Record(s) o’ the Month – February 2026
Well, look at that, the February Record(s) o’ the Month are quite late. The institutional push to get these things out more promptly has failed...
“Metallica have tried some crazy things, some which have worked better than others. That’s a part of being an artist”: Twenty thousand people, an 80-piece symphony and the world’s biggest metal band – the epic story behind rock’s greatest orchestral gig
Metallica’s S&M2 remains the ultimate meeting of metal and classical music
“You gotta hit rock bottom to move somewhere else.” Earthquakes, power struggles, and 16 songs that “sounded like people fighting”: the curious tale of The Black Crowes ‘lost’ album, Tall
"Our studio collapsed. The ceiling dropped ten feet. No-one could get any sleep because of the aftershocks"
“We were looking for a song along the lines of The Bay City Rollers. Coming home from the grocery store, I just thought of a chant – ‘Hey! Ho! Let’s go!’”: The unlikely teenybop inspiration behind punk rock’s first classic single
Ramones’ Blitzkrieg Bop opened the floodgates for punk rock
Mz Neon Reigns Fierce With Trans Femme Anthem “Queen Hyena” Ahead of Tour With Lords of Acid
The hyena has always made cowards nervous. Neither obedient symbol nor tidy specimen, she arrives laughing at the limits men have drawn around nature, gender,...
“Turned My Demons into Friends” — Los Angeles Darkwave Artist Luna Lore Shares Confessional Debut EP “Out of Time”
Oh God, I’ve done it again I’ve turned my demons into friends I’ve let them run a rampage Will anybody come to aid? Los Angeles...