Rock News 2025-12-10

• "Some people think that the blues is 'my baby left me' and long guitar solos but it's a whole lot deeper than that": Blues prodigy Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram may channel the ghosts of the past but he's striving for something new
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• The Day Roy Orbison Performed His Last Show
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• How the Bee Gees Got Jim Carrey Through 'The Grinch'
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• Classic Rock's Tracks Of The Week: December 8, 2025
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• Former Free and Faces bassist Tetsu Yamauchi dead at 79
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• “I had this look of shock on my face. The whole audience got quiet: ‘Did somebody die?!’”: This is what it’s like finding out you’re Grammy-nominated halfway through your own concert, as explained by Halestorm
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• "I just wanted to apologise for selling your guitar." How an act of kindness in the darkest of hours bonded Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist John Frusciante and Jane's Addiction's Dave Navarro forever
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• Sharon, Jack + Kelly Osbourne Share Ozzy Birthday Tribute Posts
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• “Often too leaden to float – but it has spells where the more honeyed version of the band is visible”: Nektar’s deluxe edition of A Tab In The Ocean
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• Tetsu Yamauchi, Bassist for Free and Faces, Dead at 79
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• “It was my first studio job. I wiped a Robert Fripp guitar section. He wasn’t happy”: A world-class producer recalls shaky start to his career
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• Tom Scholz’s Secret Plan to Save Boston
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• “We heard King Crimson synchronised music with visuals at gigs. I thought we could use that, since we didn’t have Mick Jagger to run around or anything”: Remembering Rick Davies, from tramping around Germany to leading Supertramp around the world
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• Gene Simmons: 'Bad Decisions' Contributed to Ace Frehley's Death
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• How 'December's Children' Captured the Rolling Stones' Early Sound
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• Slipknot-endorsed Mapuche metal champions Mawiza have recorded a live session in Gojira’s studio – and you really need to watch it
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• Guns N' Roses Post-Reunion Songs Ranked Worst to Best
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• The Sons of Kiss' Stanley and Simmons Release Their Debut Single
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• Toto, Christopher Cross and the Romantics Confirm 2026 Tour Dates
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• Foreigner Confirms New Dates With Original Frontman Lou Gramm
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• "I wasn't allowed to listen to AC/DC or hair metal growing up - my dad thought it was misogynistic": Die Spitz hate being touted as the next big thing. They hate interviews. They love rock
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• "A diverse, daring and deeply emotional lineup!" Soen and The Ocean announced as headliners for next year's Be Prog! My Friend
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• "Tonight is less about nostalgia than a reaffirmation of the importance of resistance, of protest, of a refusal to be silenced." Primal Scream revisit the politically-charged XTRMNTR, 25 years on
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• "She was like, ‘This is what happens when you die young’. I thought it was this cool gesture, but it wasn’t a fun gift." Courtney Love gave this indie frontman a lock of Kurt Cobain's hair after he punctured a kidney on broken glass at an awards ceremony
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• Triumph Announces 2026 Reunion Tour Dates
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• “The hidden gem in their sometimes bewildering catalogue. Had they made it in the 80s it would have given them a credible contemporary footing”: Yes’ Fly From Here – Return Trip glows in reissue
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• "He said, Would you shave my butt?" Oscar-winning English actress recalls her horror when one of America's most famous musicians requested intimate 'manscaping' before Saturday Night Live appearance
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• Violet Grohl channels Queens Of The Stone Age on debut single, receives love and praise from offspring of other superstar rockers
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• "What a strange time we live in, when an imposter can write a tune, or have a toaster write it for him": People are pretending to be Alan Parsons and he's not happy about it
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• “These musicians had a rare empathy and sense of exploration. At one point it feels like they’re going to collectively take off”: Tangerine Dream’s Rubycon box set
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• "It's not happening." Liam Gallagher shoots down rumours that Oasis will return for Knebworth mega-gigs next year, says the band "are not doing anything in 2026"
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• “We got back together after 25 years and people came from all around the world, saying how important that album had been”: The Dutch quartet inspired by just five minutes of Soft Machine music
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• “Stranger Things is a phenomenon, right? But it’s ending. I hope I reach the point where, when the time comes, we step away gracefully”: Robb Flynn wants Machine Head’s retirement to be like a hit Netflix finale
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• Watch Kiss Get Awarded Kennedy Center Honors by President Trump
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• "I joined a band because I hated the f****** beach." Shirley Manson doubles down after beach ball rant at Garbage show in Australia
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• “He came in with Billy Bunter trousers, frock coat, euphonium and horrible glasses. And big rubber ears. I thought, ‘Yeah, I’ll sign up to this’”: In 1962 a band decided to play as badly as possible until someone noticed. It worked.
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• Lou Gramm Says Foreigner Nearly Ended After 'Head Games'
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• Toto, Christopher Cross and The Romantics announce mammoth North American tour
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• Behaviour of one former Megadeth member means there will be no reunions on upcoming farewell tour
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• King Crimson affiliates BEAT announce one-off London show for June
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• Legendary Guitarist Steve Cropper Has Died
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• 2025's Top 15 Reissues
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• Hear Guns N' Roses' New Songs 'Nothin'' and "Atlas"
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• Bob Dylan Reveals 2026 US Tour Dates
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• “I was trying to write something heavier than the bands I was listening to, and that felt like the first time that I’d done it”: How Metallica broke the thrash metal mould with biblical barnstormer Creeping Death
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• “The groove and vibe-based nature of the tracks lend themselves particularly well to deconstruction and reimagining”: Matt Berry’s Heard Noises limited edition box set
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• "Everyone was talking about the effect that YouTube has had on their life. They were all really fascinated with each other." How a song born out of frustration helped Weezer create a GRAMMY-winning portrait of a pivotal moment in Internet history
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• Exclusive: How Triumph’s Reunion Tour Happened
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• “It’s me giving the finger to those who say an album shouldn’t be more than 40 minutes, just because people don’t have time to listen. It’s for an audience that’s trying to heal”: Riverside’s Mariusz Duda unchains himself from Lunatic Soul
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• ZZ Top Adds 19 US Dates to 2026 Tour Schedule
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• Alanis Morissette announces UK and Ireland 2026 outdoor tour with Skunk Anansie
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• Gene Simmons Says Radio Treats Artists 'Worse Than Slaves'
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• ’70s & ’80s Christmas: Relive Iconic Treats, Specials, Decor
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• Devo Announces 2026 Tour Dates
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• "It was weird just being in the same room as him": The story of the Ronnie James Dio classic assembled from other bands' spare parts
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• Cambridge Audio Melomania A100 earbuds review
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• "It's too indebted to US FM rock to find its own feet and the production is so polite it takes any edge off": Jimmy Barnes strives for solo success on For The Working Class Man
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• "There is a huge misconception that this song is about 1969, but it's not": The surprisingly sexual story of the Bryan Adams song fans thought was about innocence and friendship
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• David Byrne Announces More 2026 'Who Is the Sky?' Tour Dates
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• Six Rockin' Covers of Roy Orbison's 'Pretty Woman'
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• What to Expect From Robert Plant's Upcoming Tour in 2026
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• Get Ready for Exciting New Music Coming in 2026
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• “I thought we’d follow the Sex Pistols model – one album and out. We were this disgusting-sounding metal band, I never thought that it could last”: How Laid To Rest, against all odds, gave Lamb Of God an actual career
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• "It's a celebration of the common man and his extraordinary potential." The story behind the Foo Fighters classic that everyone assumed was about Kurt Cobain - but was actually about something a lot more simple
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• "Robert Plant talking about juice running down his leg...there shouldn't be a double-standard. Women in this business think about it too!" Halestorm's Lzzy Hale opens up on the "empowering" song that helped launch their career
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• On This Day in 2015: David Bowie Makes Last Public Appearance
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• "That video game opened us up to a whole new audience, like Top Of The Pops did to me when I was a little kid." The unlikely hit mixing reggae and heavy metal that a meddling producer wanted to delete from history
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• "Brian May of Queen was in tears watching the performance...I’d shed a few tears myself." The emotional reaction one rock legend had to one of Ozzy Osbourne's final performances - and why it was so emotional for Ozzy himself
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• Metallica fans banned for life after "incredibly stupid" speaker tower stunt at show in Australia
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• 'Double Fantasy' Producer Recalls Wild Court Battle With Yoko Ono
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• "They're this generation's Iron Maiden." Canons, gas masks, castles and hellfire: power metal's biggest band Sabaton just conquered the UK's biggest arena
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• 60 Years Ago: Beatles' 'We Can Work It Out' Becomes Group Triumph
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• "These guys are simply timeless": Triumph's Rik Emmett picks five essential guitar albums
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• Hear Aerosmith, Yungblud and Lainey Wilson's New Collaboration
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• "I wanted to make it a truly unforgettable, unmissable week, a run of shows to dream about." The Cure's Robert Smith lines up Wolf Alice, Garbage, Mogwai, My Bloody Valentine and more for Teenage Cancer Trust shows
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• Swallow The Sun's best-selling official biography to be translated into English
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• Stryper's Michael Sweet Reveals Cancer Diagnosis
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• Robert Plant announces US tour with Saving Grace
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• Twisted Sister Announces First 2026 US Reunion Tour Date
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• "When Anthony and I were kids we were up to so much wild stuff." Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea on his "feral" teenage adventures with Anthony Kiedis, and his top tip for sneaking into shows without paying
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• John Densmore Reflects on the Doors' Lasting Legacy
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• "When I finished, I lay on the floor covered in sweat and exhausted - I just had no more left to offer": Jimmy Barnes picks six songs that changed his career
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• Sleep Token’s Caramel has been named the best song of 2025 by The New York Times
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• John Lennon's Producer Had 'Terrible Guilt' After Beatle's Murder
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• "We knew there was still a chapter left to write": Triumph announce first tour in more than three decades
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