Bay City Rollers singer Les McKeown has died. He was 65-years-old. The news was shared by his family earlier today (April 22) on the group’s official Facebook page. McKeown passed away “suddenly” on Tuesday (April 20); no cause of death has yet been shared. The post read: “It is with profound sadness that we announce
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Weezer have released an adrenalized new song titled “I Need Some of That,” off their upcoming Van Weezer album, which comes out next month. The alt-rock veterans’ new single is a sugary, hook-laden ode to the good old days of riding bikes through their neighborhood, blasting Aerosmith on the radio and cranking their Marshall stack
After a lengthy bidding battle, Netflix are near to closing a deal for a forthcoming KISS biopic, set to be called Shout It Out Loud. According to Deadline, the film looks to be produced in close collaboration with bandleaders Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley. It will be driven by stories of the pair’s formative years
Rock Superstars Nova Rex have just launched their brand new website https://www.novarexrocks.com . Formed in 1985, Nova Rex is the band that has brought the world 36 years of kick ass Rock-N-Roll. Nova Rex has been featured in the hilarious hair metal documentary, “Nova Rex: Ain’t Easy Being Cheesy”, which has been seen by millions
Kenny Loggins, “The Soundtrack King,” knows a thing or two about singing for the cinema. And he’s now prepping the release of At the Movies, an entire album featuring his most popular soundtrack hits from films like Footloose, Top Gun and Caddyshack. The upcoming vinyl-only release will hit stores on June 12 for Record Store Day. “Over the course of my career,
Sports Team have released a new song, ‘Happy (God’s Own Country’) – watch the video for the new single below. READ MORE: Sports Team – ‘Deep Down Happy’ review: A flag in the ground from a band dedicated to extremes A press release from the group describes the new single, which they teased in a social
Meat Loaf paid tribute to his longtime collaborator Jim Steinman with a short post to Facebook. “Coming here soon, my brother Jimmy. Fly Jimmy fly,” the singer wrote. His words were accompanied by a selection of photographs of the two from throughout their career (see below). Steinman died on Monday at age 73. the songwriter and producer’s partnership with
Boy George has teased the cast of his forthcoming biopic Karma Chameleon in a new video. Following the success of such biopics as Rocketman and Bohemian Rhapsody, the Karma Chameleon project was first announced in 2019, though it was untitled at that time. The film will share the story of Boy George’s beginnings in an
The former girlfriend of Def Leppard drummer Rick Allen has put a “very personal” collection of memorabilia up for auction, including early recordings of the band’s On Through the Night and Hysteria albums. Miriam Barendsen met Allen in 1984 and was his passenger when he lost control of his car on Dec. 31, 1984, resulting
Sports Team will be sharing some new music tomorrow according to a social media post shared earlier today (April 20). READ MORE: Sports Team – ‘Deep Down Happy’ review: A flag in the ground from a band dedicated to extremes Writing on Twitter, the group wrote “new music tomorrow” and shared a link for fans to
Ted Nugent announced that he tested positive for COVID-19. The rocker took to Facebook to share the news. “I got an announcement to make,” Nugent explained in a video message, noting that “everybody told me that I shouldn’t announce this.” “I have had flu symptoms for the last ten days,” he continued. “And I just, I
United States, an eight-hour orchestral and multimedia performance piece by the artist Laurie Anderson, was first performed in its entirety over two nights at Brooklyn Academy Of Music, in the February of 1983. It was an examination of the American Utopia, a collage of spoken word, technology, music and film, divided into four sections: transportation,
Rina Sawayama has delivered a performance for NPR’s Tiny Desk today, playing tracks from her acclaimed debut album. Taking place with a full band, a string quartet and at an actual desk with London as a backdrop, Sawayama claimed “I am the CEO” as she performed three songs from ‘SAWAYAMA’ – ‘XS’, ‘Chosen Family’ and
“Authentic.American.Music.”…..that is how founding member Mark Yampolsky describes the Forty Mile Detour sound. It draws from many American music styles, blending elements of blues, rock ‘n’ roll, folk and bluegrass. The members are Heather Norton (vocals / accordion / ukelele / percussion), Ellie Jos (fiddle), Mike Sparks (lead guitar), John Auwearter (bass), Anthony Barrasso (drums),
L.A. Woman was the final statement from the original incarnation of the Doors, and its grooves contain a little of everything that made this band so engaging then and that continues to feed their legend today. The album had a troubled beginning. Paul Rothchild, the producer for all their records to that point, abandoned the
Over the course of five albums with LA-based psych five-piece Wand, frontman Cory Hanson has charted a trajectory from the Ty Segall-approved 2014 garage-rock debut, Ganglion Reef, to 2019’s artier and more thoughtful Laughing Matter. The sense of change and development has been palpable, but even so nothing quite prepares you for the sumptuous beauty
Chvrches have shared their first new music in two years – listen to brand new single ‘He Said She Said’ below. The Scottish pop trio have been teasing the new track for the past week, sharing a series of cryptic posts with messages such as: “It’s all in your head.” Vocalist Lauren Mayberry said in
Alice Cooper has recalled the struggles he faced in recovering from COVID-19. The rocker and his wife, Sheryl, were both diagnosed with the disease back in December. And though he didn’t require hospitalization, Cooper said the coronavirus was still tough to endure. “It wiped us out,” he admitted in a conversation with AZ Central. “I
Neo-soul artist Biig Piig has shared her first taste of solo music this year in the form of sultry new single ‘Lavender’. The track is just as smooth and pulsing as previous releases ‘Feels Right‘ and ‘Oh No‘, but opts for a darker, more sensual sonic palette this time around. Here, Biig Piig – real
Mike Mitchell, co-founding guitarist of “Louie Louie” rockers the Kingsmen, died Friday at age 77. Dick Peterson, the band’s drummer since 1963, confirmed Mitchell’s death in a statement to Rolling Stone. He said Mitchell, the Kingsmen’s sole remaining original member, “peacefully passed away,” but no cause of death was announced. “We are deeply saddened by