Linkin Park 'Comfortable In Own Skin' After Recording New Album 'Living Things'

Linkin Park's Mike Shinoda has revealed that the recording of the band's latest album 'Living Things' has been a therapeutic process for the band – and that they finally feel 'comfortable in their own skin'.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Thursday, 19 April 2012

Tom Petty And The Heartbreaker's Stolen Guitars Found After Pawn Shop Discovery

After a thief stole Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' collection of vintage guitars the band were understandably upset and offered a $48,000 reward for their safe return. So you can imagine that whoever pinched the instruments was looking at some serious money if he attempted to sell them on, unless, of course, he wanted the guitars for himself.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Thursday, 19 April 2012

First Aid Kit Announce Details Of New Single 'Blue' & Jack White Support Dates

First Aid Kit will release their brand new single ‘Blue’ on 18th June via Wichita, following their appearance at Coachella and their US TV debut on Conan O’Brien, which is available to watch on YouTube here.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 19 April 2012

JLS Hoping For Drake Collaboration On New Record

X-Factor boyband JLS have revealed that they're looking at collaborating with some other artists on their forthcoming fourth studio album – and Canadian rapper Drake seems to be top of their wishlist.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Thursday, 19 April 2012

Madonna Reveals She Originally Hoped To Perform With Adele At Superbowl

Superstar singer Madonna has confessed that she would have loved to have had Adele perform alongside her at the Superbowl half-time show earlier this year – but the star's vocal cord issues meant it couldn't go ahead.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Thursday, 19 April 2012

McFly Set To Invade America Later This Year

English pop-rockers McFly have announced that they'll be lining-up some shows in the US in the near future – and, following the American success of British boybands One Direction and The Wanted, they couldn't have planned it at a better time!

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Thursday, 19 April 2012

Sonic Youth's Future Still In Limbo Following Thurston Moore & Kim Gordon Split

American alternative rock outfit Sonic Youth have confessed that their future is still uncertain following singer and guitarist Thurston Moore's split from wife and bandmate Kim Gordon.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Thursday, 19 April 2012

Scissor Sisters Unveil Artwork & Tracklist For 'Magic Hour' & Debut New 'Only The Horses' Video

Scissor Sisters have just unveiled the music video for their new single, ‘Only The Horses’ out on May 20th. The New York band have also released more information about their fourth album ‘Magic Hour’, which comes out on 28th May through Polydor.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 19 April 2012

Hologram Projection Company Musion Agree That It 'Makes Sense' To Take Tupac On Tour

Hip-hop fans who are desperate for the chance to see legendary rapper Tupac Shakur reanimated on stage have been given a glimmer of hope today, after the team behind Coachella's incredible hologram Tupac stated that it would 'make sense' for the show to be taken on tour.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Thursday, 19 April 2012

Rush Unveil New Song 'Headlong Flight' - Listen Now

Legendary rock band Rush have unveiled the first song off their highly anticipated new album 'Clockwork Angels'.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 19 April 2012

The Black Keys 'Not Focussed On Success' Says Dan Auerbach

Black Keys frontman Dan Auerbach has revealed that he and his bandmate Patrick Carney never intended to become famous – and are simply happy to still be making a career out of their music.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Thursday, 19 April 2012

Black Spiders Announce Release Of New 'Kiss Tried To Kill Me' EP - Listen Now

From the opening blast of the drums through to its ridiculously infectious chorus and huge riffs, 'Kiss Tried To Kill Me' is of course the live classic Black Spiders fans know and love. It is the lead single on the forthcoming EP of the same name released on 30th April via the bands own Dark Riders label.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 19 April 2012

Alfie Boe To Headline Free Live Music Event 'Ponty's Big Weekend'

The nation’s favourite tenor, Alfie Boe, is to headline the free family Sunday entertainment at Rhondda Cynon Taf's' Ponty Big Weekend.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 19 April 2012

Men At Work's Greg Ham Found Dead Aged 58

Men at Work’s multi-instrumentalist Greg Ham was found dead at his home today, according to reports from MSN’s NineNews.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Thursday, 19 April 2012

Blur Announce Release Of 'Blur 21' Box Set

21 years since the release of their debut album 'Leisure' in 1991 and due to popular demand, Blur’s body of work has been personally compiled by the band and gathered together in one box, due for release by Parlophone on 30th July 2012.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 19 April 2012

Keane To Stream London Live Show And Q&A Session Via Amazon

Keane will host a live event at Central St Martin's College, London on 27th April at 7.30pm, that will be streamed live by www.amazon.co.uk in association with www.lovefilm.com. This will be the first time Amazon have teamed up with an act to deliver a live streaming event, which will include a Q&A session with the band as well as a live set.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 19 April 2012

Olly Murs New Three-Part Documentary 'Life On Murs' Begins Tonight!

Olly Murs stars in a new three-part documentary ‘Life On Murs’, which begins 9.00pm tonight, Thursday 19th April, on ITV2. The show then continues every Thursday for two further weeks.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 19 April 2012

Tom Jones Announces Release Of New AA Side Single 'Hit Or Miss'/'Bad As Me' - Listen Now

Tom Jones follows the announcement of the May release of his eagerly awaited new album ‘Spirit In The Room’ with news of a new AA sided single ‘Hit Or Miss’/‘Bad As Me’ on 14th May through Island Records. Hit Or Miss will be available to download from itunes on Saturday 28th April ahead of the May 14th release date.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 19 April 2012

More Acts Announced For Wireless Festival 2012

Barclaycard Wireless Festival has announced a host of amazing new acts set to join the weekend line-up. Afrojack, The Roots, Santigold, Rita Ora and Lloyd are amongst those confirmed to join headliners Deadmau5, Drake and Rihanna.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Thursday, 19 April 2012

Bjork Cancels Two Argentinian Shows After Discovering Nodule In Throat

Icelandic singer-songwriter Bjork has been forced to cancel two shows in Argentina after discovering a nodule on her vocal cords.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Wednesday, 18 April 2012

Linkin Park Going 'Back To Their Roots' With New Album 'Living Things'

American rockers Linkin Park have promised fans that they'll be returning to their 'roots' with their new album 'Living Things', which hits shelves on June 26th.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Wednesday, 18 April 2012

Paul McCartney 'RAM' Reissue Tracklisting Unveiled

Paul and Linda McCartney’s 1971 album 'RAM' will be released across a variety of formats with new and exclusive content including a beautifully packaged Deluxe Edition Box Set - the ultimate collectable!

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 18 April 2012

Summer Sundae Weekender Announces Fourth Wave Of 2012 Line-Up

Organisers of the Summer Sundae Weekender have unveiled the fourth wave of artists on 2012’s line-up, establishing the event once again as an essential date in the summer music calendar.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 18 April 2012

Kris Menace Launches 'We Are' Remix Competition

Electro and house producer Kris Menace has launched an awesome new remix competition in association with SoundCloud, which will challenge up and coming producers to rework his brand new track 'We Are'.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Wednesday, 18 April 2012

Tom Jones Unveils New Track 'Bad As Me' From Forthcoming Album 'Spirit In The Room' - Listen Now

Tom Jones has unveiled the first track from his forthcoming new album 'Spirit In The Room', the follow-up to 2010’s acclaimed collection of songs that was ‘Praise and Blame’.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 18 April 2012

John Mayer New Album 'Born And Raised' Set For Release In May

Columbia Records have announced that 'Born and Raised', the next album from Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and musician John Mayer, will be released on 21st May. The first single, 'Shadow Days,' is available on iTunes now.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 18 April 2012

Drake Reveals Jewish Inspiration Behind New 'HYFR' Music Video

Canadian rap star Drake has told fans that his new music video for his track 'HYFR' ('Hell Ya Fucking Right') was a chance for him to have a second Bar Mitzvah, adding that he is a 'proud, young, Jewish boy'.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Wednesday, 18 April 2012

We The Kings Make Acoustic Track ‘Every Single Dollar’ Available As Free Download To UK Fans

With over 3 million track sales in the US to date, Florida quartet We The Kings are turning their attention to the UK. Having already confirmed a tour that encompasses shows as support to Simple Plan as well as three additional headline dates, the band will give away an acoustic version of the summery upbeat track ‘Every Single Dollar’ as a free download to their UK fans via their official Facebook page.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 18 April 2012

Camp Bestival Announces New Live Acts, DJs & Interviews

With things already shaping up to be an absolute belter for Camp Bestival’s fifth birthday this July 26th-29th, the festi-holiday feast of fun continues to grow with some exciting and exhilarating new additions to the bill. Organisers have got even more musical joy to keep your hips swinging and toes tapping and a whole raft of inspirational action and amazingly erudite amusements to get your brains buzzing!

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 18 April 2012

Wilko Johnson to Release Autobiography 'Looking Back At Me'

Wilko Johnson will released his official autobiography 'Looking Back On Me' on Wednesday May 30th, 2012. Hailed as a unique, vibrant and hotly anticipated autobiography of the former Dr Feelgood guitarist, British R&B legend and proto-punk pioneer, the autobiography is written and collated with acclaimed music writer Zoë Howe.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 18 April 2012