Rock

When Tom Petty released his debut album, the self-titled Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, he was confident but not cocky. “It is not really like anything you’re going to hear,” he said to theGainesville Sun (via thepettyarchives.com)— referred to in the article as “Tommy” — in December of 1976, the month after the album was

Nottingham’s Rock City venue has issued an update after a fire broke out on the premises earlier today. The iconic 2000-capacity venue in Nottingham city centre was the site of a blaze this morning (May 28), with police cordoning off the area of Clarendon Street and Talbot Street and fire engines attending the incident at

Like many of their contemporaries, Jethro Tull embraced new technology and the changing tone of music as they continued making music at the dawn of the ’80s. But as the band’s mastermind, flautist and vocalist Ian Anderson lays out in the conversation below, their evolution had begun long before that and in fact, was a

Gilla Band have shared their first new song in four years in the form of the head-scrambling ‘Giraffe’ – check it out below. The influentialDublingroup,formerly known as Girl Band,havenot released a studio album since their third record ‘Most Normal’ in 2022, but they are now back withnew music. They have also confirmed details of a

Paul McCartney has an idea for a posthumous collaboration with Prince. During a recent appearance on BBC Radio 2’s Tracks of My Years, the Beatles legend shared high praise for the Purple One, specifically naming his 1986 single “Kiss” as a favorite. “He took a lot from Hendrix, but he was a great player,” McCartney

An exhibition commemorating the October 7 terror attack at the Nova Music Festival in Israel has opened in London. On October 7, 2023,more than 400people were killed and many more were wounded at theopen-airfestival in southern Israelin a terrorist attackinitiatedby Hamas. Over 3000 peoplewere in attendance atthe event, which was held on a Jewish holiday

Sonny Rollins, the revered jazz saxophonist known to rock fans for his work with the Rolling Stones, died May 25 at the age of 95. A statement announcing Rollins’ death described him as “one of the most honored and influential figures in American music of the 20th century and beyond.” Born in Harlem, New York

Rush’s Geddy Lee has said he did not want ‘Tom Sawyer’ to be included on the ‘Moving Pictures’ album as he was so “sick” of it. The song ended up on the 1981recordand it went on to become one of the defining songs of the band’s career, receiving heavy radio and MTV airplay, and eventually

Without Gene Clark, it’s hard to say if there would have been a Byrds at all. A founding member of the ’60s folk rock band, Clark helped pen some of their most famous songs: “I’ll Feel a Whole Lot Better,” “She Don’t Care About Time,” “Set You Free This Time,” “Eight Miles High” and others.

The iconic Liverpool venueThe Jacarandahas teamed up withPaul McCartneyto change its name to TheMaccaranda. The renowned music venue was opened byThe Beatles’ first manager Allan Williams in 1958 and played a key role in the early days of the band. They used it as a rehearsal studio and it was where some of their earliest

Iron Maiden delivered their first concert of 2026 with a rousing performance in Athens, Greece on Saturday night. The show officially began the latest leg of the band’s Run for Your Lives World Tour, a trek whichstarted last year and celebrates the iconic group’s 50th anniversary. The majority of the set list remained identical to

Ellie Gouldinggavea live debut to hernew single ‘Black Prada Dress’ at Radio 1’s Big Weekend – watch below. The festival is being held this weekend at the Herrington Country Park in Sunderlandand this afternoon (May 23), Goulding played onthe Main Stage and gave fans the world’s first hearing of her upcoming new single. Gouldinghas not

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Paul McCartneyclosed out thefinalepisode ofThe Late Show with Stephen Colbertby duetting with the host on ‘Hello, Goodbye’. The long-running late night show aired for the last time last night (May 21), after Colbert announced on air last summer that CBS had cancelledit in what the network described as “purely a financial decision”. Many have speculated

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Paul McCartney has been told to plant a new tree in his London garden following a council dispute with a “suspicious” neighbour. The soloist and Beatles icon submitted an application in late 2025 to remove two sycamores at his £10million townhouse in St John’s Wood, according to The Mirror. McCartney’s legal reps reportedly claimed that

Bruce Springsteen has received an increasing number of death threats during his politically-charged Land of Hope and Dreams Tour. The trek sees Springsteen, who is a harsh critic of President Donald Trump, regularly speaking out against the current administration’s actions, including the war in Iran and ICE immigration enforcement. Springsteen and Trump have also regularly

Billy Joel has made it clear that an unauthorised biopic does not have his approval, nor rights to his music or his life rights – calling it “legally and professionally misguided”. The film in question is Billy & Me, which is edited and directed by John Ottman and tells the origin story of the iconic

Billy Joel has spoken out against recently announced plans to make a movie about his life. According to Variety, casting is already underway for director John Ottman’s Billy & Me, which will tell the story of Joel’s pre-fame career through the eyes of his former manager Irwin Mazur. The film’s producers have reportedly secured the

Drowning Poolhave cancelled their South American tour due to “low ticket sales”,with the band blaming it on “logistics”. The Dallas nu metal band had been set to launch their first ever run of shows on the continent tomorrow (May 20) in Bogota, Colombia and it was due to run until a gig inCoritiba, Brazil on