Rock

Heart fans, rejoice: The band is plotting its return to the road. Earlier this year, Heart launched the Royal Flush Tour, which was planned as the band’s first extended trek since 2019. The tour – which included support from Cheap Trick – was supposed to run through late September; however, Ann Wilson’s health problems forced Heart to postpone

The TV and radio programming details for the 2024 Mercury Prize have been announced – here’s how you can tune in. The 2024 Mercury Award Prize ceremony will be filmed and broadcast live from Abbey Road Studios for TV on Thursday, September 5 from 8pm until 9:15pm via BBC Four, the Mercury committee has confirmed

Don McLean has no time for what he describes as “woke bullshit,” adding that it’s the kind of societal issue he conveyed in his 1971 classic “American Pie.” “The song really does open up a whole historical question about what happened in the ’60s and assassinations and the history that forms the backbone of the

Both Jewish and Arab, musically omnivorous but unmistakeably Middle Eastern, globe-trotting trio El Khat are a fascinating hot mess of sounds and influences. Their founder, frontman and primary songwriter Eyal El Wahab is part of the huge Yemeni-Jewish population in Israel, mostly children of refugees who fled persecution in Yemen in the late 1940s, a diaspora now numbering over

Radiohead albums ‘Kid A’ and ‘Amnesiac’ will serve as the score for upcoming screenings of 1922 silent horror film Nosferatu. Watch the trailer for the engagement below. Silents Synced, an initiative by US independent cinema Blue Starlite, will premiere the cinematic pairing in Los Angeles at the Los Feliz Theatre on September 21st – all

A catchy riff — whether it be on guitar, bass, synthesizer or some other instrument — can take a song from good to legendary. Just ask some of the artists we’ve listed below. These are riffs that in some way are integral to the song itself. Without them, there is nothing to drive the track

That elderly lady in the loft, who had no shower or kitchen, who threw parties for the bohemian crowd, where she played strange, ringing, twanging instruments with a faraway look in her eyes? Around New Orleans they said she lived in a hippy commune before hippies existed, or worked her passage as a cabin girl

Green Day have announced a signature brewer and coffee kit to mark the 20th anniversary of ‘American Idiot’. READ MORE: Green Day live in Manchester: an emphatic celebration of two timeless albums As well as hitting the road with the Smashing Pumpkins and Rancid on the ‘Saviors’ stadium tour to mark the anniversary of their 2004

Ace Frehley believes the original Kiss lineup was a victim of its own success. As the band’s first guitarist, Frehley’s initial tenure lasted from 1973 to 1982. That run included Kiss’ rise to international fame and featured many of their most commercially successful releases. Still, Frehley’s exit in 1982 was the result of growing tensions

Lady Gaga has revealed more details about the forthcoming Joker: Folie A Deux and the directions it takes. Gaga stars as Harleen “Lee” Quinzel – a version of Harley Quinn – opposite Joaquin Phoenix as Arthur Fleck and the Joker. The sequel to 2019’s Joker will be released on October 4, exactly five years after the original

Is Phil Collins ready to release his first new music in more than 20 years? Producer and manager Simon Napier-Bell confirms that the ex-Genesis frontman has been updating the studio at his home by Lake Geneva. Napier-Bell interviewed Collins for an upcoming documentary on London’s famous Marquee Club live music venue. “He was in top

Rizzle Kicks have announced their first new single in eight years, ‘Javelin’ – check out the preview snippet below. The Brighton hip-hop duo – comprising Jordan Stephens and Harley Alexander-Sule – recently confirmed their comeback on social media, telling fans that “Rizzle Kicks are back”. They have previously released two studio albums: 2011’s ‘Stereo Typical’

Phil Donahue was more than a trailblazing talk show host, he was also a mainstay of Saturday Night Live. Donahue was one of the few non-political celebrities to be impersonated by three different SNL cast members. The first was Joe Piscopo, who embodied the host during a sketch that aired on Oct. 2, 1982. In

Brent Clifford, the son of Creedence Clearwater Revival drummer Doug, has been arrested in connection with a reported Nevada homicide and missing persons case in California. Clifford was arrested last Wednesday (August 14) in Portola, California, for the suspected murder of William Andrews. His body was found last Sunday (August 11) in Reno, Nevada, with

Former Motley Crue vocalist John Corabi was never far from the stage throughout the ’90s and into the 2000s. During that time, he witnessed hard rock fall on hard times as new genres, including grunge, gained popularity. Corabi recalls one particularly dark moment while he was taking part in a package tour that was selling poorly. Previously, each

American nu-metal band Coal Chamber have been forced to reschedule their Fall 2024 tour across the United States with Fear Factory due to a medical emergency – see their rescheduled dates below. READ MORE: Why it’s never been a better time to be a UK metalhead: “There’s a sense of togetherness” This past weekend (August 17),

Sammy Hagar has revealed which Van Halen album will get the expanded reissue treatment next – and promised that the band he put together for his current tour celebrating his time in the band will record an album together. He’s currently leading the Best of All Worlds Tour with Joe Satriani, Michael Anthony, Jason Bonham

Love Music Hate Racism are planning a series of concerts around the UK over the next year to promote unity after the recent anti-immigration riots. The anti-racism organisation has said the shows will start with a show by Paloma Faith in London in September, and will continue nationwide, focusing on the towns and cities that

AC/DC played the 24th and final show of their Power Up European tour on Saturday at Dublin’s Croke Park, bringing their first extended trek in eight years to a close. You can see the set list and watch video from the show below. The Aussie rock titans’ 21-song set list was identical to the one they’ve used on most Power

Bebe Rexha has claimed that she was “threatened” and banned from a flight in what she has described as a “hate crime”. The singer posted a video to her Instagram Story on Saturday (August 17) from Munich Airport, claiming that a security guard had told her she could not board her Lufthansa flight. In a