Rock

It’s been nearly two years since Skid Row parted ways with singer Erik Gronwall. According to bassist Rachel Bolan, they’re starting to make progress on finally finding a replacement. “We have a couple guys on our radar,” he confirmed in a recent interview with the Rockstrap podcast. He says that here in the new year,

Harry Styles is donating £1 from every ticket sold to his 2026 UK stadium shows to LIVE’s levy to protect grassroots music venues. The pop singerannounced the ‘Together,Together’ tour last weekand as part of it, he will be playing eight nights at London’s Wembley Stadium in June –a run that was extended earlier today(January 26)

Not every song works as a concert-opener. The Rolling Stones, with some six decades of live performance experience under their belts, know this well. The opening song sets the tone for the evening ahead and offers a first impression to the audience. Pick something too slow or too deep of a cut and you’ve already

BarryCan’tSwimhas announced his own ‘Late Night Tales’ compilation and shared the single ‘Chala (My Soul IsOnALoop)’. Ther Scottish electronic producer and DJ – real name Joshua Mainnie – will released the latest in the long-running and acclaimed artist-curated mix series on March 6, and you can pre-order ithere. Late Night Tales launched in 2001 and

Rod Stewart called on President Donald Trump to apologize for hisdisparaging remarks about NATO troops, exhorting British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Leader of Reform UK Nigel Farage to also put pressure on the “draft dodger.” Stewart addressedhis ex-friendin a recent Instagram video, which you can see below. What Did Rod Stewart Say to Trump?

Green Day’sBillie Joe Armstronghas referenced his infamous 2012 meltdown in his return to the iHeartRadio Festival – watch below. During their appearance at the event 14 years ago,thefrontmanembarked on an expletive-laden rant after the band was forced to cut their set 20 minutes short. Learning they only had one minute left, he yelled: “Oh fuck

Kevin Cronin has detailed the events that led to REO Speedwagon’s eventual breakup. During a recent appearance on Billy Corgan‘s The Magnificent Others podcast, Cronin noted how things began to change during the COVID-19 pandemic. “I started kind of reassessing some things. And I started wanting to reach further,” the singer explained. “I was wanting

Arctic Monkeys drummer Matt Helders has opened up about the band’s new song ‘Opening Night‘, and coming back together for the indie all-star new War Child charity album ‘Help(2)’. The Sheffield indie veterans returned yesterday (Thursday January 22) with the subtle and cinematic track, the first to be taken from War Child’s new charity compilation

Classic-era Scorpions bassist Francis Buchholz has died after a private cancer diagnosis. His family confirmed the 71-year-old’s death today (Jan. 23) in a social media post. “It is with overwhelming sadness and heavy hearts we share the news that our beloved Francis passed away yesterday after a private battle with cancer,” they said. “He departed

RAYEhas announced her hotlyanticipatedsecond studio album, ‘This Music May Contain Hope’. The South London musician’s debut record ‘My 21stCentury Blues’wasa major breakthrough, winning theBritish Album of the Year prize at the BRITsand picking up Mercury andMobonominations. Last September, she returned with the new single ‘Where Is My Husband!’,which was named asone of the best songs

Dave Mustaine has a question. We’re deep into talking about the latest and perhaps final Megadeth album when he unexpectedly turns the tables on me. “Are you married? You’re married, right?” Mustaine’s wife, Pam, enters the frame of our Zoom conversation to say goodbye as she heads out the door. It’s a rhetorical question, because

The Itch have announced their debut album ‘It’s The Hope That Kills You’ and released a zany new single ‘Aux Romanticiser’. The Luton dance-punks’ debut record will be released on April 10 via Fiction/ I Oh You – you can pre-order it here. Its tracklist also contains the previously released singles ‘Space In The Cab’

George Thorogood continues to extend his 2026 touring plans. The blues-rock guitar legend has added more than a dozen new tour dates to his ongoing Baddest Show on Earth run. The previously announced first leg begins Mar. 6 and runs through April 4. After a brief break, Thorogood will start the next batch of shows

Radiohead have shared Thom Yorke’s pre-mix playlist for the band’s European arena tour last year, featuring the likes of Leonard Cohen, Aphex Twin and David Byrne –check it out here. The frontman’s playlist begins with Radiohead themselves, the track listed as ‘Seattle Ambient Recordings (Minidisks)’, before appearances from Francois Bayle, Cohen, Faust, Bill Evans, The

FireHouse will take their rock back on the road with a fresh round of tour dates in 2026. They’re set to begin Feb. 7 in Ft. Yates, North Dakota and presently have shows booked through April 18 in Harper’s Ferry, West Virginia. They’ll share the stage along the way with a variety of artists, including

Britney Spearshas said she “admires” and “looks up” toMadonnamore than anybody else. The ‘Toxic’ star posted a vintage 2003 photograph of the Queen of Popunder a warrior maskon her Instagram on Sunday (January 18), and in the caption, she singled out Madonna’s poise and independent attitude as traits that she particularly admires. “This picture is

Nikki Sixx has revealed that Motley Crue is eyeing an extended break following the conclusion of their 2026 tour. In a recent conversation with fans on social media, the bassist was asked if the Crue had any plans to tour Japan. “Don’t know if I’ll ever tour there again,” the rocker remarked. “I love Japan

Jack Osbourne has spoken out about the amount of charity money raised byBlack Sabbath’s ‘BackToTheBeginning’ concert. The star-studded show went down at Villa Park in Birmingham on July 5 last year, the final show in the career of the metal icons, and one that took on added poignancy whenOzzy Osbourne passed away less than three

Led Zeppelin‘s crash landing led to a trio of often very surprising solo careers for its main songwriters and arrangers. Robert Plant, Jimmy Page and John Paul Jones spent most of the years that followed sounding anything but their old selves. Both Jones and Page began their solo discographies with soundtrack work, to varying degrees

The Cribs have shared an EP of the early Gordon Raphael sessions for their new album ‘Selling A Vibe’. The Wakefield indie trioreleased their ninth studio album last week (January 9)via Sonic Blew/PIAS, with the final recordhaving beenproduced by ex-Chairliftmember Patrick Wimberley(Beyoncé,Ellie Goulding,Lil Yachty). As Ryan Jarman toldNMElast year, though,theinitialsessions for the album took place