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When We Were Young Festival will not be happening in 2026, its organisers have confirmed. READ MORE:How When We Were Young went from “emo fyre-fest” to a euphoric pop-punk party The popular emo festival began in 2022 and has taken place every October for the past four years at Las Vegas’ Festival Grounds. It runs

In April of 1966, the American magazine Time ran a story titled “London: The Swinging City,” which described the burst of creativity and youthfulness that was running through the capital of the U.K. Seemingly overnight, a seismic shift had occurred in terms of fashion — all hail the mini skirt! – art, music and general

Ozzy Osbourne will be honoured with a BRITs Lifetime Achievement Award at this week’s ceremony in Manchester – and a tribute performance fronted by Robbie Williams. The show is being held outside of London for the first time in its 50-year historytaking place at Manchester’s Co-op Live on February 28, and it is set to

Even beforeCarole King‘s legacy was made with her 1971 era-defining Tapestry, she was one of pop music’s busiest and best songwriters. With husband Gerry Goffin at her side,the pair wrote many of the period’s most enduring songs, including “Chains” (covered by the Beatles on their debut album), “The Loco-Motion” (a No. 1 recorded by King

Season four of Bridgerton is set to feature orchestral covers of artists including Charli XCX, Billie Eilish and more. Created by Chris Van Dusen, the Netflix period drama offers an alternative take on London in the early 19th century, as the noble and influential Bridgerton family navigate the competitive social season. The show’s fourth season

Eagles are continuing to map out their future touring plans as the band’s ongoing residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas approaches its planned conclusion at the end of April. Theclassic rock legends revealed three new shows have been added to their ongoing tour, under the banner of The Long Goodbye: Act III. Tedeschi Trucks

A new documentary charting the five-decade career of Iron Maiden is coming to cinemas worldwide in May. Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition is directed by Malcolm Venville and features the band members themselves – as well as their co-manager Rod Smallwood and famous fans including actor Javier Bardem, Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich and Public Enemy frontman

The Big 4 of New Orleans Rock provide a deft representation of the city’s famous gumbo-pot diversity. There’s a sardonic piano-playing storyteller, a metal pioneer, a mystic swamp-rock legend and a too-often-overlooked architect of rock ‘n’ roll. As one of the country’s historically important port cities, New Orleans has always been defined by its cross-cultural

Nick Cavehas written a passionate responseto Wim Wenders’ comments on politics in art at the Berlin Film Festival. The veteran arthouse director Wenders, known for films includingParis, Texas, Wings Of Desire andPerfect Days,was the Jury President at the Berlin International Film Festival this month andwas asked for his comments on whether films can trigger political

Though Michael Anthony has been out of Van Halen since 2006, he did have some thoughts when he was asked about a possible new album that’s reportedly taking shape. “The way I personally feel about it is, if they wanted to do it justice, [the best idea would be] to just finish it up as

Jessie Waresanga moving version ofBarbra Streisand’s ‘The Way We Were’ during the In Memoriam segment of theBAFTAs– watch below. The biggest night of the year in British cinema went down at London’s Royal Festival Hall on Sunday night (February 22), withPaul Thomas Anderson’sOne Battle After Anotherbeing the ceremony’s biggest winner,taking home six gongs, including Best

One of These Nights arrived in a crossroads moment for the Eagles. The preceding album, 1974’s On the Border, produced their first-ever No. 1 single “Best of My Love.” Would the Eagles build on that embryonic success? Or recede back to the respectable but hardly attention-turning sales of their first two albums? “We’ve all said,

Presidenthave announced they have signed with Atlantic Records, sharing their new emotional single ‘Angel Wings’. The masked metal band had a breakout year in 2025,appearing on the bill at Download Festival without anybody knowing their identity, and releasing their debut EP ‘King Of Terrors’. The mysteryhaspersisted about who the band’s membersare, withsome convinced that they

With apologies to New York, Chicago, Nashville, Seattle, and every other major metropolis that has fostered a vibrant music scene, no other city in America matches the incredible, and eclectic, music history of Los Angeles. Like actors and actresses who dream of making it big in Hollywood, L.A. has historically welcomed musicians from across the

Ice Nine Killshave joined forces withScream7starMckenna Grace for a track from the new film – watch ‘TwistingTheKnife’ below. Grace, who is known forThe Handmaid’s TaleandGhostbusters: Afterlife,is set to star in the latest entry in the long-running slasher series, which is released in cinemas next week (February 27). Scream 7sees Neve Campbell,David Arquetteand Courteney Cox reprise

In the spring of 2025, it was announced that Foo Fighters would be moving forward without drummer Josh Freese. “The Foo Fighters called me Monday night to let me know they’ve decided ‘to go in a different direction with their drummer.’ No reason was given,” Freese wrote in a statement posted to Instagram then. “Regardless,

Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood has addressed the calls to boycott the band’s tour last year, saying that he believes that music and art should exist above politics. Read More:Radiohead live in London: a generous and visceral hit parade (of sorts) Pro-Palestinian activists, including those in the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement and the Palestinian Campaign

Jonathan Cain confirms that Journey has reached out to Steve Perry as the first date of their farewell tour gets closer. He was invited to join them on any stop along the way, Cain tells UCR’s Gary Graff. Cain joined Journey after they’d released a trio of multi-platinum-selling albums with Perry, and 1981’s Escape sold

Behemoth have been forced to cancel their upcoming show in India amidst safety fears and “threats” from “religious Christian groups”. The show, which was due to take place on March 3, was cancelled following what the band described as “credible threats stemming from religious Christian groups.” In a statement on social media, the band explained:

A classic Saturday Night Live sketch mocking Aerosmith nearly sparked a backstage fistfight among cast members. The incident took place in January 1995, during a season 20 episode hosted by actor Jeff Daniels. Adam Sandler, then one of SNL’s breakout stars, wrote a fake commercial for a compilation called Aerosmith’s Greatest Hits: 1990-1994. The sketch