Rock

Ringo Starr revealed why he refused to write a memoir, even though he’s been asked to pen one many times. The drummer said the idea bored him because he’d be expected to focus on events starting in 1962 when he joined the Beatles. “That’s all they want to know,” Starr told USA Today in a recent interview.

Legacy artists can sometimes become convinced that the past – and the sounds and lyrical themes that made them famous – should be left in the rearview mirror. Believing their best years, and best songs, are in front of them, such artists become subsumed in reinvention, trendy collaborations or mediocrity, which often renders them desperate

Andy Rourke, bassist for The Smiths, has died. He was 59. Rourke’s death was announced today (May 19) by former bandmate Johnny Marr on social media. Per Marr’s statement, Rourke died following “a lengthy illness with pancreatic cancer”. Marr also paid tribute to his former bandmate, writing: “Andy will be remembered as a kind and

Peter Gabriel returned to the stage with a performance at the Tauron Arena in Kraków, Poland. The show marked Gabriel’s first headlining gig since 2014. More recently, he embarked on the Rock Paper Scissors collaborative tour with Sting in 2016. The Poland concert was the first in Gabriel’s highly anticipated world tour, and the legendary

Eurovision 2023 winner Loreen has been announced for The Mighty Hoopla in London next month. The Swedish singer won last weekend’s contest in Liverpool with her song ‘Tattoo’, describing the historic win as “surreal”. She will now join the line-up at the Brockwell Park event, which runs from June 3-4, and her Sunday slot will mark

Kansas members Rich Williams and Phil Ehart admitted they still can’t understand what pop impresario Don Kirshner saw in them. In a recent interview with Billboard, the two remaining founders said Kirshner, who signed them in 1974, was the only person who showed an interest in their prog-edged music, even though he was better known

Over the long arc of Bob Dylan’s career, it becomes easier to discern underlying trends. The relatively recent experience of recording 50-odd standards between 2015 and 2017 — on Shadows in the Night, Fallen Angels and Triplicate – clearly provoked a wholesale reappraisal of his approach to singing, while the influence of the loose, fluid

WayV, the Chinese sub-group of K-pop boyband NCT, have announced the European leg of their Fanmeeting Tour ‘Phantom’. WayV will head to two European cities as part of their wider 2023 Fanmeeting Tour ‘Phantom’. In less than a month, the boyband will perform at London’s Eventim Apollo on June 8, followed by the La Seine

Metallica continued mixing up their set lists during a performance in Paris, giving “Blackened” and “I Disappear” their tour debuts. “I Disappear” was the first debut of the evening, arriving as the fourth song of Metallica’s set, wedged between “Holier Than Thou” (from 1991’s the Black Album) and “Lux Æterna” (from the recently released 72

A rare first pressing of The Beatles‘ classic ‘White Album’ has been found in a charity shop. The British Heart Foundation said that the 1968 album, which included the original inserts and a fold-out poster, was given to its Sutton Coldfield branch. It is thought to be particularly rare as it contains a misprint unique

Graham Nash has released a video for the song “A Better Life.” The track comes from his latest album Now, which arrives on Friday, marking his first studio release in seven years. He previously revealed the album’s opening track, “Right Now.” The new video can be seen below. Speaking when the LP was announced, Nash said, “I believe that

Gordon Lightfoot‘s “final album” has been announced. Per record label Linus Entertainment’s official website, the double record, titled ‘At Royal Albert Hall’, will serve as the late Canadian folk singer-songwriter’s final album. ‘At Royal Albert Hall’ was recorded live in 2016 and features a slew of the singer’s biggest hits including ‘Sundown’, ‘Early Morning Rain’

Willie Nelson’s star-studded 90th birthday concerts will be shown in theaters as part of a special limited release. Titled Long Story Short: Willie Nelson 90, the concert film will hit screens across the country on June 11, with special encore presentations on June 13 and 14. Nelson’s 90th birthday celebration took place on April 29

ANOHNI and The Johnsons have announced a new album, ‘My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross’, along with the single ‘It Must Change’. As per a press release, ANOHNI shared that Marvin Gaye’s ‘What’s Going On’ was heavy on her mind while creating her sixth full-length effort. “That was a really important touchstone

A posthumous LP by Gordon Lightfoot, titled At Royal Albert Hall, will arrive on July 14. The double live album was recorded at the prestigious music venue in London, where Lightfoot, who died earlier this month, performed on May 24, 2016. Lightfoot was backed by bassist Rick Haynes, drummer Barry Keane, keyboardist Mike Heffernan and guitarist

BLACKPINK’s Lisa has discussed her experience working with Big Bang singer and soloist Taeyang on their track ‘Shoong!’. Lisa recently spoke about her recent collaboration with Big Bang’s Taeyang on ‘Shoong!’ in a new interview with Harper’s Bazaar Korea. The pair released the track as well as its accompanying visual in April, alongside Taeyang’s mini-album

Somebody asked Muddy Waters what his blues meant. His reply: “Trouble.” “What I meant was that the blues – from the gutbucket, alley blues, which I can offer, right straight up to the sophisticated, drawing room lament fashioned by that master musician Duke Ellington — the blues belong to my people,” the legendary bluesman told