Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition review – on-brand fan pleaser is a metal hymn of praise
Watchable, uncritical doc tells the story of the massive rise, slight fall, then further massive rise of the veteran rockers
‘It kicks ass’: Rolling Stones launch new album at star-studded New York event
Mick Jagger, Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood join Conan O’Brien to discuss forthcoming album Foreign Tongues
Paul Jackson obituary
Other lives: Proprietor of the New Adelphi Club in Hull, a venue that has provided a home for alternative music for more than 40 years
‘My body ached from the volume’: the mystery and majesty of Japanese noise-rockers les Rallizes Dénudés
The incendiary Japanese group who emerged out of late-60s unrest were suspicious of studios so their legacy was long left to bootleg obsessives. But unheard recordings are revealing their lesser-known gifts for melody
Dolly Parton cancels Las Vegas residency over health issues: ‘I’ve still got some healing to do’
The 80-year-old singer will not be performing rescheduled dates in September but assured fans she is receiving treatment and ‘improving every day’
Rapper Kid Cudi fires MIA from tour after ‘offensive’ Republican rant
The British artist was booed after identifying as a Republican voter while on stage in Dallas
‘We got a drive-by egging in Baltimore’: Super Furry Animals on making The Man Don’t Give a Fuck
‘The man is the establishment, I suppose, the military industrial complex. A few year later, when we played it live, we added a loop of Bill Hicks saying: “All governments are liars and murderers”’
Tony Wilson obituary
Bassist and singer with Hot Chocolate who co-wrote some of their biggest hits, including You Sexy Thing
‘My generation have deluded themselves’: ex-Vampire Weekender Rostam on pop, protest and life as an Iranian-American
Inspired in part by Zohran Mamdani’s NY mayorship, Rostam Batmanglij’s gorgeous new album fuses Americana with sounds of the Middle East. So why isn’t his mum happy?
US band Jimmy Eat World look back: ‘I would play The Middle five times in a row if the other guys would let me’
The emo kings on growing up in Arizona, making it big, and Jim’s annoying wake-up calls
Spotify has ruined mood playlists – so our critics have made some better ones instead
Whether made by human hand or shady algorithm, emotion-based playlists are everywhere. But if you’re looking for a superior soundtrack to ‘all the feels’, get your ears round these selections from our music writers
‘Our rivalry with Take That was always tongue in cheek’: Tony Mortimer’s honest playlist
The East 17 man knows his 90s bangers but once inadvertently cleared a dancefloor. And what song gets him on the exercise bike in a morning?
Prince’s death made me upend my life and move to his home town
The star’s potent sexuality made him my ‘secret friend’ but, with my career in the arts stalling, his death led me to the life-changing decision to move to Minneapolis and maintain his legacy
Zayn Malik cancels US tour and some UK concerts after illness
Former One Direction member cancelled US shows after recent hospitalization for an unspecified illness
Kneecap: Fenian review – their new album is terrific, triumphant yet tortured
With strong words for Keir Starmer, the Irish rave-rap trio remain unbowed by the controversy around them – and yet this is a more ruminative record than you might expect