Wolfmother drummer Dave Atkins has left the band after 16 months, having decided the touring life is not for him. He’s been replaced by Har Mar Superstar sticksman Will Rockwell-Scott. The band are at pains to underline that Atkins’ departure is in no way unfriendly, like the split which saw founding members Chris Ross and […]

The supergroup featuring Glenn Hughes, Joe Bonamassa, Derek Sherinian and Jason Bonham might be all over before it’s properly begun. Kevin Shirley, who’s been producing the debut album for the band (who were originally to be called Black Country) has written on his Facebook page: “We set out as friends and lovers of music, to […]

Bret Michaels has had a brain haemorrhage.The Poison frontman was rushed to hospital after complaining of acute headaches. Dctors discovered bleeding at the base of his brain stem. Initial reports suggested he was in a critical condition, following emergency surgery. But recent updates say the singer and reality TV star is now awake, talking and […]

The author Alan Sillitoe has died aged 82 at Charing Cross Hospital in London, his family has said. The Nottingham-born novelist emerged in the 1950s as one of the “Angry Young Men” of British fiction. His son David said he hoped his father would be remembered for his contribution to literature. His novels included Saturday […]

KRAVAYВ – this was the place to be for metalheads, punk rockers, sophisticated new wave snotty snobs et al during the 80s in Communist Bulgaria. Free thinkers and rock’n’roll afficionados gathered there to discuss, argue, bicker and banter about their favourite bands, music and fashions. Most parties took off from there, most kids were conceived there […]

For many, the French indie outfit Phoenix is known simply for ‘1901’ and ‘Litzomania’, the two singles turned television commercial soundtracks from the masterful 2009 album ‘Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix’. But as any fan will tell you, the Thomas Mars-led quartet has a healthy rГ©sumГ© beyond the aforementioned hits, complete with three full-length studio albums and […]

Cypress Hill celebrated yesterday’s release of new album Rise Up with a special performance in front of a packed-house crowd at The Warfield in San Francisco. Those that couldn’t make it in shouldn’t worry; the legendary hip hop group has announced a summer tour with Slightly Stoopid that begins July 16 at the Verizon Wireless […]

Islamists have warned the creators of TV show South Park they could face violent retribution for depicting the Prophet Muhammad in a bear suit. A posting on the website of the US-based group, Revolution Muslim, told Matt Stone and Trey Parker they would “probably wind up like Theo Van Gogh“. The Dutch film-maker was shot […]

Billy Joel’s drummer has settled a legal case, in which he accused the Uptown Girl singer of depriving him of royalties from records he played on. Liberty DeVitto worked with Mr Joel from 1975 to 2005, performing on several albums, including The Stranger. He said he was owed money from recordings dating from 1975 and […]

Rock ‘n’ roll has lost yet another band as Scottish pop rock trio The Fratellis announced Thursday (April 22) they are splitting up. According to two posts on the band’s message board, both vocalist Jon Lawler and bassist Barry Wallace announced they had no plans to record or tour in the future and laid the […]