Rock

Rudy Sarzo said he “quickly” lost the joy of performing as a member of Ozzy Osbourne’s band after the death of Randy Rhoads in 1982, and said he had to leave because he knew it would never be the same. The bassist and guitarist worked together in Quiet Riot before Rhoads was hired by Osbourne,

The Libertines have announced a series of winter tour dates later this year. The ‘Giddy Up A Ding-Dong Tour’ will see the group play 15 dates across the UK this November and December – including two dates at London’s O2 Forum, the location of some of the bands most celebrated shows in 2003. It will

Devo fans and Funko Pop! collectors, rejoice: The new wave legends are getting their own line of collectible figures soon. The Devo Funko Pops will be available in two of the band’s signature looks: the yellow jumpsuits from the band’s “Satisfaction” video and the black, sleeveless turtlenecks and red “energy dome” hats from the “Whip

Given he plays an instrument that makes such serene and tranquil music, Ballaké Sissoko has encountered an awful lot of people hellbent on smashing his kora. First, there were the Islamic terrorists who overran northern Mali and destroyed every musical instrument they could find. Happily, Sissoko’s kora escaped this jihadist intolerance, but he was less

Stars of the music world and beyond have begun to pay tribute to DMX following the news that the rapper has died. The hip-hop icon died earlier today (April 9) after being hospitalised on April 3 for a heart attack as a result of a reported overdose. He remained in intensive care and on life

INXS keyboardist and main composer Andrew Farriss recalled how the band “burst its own bubble” in the ‘90s by deciding to stop doing what the music industry expected of them. In an upcoming episode of SiriusXM’s Humans of Music program, he recalled how they felt trapped by the expectation of supporting other people’s incomes and

Esther Rose has been quietly building a reputation these past few years. Her assured 2017 debut, the self-released This Time Last Night, found its way to Jack White, who was so taken with her voice that he invited her to sing on his latest solo effort, Boarding House Reach. Since then the Detroit-born songwriter (and

Flaming Lips, Courtney Marie Andrews, Low, Weyes Blood and Richard Thompson are among the names to have contributed bespoke covers to a new album celebrating the life and work of Bob Dylan. READ MORE: Bob Dylan’s poetic mastery: 10 of his finest lyrics With the icon set to celebrate his 80th birthday on May 24, Uncut‘s

Joe Elliott says the results of Def Leppard‘s eight-week collaboration with Meat Loaf collaborator Jim Steinman will never see the light of day. Steinman was originally suggested as producer for Def Leppard’s fourth album Hysteria by manager Cliff Burnstein. They’d started work on the follow-up to Pyromania with Mutt Lange, but he became unavailable due

Megadeth have become the latest act to get involved with the growing NFT craze, announcing a new “one-for-one” token. READ MORE: WTF is an NFT? Kings Of Leon’s weird non-fungible token thing – explained! The metal outfit join the likes of Kings Of Leon, Lewis Capaldi, Grimes, Lindsay Lohan, Aphex Twin, M.I.A, HMLTD and Tekashi 6ix9ine in embracing non-fungible tokens (NFTs), a

Former Quiet Riot bassist Rudy Sarzo looked back on the failure of the band’s fourth album, Condition Critical, saying they were put under pressure to top 1983’s Metal Health – one of the most important heavy albums of all time – without being given enough time to do so. The 1984 LP was famously panned in

Fat White Family have announced they will hit the road next month for a UK tour of socially distanced venues. The South London band will perform at venues including London’s The Lexington from May 17, in support of their recent film Moonbathing In February – which captured the band as they worked on their upcoming

Chicago’s 1971 live album, Chicago at Carnegie Hall, is receiving a massive deluxe edition for its 50th anniversary. The self-appointed “rock band with horns” became the first rock act to sell out Carnegie Hall for a week, packing eight shows at the prestigious venue between April 5 and 10, 1971. They recorded each performance and culled

Mogwai have released an archival music video for single ‘Ceiling Granny’, taken from their latest album, ‘As The Love Continues’. Released today (April 8), the clip for ‘Ceiling Granny’ was filmed and edited by filmmaker and skateboarder Jon Miner, and features images from his own archives dating back to 1995, the year of the Mogwai’s

Kiss‘ recording career was a roller-coaster ride filled with dizzying highs, staggering lows and unexpected left turns. Depending on which fan you talk to – and when they became members of the Kiss Army – you’ll get very different takes on exactly where those peaks and valleys occurred. After Kiss’ first six albums established the

Paramore are set to reissue their 2007 album ‘Riot!’ on silver vinyl as part of their label Fueled By Ramen’s 25th anniversary celebrations. The band’s second studio album, which came out in June 2007, featured such songs as ‘That’s What You Get’, ‘Crushcrushcrush’ and ‘Hallelujah’. Paramore will reissue ‘Riot!’ next month to help celebrate 25

Ozzy Osbourne is adding another accolade to his legendary career. The former Black Sabbath frontman is set to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame. Rumors about Osbourne’s possible induction began circulating after a commercial promoting the Hall of Fame ceremony special – featuring clips of the iconic rocker – aired during the April 2

Founded by visionary producer Adrian Sherwood and Slits singer Ari Up, aka Munich-born Ariane Daniela Forster, New Age Steppers were a loose collective featuring a rich talent pool: among them, Mark Stewart and Bruce Smith from The Pop Group, reggae crooner Bim Sherman, Aswad bassist George Oban, experimental improviser Steve Beresford, future pop queen Neneh

Country acts Jason Isbell and Sturgill Simpson will join the cast of the forthcoming Martin Scorsese film Killers Of The Flower Moon. The film, set in 1920s Oklahoma, tells the story of the Reign of Terror, a series of murders against Osage Native Americans whose land was rich in oil. As Deadline reports, Isbell will