“We’ve actually been writing songs together for about six years,” reveals legend Adrian Smith, who wrapped up the latest chapter in Maiden’s career with the culmination of the Final Frontier tour in ...

Iron Maiden guitarist Adrian Smith has named his favourite of the band’s songs. During a recent interview with Sonic Perspectives, the 68-year-old names Wrathchild from 1981 album Killers as his pick ...

“That song was one of the first things I ever wrote,” Smith says. “And it was inspired, loosely, by that Queen track, Now I'm ...

Permeating everything from its wrought-iron architecture to its timeless traditions and parades, it’s no wonder New Orleans is known as the cultural capital of the South. The air here crackles with ...

Yoo Jae-hoon, 30, vividly remembers the first time he was called an "ajeossi." "I was at a cafe when a little girl, maybe 4 or 5 years old, accidentally spilled her juice on my pants. Her mother ...

A new era of Beach Boys history will begin this summer when Al Jardine and the Pet Sounds Band launch what they hope will be their inaugural tour. The Pet Sounds Band is a new name for longtime ...

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In a curious turn of events, Sweden has chosen KAJ, a comedy group from Finland, as its representative for the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest. Finland’s own delegate is Erika Vikman. In early March, ...

Iron Maiden have unveiled details of an official documentary set for release later this year. Universal Pictures Content Group today announced that the film will be released in cinemas around the ...

Zulu, the acclaimed L.A. hardcore punk band, has parted with singer and founding member Anaiah Muhammad after another artist alleged he abused them. This week, the musician Simpson posted on ...

Scientists have coaxed one of the universe’s most stubborn elements into a new compound. Formed under intense pressures, the newly discovered compound packs helium atoms into crystalline iron ...

A lack of this vital nutrient is one of the world's leading causes of disability – but exactly when it becomes a problem, and the best way to treat it, remains unclear. When Megan Ryan first ...