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Simon Le Bon said Duran Duran‘s induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame brought them mixed emotions, because former guitarist Andy Taylor’s cancer meant he couldn’t join them for the ceremony. In a recent interview with BBC Radio 2, the singer described 2022 as their best year since the dizzying heights of the

Patti Smith paid tribute to Vivienne Westwood with a performance of ‘Redondo Beach’ at a gig last week – see footage below. Westwood, the legendary British fashion designer and activist, died last week (December 29) at the age of 81. “Vivienne Westwood died today, peacefully and surrounded by her family, in Clapham, South London,” a

When you look at the classic albums that arrived in 1973, it’s hard to imagine a better year for rock fans. Pink Floyd released its magnum opus, The Dark Side of the Moon in March 1973, which has sold over 50 million albums worldwide. The British group’s eighth studio album logged 736 weeks on Billboard’s

Foo Fighters have shared a statement confirming they will continue without late drummer Taylor Hawkins, who died last year. Hawkins died in Bogotá, Colombia, in March 2022 while the band were on tour in South America. He was 50 years old. Foo Fighters’ only performances since his death came at two massive tribute concerts in

In 2022, the world has said goodbye to many luminaries from music and entertainment, including Fleetwood Mac superstar Christine McVie and Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins. Peter Bogdanovich, the Oscar-winning director who helmed classic films like The Last Picture Show, as well as the Tom Petty documentary Runnin’ Down a Dream, died in early January.

Miley Cyrus announced the release of a new single, ‘Flowers’, during her Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party broadcast last night (December 31). The star shared two teasers for the track during the show, which saw the singer take part in a number of performances as well as hosting the programme. ‘Flowers’ follows Cyrus teasing her

Foo Fighters have released a year-end statement confirming that they plan to continue as a band following the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins. Hawkins died at age 50 on March 25 while the band was on tour in Bogota, Columbia. The group canceled their remaining 2022 tour dates a few days later, though they hosted

Simon Cowell is reportedly in talks to relaunch The X Factor in the US. The stateside version of the musical TV talent show was launched by Cowell in 2011, seven years after the UK version started in 2004. It ran for three seasons until Cowell returned to the UK show in 2014. After the UK

Roberto Agustin Miguel Santiago Samuel Trujillo Veracruz was born in Santa Monica, to a Mexican and Native American family that celebrated music in their home. The family split up when Trujillo was five, and he spent most of his boyhood in the Culver City area in West L.A., between his father’s place in Venice Beach and

You can tell a lot about people from the company they keep – and by extension, about their creative expression. Take Rosalind Leyden, for instance, who’s consorted with wayward folkies, mercurial indie-pop types and experimental jazz practitioners. Early on, she played with fellow Winchester-born songwriter Kate Stables (whose This Is The Kit she’s a member

AJ Tracey has ended 2022 by promising that he’s going into “album mode” next year as a way of teasing forthcoming new music. Across 2022, the London rapper has shared the single ‘Reasonable’ and given fans a full release of long-awaited freestyle ‘Seoul’. Both follow his 2021 studio album ‘Flu Game’. Now as the year

Ian Tyson, the Canadian folk singer best known for penning “Four Strong Winds,” has died at age 89. The news was confirmed via his Facebook page, which noted that the singer passed away from “on-going health complications” on Dec. 29 at his ranch in Alberta, Canada. Born in Victoria, Canada to British immigrants in 1933, Tyson

Sometimes the best discoveries are right under your nose. Basin Rock, the Todmorden label that’s brought us a select international roster of Nadia Reid, Julie Byrne, Andrew Tuttle, Aoife Nessa Frances and others in recent times, has now unearthed a genuine treasure from its own Calder Valley home. Son of a West Yorkshire soldier and

Lamb Of God frontman Randy Blythe has given his opinion on what he thinks is the “most complicated” part of being a professional musician. Blythe discussed the topic on an episode on the Sombre La Dosis YouTube channel series ‘My 3 Questions To’ and he explains that what is most difficult is not anything within

Vivienne Westwood, who dressed the Sex Pistols and pioneered the fashion trends of British punk, died at the age of 81 on Dec. 29, her colleagues confirmed. “Vivienne Westwood died today, peacefully and surrounded by her family, in Clapham, South London,” a tweet from her official account read. “The world needs people like Vivienne to

CRANE nightclub where non-league footballer Cody Fisher was murdered has had its licence suspended. Fisher – a non-league footballer and school sporting coach – was stabbed to death inside the Digbeth venue around 11:45pm on Monday (December 26). Fisher had been attending a Boxing Day party headlined by Italian DJ Marco Carola. The club’s licence

David Lee Roth says his relationship with Eddie Van Halen was one of the best of his life. In the first episode of his new The Roth Show podcast (audio below), the singer looked back on the band’s earliest days before reflecting on the guitarist’s passing in 2020. “Boy, I miss him,” Roth said. “I had a ball with

Legendary British fashion designer and activist Vivienne Westwood died today (December 29) at the age of 81, it has been confirmed. “Vivienne Westwood died today, peacefully and surrounded by her family, in Clapham, South London,” a message posted on her official Twitter page read. “The world needs people like Vivienne to make a change for

Cliff Burton required months of persuading before he finally agreed to take a chance on Metallica. Still, all parties instantly knew they’d unlocked monstrous new potential when the bell-bottomed bassist took part in his first rehearsal on Dec. 28, 1982. Singer and guitarist James Hetfield and drummer Lars Ulrich had founded Metallica in Los Angeles