Rock

Roxy Music’s Phil Manzanera and Duran Duran’s Simon Le Bon are among the entertainment figures included in this year’s King’s Birthday Honours list. Manzanera was the lead guitarist and producer for the legendary art rock group, playing on all eight of their studio albums, released between 1972 and 1982. He has been awarded an OBE

Royal Blood have spoken to NME at Download Festival 2024 and discussed what it was like to revisit their self-titled debut 10 years on, as well as reflecting on their time on the road with Queens Of The Stone Age. The duo – comprised of frontman and bassist Mike Kerr and drummer Ben Thatcher –

Kiki Wong, the new guitarist in The Smashing Pumpkins, has spoken about the “mind-blowing” experience of playing her first shows with the band over the last week. In April, the band announced Wong as their new guitarist, after conducting a search that saw them receive over 10,000 public applications for the role. The position came

Bebe Rexha has hit out at her former collaborator G-Eazy, calling him a “stuck-up ungrateful loser”. The Albanian-American singer called out the Californian rapper on social media for not directly asking her to shoot social media content with him. The duo have previously worked together on their 2015 hit ‘Me, Myself and I’, which was

As Interpol gear up to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their seminal second album ‘Antics’, here’s a reminder of what former bassist Carlos D [Dengler] made of the record. An interview from 2017 has resurfaced with the bassist appearing on the podcast Talk Music Talk with boice, where he spoke about his thoughts on ‘Antics’. ‘Antics’,

Trampolene frontman Jack Jones has announced details his self-titled debut solo album, as well as sharing new single ‘Breathe’. As well as fronting Trampolene and working as a poken word poet, Jones is also a member of Pete Doherty’s band The Puta Madres. Now, he’s set to make his solo debut. According to a press release,

REM‘s first interview as a group in 30 years will air on CBS tomorrow (June 13). The quartet – frontman Michael Stipe, drummer Bill Berry, guitarist Peter Buck and bassist Mike Mills – have come together to speak about their induction into the Songwriters’ Hall Of Fame. In a clip shared to CBS’ social media

Hard-Fi have responded to Easy Life‘s announcement that they have changed their name to Hard Life. The indie group spearheaded by frontman Murray Matravers said they were embroiled in a legal battle with the company (who owns easyJet) in October last year, finally conceding defeat a month later. After playing their final gig as Easy

Iggy Pop dug a selection of Stooges songs from out of the archives for the first time in over a decade with Yeah Yeah Yeahs‘ Nick Zinner, Matt Sweeney, and more in tow. During an appearance at California’s No Values Festival, Pop brought together an all-star band to dust off some old classics in his

Liam Gallagher has spoken out on the chance of a special tour to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Oasis‘ second album ‘(What’s The Story) Morning Glory’. READ MORE: Liam Gallagher and John Squire on their long-awaited collaboration: “After all the dust settles, it’s 10 great songs” The singer is currently out on the road in the

Fleet Foxes ended up being brought into Hunter Biden’s ongoing trial in Delaware when it emerged he had played the band from his phone while receiving a lap dance. The son of the US President has been on trial for allegedly lying about his drug use when purchasing a firearm in 2018. He claimed to

Charli XCX has revealed that new song ‘Talk Talk’ was written about nearly following The 1975’s George Daniel into the toilet at the 2020 NME Awards. The singer released her sixth studio album ‘Brat’ last week (June 5), and just a few days later shared the deluxe edition, which included three extra tracks in the

Fearne Cotton has shared the reasons why she wouldn’t return to live TV or radio “for any money in the world”. READ MORE: 20 years of ‘Popworld’: the anarchic chat show that revolutionised music telly The former BBC Radio 1 presenter has also worked on CITV, CBBC, Top of the Pops, Celebrity Juice, and Love Island. She

The music PR legend Alan Edwards has told NME how David Bowie used to disguise himself in public during the height of his commercial success. Edwards, who founded the celebrated PR film The Outside Organisation, worked alongside Bowie, as well as the likes of The Rolling Stones, Prince and Britney Spears. He has now published

Celine Dion has said that living with stiff person syndrome has involved experiencing muscle spasms that have broken her ribs. The Canadian pop icon confirmed that she had been diagnosed with the condition in 2022, and she has now given her first television interview on the subject, to NBC News. “I had broken ribs at

The soundtrack to Jack Black‘s 2003 musical comedy School Of Rock has landed on streaming services for the first time. The original School of Rock (Music from and Inspired by the Motion Picture) album featured songs performed by the cast, including the title track and a cover of AC/DC’s ‘It’s a Long Way to the Top

The 1975‘s Matty Healy was reportedly “blindsided” by how much of Taylor Swift‘s album ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ was supposedly inspired by their relationship, but found it “hilarious” because they were “never serious”. It is estimated Swift and Healy were involved with each other from April to June 2023, just after she split from long-term

David Byrne and Devo have shared an unearthed collaborative song called ‘Empire’ – you can listen to it below. The track was originally written by the pair for the former Talking Heads frontman’s fifth solo album, 1997’s ‘Feelings’, but it didn’t make the final cut. A version of the tune appears on Byrne’s 2004 record

Flavor Flav ordered the entire Red Lobster menu in an effort to help save the seafood restaurant chain which recently filed for bankruptcy. The Public Enemy rapper took to his official X/Twitter account on Monday (June 3) to share a photo of his table at the restaurant overflowing with various dishes. “Ya boy meant it

MC5 have shared details of ‘Heavy Lifting’ – their first new studio album in over five decades. Check out the lead single ‘Boys Who Play With Matches’ below. Announced today (June 6), the project will feature both guitar and vocals from the founding member Wayne Kramer, as well as a number of special guest appearances.