New 'Proper' Metallica Album on the way

Following recent collaboration with Lou Reed for ‘Lulu’, which fans have taken a particularly displeasure with, thrash gods Metallica have revealed that a new, Metallica-only album is on the way – and it’s going to be a proper metal album.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Wednesday, 26 October 2011

Motorhead Announce New Live DVD 'The World Is Ours - Vol 1'

Another country, another town, another place and another sold-out crowd roars their approval. The greatest road warriors in rock once again prepare to bleed their sweat all over another stage.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Wednesday, 26 October 2011

JLS 'Jukebox' Out Soon - Spring 2012 UK Tour Dates Announced

X-Factor pop phenomenon JLS are back with their third album ‘Jukebox’, which gets a released on 14th November.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Wednesday, 26 October 2011

Noel Gallagher Critises 'Madonna-Lite' Lady Gaga

Ex-Oasis star Noel Gallagher has added eccentric pop singer Lady Gaga to his list of enemies, after slating her in an interview with Q Magazine.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Wednesday, 26 October 2011

Lady Gaga Halloween Tribute Video 'Gagaween' Goes Viral

Internet parody video series ‘The Hillywood Show’ has made a Lady Gaga inspired Halloween video titled ‘Gagaween’ – and it’s gone viral, receiving 690,000 views in just over a week.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Wednesday, 26 October 2011

Cardiff's Swn Festival 2011 Round-Up & Pictures

The opening night saw Swn kick-off with a bang as Charlotte Church debuted her new sound with a surprise appearance at Clwb Ifor Bach. Performing under the alias Banded Puma, Charlotte sent social media coverage into a frenzy as crowds gathered to catch a glimpse of the reinvented local.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Tuesday, 25 October 2011

Wham! 'The Final' To Be Reissued For 25th Anniversary

It's time to get out the leg warmers once again and and celebrate everything 80's with the 25th anniversary of WHAM! 'The Final'.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Tuesday, 25 October 2011

Anomie Belle Releases Video for New Single ‘Machine’ feat. Rapper Mr Lif

Seattle-based neo-soul artist Anomie Belle has revealed a video for her latest single ‘Machine’ – watch below. The track is due for release on 14th November and is the latest to be taken from Anomie’s forthcoming album ‘The Crush’ following this month’s single ‘Inky Drips’.

Written by: Rob Sleigh | Date: Tuesday, 25 October 2011

Mazzy Star to Release Their First Single in 15 Years

Californian indie duo Mazzy Star have announced the release of ‘Common Burn’/‘Lay Myself Down’, their first single in 15 years, on 31st October. The new tracks will be released through the band’s own Rhymes Of An Hour Records as a digital download and will be followed later by a 7” release.

Written by: Rob Sleigh | Date: Tuesday, 25 October 2011

Box Codax Announce Double A-Side Single with Turner Prize-winning Artist Martin Creed

Scottish trio Box Codax have announced the release of a split double A-side with Turner Prize-winning artist Martin Creed. The single will be released as a limited edition CD/DVD double-pack featuring Creed’s track ‘Where You Go’, which is produced by Box Codak’s Nick McCarthy, and ‘Dawning’ by Box Codak. The DVD will feature the Creed-directed video for ‘Dawning’ – watch below.

Written by: Rob Sleigh | Date: Tuesday, 25 October 2011

The Rolling Stones to Release Deluxe Edition of ‘Some Girls’ Next Month

The Rolling Stones have announced a Deluxe Edition release of their 14th album ‘Some Girls’, which is due out on 21st November. The album, which was originally released in 1978 at the dawning of the punk rock era, remains the band’s best-selling to date, having been certified 6x Multi-Platinum in the US alone. The new Deluxe Edition of ‘Some Girls’ includes a second disc featuring 12 previously-unreleased tracks.

Written by: Rob Sleigh | Date: Tuesday, 25 October 2011

Bono Questions U2 Future

U2’s iconic frontman Bono has raised questions about the future of the band, saying that if they didn’t retire on this album, there’d at least be a lengthy wait for another one.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Tuesday, 25 October 2011

Etta James Retires With Release Of Final Studio Album

On November 14th, Verve Records will release ‘The Dreamer’, Etta James’ first album in five years and her final studio album before she retires.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Tuesday, 25 October 2011

Alice Cooper Launches New 'Welcome 2 My Nightmare' Air Rock App

Alice Cooper kicks-off his UK tour tonight at Sheffield's City Hall and ahead of the show, he has launched a unique app that transforms your iPhone or iPod Touch into the perfect air guitar or air drum kit!

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Tuesday, 25 October 2011

Boyzone Planning 20th Anniversary Tour & Album For 2013

2011 has been an extremely active year for boy-bands – Take That completed one of the biggest tours to date, Westlife have decided to call it a day after their next tour, New Kids on the Block have teamed up with the Backstreet Boys for a European tour – now, not to miss out on the action, Irish boy-band Boyzone have announced that they’re thinking of reuniting for a new album and tour to celebrate 20 years since their birth.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Tuesday, 25 October 2011

Noel Gallagher Rejects 2015 Oasis Reunion Proposal

After releasing his band’s debut album and selling-out his first run of shows with them, Noel Gallagher has told his loud-mouthed brother Liam that Oasis WON’T be reforming any time soon.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Tuesday, 25 October 2011

Metallica To Produce 3D Film About Themselves

Thrash gods Metallica have shifted their focus to making a new 3D film about themselves following the completion of their Lou Reed collaboration album ‘Lulu’.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Tuesday, 25 October 2011

Will Young Unveils 'Come On' Video

Pop singer-songwriter Will Young has unveiled the new video to his hit single ‘Come On’, which will see a release on November 21st.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Tuesday, 25 October 2011

The Subways New Single ‘It’s A Party’ Out Next Month – Listen Now

Hertfordshire-based rock trio The Subways have announced the release of ‘It’s A Party’, the latest single to be taken from their third album ‘Money and Celebrity’. The track is due out on 21st November and follows the band’s previous single ‘We Don’t Need Money to Have a Good Time’. Watch the video below.

Written by: Rob Sleigh | Date: Monday, 24 October 2011

David’s Lyre Releases Cover of Rihanna’s ‘We Found Love’ for Free – Listen Now

London-based singer-songwriter David’s Lyre has announced the release of his own version of Rihanna’s ‘We Found Love’. The cover, which you can listen to below, is available as a free download through the David’s Lyre SoundCloud page. The solo artist is currently celebrating the release of his own single ‘Hidden Ground’ – out this week – and will be performing a number of live dates in October and November. See below for details and tickets.

Written by: Rob Sleigh | Date: Monday, 24 October 2011

Lil Wayne To Retire At 35

Multimillion-selling rapper Lil Wayne has revealed that he will most likely retire at 35.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 24 October 2011

Coldplay, U2 And Queen All Win Big At 2011 Q Awards

This year’s Q Award winners have been in revealed at the highly-regarded Q Award ceremony, which saw Coldplay, U2 and Queen all receiving a prestigious Q award.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 24 October 2011

Smashing Pumpkins To Reissue First Two Albums 'Gish' And 'Siamese Dream'

On December 5th, The Smashing Pumpkins will reissue their iconic first two albums, 1991's 'Gish' and 1993's 'Siamese Dream', certified platinum and four times platinum respectively. The reissues will come in CD, deluxe 2CD/DVD, vinyl LP and digital configurations.

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 24 October 2011

Westlife Confirm An Audience with ITV Special

Iconic boy band Westlife will be making their final appearance on ITV in a massive special, it has been revealed today.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 24 October 2011

Rihanna Visits Paris Sex Shop - And Spends £1,000

Rihanna knows how to get male attention at the click of her finger or the flick of her wrist – but it doesn’t come at a cheap price – as the Barbados-born beauty was seen spending over £1,000 at a Parisian sex shop.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 24 October 2011

Lady Gaga To Release 'Born This Way - The Collection' This November

Eccentric pop icon Lady Gaga will be releasing a special edition of her third studio album ‘Born This Way’ next month – and is expected to announce her Born This Way Ball Tour very soon!

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 24 October 2011

PJ Harvey Sold-Out Royal Albert Hall Show To Be Streamed Live

PJ Harvey’s second of two sold-out shows at London’s Royal Albert Hall on Monday 31st  October will be streamed live via PJ Harvey's official website Facebook and The Guardian.co.uk

Written by: Jon Stickler | Date: Monday, 24 October 2011

£1,000,000 Ebay Bid For Stone Roses Ticket

When The Stone Roses announced their reformation last week, fans went absolutely wild at the idea of being able to see their favourites back on stage together once again. When tickets went on sale at 9:30am last Friday, they sold-out within a matter of minutes.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 24 October 2011

Odd Future's Tyler, The Creator Admits He'd Love To Work With Justin Bieber

Controversial rapper Tyler, The Creator has surprised fans by revealing that he’d made friends with teen-pop sensation Justin Bieber – and that’d he’d like to collaborate with him.

Written by: Elliott Batte | Date: Monday, 24 October 2011

Belgian-Australian Solo Artist Gotye Releases New Video for ‘Easy Way Out’

Belgian-born, Melbourne-based solo artist Wouter “Wally” De Backer aka Gotye – pronounced Gaulthier – has confirmed the release of his new single ‘Easy Way Out’, which is due out on 28th November. The track is the first to be taken from his forthcoming third album ‘Making Mirrors’ and is accompanied by a new music video – watch below.

Written by: Rob Sleigh | Date: Sunday, 23 October 2011