India rings in the New Year as firecrackers light up the sky, with celebrations unfolding across cities and towns nationwide.

Anderson formed Yes in 1978 with bassist Chris Squire. He was part of the classic lineup that included Steve Howe (guitar), ...

Parliament’s “Mothership Connection,” released 50 years ago this month, was a rococo musical milestone that bridged funk’s ...

Stan Son reviews the top recent NBA storylines, including KD's capped upside with Houston and a player to watch in Atlanta.

Composer Simon Franglen says work on the third instalment, Avatar: Fire and Ash, took an epic seven years to complete. Along the way, he wrote 1,907 pages of orchestral score; and even invented new ...

This is the start of our top 75 of our essential 100 (or so) tracks to come out of Scotland in 2025. It marks the 11th year of this rundown of the best Scots tracks of the year.   As ever, in 2025, ...

Winter breaks: three ways to escape the dreary weather in London this January and throughout the winter months ...

From Agriculture to Ancient Death, Paradise Lost to Pissgrave, Corpus Offal to Coroner, here are the best metal albums of ...

Roni’s silence and visible discomfort stand in sharp contrast to the festivities. “Not a single Syrian flag,” he notes. “Only ...

It’s hard to believe that an unusual rap duo from Atlanta, Georgia, made it this far in the first place, let alone became one of the most influential of all time.

One of the best songs from one of the best metal albums of 2025. No Loss, No Love veered from savagely heavy, pick-scraped ...