Rise Against: Ricochet review – slick shift doesn’t skimp on righteous anger
Blood-and-guts emotion with the energy of the punk veterans’ early years meets high-sheen recording craft in a hulking 10th album
‘I tried to be nice. Sometimes I would explode’: John Fogerty on Creedence, contracts and control
As the driving force behind Creedence Clearwater Revival, he wrote some of the 60s most enduring songs. But a poor record deal followed by years in the wilderness drove him to the brink of breakdown. Now 80, he looks back
Slow jams, smash hits and Popeye samples: Carly Rae Jepsen’s 20 best songs – ranked!
As her landmark pop album Emotion turns 10, we run down the funky, feverish and feral of the Canadian star’s greatest hits
Cass McCombs: Interior Live Oak review – double album doubles the pleasures of one of indie-rock’s finest
With existential lullabies and ritualistic stomps, tear-jerking odes and ballads worthy of Sinatra, US indie’s steadfast storyteller makes a wonderfully unhurried double album his best yet
Taylor Swift reveals details of The Life of a Showgirl ahead of October release: ‘Infectiously joyful and wild’
Swift appears on her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s New Heights podcast to discuss the new album, which features Sabrina Carpenter and will come out on 3 October
Rita Wrote a Letter: Paul Kelly’s sequel to How to Make Gravy is an affectionate goodbye to Joe
Almost 30 years after Kelly released his Christmas classic, we finally learn what became of his cast of characters
Bobby Whitlock obituary
Rock musician who formed the band Derek and the Dominos with Eric Clapton and also worked with George Harrison
Roger K Burton obituary
Founder of the Horse Hospital arts centre in London who also styled pop videos and films, including Absolute Beginners
‘It’s not noise. It’s a message’: the misunderstood misfits of Nigeria’s underground rock scene
In a country that doesn’t always reward difference, defiant Nigerian musicians are reawakening their country’s rock and giving those on the margins the space to feel seen
Taylor Swift announces new album The Life of a Showgirl
Singer announced her 12th album at 12.12am on 12 August after a countdown, mysterious posts and teasing an appearance on her boyfriend Travis Kelce’s New Heights podcast
National Indigenous Music awards 2025: Emily Wurramara wins artist of the year
Warnindhilyagwa singer also wins film clip of the year, while Malyangapa Barkindji rapper Barkaa wins album of the year
Finneas and Ashe: ‘I said thanks for coming to Taylor Swift. At her own birthday party’
The pair behind new pop duo The Favors on the ideal length of men’s shorts, falling asleep to horror films, and an accidental spot of child labour
Add to playlist: Panic Shack’s gleeful anarchy and this week’s best new tracks
The upstarts from Cardiff’s underground are a fizzy, riffy, irreverently hilarious bundle of buzzsaw guitars, vim and vinegar
Post your questions for Deftones frontman Chino Moreno
Ahead of new album Private Music being released, the vocalist with the alt-metal titans will answer your questions
Lineup announced for Palestine benefit concert at Wembley Arena, helmed by Brian Eno
Artists including Damon Albarn, Paloma Faith, Sampha and Jamie xx to perform alongside Palestinian artists at Together for Palestine on 17 September