Rock

John Lee Hooker wrote his biggest hit because he just couldn’t get to work on time. After scoring a residency at the Apex Bar in Detroit in the early 1940s, he developed a habit of showing up well after his first set was supposed to begin, and the bartender – a woman named either Willow

Bring Me The Horizon‘s Matt Nicholls has said the band are set to release new music “pretty soon.” READ MORE: Bring Me The Horizon: “Headlining Reading & Leeds is amazing. It’s been a crazy journey” The drummer confirmed in a new interview, that BMTH wrote and recorded “a bunch of stuff” during their tour of

Depeche Mode singer Dave Gahan said there were two moments when he considered quitting the band before they started work on their new album Memento Mori. Due on March 24, the LP follows the death of co-founder Andy Fletcher in May 2022. In a new interview with The Guardian, Gahan said his first moment of doubt came after the pandemic

The Necks started in 1987 as an experiment conducted in private, not intended for public exposure. That changed as soon as the three musicians realised how well their collectively improvised music was working, and with Travel, their 19th studio album, they stay true to the process that has served them so effectively. Unchanging in its

Depeche Mode were the musical guests on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert this week – watch their majestic performances of ‘Ghosts Again’ and ‘Personal Jesus’ below. READ MORE: Depeche Mode tell us about emotional new album ‘Memento Mori’ and losing Andy Fletcher The performances come soon after the synth-pop duo – comprising Dave Gahan and Martin Gore –

Tom Whitlock, the songwriter and lyricist whose credits include “Danger Zone” and “Take My Breath Away” from the movie Top Gun, has died at the age of 68. Whitlock’s death was confirmed by Gorman-Scharpf Funeral Home. An official cause of death was not released, though he had reportedly been battling Alzheimer’s disease in recent years. Born in

Rihanna will officially be heading to the Oscars next month. The singer, having recently performed this year’s NFL Super Bowl halftime show, will be performing her Original Song nominee ‘Lift Me Up’ on the Academy Awards stage. READ MORE: The biggest moments from Rihanna’s Super Bowl Halftime Show ‘Lift Me Up’ was performed and written

The Band was arguably one of the most important bands making music in 1971. Following the success of Music From Big Pink (1968) and The Band (1969), Bob Dylan‘s former backing band was seemingly everywhere. They even made the cover of Time magazine in 1970, becoming only the second rock group, after the Beatles, to grace the coveted spot. Even

The pop culture world is paying tribute to John Motson, one of the most recognisable and legendary football commentators in history. As reported by the BBC, Motson died today (February 23) aged 77. In a statement his family said: “It is with great sadness we announce that John Motson OBE died peacefully in his sleep

Joe Perry will hit the road in April for a handful of dates with the Joe Perry Project. The Aerosmith guitarist will kick off the six-date run on April 15 in Mashantucket, Conn., then head to Boston, New York City and two Chicago suburbs (Des Plaines and St. Charles) before finishing the road trip on

Florence + The Machine frontwoman Florence Welch’s forthcoming The Great Gatsby musical adaptation is set to premiere on Broadway next year. Entitled Gatsby, the show will premiere at Harvard University’s American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, Massachusetts, according to Rolling Stone. Welch is collaborating with producer Thomas Bartlett, who records music as Doveman. It will be

Paul Stanley said there was a rare quality behind Gene Simmons’ public persona. The pair have been bandmates in Kiss for 50 years, so there’s been more than enough time and interaction for the guitarist to come to know the bassist very well. “Gene is a team player, and he loves the band, and wants what’s

Liam Gallagher has responded to The 1975 frontman Matty Healy calling for an Oasis reunion, who he told to “grow up” and reform. In a recent interview with Q With Tom Power, a radio show aired by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Healy discussed inter-band tensions in The 1975, and how they overcome them by being silly.

Some of the biggest legends in rock history appear to be joining forces, as a new report says that Paul McCartney is contributing to an upcoming Rolling Stones release. Variety, citing “multiple sources,” claims Sir Paul “has recorded bass parts for a forthcoming Rolling Stones project being helmed by 2021 Grammy producer of the year Andrew Watt.”

Guns N’ Roses sponsored the NASCAR team at the Daytona 500 over the weekend. The band backed Erik Jones and the No. 43 car in the event on Sunday (February 19). But his car, which featured the band’s artwork, was involved in a multi-car crash on lap 82 and he was unable to finish the

In hindsight, maybe sticking five drug-addicted rock stars in an abandoned convent with a crew to satisfy their every whim was not a great recipe for making a world-class album. Aerosmith nevertheless persisted, setting up shop at the Cenacle just outside New York City in the summer of 1977 with longtime producer Jack Douglas to

A children’s author has recalled his experience of replying to more than 1,000 emails intended for Oli Sykes, the frontman of Bring Me The Horizon. READ MORE: Bring Me The Horizon on stepping up for the scene: “Things are better when you’re not the only one” Author Oliver Sykes has written a first-person piece for Metro

Steve Vai has revealed that he and Ozzy Osbourne “got carried away” after being asked to write songs together back in 1995, and wound up recording an entire unreleased album instead. “I’m sitting on a whole Ozzy record,” Vai tells EonMusic. “It’s a project that I recorded that’s sitting on the shelf. I don’t have

Ghost have released the latest instalment of their ongoing video story, in which it is hinted that current frontman Papa Emeritus IV could be killed off later this year. Tobias Forge’s on-stage alter ego has gone through different incarnations with each album cycle, so the death of Papa Emeritus IV may well herald the end

Taylor Hawkins said he’d like to see George Michael honored when the Foo Fighters were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2021. This year could be Michael’s year, as the artist born Georgios Panayiotou became a first-time nominee. After beginning his career as a member of the superstar ’80s pop duo