Previous bassist of the Arctic Monkeys Andy Nicholson has been temporarily replaced with new member Nick O’Malley. They played together for the first time at a secret gig in London yesterday.The secret gig was held at East London’s Old Blue Last, a small pub barely big enough for an audience of a hundred people.The new […]

Guns n’ Roses have announced a full tour of the UK set for July, their first since 2002.Axl Rose & co will play seven huge arena shows kicking off the jaunt in Sheffield on July 18, and going through Sheffield, Newcastle, Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, Nottingham and ending up in London on July 30,В В  according to […]

Red Hot Chili Peppers and The Who have been confirmed as the headline acts for this year’s Oxegen festival.The US funk rockers and the Mod legends will top the Main Stage billing on Sunday (July 9) and Saturday (July 8) respectively at Ireland’s Punchestown Racecourse.Also set for the first day of the event are The […]

Promoter and booking agent Ian Copeland has passed away at the age of 57 of melanoma on Tuesday. Copeland was regarded as the man responsible for launching the careers of bands like R.E.M., the B52s and his brother’s band, The Police in the 70s and 80s.While based in New York, he founded Frontier Booking International […]

Congratulations to Ian Anderson of Jethro Tull and Ray Davies from The Kinks for their success at the prestigious Ivor Novello Awards in London. Anderson picked up his for International Achievement, with Davies was rewarded for Outstanding Contribution To British Music. Among other winners were: KT Tunstall, James Blunt, New Order, Kaiser Chiefs, Athlete, Damon […]

The Rolling Stones have been forced to postpone the first 15 shows of their summer tour. The band will not hit the road until July.The dates have been put back while Keith Richards recovers from brain surgery. The guitarist required an operation after reportedly falling out of a tree in Fiji. The postponed dates are: […]

John Waite returns with a new album through Frontiers on July 7. Called ‘Downtown Journey Of A Heart’, it features re-recordings of some of the British singer’s best known songs, plus a new version of Bob Dylan‘s ‘Highway 61’.

Panic! At The Disco have posted their new video online. It’s for the song ‘But It’s Better If You Do’.

The Monsters are coming. The legendary Monsters Of Rock Festival returns on June 3, at the Milton Keynes Bowl. See Deep Purple, Alice Cooper, Journey, Thunder, Queensryche and Ted Nugent.

Isis are to release a DVD called ‘Clearing The Eye’ in August, through Ipecac.