Kerrang hits 30; gets new editor

Considering it was only ever a spin-off from Sounds, you'd have to be a curmudgeon to not applaud Kerrang for reaching its 30th birthday.

That's nine years more than Sounds managed, you'll note.

At the same time as it edges into its fourth decade, the title is getting a new editor, Gamesmaster's James McMahon. James used to write for NME, where he had spells looking after new bands and features; he's returning to his first love to take over the big green eyeshade at Kerrang from Nicola Browne.