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Punk legends Descendents and Circle Jerks have announced a joint tour of the UK and Europe to take place in 2025. READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Descendents The two California bands will join forces for a trip around Britain and Ireland in next year, kicking off on March 9 at Dublin’s Academy, and taking in Belfast, Glasgow, Manchester, London and Bristol, before eventually wrapping at Bournemouth’s O2 […]

Sammy Hagar has announced a Las Vegas residency after $1million of his and Guy Fieri’s tequila was hijacked in a heist. The residency will feature his ‘Best Of Both Worlds’ band, which is comprised of guitarist Joe Satriani, bassist Michael Anthony, and drummer Kenny Aronoff. The string of dates is made up of nine nights at the Dolby Live at Park MGM. The musician will take over the venue on […]

Bob Dylan insisted on inserting a made-up fact into the forthcoming biopic A Complete Unknown.  The film charts Dylan’s controversial switch from acoustic to electric guitar in the mid-’60s and will be released in US cinemas on December 25, with a UK release to follow on January 17. Dylan served as an executive producer on the film, which is an adaptation of Elijah Wald’s 2015 book Dylan Goes Electric! Newport, Seeger, […]

The Pogues have announced a 2025 UK and Ireland tour in celebration of the 40th anniversary of ‘Rum Sodomy & The Lash’. READ MORE: Shane MacGowan, 1957-2023: an uncompromising, chaotic one of a kind  The run of dates will commence at the O2 Academy in Leeds on May 1, 2025 and will see the Irish icons make stops in Birmingham, London, Glasgow and Manchester before wrapping up the tour at […]

Pete Townshend has revealed that he has “suicidal” thoughts when he wakes up every morning. READ MORE: Tonic: the mental health charity championed by Terry Hall on the vital service they provide for musicians The rock legend and founding member of The Who has been open about his mental health struggles for a long time, and as he discussed in a new interview with The Sunday Times, his experience with what […]

The Murder Capital have announced their third album ‘Blindness’ with new single ‘Words Lost Meaning.’ Check it out below alongside our interview with frontman James McGovern. Set for release on February 21, ‘Blindness’ swiftly follows on from the Irish quintet’s acclaimed 2023 album ‘Gigi’s Recovery’, which arrived four years after their breakout debut ‘When I Have Fears’. Although those albums were both built around their titles, McGovern revealed that the […]

Paul McCartney invited St. Vincent and Jack White on stage with him at Corona Capital this weekend to jam some Beatles songs – check out footage below. READ MORE: St. Vincent live in London: a vicious, tender protest in the face of despair  The music legend was headlining the Mexico City festival on Sunday (November 17), treating the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez Stadium to a 29-song set covering the breadth of his […]

Billy Corgan has revealed that he has entered the auction to win Courtney Love‘s handwritten lyrics to the Hole song ‘Violet’. READ MORE: Courtney Love: “I feel like the luckiest motherfucker in the history of rock’n’roll” The Smashing Pumpkins frontman took to his official Instagram account to post a video clip in which he shared that he has purchased three tickets for the auction of Love’s handwritten lyrics for Hole’s […]

The Dare has upgraded the venue for one of his three shows in London, scheduled for later this month. Find out the details below. READ MORE: The Dare – ‘What’s Wrong With New York?’ review: an effective if uninventive throwback The dates were shared as part of a 2024 UK and European tour announced by the artist, which comes in support of his debut album ‘What’s Wrong With New York?’. […]

Franz Ferdinand have shared their imaginative new single ‘Night Or Day’, where they celebrate “living it up”– check it out below. READ MORE: Franz Ferdinand return with ‘Audacious’ and tell us about new album ‘The Human Fear’ Opening with a pounding drum beat, sharp piano riff and deep bass line in their signature Franz Ferdinand sound, ‘Night Or Day’ sees frontman Alex Kapranos sing: “Life is never going to be […]