Author: Poppy Burton

Joe Egan, a founding member of Stealers Wheel, the Scottish band he co-fronted with the late Gerry Rafferty, has passed away at the age of 77. Martha, Rafferty’s daughter, who manages his official Facebook page, posted a message announcing Egan’s death. She also shared a series of pictures of the two musicians together. Egan was… Continue reading Stealers Wheel co-founder Joe Egan dies aged 77

At Open’er Festival in Gdynia, Poland, Foo Fighters’ Dave Grohl dedicated a performance of their song ‘Times Like These’ to Tom Morello, a guitarist who was present at the festival. Morello had performed earlier at the festival, and was seen standing side-stage during the Foo Fighters’ set. Grohl spotted him, and walked up to play… Continue reading Watch Dave Grohl play ‘Times Like These’ for Tom Morello in Poland

Veteran rock band Deep Purple have unveiled their latest single, ‘Lazy Sod.’ The track is taken from their upcoming album ‘=1,’ which drops on July 19. Produced by Bob Ezrin, the album will be Deep Purple’s first full-length release since 2020’s ‘Whoosh!’ The band has already launched two other pre-release tracks from the album, ‘Portable… Continue reading Listen to Deep Purple’s heavy new single ‘Lazy Sod’

Metal fans were pleasantly surprised to see James Hetfield and Rob Halford enjoying a festival set by Turnstile recently. The metal icons were spotted watching the show from sidestage at Norway’s Tons Of Rock Festival, where Metallica headlined on June 26 and Judas Priest on June 28. Other artists such as Tool, Nova Twins, and… Continue reading Watch Metallica’s James Hetfield and Judas Priest’s Rob Halford rock out to Turnstile at Norwegian festival

The new Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, Lisa Nandy MP, has been welcomed by the music industry following her appointment by Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer. Nandy will be responsible for overall strategy and policy across the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, including allocating grant-in-aid funding for the British Film Institute… Continue reading Music industry responds to Lisa Nandy MP being named Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport

During their ‘Rebel Diamonds’ tour, The Killers invited Andy Bell from the band Erasure to join them onstage at The O2 in London to perform ‘A Little Respect’ in front of the crowd. The set, which was a part of their six headline shows, ignited the audience and brought them to their feet. Footage and… Continue reading Watch Erasure’s Andy Bell join The Killers for a performance of ‘A Little Respect’ in London

Iain Cook, a member of Chvrches, has unveiled his remix of the 1993 track ‘Linger’ by The Cranberries. Cook used the stems from the original track to rearrange the chords and ensure the remix stayed true to the vocal tone of Cranberries’ lead singer Dolores O’Riordan. He describes hearing O’Riordan’s isolated vocal track as “magical”… Continue reading Chvrches’ Iain Cook shares “fresh and upbeat” remix of The Cranberries’ ‘Linger’

Mark Vessey, a British artist, has worked with legendary house music pioneer Carl Cox on a new photography project. The collaboration features photographs of Cox’s favourite vinyl records from his 150,000 collection that has been amassed by both him and his late father from all around the world, and the artwork is titled ‘Carl’. Vessey… Continue reading Carl Cox shares “best of the best” of his 150,000 strong vinyl record collection

Electric Lady Studios, an iconic recording space initially envisioned by Jimi Hendrix as a nightclub, is the subject of a new documentary arriving this summer. The film from Experience LLC is set to open at New York’s The Quad on August 6, followed by a global rollout. It charts the creation of the Manhattan studio,… Continue reading Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Lady Studios documentary coming out this summer

Dave Rowntree, the drummer of Blur and Labour candidate, failed in his attempt to become MP of the Mid Sussex constituency, losing to Liberal Democrat candidate Alison Bennett. Rowntree announced he had been selected as the Labour Party candidate in March 2024 and expressed his excitement at becoming the first Labour MP for the area.… Continue reading Blur’s Dave Rowntree fails in bid to become Labour MP