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Blues legend Joe Louis Walker has died aged 75. The electric blues musician passed away late last month following a cardiac-related illness, per Rolling Stone, and was surrounded by his wife of 16 years, Robin, and two daughters, Leena and Bernice. Walker’s extensive career, which spanned over six decades, saw the singer and guitarist work with the likes of Bonnie Raitt and Mark Knopfler, and open for icons like Muddy […]

Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong has said that the long-rumoured ‘’American Idiot’ film is “eventually going to happen”. READ MORE: Green Day – ‘Saviors’ review: their best work since ‘American Idiot’ A movie adaptation of the politically-charged, Grammy-winning 2004 album has been speculated about since the record’s release, with reports back in 2011 suggesting that Tom Hanks was interested in producing. It was then apparently confirmed in 2013, with playwright Rolin […]

American Airlines have removed the film Kneecap from their in-flight entertainment after receiving complaints. READ MORE: ‘Kneecap’ review: ballsy, brave and one of the best music biopics ever made The titular Irish rap trio have been at the centre of a storm of controversy this week after UK counter-terror police announced they were “assessing” two videos from the band’s gigs In one, footage appears to show a band member shouting “Up […]

Djo was joined by his Stranger Things co-star Finn Wolfhard on stage in Toronto this week – see footage below. READ MORE: Djo on stripping everything back for third album ‘The Crux’: “I’m not trying to live in the past” The actor and musician, also known as Joe Keery, plays Steve Harrington in the Netflix show, but he is currently on tour supporting his third album ‘The Crux’, which was released […]

Little Simz has announced the full line-up for her new album ‘Lotus’ – see the full list of tracks and guest appearances below. READ MORE: Little Simz – ‘NO THANK YOU’ review: she’s got a bone to pick The UK rapper – real name Simbiatu Ajikawo – announced her sixth studio album in February. The follow-up to 2022’s ‘NO THANK YOU’, it will be released on June 6, and you […]

Billy Bragg has said the recent letter of support for Kneecap “lacks any sense of nuance or understanding” of why “this whole furore kicked off”. READ MORE: Kneecap on the cover – giving peace, protest and partying a chance This week, politicians have sought to have the Irish rap trio removed from festival line-ups for the summer – including Glastonbury and TRNSMT – following the news that two videos from their […]

Sharon Osbourne has once again hit out at Kneecap, describing them as “pathetic” and “uneducated”, as well as adding that they should be more like Bono when it comes to activism. READ MORE: Kneecap on the cover – giving peace, protest and partying a chance There has been backlash against the Irish hip-hop trio since their appearance at the 2025 edition of Coachella, where they led chants after projecting the […]

The stacked line-up for Black Sabbath’s final show has just just got even bigger, with Aerosmith‘s Steven Tyler and the surviving Soundgarden members joining the bill. READ MORE: Sharon Osbourne and Tony Iommi tell us about Black Sabbath’s finale: “Usually this thing is done when you’re dead” Announced back in February, the one-off gig will be held at Villa Park stadium in Birmingham on July 5, and mark the legendary […]

Lorde has opened up about her past body image issues, and how she is embracing herself in this new era. During a new interview with Document Journal, the Kiwi pop star spoke about returning with her first single in four years, ‘What Was That’. The track is the first taste of her fourth album ‘Virgin’, which is due for release on June 27. READ MORE: Lorde’s ‘What Was That’ takes us […]