Rock

Corey Taylor has praised Sleep Token and compared the mysterious masked band to early Slipknot. Sleep Token released their third album ‘Take Me Back To Eden’ on Friday (May 19). Speaking about the band in a new interview with Allison Hagendorf, Corey Taylor said (via Loudwire): “I’ll call them metal, but there’re so many different

Scotland’s Midnight Sun festival has been cancelled just a week before it was set to begin. The festival was due to take place from May 25-27 at Lew’s Castle in Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis and be headlined by Primal Scream. However, festival director Iain MacArthur said in a statement that a combination of

Manic Street Preachers and Suede have announced details of a two co-headline shows in Japan. The gigs, which will take place in November, come off the back of the ’90s icons’ joint tour of the United States, which came in late 2022. They were also touring partners in the 1990s. Speaking ahead of that tour, Suede frontman

Chad Kroeger has said he thinks that Nickelback aren’t as hated nowadays as they used to be. Kroeger made the revelation on a recent appearance on Arizona’s KFMA-FM radio station when he was asked why he thinks so many people enjoy hating on his band. “That kind of used to be a thing. I shouldn’t

Boys Like Girls are back with their first single in a decade – check out ‘Blood And Sugar’ below. The track is set to serve as the lead single from the rock band’s upcoming fourth album. The title and release date are yet to be confirmed, but it is set to be their first release

Harry Styles, Wet Leg, RAYE and more all won at this week’s Ivor Novello Awards – see the full list of winners below. At Thursday’s (May 18) ceremony in London, Wet Leg’s Hester Chambers and Rhian Teasdale were honoured as Songwriters Of The Year, with the judging panel describing their style as  “fresh, unapologetic and

Kurt Vile has covered Charli XCX‘s ‘Constant Repeat’ with his two daughters – check out the cover version below. The cover was shared by Amazon Music to celebrate her winning the Visionary Award at the 2023 Ivor Novello Awards. The song features Vile’s two daughters, 13-year-old Awilda and 10-year-old Delphine, on backing vocals. In a

Sam Fender has shared his emotional reaction to meeting his musical hero Bruce Springsteen for the first time. The North Shields singer-songwriter supported The Boss in Ferrara, Italy last night (May 18) and is scheduled to open for him again in Rome on Sunday (May 21). Upon announcing the gigs last year, Fender – who

Lana Del Rey has shared a previously-unreleased song called ‘Say Yes To Heaven’ – listen to it below. READ MORE: Every Lana Del Rey song ranked in order of greatness Recorded back in 2013, the standalone track was originally intended to feature on the singer-songwriter’s third studio album ‘Ultraviolence’ (2014). As Stereogum notes, numerous iterations of

BTS‘ Jimin, JVKE, Muni Long, Kodak Black and NLE Choppa have released ‘Angel Pt. 1’, their collaboration for the soundtrack of Fast X. On the newly released songs, Jimin, JVKE and Muni Long handle the track’s chorus and bridge, singing: “Angel, don’t fly so close to me / I’ll pull you down eventually / You

Oh My Girl‘s Arin is reportedly set to join Go Soo in new K-drama Summer Love Machine Blues. On May 15, SPOTV News reported that the pair would star as the leads of the upcoming tvN miniseries. READ MORE: OH MY GIRL on their beautiful new album ‘Real Love’, seventh anniversary and ‘Queendom’ advice The news

A new lord mayor has been elected in Portsmouth, with a Metallica song and Star Trek Klingon quote being included at his ceremony. Labour councillor Tom Coles was chosen to take over from councillor Hugh Mason in Portsmouth, but in a less-than-traditional approach to the service the new mayor requested the ceremony start with him

The Japanese House has joined forces with The 1975’s Matty Healy and shared ‘Sunshine Baby’ — the latest single from her upcoming album. The track is the third to be taken from the British singer-songwriter’s forthcoming album, ‘In The End It Always Does’, which is set to arrive June 30 via Dirty Hit. It sees

Genesis Owusu has announced his awaited sophomore album, ‘STRUGGLER’, alongside a new single and music video. READ MORE: Genesis Owusu live at the Sydney Opera House: a magnificent spectacle Announced today (May 18), ‘STRUGGLER’ is set to arrive on August 18 via Ourness/AWAL – preorder the album here. ‘STRUGGLER’ is accompanied by a new single,

The Leadmill in Sheffield has revealed their landlords’ plans to evict them have advanced and have appealed for help from fans. Last year, the venue’s future came under threat after the owners of the building issued them an eviction notice, sparking an outcry across the music industry. The Leadmill is owned by Electric Group, who also

Foo Fighters have shared the ‘Under You’ — the latest single to be released from their forthcoming album — and announced a free global streaming event. Shared today (May 17), the single is the second that the rock veterans have taken from their upcoming 11th studio album ‘But Here We Are’, following on from ‘Rescued‘

Slowthai has been removed from the line-ups for both Glastonbury and Reading & Leeds festivals, following two charges of rape. The Mercury-nominated rapper — whose real name is Tyron Frampton — was charged with two counts of rape earlier this week, and appeared before Oxfordshire Magistrates Court yesterday (May 16). As previously reported, the 28-year-old

Kate Bush has shared an emotional tribute to her former bassist John Giblin, who has died at the age of 71. The musician’s death was confirmed in a Facebook post by the band Osibisa, with whom he had recently collaborated. Giblin passed away last Sunday (May 14) in Cheltenham after “battling illness”, according to the

Tony Hawk has covered Nine Inch Nails‘ ‘Wish’ with Trent Reznor and an all-star backing band – check out the video below. The US professional skateboarder has been credited with boosting the careers of numerous alternative acts who have contributed songs to the soundtracks of his popular video game franchise, Pro Skater. READ MORE: How do you

Slowthai has appeared in court today (Tuesday May 16), charged with two counts of rape. The Mercury-nominated rapper, real name Tyron Frampton, appeared before Oxfordshire Magistrates Court charged with oral and vaginal penetration of a woman without her consent in Oxford in September 2021. As The Guardian reports, the 28-year-old appeared by video link and