Danko Jones Give Away New Album Lead Single 'Just A Beautiful Day’ As Free Download

With the new Danko Jones album – ‘Rock And Roll Is Black And Blue’ – set to be released in the UK on September 17th, the band are releasing the first single ‘Just A Beautiful Day’ as a free download today from www.dankojones.com.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 20 August 2012

Ed Sheeran Adds Some Rizzle-Dazzle As V Festival 2012 Goes Out With A Bang

The Stone Roses and The Killers drew the curtain on another exhilarating V Festival, sponsored by Virgin Media, with performances that had both Chelmsford and Staffordshire rocking. Though Yorkshire born Ed Sheeran stole the show, raising the roof on the Arena in Weston Park with two unique collaborations. First up was Mikkel Pane singing 'Little Lady', shortly followed by Rizzle Kicks, who lifted the crowd to dizzy heights with a hair raising rendition of 'You Need Me'.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 20 August 2012

The Maine Release New Track 'You'll Never Know' - Listen Now

Arizona rockers The Maine have released a brand new track - 'You'll Never Know' is taken from their highly anticipated third studio album entitled 'Pioneer & The Good love' – due out on September 11th on Rude Records.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Friday, 17 August 2012

Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst Calls Time On 18 Year Career?

All you 90s moshers, punk rockers, and nu-metal addicts may be in for some bad news today - as Limp Bizkit star Fred Durst confessed that the band may call time on their 18-year career.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Friday, 17 August 2012

Wet Nuns Unveil New Single 'Why You So Cold' & Unveil September Tour Dates

Fresh off the back of being hailed as one of NME’s top 20 “Bands To Watch for 2012”, Wet Nuns have announced a new single and UK tour this September.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Friday, 17 August 2012

The Killers Unveil 'Battle Born' Album Tracklisting

American rockers The Killers have unveiled the tracklisting for their forthcoming fourth studio album ‘Battle Born’, out September 18th.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Friday, 17 August 2012

Lower Than Atlantis Change Release Date For Forthcoming Album 'Changing Tune'

Lower Than Atlantis have announced that due to manufacturing issues, their major label debut album 'Changing Tune' will now be released on 1st October 2012 via Island Records. The first single from the album, 'Love Someone Else' is currently available via iTunes and has a radio impact date of 1st October.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Friday, 17 August 2012

Pussy Riot Members Sentenced To Two Years In Jail

Each of the three imprisoned Pussy Riot members, who were found guilty of hooliganism earlier today, have been sentenced to two years in jail.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Friday, 17 August 2012

HIM Announce 20-Year Anniversary Greatest Hits Compilation

Finnish rockers HIM have announced that they’ll be releasing ‘XX: Two Decades of Love Metal - a 20-year anniversary greatest hits compilation’ on October 29th.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Friday, 17 August 2012

Baroness Give New Update Following UK Bus Crash

American rockers Baroness have updated fans on their condition following their horror crash on Wednesday morning, which saw their tour bus plummet 30ft from a viaduct near Bristol.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Friday, 17 August 2012

Max Raptor Unveil New Single 'Patron Saint (Of Nothing)' Ahead Of Reading/Leeds Festival Appearance

The unmistakable roar of the Midlands’ favourite new alt-rock four-piece returns as Max Raptor release new single 'Patron Saint (Of Nothing)' on 26th August in support of their Reading and Leeds Festival appearance on the BBC Introducing stage.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Friday, 17 August 2012

Keane Go Analogue For Legendary United Record Pressing In Nashville

Keane are proud to announce their forthcoming release ‘Upstairs At United - Vol. 5’, a special edition 4-track vinyl recorded in analogue for Nashville based label 453 Music, a division of United Record Pressing and available through www.keanemusic.com and www.urpressing.com from 18th September.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Friday, 17 August 2012

Pussy Riot Found Guilty Of 'Hooliganism'

The three members of Russian protest outfit Pussy Riot have been found guilty of the ‘Hooliganism’ charge, a crime punishable by a maximum of 7 years.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Friday, 17 August 2012

Smashing Pumpkins Star Billy Corgan Hits Out At 'Business Minded' Soundgarden And Pavement

Smashing Pumpkins star Billy Corgan has taken a dig at fellow rock outfits Soundgarden and Pavements, accusing them of reforming for the sole purpose of making money.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Friday, 17 August 2012

Rage Against The Machine's Tom Morello Slams US Politician Paul Ryan

Rage Against the Machine star Tom Morello has stated that American politician Paul Ryan is the ‘embodiment’ of the machine that his band rages at, in a scathing attack on the Republican.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Friday, 17 August 2012

Ryan O'shaughnessy Tops Irish Album Charts And On Course For UK Top 10 Debut

Ryan O’Shaughnessy, who shot to fame this year when he reached the live TV final of Britain’s Got Talent, has debuted at the top of the Irish Album Charts, claiming the Number 1 spot today with one of the highest week one sales this year.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Friday, 17 August 2012

Leona Lewis Announces New Single 'Trouble' Feat. Childish Gambino

Seven years on from first stepping into the limelight and some 20 million single and album sales later, global singing sensation Leona Lewis returns with her brand new, much anticipated single 'Trouble' on October 7th. The single is taken from Leona’s forthcoming third album 'Glassheart', which is released the following week on October 14th.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Friday, 17 August 2012

Green Day To Release Studio Albums 1990-2009 Box Set

In advance of the release of their new '¡Uno!', '¡Dos!', and '¡Tré!' album trilogy, Green Day will look back on their career with the release of the eight-CD boxed set 'The Studio Albums 1990-2009' on August 27th. The collection treads the band’s meteoric journey from their 1990 debut, '1,039/ Smoothed Out Slappy Hours', through 'Kerplunk' (1992), 'Dookie' (1994), 'Insomniac' (1995), 'Nimrod' (1997), 'Warning' (2000) and 'American Idiot' (2004) to 2009’s '21st Century Breakdown'.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Friday, 17 August 2012

BBC Radio 6 Music To Broadcast Live From Festival Number 6

Organisers of Festival No.6 have announced that they’ll be teaming up with BBC Radio 6 to broadcast some exclusive performances from the event.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Thursday, 16 August 2012

EuroMillions Winner Hoping To Reunite Original Guns N Roses Line-Up

The winner of the recent EuroMillions lottery - who picked up a staggering £148million - has revealed that reuniting the original Guns N Roses line-up is top of his wishlist now that he’s entered the UK’s Top 1000 Rich List.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Thursday, 16 August 2012

Heaven's Basement Working With LA-Based Producer John Feldman

Heavens Basement have today announced that since signing with Red Bull Records they have been working with renowned LA based producer John Feldman. Feldman has previously worked with the likes of Papa Roach, The Used and Escape The Fate.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 16 August 2012

Best Coast Frontwoman Bethany Cosentino 'Used To Smoke Weed All Day'

Bethany Cosentino, frontwoman of Californian surf rock outfit Best Coast, has confessed that she used to smoke weed to calm her anxiety - but had to cut down because she ended up toking her days away.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Thursday, 16 August 2012

Taylor Swift Announces Release Of New Album 'Red' And Unveils New Single - Listen Now

Taylor Swift’s anticipated fourth studio album will be released on October 22nd. Entitled 'Red', the album will be released by Big Machine Label Group and Mercury Records and contains 16 tracks. After writing her last album, 'Speak Now', entirely by herself, for this record Taylor collaborated with several artists, producers, and songwriters she had always wanted to work with.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 16 August 2012

Muse Announce 'Madness' As First Single From New Album 'The 2nd Law'

Grammy Award-winning Muse have announced that 'Madness' will be the first single from their forthcoming sixth studio album 'The 2nd Law'. The track will impact radio around the world on Monday 20th August, and will be available the same day in digital retailers

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 16 August 2012

Dave Mustaine Claims President Obama Is Behind Recent American Shootings

Dave Mustaine - frontman of thrash metal titans Megadeth - has sensationally accused US President Barack Obama of secretly orchestrating the recent shootings which have shocked America in the summer months.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Thursday, 16 August 2012

I Am Giant Unveil New Single ‘Purple Heart’ And UK Tour

I Am Giant have just announced the release of their new single 'Purple Heart' on September 10th. The track is already winning support from Zane Lowe on BBC Radio One as his 'Next Hype' as well as from XFM, Kerrang! Radio and Q Radio. The band have also been announced as support to rock legend Slash on his Australian tour, ahead of a full UK tour starting this September, including a single launch show at The Garage in London on September 13th.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 16 August 2012

Blame Announce Release Date Of Debut Single 'Floods' - Plus Free Download Of 'Black Lodge'

Lo-fi duo Blame have announced that their debut single ‘Floods’ will see a release on September 3rd - and to celebrate, you can download their track ‘Black Lodge’ for free.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Thursday, 16 August 2012

The Revival Hour Debut EP 'Clusterchord' And Announce UK Tour Dates

When John-Mark Lapham realised DM Stith’s voice was exactly what was needed to finish a piece of music he’d been working on, neither knew the collaboration would work so well that they’d go on to strike up a partnership, name it The Revival Hour after a groundbreaking American evangelist radio show of the 1930s, and dedicate most of the next two years to investing their music with all the rousing emotion that such a name warranted.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 16 August 2012

Bloodstock 2012 Has Most Successful Year To Date And Confirms Anthrax As Special Guests For 2013

Bloodstock Open Air saw its most successful year so far last weekend as over 11,000 music fans descended on Catton Park for four days of ferocious metal mayhem. Capturing the phenomenal main stage performances across the weekend were streaming partner Daily Motion, attracting well over 200,000 visitors across the weekend from the UK.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 16 August 2012

Hot Panda Unveil New Single 'Language' - Listen Now

Canadian indie-rockers Hot Panda have unveiled ‘Language’, the second single to be taken from their third studio album ‘Go Outside’.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Thursday, 16 August 2012