2021 – Exodus drummer Tom Hunting has vowed to beat cancer like a f****** snare drum” after being diagnosed with the disease. The thrash metal legends’ sticksman found out he has a gastric tumour in his upper stomach in February, and the 56-year-old rocker has shared his diagnosis to encourage people to watch out for […]
2021 – Coldplay’s new album is reportedly imminent. After Chris Martin and co trademarked ‘Music Of The Spheres’, the band officially applied to use the name on music, merchandise, and more in the US. The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre column reports that there was a hiccup after the initial application was allegedly rejected and put on […]
2021 – Guns N’ Roses’ have pushed back their UK tour to summer 2022. Axl Rose and co have delayed the rescheduled 2020 run, which was due to include performances at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on June 18 and June 19, 2021, due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The above shows will now take place on […]
2021 – Patti Smith is treating fans to a free, weekly online newsletter, containing poetry, music and “ruminations” from the punk legend herself. The Gloria star took to Instagram earlier this week to announce she’s teamed up with email subscription platform Substack for the newsletter, telling fans: “Writing is what I do, and have since […]
2021 – Glastonbury Festival will receive £900,000 funding after having to cancel in 2020 and 2021. The iconic Worthy Farm event is being supported as part of the UK government’s latest Cultural Recovery Fund announcement, with more than 2,700 organisations being supported a combined £400 million in grants and loans to help with the impact […]
2021 – Paul Simon has sold his back catalogue to Sony Music Publishing. The label now owns the rights to the music legend’s hits, including ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’, ‘Mrs. Robinson’ and ‘Still Crazy After All These Years’. The Grammy-winner’s Simon and Garfunkel songs are also included in the deal. Simon said in a statement: […]
2021 – Sir Tom Jones and Van Morrison are set to headline Hampton Court Palace Festival in August. The Welsh music legend is set to play two consecutive nights kicking off on August 23 at the royal landmark in Richmond upon Thames, while the ‘Brown Eyed Girl’ hitmaker will perform on the first night on […]
2021 – Tony Iommi doesn’t believe rock will ever die. The Black Sabbath axe-slayer said the “rock is dead” debate has been thrown around for decades and he insisted there will always be an appetite for the genre. The 73-year-old musician told Consequence of Sound: “I don’t think rock is going to die. That’s been […]
2021 – Coldplay, Haim, Damon Albarn, and more will play Glastonbury’s ‘Live at Worthy Farm’ live-stream next month. In place of the music festival this year, which was postponed until 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, co-organiser Emily Eavis has unveiled the line-up for their five-hour virtual gig on May 22. Also performing live across […]
2021 – Pink has a new family member – a rescue puppy named Habanero Mountain Guy Kadashi Hart. The Trouble singer adopted the pooch from the Labelle Foundation in Los Angeles, and thanked bosses for helping her find her “newest family member” via her Twitter account on Sunday. She has also shared a snap of […]
2021 – DJ Fatboy Slim turned to helping out at the community cafe he owns when the Covid-19 lockdown forced him to scrap concert plans in 2020. The British hitmaker has owned the Big Beach Cafe in Hove, England for years, and he stepped up to help serve customers and deliver food when staff had […]
2021 – Noel Gallagher wishes he’d played Oasis’ final gig in 2009. The ‘Stand By Me’ group’s former guitarist and chief songwriter has admitted that, in hindsight, he regrets not having the “memory” of the Paris gig, which he walked out on after his arch-nemesis sibling and the band’s ex-frontman Liam Gallagher wielded a guitar […]
