Skrillex Reveals How He Woo'd Ellie Goulding

Brostep pioneer Skrillex has revealed how his romantic relationship with singer Ellie Goulding blossomed into existence, after rumours they were dating were confirmed earlier in the year.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 05 March 2012

Sonisphere Knebworth To Make New Announcement At Midnight Tonight!

Listen up metalheads, following the announcement of the first batch of bands two weeks ago, Sonisphere Festival are to make a brand new announcement tonight/tomorrow at 12:00am. Tune into the Radio One Rock Show with Daniel P Carter for the details as they are announced!

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 05 March 2012

Pulled Apart By Horses Reveal Details Of New Track 'Wolf Hand' - Listen Now

Following the success of the release of their second album ‘Tough Love’ in January, Leeds rockers Pulled Apart By Horses have announced details of the digital release of new track ‘Wolf Hand’ on 23rd April.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 05 March 2012

Arcade Fire To Release 'Sprawl II' & 'Ready To Start' Remixes For Record Store Day 2012

A limited edition 12” vinyl pressing of Arcade Fire’s 'Sprawl II' and 'Ready To Start' remixes will be released on 21st April to mark Record Store Day 2012.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 05 March 2012

Guitarist Ronnie Montrose Dies Age 64

Ronnie Montrose, original member of eponymous rockers Montrose, passed away yesterday aged 64 after a lengthy battle with prostate cancer.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 05 March 2012

Coldplay Admit They Regret Calling Album 'Mylo Xyloto'

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin has confessed that he regrets calling the band’s latest LP offering ‘Mylo Xyloto’, despite the record achieving much success both in charts and at award shows.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 05 March 2012

Insane Clown Posse Set Up JuggaloBook - A Social Network For Fans

Insane Clown Posse, the American rap duo who dress and style themselves like clowns (complete with make-up), have created a Facebook-style new social networking site specifically for their fans – who are known as juggalos – to hang-out together online.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 05 March 2012

Marshall Line-Up Rock Legends For 50th Anniversary Show

Iconic British brand Marshall, home of the world’s most famous and revolutionary amps, will be holding a massive celebration in Wembley Arena this September to celebrate 50 years since their beginning. The world-famous amplification company will be bringing musicians and singers from the likes of Iron Maiden, Slipknot and The Cult along to party with them.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 05 March 2012

Michael Jackson Back Catalogue Stolen By Hacker

Computer hackers have allegedly stolen the late King of Pop Michael Jackson’s entire back-catalogue today, almost two years after Sony Music paid £158million for it following his death in 2009.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 05 March 2012

Blur To Perform New Track At Olympic Games Closing Ceremony

Brit-pop legends Blur will showcase a brand new, never-heard-before track at the Olympic Games closing ceremony this summer, where the reunited band will be playing a headline slot.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 05 March 2012

Tyler, The Creator Pays LA Roxy $8000 After Gig Damage

Odd Future’s controversial and wildly-behaved icon Tyler, The Creator has been forced to fork over $8000 after he smashed up and destroyed sound equipment at a gig in Los Angeles last December, which saw him arrested after the show.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 05 March 2012

Atomic Kitten To Return With UK Tour & Queen's Jubilee Performance?

Dance-pop girl group Atomic Kitten gearing up for yet another reunion according to the Daily Star – with a performance at the Queen’s Jubilee celebrations lined-up as well as a full-scale tour.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 05 March 2012

Deadmau5, Skrillex, David Guetta & More Confirmed For Creamfields 2012 Line-Up

Creamfields have this evening revealed their 2012 line-up! Returning to kick-off another three-day festival extravaganza on August Bank Holiday weekend, 24th-26th August, it’s the time of year when Daresbury in Cheshire becomes the centre of the universe for electronic music fans as they flock from all corners of the globe to attend one of the world’s best dance festivals. This year organisers have secured quite possibly Creamfields' biggest DJ line-up ever!

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Friday, 02 March 2012

Lady Gaga's Fans Way More 'Devoted' Than Adele's, Says Utah Saints' Tim Garbutt

Adele has had a phenomenal 2011/12, with her winning big at the Grammy Awards and the BRITs, breaking a number of chart records, and her album ’21’ becoming the highest-selling album of the year (by some distance). But one thing the star is lacking, according to Utah Saints star Tim Garbutt, is a seriously devoted fan-base – like that of Lady Gaga’s.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Friday, 02 March 2012

Queen Headline Set 'Won't Be A Freddie Mercury Show', Says Sonisphere Chief

Stuart Galbraith, chief and overseer of Knebworth’s Sonisphere Festival, has told Queen fans hoping to attend the event in July that if ‘they are looking for a Freddie Mercury show, they aren't going to get it’ – but promised it would still be ‘one of the best performances’.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Friday, 02 March 2012

Roxette Return With New Album 'Travelling'

Three years after their 2009 comeback, Swedish pop outfit Roxette are hotter than they’ve been since their early 90’s heyday.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Friday, 02 March 2012

Benga: 'Dubstep Can Be Bigger Than House'

London-based dubstep pioneer Benga, one third of production trio Magnetic Man, has claimed that dubstep isn’t a fad that’ll die out – and that it’s the genre of this generation.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Friday, 02 March 2012

Grandaddy & Alabama Shakes Added To End Of The Road Festival Line-Up

The End of the Road Festival today confirmed a Sunday headline slot for Grandaddy, newly reformed to play a limited number of shows of which this is their only UK festival slot.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Friday, 02 March 2012

Paris Jackson Rejects Claims That Impersonator Sang On Posthumous Album 'Michael'

Paris Jackson, daughter of late pop superstar Michael Jackson, has rubbished claims that an impersonator sang on her father’s latest album release, which hit shelves after the ‘Smooth Criminal’ passed away in 2009.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Friday, 02 March 2012

Wretch 32 'Excited' At The Stone Roses Return

Hip-hop and grime MC Wretch 32 has revealed what musicians and artists he’s excited to see this year, but it’s not Plan B’s decision to return to his roots or any other UK grime and rap stars who’ve got Wretch buzzing for 2012 – it’s the return of Manchester rockers The Stone Roses who he really can’t wait to see.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Friday, 02 March 2012

Arctic Monkeys Matt Helders Remixes Paul Weller New Single 'That Dangerous Age' - Listen Now

March 11th sees Paul Weller release the first single from his highly-anticipated new album 'Sonik Kicks' . Entitled 'That Dangerous Age', the single has been remixed by Matt Helders of the Arctic Monkeys and is available for download HERE.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Friday, 02 March 2012

Casting Begins For Tupac Shakur Musical

A musical about the music of deceased hip-hop star Tupac Shakur, who was fatally shot in 1996, is set to launch in the coming future – with casting for the production kicking off in New York next week.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Friday, 02 March 2012

2000 Trees Announces More Bands

In case the last 2000 Trees announcement (featuring the likes of 65daysofstatic, Rolo Tomassi and The Xcerts) wasn’t enough for you, the good folks in charge of the Cheltenham based festival have given us another fourteen acts to salivate over ahead of the festival itself on 12th to 14th July.

Written by: Ben Bland | Date: Friday, 02 March 2012

Travis Barker Remixes Cypress Hill & Rusko's 'Roll It Light It' Track - Listen Now

With rumours tweeted, posted and published throughout the Internet about a possible partnership, Hip-hop legends Cypress Hill and Dubstep producer/DJ Rusko have finally announced the release of their collaborative effort Cypress x Rusko, out this April. Now, we can show you the brand new Travis Barker remix of their first single ‘Roll It Light It’.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Friday, 02 March 2012

Frank Ocean Claims 'American Wedding' Is Tribute To The Eagles Amid Legal Action Threats

Odd Future’s Frank Ocean has run into a spot of trouble with The Eagles’ Don Henley this week, after the Californian rocker threatened to sue Ocean for writing and performing ‘American Wedding’, a reinterpretation of The Eagles’ seminal hit ‘Hotel California’. But today, Ocean has claimed that he shouldn’t be sued – as the track is a tribute to the group.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Friday, 02 March 2012

Amy Winehouse Foundation Funds Performing Arts Scholarship

The Amy Winehouse Foundation will fund a scholarship to the prestigious Sylvia Young Theatre School, where Amy herself first developed her unique talent.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Friday, 02 March 2012

Britney Spears Bodyguard Drops Sexual Harassment Case

Britney Spears’ former bodyguard Fernando Flores has ended the sexual harassment lawsuit he filed against the superstar after the pair came to an agreement outside of court.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Friday, 02 March 2012

Friendly Fires, The View, Tim Minchin & More Added To Rockness 2012 Line-Up

Fresh from winning ‘Best Small Festival’ for the second consecutive year at this week’s star-studded NME Awards, and hot on the heels of Mumford & Sons, Deadmau5, Biffy Clyro, Ed Sheeran, Justice plus many more already having been announced, the good times keep on rolling as RockNess today confirm the latest names for the award winning line-up!

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Friday, 02 March 2012

Metallica To Release New Album Without Label?

Thrash metal titans Metallica have been working on their brand new album for a couple of months now, with the group promising fans that a ‘proper’ record is on the way. But, with their record deal with Warner now expired, drummer Lars Ulrich has claimed that the band may even decide to release the LP without a label.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Friday, 02 March 2012

High Contrast Launches New Album Prior To Hospitality Cardiff Tomorrow

As most drum and bass ravers around the UK will probably know, Hospital Records’ hugely humongous Hospitality night is currently on tour, with the latest selection of 170bpm talent set to destroy Cardiff’s Student Union tomorrow night. The show is also set to be a big night for Cardiff’s own drum and bass legend High Contrast – who’ll be releasing his latest album ‘The Agony and the Ecstasy’ tomorrow in the Welsh capitals’ infamous Catapult Records store.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Friday, 02 March 2012