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LouderSound7/1/2026

"There’s two days missing from my life. Apparently, we had a really good time!" That time The Cure's Robert Smith went on a 48 hours drinking session with David Bowie's guitarist, then offered him a job

Robert Smith and Reeves Gabrels got together in 1997 to rehearse for David Bowie’s 50th birthday gig, then hit the town to celebrate. Things got messy

LouderSound6/28/2026

"Let’s not be grunge. Let’s be more like the Beach Boys. But loud." How Weezer's Rivers Cuomo wrote the perfect power-pop song but almost shelved it

Producer Ric Ocasek convinced the Weezer frontman to include the song Buddy Holly on the band's debut album

Blabbermouth6/25/2026

MELISSA AUF DER MAUR To Release 'My '90s Rock Photographs' Book In September

Melissa Auf Der Maur will release a new book, "My '90s Rock Photographs", on September 8 via DelMonico Books and the Art Gallery of Ontario. As the bass player for the iconic 1990s alternative rock bands HOLE and THE SMASHING PUMPKINS, Melissa toured the world, documenting life backstage, onstage an...

LouderSound6/19/2026

"If this were a brand new album, it'd be the best alt. rock record of 2026." Thirty years after its original release, Placebo reimagine 1996 debut album to stunning effect with RE:CREATED

The 30th anniversary "director’s cut" of Placebo's debut album is a triumph

Blabbermouth6/19/2026

THE ROLLING STONES Announce Official Podcast 'Speaking In Tongues'

Featuring brand new, world-exclusive interviews with Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood and narrated by Norah Jones, the new official podcast "Speaking In Tongues" offers an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes look at the creation of THE ROLLING STONES' highly anticipated new album, "Foreign T...

The PRP6/10/2026

Beartooth’s Caleb Shomo On Coming Out In The Metal Scene: “We Have Rob Halford, And That Was In The ’90s”

Caleb has newly spoken at length about his lifelong struggles with his sexuality and the decision to now live life as a proud gay man.

Blabbermouth6/10/2026

Snowdrop

The only real problem with diving into MONO's extensive catalogue of albums is that there is a very real possibility that you will never come back. The Japanese trio may have started life as a fairly perfunctory atmospheric rock band, with a heavy debt to SONIC YOUTH and MY BLOODY VALENTINE, but ove...

LouderSound5/23/2026

"The senseless, random act of violence against someone so full of life and innocence was mind-blowing, and I hated Los Angeles for a long time after that." How the murder of Henry Rollins' friend inspired two songs on Sonic Youth's 1992 album Dirty

The 1991 killing of roadie and documentarian Joe Cole remains unsolved