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Dexter Holland of The Offspring has one of the coolest hobbies in the world.

This New Music Friday features a mother-and-daughter act, the end of a 10-year hiatus, and something appropriate scary from Rob Zombie.

The Beasties Boys decided to poke fun at heavy metal on their debut album. It’s a classic.

Lexi Jones said her dad read her a letter that ended with, ‘I’m sorry that we have to do this,’ before two men allegedly ‘looped a rope around her’ and forced her in a SUV.

It used to be a big deal to have a number one single. But by 2006, things had changed.

Sex and drugs and rock’n’roll: those are the top reasons to get into the music business. I mean, who wouldn’t want to live in a world where there are no rules? But this, of course, often ends badly. What do you expect when you give some extremely talented yet emotionally immature or fragile people loads…

AI can be bad for music, but it’s also very bad for the environment in a way you might not have realized.

It could have been Sir David Bowie, but he decided he didn’t want a knighthood.

The Five Songs You Must Hear list includes a Twenty One Pilots cult favourite, all-female rage from Montreal, two unlikely covers, and a kick in the face.

New Music Friday is an equal mix of cool new singles and some fascinating new albums, It’s a good week.