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By the time Tom Verlaine stepped into the studio to record his first instrumental album, Warm And Cool [1992], he’d pretty much burned out on the endless cycle of record-release-tour dynamics that goes with life on a major label. Having played the game long enough, Verlaine had taken stock, and was keen to redraw the

Legendary LA recording studio The Record Plant has announced it will be shutting its doors after 55 years of operation. The studio, which has produced a slew of incredibly successful albums including the likes of Fleetwood Mac‘s ‘Rumors’, Lady Gaga‘s ‘ARTPOP’ and Beyoncé‘s ‘Lemonade’. The Record Plant is apparently shutting as “there is no money in the

Foo Fighters‘ U.S. summer tour leg got off to an inauspicious start on Wednesday when the band was forced to cut its performance at New York’s Citi Field short and evacuate the venue due to lightning storms. The rockers, who are in the middle of their Everything or Nothing at All tour, only played for an hour and 20

Retaining mystery in the digital age is a difficult thing. And even more difficult in this time of over-saturation is releasing a record through entirely unconventional means and having it make a dent, let alone a meaningful impact. On Diamond Jubilee – the seventh album from Patrick Flegel’s alter-ego drag artist persona – Cindy Lee

Alex James has shared that he thought Blur might “never happen again” ahead of their 2023 reunion. The bassist spoke about the dynamic of the Britpop band ahead of the release of their brand new documentary, Blur: To The End, and revealed that ahead of their comeback last year, he had doubts about whether the

Even after David Bowie became a star in the ’70s with a string of albums that helped seal his legend, he still made records that were intended only for single release. Some of his best-known songs from the era – the original version of “Rebel, Rebel,” “John, I’m Only Dancing” – never made it onto

Steven Wilson has put the almost two-decade-old myth that he called Coldplay “wankers” to bed. Today, (July 17), the Porcupine Tree singer and multi-instrumentalist has finally addressed the infamous image of him holding up a sign that reads “Coldplay are wankers”. Taken at a US Porcupine Tree show in 2006, the photo went viral, and

A new box set will collect all of Faces‘ BBC Recordings from the early ’70s. The eight CD and one Blu-ray box, Faces at the BBC — Complete BBC Concert & Session Recordings 1970-1973, includes the band’s surviving BBC Recordings, more than 80 tracks with most of them previously unreleased. The Blu-ray features newly restored footage

Drake has shared footage of his flooded mansion, following torrential rain hitting Toronto in recent days. The Grammy-winning rapper shared footage to his Instagram stories last night (July 16), showing brown rainwater flooding into his home – which he has dubbed ‘The Embassy’ – and damaging his possessions. “This better be Espresso Martini,” he joked

Rod Argent has responded to the support he received following news of his recent stroke, and revealed that he plans to keep recording music despite his retirement from touring. His management issued a statement last week announcing his stroke, noting that the cofounding Zombies singer and keyboardist would ”need several months of rest and recuperation. Rod has asked us

It has been reported that Tenacious D‘s Kyle Gass has been dropped by his talent agency following a remark he made about Donald Trump over the weekend. Both TMZ and The Hollywood Reporter have claimed independently that Michael Greene of Greene & Associates Talent Agency is no longer representing the guitarist. The decision appears to

Bruce Springsteen has found his way onto the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the first time in his lengthy career, and he has Zach Bryan to thank for it. The legendary rocker is featured on Bryan’s song “Sandpaper,” which debuted at No. 26 on the list — a first for the music veteran who has been putting

Tenacious D have postponed tonight’s (July 16) show in Australia after senator Ralph Babet called for their deportation following their remarks about Donald Trump. While performing in Sydney on Sunday (July 14), Jack Black sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to his bandmate Kyle Gass, before asking him to make a wish. Gass shared his wish with the

Sammy Hagar kicked off his Best of All Worlds tour on Saturday with Joe Satriani, Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham and Rai Thistlethwayte in tow, focusing on his Van Halen tenure while sprinkling in a handful of other hits from his five-decade career. Van Halen fans have eagerly awaited this trek since Hagar announced it, and unsurprisingly,

Sales of physical music are on track to see their first increase in two decades, following years of being overshadowed by streaming. The renewed interest in physical music collections has reached new heights, with the Official Charts Company and BPI reporting that physical album sales have experienced a 3.2% increase in the first six months

When Yes released Drama in 1980, it took some fans by surprise. Vocalist Jon Anderson and keyboard legend Rick Wakeman were gone. In their place, Trevor Horn and Geoff Downes of the Buggles stepped in on vocals and keyboards respectively. As jarring as it might have been at the time, the Drama album turned out

Jamie Webster has announced a UK and Ireland headline tour for 2024. Find all the details below. The Liverpool singer-songwriter, whose latest album ’10 For The People’ arrived earlier this year, is due to hit the road in November for a run of live shows. He’ll perform in Belfast, Dublin, Newcastle, Hull, Birmingham and Glasgow.

In 1960, the very first UEFA European Football Championship was held. It’s taken place every four years since then and is, at the time of this writing, the second-most watched football tournament in the world after the FIFA World Cup. (That’s European football, by the way, referred to as soccer by American audiences.) Since 1992, each championship

Kylie Minogue has brought out Brazilian pop star Anitta to perform ‘Can’t Get You Out Of My Head’ – watch fan-filmed footage below. Minogue headlined BST Hyde Park last night (July 13), where Marina, Anitta, ALTÉGO and more supported the Australian pop queen. However, Minogue had a surprise up her sleeve during her performance of ‘Can’t

Rock stars have reacted to last night’s attempted assassination of former President Donald Trump with a mixture of shock, sadness and anger. Trump was shot in the ear while delivering a speech at a campaign event in Butler, Pennsylvania. Thomas Matthew Crooks, a 20-year-old kitchen worker from nearby Bethel Park, is alleged to have opened