The former Smiths guitarist on his third album, ‘Call the Comet’ – his most personal yet – and why he's happy to stay solo

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The Brighton band's success has come at warp speed but the seem to be handling it well

Some astounding new Bowie facts have come to light over the last year

New book features images and interviews with world’s most famous drummers

Foo Fighters frontman compares decibel restriction to ‘the level of a dishwasher ’

Swift also wins Grammys for best pop vocal album for 1989 and best music video for Bad Blood

Dave Grohl, Slash and Lars Ulrich among mourners at ceremony in Hollywood

Tribute: You couldn’t make Lemmy up. His career was a triumph of style and substance

The New Jersey boy, who has been hailed as the future of drumming, says jazz and electronic music equally informed his style

‘Dave Grohl went out there and he really turned it on,’ says organiser

US rockers joined on bill by Irish acts Ash, Hozier and main support, The Kaiser Chiefs

Lou Reed, Joan Jett and Bill Withers join Beatles drummer as honorees for 2015

The Foo Fighters frontman on meeting his musical heroes, playing Nirvana tunes for the first time in a decade, and the one thing he’s got left to learn

Rockers to play on May 30th next, frontman announces on 2fm radio show

Cavan band will play both Dublin and Limerick New Year’s Eve celebrations

Six Irish releases in as many weeks? Surely that’s asking for trouble

The music world has long been a rich source of film material, and it shows no sign of running dry