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Thousands line the streets as Wales says an emotional goodbye to one of its greatest musical voices There are moments when music stops being about charts, records, tours and awards. Sometimes it becomes about people. About memories. About home. And on Saturday, 15 August 2026, the streets of Mumbles became the setting for one of those moments as crowds gathered...

Fans around the world will be able to come together and say goodbye to one of Wales’ greatest musical voices, as the Celebration of Life for Bonnie Tyler is set to be broadcast live online. The legendary Welsh singer, whose unmistakable powerhouse vocals turned songs including “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” “Holding Out for a Hero” and “It’s a Heartache”...

There are new songs. There are surprise releases. And then there are those recordings that suddenly carry far more emotional weight than anybody could ever have imagined when they were first put to tape. CKY have released their new song “Beware of the Heartless”, and tucked inside the track is something incredibly special — a guitar solo recorded by the...

15–18 August 1969 | Bethel, New York There are music festivals… and then there’s Woodstock. From 15 to 18 August 1969, hundreds of thousands of people descended upon a dairy farm in rural New York for an event that would become one of the most famous gatherings in the entire history of popular music. It had legendary bands. It had...

15–18 August 1969 | Bethel, New York There are music festivals… and then there’s Woodstock. From 15 to 18 August 1969, hundreds of thousands of people descended upon a dairy farm in rural New York for an event that would become one of the most famous gatherings in the entire history of popular music. It had legendary bands. It had...

Between 15 and 17 August 1972, Deep Purple walked onto stages in Japan and proceeded to capture three nights of hard-rock history. Those performances would become the foundation of Made in Japan — an album now regularly mentioned whenever the conversation turns to the greatest live albums ever recorded. And 54 years later? It still sounds absolutely bloody enormous. 🤘🔥...

Today we’re raising a glass — preferably something rather tasty from California — to Kathy Rhoads D’Argenzio, who celebrated her birthday on 15 August! 🥳🍷 And for rock and metal fans, that surname Rhoads carries a pretty legendary amount of history. Kathy is the sister of the late, phenomenal Randy Rhoads, the guitarist whose extraordinary work with Ozzy Osbourne helped...

On August 15, 2014, German heavy metal legends Accept unleashed their 14th studio album, Blind Rage — a record packed with crushing riffs, enormous choruses and enough old-school metal muscle to knock the doors off the venue. 🔥🎸 Twelve years later, it still hits like a runaway freight train. And today, the big question being thrown out by The Metal...

Sometimes rock ’n’ roll history happens because somebody spends months planning the perfect collaboration. And sometimes it happens because Bono falls off a bicycle. 🚲😬 Yep. Seriously. Back in December 2014, U2 found themselves in a rather unusual situation. The band were due to perform at a special World AIDS Day event in Times Square, New York, but their legendary...

There are rock ’n’ roll stories. There are ridiculous rock ’n’ roll stories. And then there’s the story of Lemmy Kilmister writing four songs for Ozzy Osbourne and apparently making more money from them than he had during 15 years of Motörhead. Yep. FIFTEEN. YEARS. OF. MOTÖRHEAD. Ace of Spades. ♠️Overkill. 💥Bomber. ✈️Iron Fist. 👊No Sleep ’til Hammersmith. 🔥 Years...

There are albums written because somebody has a record contract. There are albums written because somebody has a collection of songs ready to go. And then there are albums that exist because somebody’s entire bloody life has fallen apart and music becomes the place where all that anger, hurt and confusion ends up. Phil Collins’ Face Value belongs firmly in...

Well then. After weeks of rumours, confusion, cryptic comments and enough speculation to keep the Maggots arguing until the next album cycle, Slipknot have officially confirmed that longtime turntablist Sid Wilson is no longer associated with the band. And because this is Slipknot we’re talking about, even the announcement has already become part of the mystery. The band posted a...

There are some casting decisions that make perfect sense. Then there are casting decisions so ridiculously perfect that you wonder why nobody thought of them sooner. Alice Cooper as King Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar. Come on, mun. 😂🤘 The king of shock rock. The bloke who built a career around guillotines, snakes, blood, theatrical villains and enough eyeliner to...

Sometimes making a difference starts with something incredibly simple: Listening. Listening to people’s experiences. Giving people the space to tell their stories. Challenging the stereotypes that have been hanging around for far too bloody long. That’s exactly what Different Minds, Same Heart is setting out to do. Built around the message “Different Frequencies. Same Heartbeat.”, the project is looking to...

There are certain moments in rock history where the entire bloody landscape seems to change overnight. One minute, huge choruses, leather jackets, massive guitar solos and arena-sized hard rock are ruling the roost. Then somebody hits play on Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden or Alice In Chains… and suddenly the bloke from the record company is asking whether you own a...