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In an exclusive interview before Zakk’s Black Label Society release their powerful new album, Engines of Demolition, a superb collection that showcases the full range and power of the band’s musical range, the Wyldes sat down for their only joint conversation on marriage, the Osbournes, songwriting and more.

Red Hot Chili Peppers’ bassist Flea will release his first jazz album, Honora, March 27.  The album, which features both giants of the jazz genre and friends of his like Nick Cave and Thom Yorke, is the culmination of a life-long love affair with jazz. So, when he agreed to take me through a playlist of some of his all-time favorite jazz tunes, the list was deeper and more eclectic than I ever could have imagined.

Following the release of her second studio album, My Lover, the fierce up-and-comer of bedroom pop, Claire Rosinkranz, returns to her childhood ballet theatre with the same discipline and dedication that went into the 13-song tracklist.

Linkin Park were already reshaping the rap/metal playbook with Hybrid Theory when this conversation captures them on the cusp of their next evolution — restless, experimental, and eyeing what would become Meteora. It’s a snapshot of a band refusing to stand still, pushing their sound forward just as the world was catching up.

You may think you know Charlotte MacInnes — from stage roles to TV — but you don’t really know her until you hear her own songs, where vulnerability becomes her defining strength. With her debut single “Struck,” she steps fully into that identity, delivering an empowering, self-made promise she’s determined to keep.

Phil Lynott didn’t just front Thin Lizzy — he redefined what it meant to be Irish in rock music. Blending Celtic roots with hard rock, he forged a sound and legacy that transcended borders, identities, and expectations

I spoke, in separate interviews a few hours apart, with brothers Rich and Chris Robinson. What I found is they are still in fighting form on A Pound of Feathers. Only now they have channeled all of that energy, aggression and vigor into the music – lyrically and melodically. The result is a monster of a rock record. 

This is “Dinner Menu,” where we celebrate one artist or iconic album by having a chef soundtrack a menu with the music of their choice. For the inaugural installment Chef Star Maye pairs a tantalizing menu with Beyoncé.

Cyrus gets much of her musical inspiration from her family, particularly her dad. I asked her to dig through her childhood memories and record collection to pick the songs of the ’70s — and a few just beyond — that influenced her songwriting.

These are the tracks that were impossible to ignore, from sombr’s guilt-soaked indie-pop confession, to Knocked Loose tearing through feral hardcore with Denzel Curry, Genesis Owusu turning paranoia into propulsion, and Lana Del Rey drifting deeper into her mythic Americana. Check it.