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  • Castle Rat. L-R: Charley Ruddell, Riley Pinkerton, Franco Vittore and Joshua Strmic.

    ‘I want to ride out on a unicorn every night’: swords’n’sorcery heavy metal band Castle Rat

    Wielding fantasy weapons and splashing fake blood, the New Yorkers have even learned how to make chainmail outfits – and they’re already aiming to conquer stadiums
  • TRI Studios Presents "Move Me Brightly"SAN RAFAEL, CA - AUGUST 03:  Donna Jean Godchaux of The Grateful Dead performs during the "Move Me Brightly" 70th Birthday Tribute for Jerry Garcia at TRI Studios on August 3, 2012 in San Rafael, California.  (Photo by C Flanigan/WireImage)

    Donna Jean Godchaux-MacKay, Grateful Dead singer, dies aged 78

  • Abandon preconceptions … Rosalía.

    Rosalía: Lux review – a demanding, distinctive clash of classical and chaos that couldn’t be by anyone else

  • Geoff Barrow.

    Film & Music reader interview
    Post your questions for Geoff Barrow, of Portishead, Beak> and more

  • ‘I’m getting goosebumps talking about it’ … Joyce with the Manchester skyline behind.

    ‘I took mushrooms before my audition’: Smiths drummer Mike Joyce on wild gigs, Marr’s jim-jams and Morrissey’s genius

  • Rosalía rubbing shoulders with smiling fans

    Rosalía’s Berghain is a thunderous goth-pop hit – but is it opera?

    The Catalan star’s epic new single is delighting and dividing classical music fans in equal measure
  • Sudan Archives wearing a sci-fi-style bodysuit with a tech tool belt, posing as if dancing, with her braids flung upwards.

    10 Chaotic Questions
    Sudan Archives: ‘My favourite fact? I’m 100% that bitch’

    The violin-playing sonic experimentalist on gadgets, guilty pleasures, and her most controversial pop culture opinion
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Tom Fletcher wearing a dark patterned shirt and a dark-grey suit with his left leg bent at the knee doing the sign of the 'rock on' gesture with both hands

    The Q&A
    Tom Fletcher: ‘Who would play me on screen? I get confused for Tom Felton all the time’

    The McFly singer on getting kicked out of Busted after two days, peeing himself on stage and learning to love his ‘big chin’
  • Easther, Louise, Kelle and Vernie in Eternal in 1994.

    The watcher
    Girlbands Forever: this shocking history of 90s female pop is packed with gossip, scandal – and bangers

    Strap in for a nostalgia-stuffed jaunt through musical classics, featuring honest interviews with stars – the details of which make the record industry look appalling
  • Liam and Noel Gallagher hug after performing their Australian show at Marvel Stadium, Melbourne, on Friday night

    ‘G’day Australia. Did you miss us?’ Oasis kicks off Australia tour with euphoric show

  • Teen Jesus and the Jean TeasersAustralian rock band Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers. The group consists of vocalist Anna Ryan, guitarist Scarlett McKahey, drummer Neve van Boxsel and bassist Jaida Stephenson. Canberra, Australia. Monday 29 September, 2025.

    Guardian Australia's headline act
    Teen Jesus and the Jean Teasers: ‘We don’t want to be the biggest band in the world. It’s just fun playing with our besties’

  • Sister Irene O'Connor.

    Add to playlist
    Add to playlist: the long-lost lo-fi pop of Australian nun Sister Irene O’Connor and the week’s best tracks

  • Butler and Chassagne performing in California in 2022.

    Win Butler and Régine Chassagne of Arcade Fire announce separation – but band will continue

  • Snocaps: Snocaps review – Katie and Allison Crutchfield reunite with a little help from MJ Lenderman

  • Lily Allen’s new album shows the pain behind the ‘cool girl’ myth – that’s why women are obsessed with it

    Gaby Hinsliff
  • ‘The nuns were convinced they were possessed by demons’: goth and metal stars select the scariest music ever made

  • ‘I crawled up from under the earth’ … Florence Welch.

    Florence + the Machine: Everybody Scream review – alt-rock survivor surveys her kingdom with swagger

  • Youth Group, Australian band in 2025 credit Nicole Le Bris

    Youth Group on Forever Young at 20 and gen X middle age: ‘Angst doesn’t go away just because you get older’

  • Anna von Hausswolff.

    Alexis Petridis's album of the week
    Anna von Hausswolff: Iconoclasts review – exhilarating, euphoric goth songcraft

  • West end girl … Lily Allen.

    Lily Allen announces UK theatre tour for her West End Girl album

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