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In all of the interminable books, memoirs, articles and TV documentaries contemplating punk rock, there’s one thing they all seem to agree upon: that punk killed progressive rock. “Almost overnight, ...

We start with Beck, who joined our music department in the summer of 2024. Beck has been a DJ for the past few years and ...

Mike Ratledge, keyboardist and founding member of the English rock band Soft Machine, has died at the age of 81. The musician ...

Mike Ratledge, a founding member of Soft Machine, has died. He was 81. Ratledge reportedly died following a short illness.

One heavy-as-hell boat from Florida headed to Jamaica and back again. We cruise to headbanger heaven aboard 70,000 Tons Of ...

Some Like it Hot has a 1940s swing vibe and will be belting out hits by Louis Armstrong and Nat King Cole. Its members ...

Including The Wildhearts, Saxon, Manic Street Preachers and five other red rockers, purple hazers and golden goddesses ...

Mick Broad has taken part in research by Manchester's Royal Northern School of Music (RNCM) into the way music can support ...

Tommy Lee, drummer for Motley Cruë, picks his Rock God.

The genre-mashing LP featured two would-be Cream members and unusual instrumentation, leaving a lasting impression on the ...

The Lunar New Year, the Year of the Snake, begins on January 29. Also called Spring Festival, this annual celebration is ...