Back in black

The grand parade of lifeless packaging? Far from it, as this much-delayed blockbuster reissue of one of prog’s most fascinating and frustrating albums finally proves.

WITH THE RELEASE of their debut album, McCartney, It’ll Be OK, English punk rock quartet University are plotting to take the world by storm via sensory overload. Their sound can be described as viscer

With their new album Bleeds refining leader Karly Hartzman’s raw, astute songs about Southern life, WEDNESDAY ’ s path to indie-Americana stardom looks clear. But this triumphant next chapter has been buffeted by behind-the-scenes dramas – not least the breakout solo success of guitarist MJ Lenderman. “There’s been a lot of shakeups this year,” hears Brian Howe

PARADISE LOST

IF ONLY HALF the rumors about him are true, Ozzy Osbourne should be dead. Yet, after 21 years of twisted public behavior, the man who brought you songs like “Paranoid,” “Bark at the Moon” and “Childre

Boy bands reunited… but were they back for good?