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"We’re in the lab, we’re woodshedding, excited." Eddie Vedder says that Pearl Jam are preparing for a new era

Pearl Jam are taking the first steps of a new era without long-time drummer Matt Cameron, according to frontman Eddie Vedder.
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"I've got to be careful about what I say about it. But I've got a lot to say." Superstar drummer Josh Freese on his enforced "mystery" exit from Foo Fighters

Josh Freese has reflected on his surprise firing from Foo Fighters, while admitting that he has to be "careful" about what he ...
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"This is a much more insular record." Steven Wilson reveals details of his upcoming studio album

Steven Wilson has revealed details about his next studio album, calling it "strange" and "insular".
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Alanis Morissette and Skunk Anansie added to inaugural State Fayre Festival line-up following the cancellation of Neil Young's European tour

Alanis Morissette has been announced to replace Neil Young as a headline act at the inaugural State Fayre Festival in Essex following Young's decision to cancel his planned summer European tour.
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"I looked over my shoulder, saw Ronnie Wood and thought: 'That's nice!' I didn't meet the Rolling Stones, but I waved at them from a golf cart." Samantha Fish on pl…

Congratulations on your current album, Paper Doll, being nominated for a Grammy. Last year, Classic Rock described it as: ...
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"My brother died a year and a half ago...he got me into Iron Maiden when I was eight years old." How a tragedy, heavy metal and a cult 90s classic inspired one of 2026's …

Released this Friday (February 13), Whistle follows a group of high schoolers who discover an Aztec death whistle that, when ...
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“Everything’s changed. We’re going to be rich.” How a song about gang wars helped a Ph.D. student and a school janitor become the '90s most unlikely rock stars

During daylight hours, Holland was pursuing a Ph.D. in molecular biology at University of Southern California in Los Angeles, ...
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"We were seen as a band that wouldn't last, so I think they wanted to milk us for everything we were worth." How an off-the-cuff cover of a 60s song became an era …

“Everybody wants a song in a Martin Scorsese movie, right?” says Lemonheads frontman Evan Dando. He’s talking about The ...
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"How is it possible we've given this evil man so much power?" Jack White calls for US President Donald Trump to be arrested, impeached and jailed

Last December, White labelled Trump a "disgusting, vile, egomaniac loser" after the US President implied that the murder of ...
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"Anyone that wants to succeed in anything knows that it comes at a sacrifice." One of the UK's best metal bands announce that they won't be touring for the foreseeable future ...

Despite this relative success, it's clear the grind of the music industry has taken its toll on the band, and it seems that while new music is very much in their long term plans, their immediate ...
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"Pat Smear left me a voicemail and said, 'I have the weirdest request and it involves Mariah Carey'." How Taylor Momsen and Foo Fighters thrilled Mariah Carey by perf…

For Mariah Carey, the 2026 MusiCares Person of the Year ceremony held at the Los Angeles Convention Center on January 30, was ...
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“You have no idea how many walk out of the room every time we do that. Obviously, I’m glad that they leave”: Paleface Swiss vocalist is happy he offends people by kissi…

The deathcore band’s members take a stand against toxic masculinity by sharing a snog onstage Paleface Swiss are happy that ...