(Credits: Far Out) Thu 21 August 2025 12:30, UK For some musicians, achieving a number one is the peak of success. The ultimate metric for making it. The literal cherry on top of the cake. While in many cases, that rings true, for others, it’s anything but a real signifier of genuine artistry. Take some […]

(Credits: Faysal Hassan) Thu 21 August 2025 12:06, UK The Who’s Pete Townshend has revealed that he is ready to dive into his solo career after the North American The Who farewell tour is over. The Who are currently on their last US tour, which will take place across August and September. Notable stops on […]

(Credits: Fender) Thu 21 August 2025 12:00, UK Music has never been about a catchy melody all the time. The whole point of all great songs is to have people feel something whenever the singer opens their mouth, and while Tom Morello did more than his fair share of talking with his guitar, he knew […]

(Credits: Ernesto Barajas) Thu 21 August 2025 11:55, UK Ernesto Barajas, singer of the successful Mexican narcocorrido group Enigma Norteño, has been shot dead, aged 38, in a car park. According to The Associated Press, Barajas was attacked by two people who were riding a motorcycle, and the incident occurred in Zapopan, Jalisco. An investigation […]

The victor Then the moment came – August 20th rolled around and a winner had to be declared. At a time when the importance of the weekly chart, and especially people’s interest in it’s results, was beginning to dip, this battle reignited excitement for one brief moment. It was genuinely tense as neither band actually […]

(Credits: Dean Chalkley) Wed 20 August 2025 12:14, UK Paul Weller is suing his former accountants for discrimination, after they allegedly dropped him in light of recent comments he made in support of Gaza. Weller, who was also spotted outside Magistrates Court in support of Irish trio Kneecap in May, has been vocal in his […]

(Credits: Far Out / YouTube Still) Wed 20 August 2025 12:04, UK Ray Winstone has criticised the state of the modern movie industry, claiming fewer “cultural films” are being made in Hollywood due to Marvel’s box office dominance. At the Sarajevo Film Festival, where he received the ‘Honorary Heart of Sarajevo’, Winstone claimed Hollywood is […]

(Credits: Far Out / YouTube Still) Wed 20 August 2025 12:00, UK The most important part of making an album is having a good handle on the musicians you’re working with. It’s never easy working with a lot of different egos clashing with each other, but even if there’s one de facto leader of the […]

(Credits: Rüfüs Du Sol) Wed 20 August 2025 11:11, UK Grammy Award-winning group Rüfüs Du Sol is seeking information on an incident that took place at a recent Los Angeles show, where a male fan attacked a female in the crowd. They were made aware of the incident via a statement released on Instagram from […]

(Credits: Far Out / Alamy / Paramount Plus) Wed 20 August 2025 11:07, UK Judas Priest frontman Rob Halford has reflected on the death of his friend, Ozzy Osbourne, and revealed he “curled up in a ball and bawled my eyes out for hours” after finding out about his passing. Osbourne passed away on July […]