Rock News 2026-03-14

• “Introducing Ozzy Matilda Osbourne”: Jack Osbourne and wife Aree welcome baby daughter and name her after the Prince Of Darkness
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• "When we recorded that song, Jim was on a huge dose of acid." How a simple break-up song evolved into The Doors' darkest, weirdest and most disturbing freak-out
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• David Gilmour Guitar Smashes Auction Record, Selling for $14.5m
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• Great new prog you must hear from Devin Townsend, Green Carnation, Midge Ure, Teramaze and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week
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• The 12 best new metal songs you need to hear right now
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• "We took a break and made some tea. Within 20 minutes Steve had written the words." How Humble Pie made the ultimate whiplash boogie white boy blues
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• 10 years after promising a “symphony of c*cks and v*ginas and death”, Devin Townsend has finally announced his life’s work The Moth and released its unhinged lead single
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• "It's the best clapping TV theme song since Friends." Listen to the first song released by US supergroup featuring R.E.M's Michael Stipe, producer Andrew Watt, ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer and Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker
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• "I remember thinking, Who in their right mind would want this to go out?" AC/DC's Angus Young on the song he wishes the world's greatest rock 'n' roll band had never released
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• "It was construed as being about a sex worker." The story behind the Blondie classic that everyone misunderstood
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• Rock Connections in Harry Styles' New 'Disco, Occasionally' Album
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• “I know Deftones don’t like to be coined as nu metal, but…”: Nu metal favourites Papa Roach have just named the best nu metal songs of all time – and, yes, one of them picked Last Resort
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• Metal Up Your Bass! TransAtlantic duo remaster entire early Metallica catalogue with bass parts restored and made louder
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• Scary Things in the '80s That Kept Kids Up at Night
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• “In the 70s the support band had to blow the main act offstage. I thought it was distasteful. There’s room for everybody”: Jethro Tull ex Martin Barre insists he’s not underrated, and explains why he has no time for egos
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• Neal Schon Has Much Bigger Plans for Journey Beyond
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• "It turned out so good that Depeche Mode liked it!" The bold, gothic cover of a 90s classic that helped establish one of Europe's most beloved metal bands - and why it got a seal of approval from some British legends
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• "At one point I felt like soaking myself in vodka, setting myself alight and flinging my body from a balcony in protest." The explosive story of the little-known band who inspired The Who and influenced punk
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• Kevin Cronin: REO Speedwagon Reunion 'Exceeded My Expectations'
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• "I'll see you all around." Ghost appear to have killed off another of their iconic frontmen in a hilarious new video that has everyone talking
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• Notable Music Reissues and Box Sets From Early 2026
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• Who Are the 'Big 4' of Sunset Strip Bands?
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• Watch Sammy Hagar Dig Out Two Long-Lost Songs at 2026 Tour Debut
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• "Any scrape of anything interesting or off the beaten path that can be turned into drama is swarmed over and spit out as bait." For the record, despite what you may have read, Jack White doesn't consider Taylor Swift's music "boring"
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• "This prosecution was a legally laughable witch-hunt. Today’s decision brings this expensive circus to an end." Kneecap's Mo Chara will not face terrorism trial
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• I just got a £50 Amazon gift card to spend in the Spring Deal Days sale thanks to this epic 67% saving on NordVPN - protect your browsing for only £5.19 per month
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• "I know people don't want to hear me saying such things, but they're true." Francis Rossi comes clean on Status Quo, Rick Parfitt and new solo album The Accidental
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• 39% off Nevermind is just the tip of the iceberg in Amazon's epic Spring Deal Days CD and vinyl sale – score big savings on Zeppelin, Green Day, The Cure & more
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• "Sangria can make you do a lot of things…" How a drunken night, and the support of Samuel L. Jackson, changed the life of Kashus Culpepper
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• John Fogerty Adds Shared Steve Winwood Dates to Ongoing 2026 Tour
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• 'Indescribable Hell' Hotel Causes Morrissey to Miss Another Show
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• Do You Recognize These ’80s Faces?
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• Geoff Tate Shares First Taste of 'Operation: Mindcrime III'
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• "It wouldn’t be my first choice of nickname now": Gluecifer's Captain Poon on touring with Lemmy, fun with chickens and the origins of that stage name
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• Eagles Reveal New 'One of These Nights' Expanded Edition
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• "I love the sleazy, lustful side of Motorhead." Severed heads, strip clubs and baptism by whisky: Why the metal world loved Lemmy Kilmister, the ultimate rock'n'roll rebel
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• Will Billy Joel Ever Tour Again?
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• "One of the most colourful, fascinating, exciting and unusual rock'n'roll albums we've ever heard." The story of the pioneering rockers whose career was scuttled by the Six-Day War
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• Ghostly keychains, vinyl box sets & classic tees: Ditch the chocolates and discover an alternative take on Mother's Day gifts
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• Live Nation Employees Caught Mocking Customers In Leaked Comments
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• "To create something from nothing is one of the greatest feelings. It's heaven." Why Prince turned down a partnership deal with Guitar Hero, while Metallica considered it a "no-brainer"
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• INXS Reissues Breakthrough 'Kick' LP on Limited-Edition Vinyl
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• REO Speedwagon and Kevin Cronin Play Surprise Reunion Concert
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• Bruce Springsteen Pays Surprise Tribute to Pogues' Shane MacGowan
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• Vote for the Best Album of the '70s: UCR's March Madness Bracket
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• "I was thinking about all the singers that came from the Seattle scene and how many of them had since died." Pearl Jam's Mike McCready announces rock opera about the history of grunge in Seattle
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• "Rich Robinson is an honours graduate from Keef university but he's funkier than the master has been in decades." The Black Crowes' blessed resurrection keeps rolling on A Pound Of Feathers
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• The Black Crowes, 'A Pound of Feathers': Review
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• "When a life of excess leads you on a rollercoaster that is doomed to crash but you just can’t see it." The Pretty Reckless announce fifth album Dear God, share new single When I Wake Up, and reveal world tour itinerary
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• Hear the Debut Album From Tom Hamilton's New Band, Close Enemies
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• Classic Rock Songs That Were Never Released as Singles
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• Mike Campbell and the Dirty Knobs Reveal Summer Tour Dates
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• Jon Anderson Shares New 2026 Tour Dates
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• “What can you say? It’s definitely earned its keep”: David Gilmour on the guitar he sold for $4m – that’s just sold again for $14.5m
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• With up to 33% off vinyl storage in Amazon's Spring Deal Days sale, there's never been a better time to organise your wax. Here's 9 of my top picks for record collectors
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• "Looking at these things gave me some feelings I wasn't sure about. So I took these things outside and I burned all of them." Why Rival Sons' Jay Buchanan destroyed his past
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• 32 Hit Albums Produced by Rick Rubin
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• Jack Osbourne Welcomes New Baby, Named After Ozzy
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• "I was like, 'This is it. This is ****ing it.' I was so obsessed." Here's what Linkin Park singer Emily Armstrong thinks about the band's legendary debut album, Hybrid Theory
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• "I threw my guitar off, dove into the crowd, and began strangling him to the ground. I remember the look of terror in his eyes." The night that Smashing Pumpkins Billy Corgan met his future bandmate, and future Hole bassist, Melissa Auf der Maur
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• Stray Cats Announce 2026 Tour After Health Challenges
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• “I always try to be professional and respectful about people’s decisions. It was their band, so I had to go along with it”: When Yes told Oliver Wakeman not to come back
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• "They combine the best parts of Rammstein, Iron Maiden and Ghost". Flame-throwing organs, witch burnings and inflatable pickaxes: Heavy metal's nerdiest subgenre just conquered one of the UK's most iconic arenas
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• "A load of old characters came out to see us and one of them got arrested. It was a full-moon vibe." Weird and wonderful alt.rock Brits Marmozets fizz back witha new album after a seven-year absence
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• David Gilmour's iconic black Strat has just sold for $14.5 million and is now the most expensive guitar ever
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• “I was naked in a shower, they held me upside-down by my legs and they poured bourbon into my mouth”: How this thrash singer became the new frontman of 21st-century metal stars Children Of Bodom
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• “I had rock stars much bigger than Dave coming to my side”: Ex-Megadeth bassist David Ellefson responds to Dave Mustaine’s jab at former member’s past “behaviour”
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• Pearl Jam's Mike McCready Has a Rock Opera for Graphic Novel
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• Country Joe McDonald, Singer and Woodstock Legend, Dead at 84
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• "I wanted to be able to say we are the next big thing.” Army drills, TikTok hits and nu metal: Sleep Theory are metalcore's fastest rising stars
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• Alice Cooper Announces 'Devil on My Shoulder' Autobiography
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• "I don’t know who’ll be listening to my music in 100 years but I know they’ll be listening to Shane’s." Bruce Springsteen honours the late Shane MacGowan, shares cover of A Rainy Night In Soho from tribute album featuring Tom Waits, Kate Moss
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• Kansas Announces More 2026 Tour Dates With 38 Special
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• "She would tune her guitar to whatever mood she was in and write the song from that tuning." The legendary singer-songwriter who changed Tool frontman Maynard James Keenan's life
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• “The song represents a reckless normalisation of a dangerous practice." Romania's nu metal-styled Eurovision Song Contest entry Choke Me under fire for allegedly promoting sexual strangulation
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• Rick Wakeman Opens Historic Wakeman and Son U.S. Tour: Setlist
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• "There’s a guy here who you can pay five dollars to kick in the crotch.” A wild and weird weekend in Las Vegas with metal's most colourful band
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• "One guy brought a homemade metal blade to a fight. It lasted about 25 seconds. Phil completely laid the fella out. Phil was tough. You didn't mess." From teenage fan to first-name pals - The Phil Lynott I knew
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• “There was a lot of pain. My love for music was beginning to die”: He’d learned to let his brother be lead guitarist, and that many musicians lose hope. Then he changed his life, wrote a 15-minute prog epic and got signed
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• Billy Joel Honored at Star-Studded Carnegie Hall Tribute: Video
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• "I'll be your 1-900-G spot, baby, you won't last." Violet Grohl shares phone sex-inspired new song, announces debut album Be Sweet To Me
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• Film From John Lennon's Last Concerts Set for Theatrical Release
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• Boston Singer Dies at Age 60 After Battle With Brain Cancer
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• "The masks are sanitised now." Slipknot's former drummer is selling memorabilia collected during his time with Bruce Springsteen, Against Me! and Suicidal Tendencies
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• Yes to release expanded and remastered edition of From A Page in April
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