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Linkin Park turns 25: For children of the '90s, the rock band was an outlet for angst, frustration, heartbreak
Lgo •Straddling the rebellious and the reflective since a quarter of a century, the band has provided a robust soundtrack in our lives, often giving us an opportunity to scream out what pains us.
In Eric Weisbard's Songbooks, a deep dive into American pop music by way of the writers, critics who have addressed it
•Songbooks sounds straightforward. Weisbard has gone back and reread more than 150 volumes, classics and oddities of American music writing. In chronological order, he chews through biographies, memoirs, song collections and academic studies, from William Billings’ The New-England Psalm-Singer (1770) through Jay-Z’s memoir Decoded (2010).
Amid row over Billboard's list of top 10 rock songs of the decade, how genre is defined in 21st century merits a look
Amit Gurbaxani •The top three spots on Billboard’s Top-10 Rock Songs list are dominated by one band: Imagine Dragons, who were perhaps to the 2010s what Nickelback were to the aughties
Music trends of the decade: The Spotify effect, Lana Del Rey's summertime sadness, Kanye vs Kendrick and genre fluidity
Prahlad Srihari •From streaming services to the globalisation of pop and from the rise of hip-hop to the changing face of rock, music trends of the decade.
Wolf Alice on Visions of a Life, '80s synth-pop revival, #GrammysSoMale and Backdoors 2018
Prahlad Srihari •In an interview with Firstpost, Wolf Alice frontwoman Ellie Rowsell discusses the 80s influences behind their new album, their first-ever India tour and more.
Coke Studio: Exploring human struggles, the divine in musical rendition of Shikwa-Jawaab-e-Shikwa
Shahwar Kibria •Coke Studio Pakistan's Shikwa-Jawaab-e-Shikwa revitalises the classic struggle between ignorance and knowledge, the timeless and the transcendental, the hidden and the manifest in a musical format
Moongphali, Delhi's latest rock dependables, on transitioning from reworked cover songs to original music
Anuragt •In the fired up world of New Delhi Hindi rock band Moongphali, diversity informs their music.
Two elderly men sneak out of nursing home to attend Wacken Open Air festival in Germany
Fp Staff •Boasting a line-up inclusive of Judas Priest, Hatebreed, Danzig, In Flames and Running Wild, Wacken Open Air festival took place from 2 to 4 August 2018.
Argentine rock star Cristian ‘Pity’ Alvarez accused of shooting man four times under influence of drugs
Fp Staff •Alvarez allegedly fled the scene and attempted to dispose of the weapon, which was later found in a sewer.
The Kinks set to reunite after 20 years; frontman Ray Davies confirms they are recording a new album
Fp Staff •Ray Davies said that he had been working in the studio with brother Dave Davies and drummer Mick Avory and they were "making a new Kinks album".