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Spiritbox launch charity raffle to support victims of LA wildfires

Spiritbox have announced a charity raffle to support victims of the Los Angeles wildfires – find out more below. READ MORE: Spiritbox: “Our fans are accepting of change – we’re still figuring ourselves out” This past weekend (January 18), the Canadian metal band took to social media to share that they’ve launched a charity raffle to “raise as much as possible to help” for those affected by the devastating Los Angeles […]

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Scorpions postpone Las Vegas residency for drummer Mikkey Dee to recover from illness

Scorpions have announced the postponement of their upcoming 60th anniversary Las Vegas residency run to allow drummer Mikkey Dee to recover from illness. READ MORE:  ‘Lemmy’: 7 legendary stories the pre-Motörhead biopic should include Earlier this year (January 2), drummer Mikkey Dee – who also used to drum for Motörhead until 2015, when the band dissolved following the death of the legendary Lemmy Kilmister – revealed that he was recently hospitalised […]

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Olivia Rodrigo joins FireAid benefit concert for LA wildfire relief

Olivia Rodrigo has been confirmed to join the upcoming FireAid benefit concert in Los Angeles later this month. READ MORE: LA music community tell us about “tragic” impact of wildfires: “This will be felt for years” The event was first announced earlier this month in support of the victims of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires and will take place on January 30 at the Intuit Dome and the KIA Forum – […]

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Robert Smith announces he’s leaving X/Twitter: “Time to go”

The Cure‘s Robert Smith has left X (formerly Twitter) – see what he had to say in his parting message below. READ MORE: The Cure – ‘Songs Of A Lost World’: a masterful reflection on loss Last night (January 19), Smith took to X to share his final post on the social media platform after first joining it – back when it was known as Twitter – in 2009. He wrote, […]

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Man arrested in connection with death of 24-7 Spyz frontman P. Fluid

A man has been arrested in connection with the killing of P. Fluid, the frontman of influential funk metal band 24-7 Spyz. The singer – real name Peter Forrest – was found badly beaten in the back of an abandoned vehicle in the Bronx, New York. He was pronounced dead at the scene on January 13 at the age of 64. The vehicle in question was a private ambulette bus […]

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Nelly defends playing Donald Trump’s inauguration: “I’m doing this because it’s an honour”

Nelly has defended his decision to play at Donald Trump’s upcoming inauguration party, calling it “an honour”. READ MORE: Entertainment world reacts to Donald Trump’s 2024 US election win: “We are all totally fucked” The St. Louis rapper will be part of the line-up at the Republican’s second inauguration at the US Capitol on Monday (January 20), although the event has been moved indoors due to the expectation of dangerously cold […]

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TikTok made available in the US again just hours after shutdown

TikTok has been made available for US users again, just hours after it was shut down by a Supreme Court ruling. The social media platform ceased operating in the country on Saturday (January 18) after the court set a deadline for Sunday for the site to be sold to American owners or address the national security concerns identified by Congress. “Sorry, TikTok isn’t available right now. A law banning TikTok […]

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The 1975’s Matty Healy reportedly planning to write about Taylor Swift relationship on new album

Matty Healy is reportedly preparing to write about his relationship with Taylor Swift on the next album by The 1975. READ MORE: Taylor Swift – ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ review: a rare misstep The two singers are widely speculated to have dated for a short period in the summer of 2023, following Swift’s split from actor Joe Alwyn and before the start of her relationship with NFL star Travis Kelce. Swifties […]

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Bob Dylan’s early draft lyrics for ‘Mr. Tambourine Man’ sell for over $500,000

The original sheet lyrics of an early draft of Bob Dylan’s ‘Mr. Tambourine Man’ have sold at auction for over $500,000. READ MORE: Timothée Chalamet on becoming Bob Dylan for ‘A Complete Unknown’ With Dylan fever in the air thanks to the recent cinema release of A Complete Unknown, the timing was right for the two yellow sheets to go up for sale at Julien’s Auctions in Beverly Hills, California. The […]

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Watch Johnny Marr join Franz Ferdinand for The Smiths’ ‘Bigmouth Strikes Again’ in Manchester

Johnny Marr joined Franz Ferdinand in Manchester last night for a trio of songs including The Smiths’ ‘Bigmouth Strikes Again’ – see footage below. READ MORE: Franz Ferdinand tell us about new album ‘The Human Fear’ and pop growing “stale” The Scottish indie band were playing at the city’s Aviva Studios on Saturday (January 18) for a show as part of Amazon Music’s City Sessions series, which was streamed live on […]

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