer Hamish Imlach on his 1971 album, Old Rarity. The song was written for Imlach by Clive Palmer, a founder of the Incredible String Band, a band cited by