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Guns N’ Roses’ BottleRock headline set cut off after band breaks curfew
Guns N’ Roses’ headline set at BottleRock Festival was cut off after the band broke the event’s curfew last night (September 4). The festival, which is held in Napa Valley, California, has a strict curfew of 10pm, but the iconic rock band were not done performing when that time came around. As the curfew struck, Guns N’ Roses were performing ‘Paradise City’ with guest star Dave Grohl, whose Foo Fighters will headline the festival tonight. As seen on fan-shot footage, part-way through the song the power went off, leaving the audience unable to hear the band. Advertisement The group...
Producer Pete Waterman pays tribute to Sarah Harding: “She was typical of what it was all about excitement, just real enthusiasm”
Producer and former Popstars: The Rivals judge Pete Waterman has paid tribute to Girls Aloud’s Sarah Harding following the news of her death. The singer died today (September 5) after being diagnosed with breast cancer last year. She shared the news with fans in August 2020, by which point the cancer had spread to other parts of her body. She was 39 years old. Speaking to Sky News, Waterman recalled going to Harding’s house in Manchester when she was a contestant on Popstars: The Rivals to “tell her that she’d been picked to go into the group”. “She ran...
Toyah Willcox shares bubbly cover of The Doors’ ‘Light My Fire’
Toyah Willcox has shared a cover of The Doors’ ‘Light My Fire’ in the latest episode of hers and Robert Fripp’s Sunday Lunch Love Letters series. The videos began as an off-shoot of the couple’s Sunday Lockdown Lunch series when Fripp went on tour in the US with King Crimson. READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Toyah Willcox In the fifth episode, which was uploaded earlier today (September 5), Willcox covered The Doors’ 1967 track from her kitchen. Watching on a split-screen from his hotel room, Fripp introduced the video by saying: “My wife has sent me...
Robert Plant says heritage bands who stay together are “hanging onto a life raft”
Robert Plant has commented on heritage bands who stay together for decades, likening them to “hanging onto a life raft”. The musician is best known as the former frontman of Led Zeppelin, who split up in 1980 following the death of John Bonham. The band has reunited several times since, most recently in 2007, but only for one-off gigs. Speaking to MOJO about his new album with Alison Krauss – called ‘Raise The Roof’ – Plant said: “The good thing about Alison and I is that we’re a couple of kindred spirits. Most musicians form a band, then they...
Finneas shares ‘Friends’-inspired video for new single ‘The 90s’
Finneas has previewed the second single from his upcoming new album – listen to ‘The 90s’ below. READ MORE: Finneas reveals the secrets within Billie Eilish’s record-breaking debut album The singer-songwriter and brother/producer of Billie Eilish announced his debut LP last month, arriving alongside its first single, ‘A Concert Six Months From Now’. Now, following up with ‘The 90s’, Finneas opts to go back a couple of decades, highlighting what he deems a simpler time, while also examining how his own life has changed in recent years. Advertisement “Sometimes I think about the 90s/ I know that everyone romanticised it/ But you...
Billy Bragg reflects on family heritage in new song ‘Pass It On’
Billy Bragg has shared a brand new song – listen to the family-orientated track ‘Pass It On’ below. READ MORE: Billy Bragg on Glastonbury and activism: “The idea of the younger generation not being political has gone in the dumpster” The track is the second preview of Bragg’s upcoming 10th studio album ‘The Million Things That Never Happened’, announced in July with the release of single ‘I Will Be Your Shield’. “I read somewhere that the second most googled thing after pornography is ancestry,” Bragg said in a statement. “People want to know where they come from, why they were...
Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding dies aged 39 following breast cancer battle
Sarah Harding has died aged 39 after being diagnosed with breast cancer, her family have confirmed. The Girls Aloud star was diagnosed with breast cancer last year and shared the news with fans in August, at which point the disease had spread to other parts of her body. The news was confirmed today (September 5) by Harding’s mother Marie in a post on Instagram. “It’s with deep heartbreak that today I’m sharing the news that my beautiful daughter Sarah has sadly passed away,” she wrote. “Many of you will know of Sarah’s battle with cancer and that she fought so strongly from...
Faces have recorded 14 new songs since reforming
Faces have recorded 14 new songs together since reforming this summer, drummer Kenney Jones has revealed. The band – Jones, Rod Stewart and Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood – announced back in July that they would be reuniting to write new music after over 40 years apart. In a new interview with BANG Showbiz (via Contact Music), Jones gave an update on work on the new material. Advertisement “We’ve done about 14 songs, it’s a mixture of stuff we never released which is worthy of releasing and there’s some new stuff which is really wonderful,” he said. “Rod is writing...
Chris Brown shares his missing verse from Kanye West’s ‘New Again’
Chris Brown has shared a verse of his that was supposed to feature on Kanye West‘s latest album, ‘DONDA’. READ MORE: Kanye West – ‘DONDA’ review: some gems among lots – and lots – of filler The rapper and producer’s 10th studio album, which arrived last Sunday (August 29) after multiple delays and three high-profile listening events, features the likes of JAY-Z, Travis Scott, The Weeknd, Lil Baby, Kid Cudi, Pusha T and more. Another feature on the album saw Chris Brown provide background vocals on the track ‘New Again’. However, the R&B singer actually sent in an entire verse that...Recent Posts
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