Social Distortion & Less Than Jake & More Added To Reading & Leeds Festival Line-Up

Social Distortion and Less Than Jake are to headline the Lock Up Stage at this year's Reading and Leeds festivals.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Tuesday, 17 April 2012

Hop Farm Music Festival Announces Final Acts Including Richard Ashcroft, Ray Davies & More

The Hop Farm Music Festival has today released the latest acts to be gracing the stages with headliners Bob Dylan (UK exclusive), Peter Gabriel And The New Blood Orchestra (UK exclusive) and Suede (UK festival exclusive). They include Richard Ashcroft, Ray Davies, Kool and the Gang and Randy Crawford.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Tuesday, 17 April 2012

Don Diablo Feat Smiler 'Silent Shadows' Remix Unveiled

Dutch DJ/Producer, and recent Columbia records signing, Don Diablo is set to release his debut single Silent Shadows on April 30th.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 16 April 2012

Paul McCartney Joined Onstage By Two-Year-Old In Uruguay

Paul McCartney fans span all ages. At his soundcheck in Uruguay, where Macca was kicking-off the South American leg of his current tour, a two year old fan made himself know to Paul's security team and was invited up on stage by Paul himself. The two year old boy, Ichiro, dressed in his own Sgt Peppers outfit, had travelled with his parents all the way from Argentina. Baby Ichiro even had his own miniature version of Paul's iconic Hofner bass guitar. Paul performed a version of 'Get Back' with Ichiro.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 16 April 2012

Russell Watson Announces Release Of New Album ‘Anthems – Music To Inspire A Nation’

Russell Watson is the UK’s best selling classical artist ever. He is the first artist to hold the number one slot simultaneously in the UK and USA in his respected genre. Russell has sold in excess of seven million albums worldwide. He has performed for some of the most powerful people in the world including the Pope, the President of the United States, King of Malaysia, the Emperor of Japan and HRH the Queen.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 16 April 2012

'Mission To Lars' Documentary Film Gets Cinema Release In June

‘Mission to Lars’ is an uplifting documentary feature film about Tom Spicer, a learning disabled man who, with his siblings help, goes on a transatlantic quest to find his much obsessed over hero, Lars Ulrich of Metallica.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 16 April 2012

Guns N Roses Star Steven Adler Confesses He Still 'Loves' Axl Rose - Despite Hall Of Fame Snub

Guns n Roses star Steven Adler has confessed that he still 'loves' bandmate Axl Rose, despite his decision to snub the Rock n Roll Hall of Fame induction, which took place on Saturday (April 14th).

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 16 April 2012

Noel Gallagher Hounded By Coachella Security After Finding Sleeping Pills

Mancunian rocker Noel Gallagher has told of the intense searching he had to endure when he prepared for his performance at Californian's Coachella Festival on Saturday evening.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 16 April 2012

2Pac Joins Dr Dre & Snoop Dog On Stage At Coachella

Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg promised to bring back 2pac for their Sunday headline set at Coachella, California....And they did just that! A hologram of Tupac Shakur blessed the stage to introduce the set in front of a frenzied crowd that went into twitter overdrive.

Written by: Adam Holden | Date: Monday, 16 April 2012

Deadmau5, Skrillex, David Guetta & More Prepare For Creamfields 2012

With Easter and well and truly behind us, and May only round the corner, the ‘summer’ UK festival season will begin its titillating build up.

Written by: Adam Holden | Date: Monday, 16 April 2012

The Enemy Admit Previous Album Was Too Politics Heavy

Alternative rock trio The Enemy have confessed that the lyrics to their second album 'Music for the People' were a little too political – but promised that their forthcoming third album 'Streets in the Sky' would see them returning to their roots.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 16 April 2012

Matt Nathanson Announces UK Release Of 'Modern Love' Album & Tour Dates

American singer-songwriter Matt Nathanson is set to release his 2011 album 'Modern Love' over here in the UK at the end of the month – and will be touring the country to coincide with it.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 16 April 2012

Nicki Minaj Deletes Twitter Account Following Album Leak Bust-Up

Hip-hop and RnB star Nicki Minaj has dramatically deleted her Twitter account following a bust-up with followers over the weekend.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 16 April 2012

Natives Offer 'Big Plans' As A Free Download Today

Hailing from Hampshire’s New Forest, the quintet that makes up Natives are gearing up for what promises to be an exciting and busy year ahead. Having re-grouped following the wrapping-up of a previous project, the band headed to Los Angeles to record their first set of songs with acclaimed producer John Feldmann (Panic! At The Disco, Good Charlotte, All Time Low, The Used) at the helm.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 16 April 2012

The 2000Trees Line-Up Nearly Complete - More Acts Announced

In case you were, mistakenly, thinking that 2000trees had yet to get its act together and announce a load of awesome bands then this latest announcement should have changed your mind.

Written by: Ben Bland | Date: Monday, 16 April 2012

Little Comets Announce Release Of New Single 'Jennifer'

Following their acclaimed ‘Worry’ EP released in December, indie rockers Little Comets have announced that their brand new single ‘Jennifer’ will be released on May 28th via Dirty Hit Records.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 16 April 2012

Ellen And The Escapades Debut Album 'All The Crooked Scenes' Released Today!

Ellen and The Escapades debut album, 'All The Crooked Scenes', is released today and to mark the occasion they are playing at Communion at The Lexington this evening before travelling the country and possibly playing at a venue near you.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 16 April 2012

Sex Pistols To Re-Release Iconic Track 'God Save The Queen'

Nearly 35 years to the day since its original release, Universal Music confirmed today that they will re-release the Sex Pistols legendary ‘God Save The Queen’ on May 28th.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 16 April 2012

Rock Legends Sweet Return With New Album 'New York Connection'

One of the most legendary, influential and enduring names in the history of rock music, Sweet release a brand new studio album – their first since ‘Sweetlife’ – on 27th April.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 16 April 2012

Skrillex 'Like A Little Kid' When Working With Korn, Says Jonathan Davis

Jonathan Davis, frontman of iconic nu-metal pioneers Korn, has revealed how brostep producer Skrillex acted ‘like a little kid’ when they met up to work on their collaborative new album ‘The Path of Totality’ – and confessed he had been ‘keeping tabs’ on the star for a while before he called him to work on the record.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 16 April 2012

Courtney Love Apologises To Daughter After Dave Grohl Sex Rumours

Crazy chick Courtney Love has publicly apologised to her daughter Frances Cobain after wrongly revealing via Twitter that she had slept with Foo Fighters legend Dave Grohl – though a ‘sorry’ to Grohl was nowhere to be seen.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 16 April 2012

The Rolling Stones' Ronnie Wood Apologises To Bandmates For 'Saying Things Out Of Line'

Ronnie Wood, guitarist of rock n’ roll icons The Rolling Stones, has apologised to his bandmates after they expressed their unhappiness with Wood following his comments suggesting that the band had been working on new material.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 16 April 2012

Benga Reveals New Track 'Icon'

Dubstep pioneer Benga has revealed brand new track ‘Icon’, which you can hear below, as the first single to be taken from his forthcoming second album ‘Chapter 2’.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 16 April 2012

Hole's Eric Erlandson Claims Nirvana Legend Kurt Cobain Recorded Solo Album Before Death

Eric Erlandson, former guitarist of alternative rockers Hole, has claimed that grunge icon Kurt Cobain recorded an album’s worth of solo material before he took his own life back in 1994 – though he admitted that he was unsure whether the tracks would see the light of day.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 16 April 2012

Paul McCartney Premières Music Video For 'My Valentine' Feat. Johnny Depp & Natalie Portman

Paul McCartney premièred his new music video for 'My Valentine', which Paul directed himself and features Johnny Depp and Natalie Portman. The video was unveiled last Friday, 13th April, at a special event in Los Angeles.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 16 April 2012

Starboy Nathan Set To Release New Single 'Who Am I'

UK RnB star Starboy Nathan has returned to the scene once again with the announcement of his new single ‘Who Am I’, which is set to hit shelves on April 30th.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 16 April 2012

One Direction's Debut US Single Goes Platinum

World-beating boyband One Direction have had their complete domination of the US confirmed today – after it was revealed that their debut single 'What Makes You Beautiful' has sold over 1,100,000 copies since it came out in February, giving it a platinum certification.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Friday, 13 April 2012

We The Kings Give Away Acoustic Version Of 'Every Single Dollar' To UK Fans

Florida-based four piece We The Kings have announced that they'll be giving away an acoustic version of their track 'Every Single Dollar' for absolutely free to fans in the UK, ahead of their up and coming tour - which sees them supporting pop-punkers Simple Plan as well as playing their own three headline shows.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Friday, 13 April 2012

Helium Robots Announce Release Of Debut Single 'Bring Drinking' - Listen Now

Production duo Helium Robots have announced the release date of their debut single 'Bring Drinking', ahead of the release of their debut album 'Voltopia'.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Friday, 13 April 2012

Amy MacDonald Reveals New 'Life In A Beautiful Light' Album Details

Scottish singer-songwriter Amy MacDonald has announced the release date of her brand new album 'Life in a Beautiful Light' as well as revealing the record's artwork, following on from the premier of her latest single 'Slow it Down' on radio this morning.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Friday, 13 April 2012