The Flaming Lips expect to release a track a month during 2011. The surreal psych rockers will start recording in mid-January with longtime producer Dave Fridmann, and they’ll aim to put out one song per month, rather than a full album. Frontman Wayne Coyne told Rolling Stone: “The dilemma is whether we’re going to release […]

Mind you, it’s only January 4th, but I submit to you what will likely prove to be the most unlikely collaboration of 2011. Spinner reports that Dave Sitek — best known for his work as a member of TV on the Radio and more recently, his solo project, Maximum Balloon — will play bass on […]

Today – January 4 – marks the 25th anniversary of the death of the late, great Phil Lynott. Post your comments about the man and his legacy below.  

Muse’s Matt Bellamy has said that the band have had “real” discussions about the possibility of playing a gig in space. The frontman said that although his plan seemed rather ambitious, he hoped that technology would allow the Devon three-piece a shot at performing a show in orbit one day. “We’ve had some discussions about […]

Drummer Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater, Transatlantic), guitarist Steve Morse (Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs), multi-instrumentalist Neal Morse (Transatlantic, Spock’s Beard), bassist Dave LaRue (Dixie Dregs) and vocalist Casey McPherson (Alpha Rev, Endochine) have joined forces in a brand new project. The as-yet-unnamed band has just entered the studio to begin work on a new album, due […]

Sebastian Bach, the ex-frontman of Skid Row, is divorcing his wife of 18 years Maria Bierk. “We have tried to work things out for the sake of our family but it has become apparent that our differences at this point are irreconcilable,” Bach told TMZ. He added that he and Bierk have been separated since […]

MГ¶tley CrГјe bassist Nikki Sixx has posted a new video to promote his upcoming book ‘This Is Gonna Hurt: Music, Photography and Life Through the Distorted Lens of Nikki Sixx.’ The book is due for release through HarperCollins’ William Morrow imprint on April 26, 2011. ‘This Is Gonna Hurt’ will include more than two dozen […]

In a post-holiday week that has seen several announcements of celebrity couplings, singer John Mellencamp and his wife Elaine have decided to do the opposite and separate. “John and Elaine Mellencamp are proud of their 20 years together and are very happy with their accomplishments both as parents and as a family. They will continue […]

Chuck Berry had to be helped offstage last night (January 1) at a gig in Chicago after collapsing during his set. The 84 year old, who was performing at Chicago’s Congress Theatre, is said to have slumped over an accompanist’s keyboard an hour into the show. He was then helped offstage for a medical examination, […]

Folk rocker Richard Thompson, who made his name with Fairport Convention, has been given an OBE in the New Year’s Honours List.Also honoured is Trevor Horn, who gets a CBE. Horn was a member of Buggles, before briefly fronting Yes. He also produced the latter.