(Credits: Far Out / Carlos Rodríguez / Andes) Sat 3 January 2026 11:18, UK Metallica frontman James Hetfield, best known for being a vocalist, is a guitarist in his heart of hearts. While he only plays the rhythm role with his band, and Kirk Hammett is left to deal with their sound’s more technically challenging […]

(Credits: Far Out / Carol Lee / Alamy) Sat 3 January 2026 11:08, UK Although Freddie Mercury was a frontman, he appreciated showmen of all shapes and sizes across the entertainment industry. While they may not have been traditional rock vocalists of a comparable mould to himself, the Queen singer could extract their most desirable […]

(Credit: Alamy) Fri 2 January 2026 11:23, UK In the world of guitars, there are good players, there are great players, there are icons, and there are magicians. Eric Clapton sits between a few of those categories. One of the founding members of the British blues movement, Clapton’s work on the guitar should certainly be […]

(Credits: Craig ONeal / Ryanhuntmuzik) Fri 2 January 2026 11:05, UK Alex Van Halen has announced that he is due to begin work on a new album with Toto guitarist Steve Lukather. Speaking on Iron Maiden’s Nicko McBrain’s Metal Sticks podcast, the musician revealed, “I’m getting ready to do this record with Lukather and a […]

(Credits: Sony Music Entertainment) Fri 2 January 2026 11:00, UK There will never be another artist with half the career that Ozzy Osbourne had. ‘The Prince of Darkness’ was certainly a lot more eccentric than the average rock and roll frontman, but while it’s easy to see him as either a sinister figure or the […]

(Credits: Far Out / YouTube Still) Thu 1 January 2026 11:00, UK Since taking on the role of Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Tom Holland has established himself as one of this generation’s biggest action stars. Although his fourth Spider-Man is in production, there have been rumours that it could well be his last. […]

(Credits: Far Out / Queen Productions) Thu 1 January 2026 10:00, UK It took Queen two records to finally crack the sound they’d stake rock royalty with. Not that they were a completely different band. Frontman Freddie Mercury’s penchant for highfalutin lyrics still gleams with literate indulgence, proggy expanses shape their rock attack into hefty […]

(Credits: Far Out / YouTube Still) Thu 1 January 2026 9:00, UK 2025 was probably the biggest yet in the lives of the Safdie brothers. Not only did Josh Safdie direct the Oscar-tipped table tennis movie Marty Supreme, but Benny Safdie came out with The Smashing Machine, likely to also be in the mix next […]

(Credits: Far Out / Alamy) Wed 31 December 2025 11:00, UK Jim Carrey changed comedy stardom forever. After appearing in Dumb & Dumber, The Mask, and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective within the same year, it was clear that he was going to dominate the industry with his eccentric sense of humour. Ironically, Carrey was so […]

Left Of The Dial: Picked by Lucy Harbron Festival season gets hectic. Each weekend seems to bring about another scattering of events that all promise to be the best of the summer, mostly all dragging out the same lineup and the same food trucks and the same general experience. But really, the gem of it […]