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

This warm Christmas recollection by John McAvoy was enjoyed by many and was brought to the attention of U.S. Rep. Barney ...

It's been quite a year for rock and Metal, with some monumental events and some smaller ones that all managed to shake the ...

Fusing ‘90s dance with pop poetry, Antony Szmierek is a top choice for the thinking raver. Debut album Service Station at the ...

From divorces to deaths, and some more Strictly Come Dancing drama, here is a round-up of the most memorable news stories: ...

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, ...

UCR’s list of Top 25 Rock Songs of 2025 shows that classic rock is still bucking trends. There are a trio of duets, including ...

This last column of the year propitiously comes out right around Christmastime, which gives me an opportunity to say happy ...

There is never a dull moment in showbiz and here is a round-up of some of the more memorable stories this year ...

Scottish pop culture from Lewis Capaldi, Calvin Harris, Young Fathers and Franz Ferdinand to good old Deacon Blue, Idlewild, Mogwai and Garbage. But will they over the next four days feature in this ...

Here is a look back at some of the most significant cultural losses of 2025, and the legacies that continue long after the ...

This is what the Defector staff listened to and enjoyed this year. From the Pyre, by The Last Dinner Party In a year where ...