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Paul Morley‘Love Magic Power Danger Bliss: Yoko Ono and the Avant-Garde Diaspora’Book ReviewAt last, a must read, in depth book that places Yoko Ono as a pioneering avant-garde artist rather than just John Lennon’s wife, partner in crime, ‘muse’ and tabloid folk devil who split up the Beatles.Yoko Ono must be one of the most famous and yet least understood figures in pop culture. For decades, her whole existence has been framed by her role in the Beatles’ endgame and by her relationship with John Lennon. Both were key narratives in the late sixties meltdown and both were complex love…
Photo by Gorup de BesanezAround 4pm on 22nd May 2018 I was standing in line outside the London Stadium, waiting for the gates to open for a Rolling Stones show. The wait was made more tolerable by virtue of being able to hear the band going through their sound check. During one song, the distinctive tones of Sir Mick Jagger were complemented by the voice of Florence Welch, who with her band would later open the show. The song that she performed with the Stones that day was Wild Horses, one of my favourites from their so-called country rock phase…
Rocky Kramer will be hosting “Heavy Metal Rules” on this week’s episode of Rocky Kramer’s Rock & Roll Tuesdays on Twitch. Tune into Twitch on Tuesday, April 14th, 2026 at 7 PM PT for this amazing show. Rocky Kramer is a guitar virtuoso, often being compared to the greatest guitar players in the world. Rocky has performed on shows with some of the greatest musicians on the planet including Ozzy Osbourne, John Lodge, Steve Vai, Leland Sklar, Kenny Aronoff, Tommy James, Verdeen White, Ten Years After, BuckCherry, Rick Wakeman and more. Rocky’s first studio album, “Firestorm” is now available worldwide through…
In this new entry in our ‘Diamonds In The Rough’ category, we would like to introduce you to upcoming artist jWondr and his brand new album titled before.We.move.on. jWondr’s new album before.We.move.on feels like the soundtrack to a personal turning point, the moment right before life shifts and nothing stays the same. Built on introspection, emotional honesty, and atmospheric production, the project captures exactly what its title promises: the tension of standing still in the middle of growth, staring at the past while already feeling the pull of what’s next. From the very first track, “DND,” jWondr comes in with…
Foo Fighters drummer Ilan Rubin has recalled a strange moment from his wedding day – when Blink-182’s Tom DeLonge whipped out his phone and showed Nine Inch Nails star Trent Reznor a picture that he said was of a dead alien.DeLonge is famously fascinated by extraterrestrial life and UFOs. During his time away from Blink-182, he poured his heart and soul into long-term project called Sekret Machines, which included novels, non-fiction books, a documentary and music.At one point, his work gathered so much attention that the Pentagon officially released some of the videos made public by DeLonge.Article continues below You…
Friday’s Takedown Festival line-up had set a very high bar indeed! There seemed to be a lot more people here at the start of Saturday’s festivities though, more than last year even. Higher numbers bode well for the future of the event, although it made it more important for me to plan my day and be more selective as to which stages I needed to make my way to ahead of time.Monochrome (c) Steve DulsonFor that reason I got in early to the Metal For Good (MFG) Stage to check out Monochrome. Hailing from the West Country, they play hard-hitting…
Alec Duckart, SearowsSearows | Amos HeartManchester Academy 28th April 2026Searows and Amos Heart bring the indie folk sounds of the American Pacific Northwest to a packed Manchester Academy as Mancunians pay homage on a night of spine-tingling, hushed adoration.Musically, Searows and Amos Heart compliment each other perfectly. But what, you may ask, are the indie folk sounds of the Pacific Northwest? For contemporary comparison, Phoebe Bridger’s Stranger in the Alps album comes closest to the sound. For those of an older vintage, there are echoes of Daniel Lanois Acadie record and his production work on mid 1990’s albums like Wrecking…
This one’s Alan’s fault as, like several other gigs recently, Rick Astley is someone he liked when he was little but wastoo little to go and see him. Now Alan’s a big boy (with a knack for taking cracking pictures), he’s catching up on his youth. I, on the other hand, simply never got round to seeing Rick Astley as I was too young when he was massive (late 80s) and too into metal to see him once I was old enough.Gabrielle (c) Alan SwanTime to make things right.Opening tonight was an act that I thought I hadn’t heard of…
ZULAN opens her 2026 rollout with Ricota ahead of Coachella. Club-scale energy meets cultural momentum. Tight, immediate, already in motion. I’ve always felt really inspired by Puerto Rican culture, and seeing Bad Bunny live made that feeling even stronger. I left wanting to create something, which led me to making this song.Momentum is high. Global shows, viral live moments, and a D.I.Y. rise from self-funded New York debut to sold-out runs in Los Angeles and Argentina. ZULAN keeps full control: sound, visuals, environment, identity.Ricota doesn’t operate as a standalone drop, it sets the tone for a broader 2026 expansion. Louder,…
Here’s our weekly overview of Hip-Hop and R&B album sales in the U.S., along with an update on where each album ranks on the Billboard 200 chart — this time for week 15 of 2026. No new debuts this week, but Kanye West continues to hold a Top 3 spot. Source: HITS Daily Double Chart # Artist(s) Album title Sales Sales + Streams 3 Kanye West BULLY 13,485 72,640 4 Don Toliver OCTANE 7,765 57,923 10 Bruno Mars The Romantic 7,666 37,103 12 SZA SOS 1,166 33,948 19 Post Malone The Diamond Collection 235 26,599 28 Drake Take Care 1,325…
There’s a moment, somewhere between Coachella and WrestleMania, between Oxford and Brooklyn, between a Brooklyn library job and a stage in front of 80,000 people, where Mark Crozer will look up and think: How the hell did I get here? He says it with a kind of gentle disbelief, the same way he talks about almost everything – from playing bass in The Jesus and Mary Chain to accidentally soundtracking one of WWE’s most iconic modern characters, to making the most honest record of his life in Homecoming. “I still can’t really believe that’s what I do,” he admits of…
Marmozets have unveiled a new single and video, Cut Back. Building up to the release of their long-awaited third album CO.WAR.DICE. – which is due out on May 22 – the track follows previous comeback singles A Kiss From A Mother, You Want The Truth, New York and Running With The Sun In Your Eyes. Speaking to Kerrang! last year about their time away from music, drummer Josh Macintyre admitted that, “For years, there were moments when we thought we would release an album, and moments where it almost didn’t happen. But we’ve always believed – ‘Push on, just keep…