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Stevie Wonder, Aerosmith To Top London's Calling Festival Bill This June
Stevie Wonder has become the second headliner to be announced for this year's London's Calling Festival, which will take place on London's Clapham Common in June. Wonder, who has hinted that he'll be releasing two...
By Lauren James in Music / Festivals on 08 April 2014
A Week In Music, Kanye Has A New Edge, Robyn And Snoop Switch Genders And Glastonbury 2013 Sees Landmark Performance From The Stones
Albums of the week... Following 2011's massively successful collaborative album with Jay-Z 'Watch The Throne', Kanye West makes a return with a new solo effort entitled 'Yeezus'. He proves yet again that he is one...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 02 July 2013
Bruce Serenades His Mother At Hard Rock Calling Festival: What A Mummy's Boy!
In a Streisand-style family affair, US rocker Bruce Springsteen has introduced crowds of fans to family members whilst on stage. During his Sunday headline slot at last weekend's Hard Rock Calling festival, Springsteen invited his...
By Lauren James in Music / Festivals on 02 July 2013
Hard Rock Calling: Fans Answer In Their Thousands To See Springsteen & Kasabian
In Somerset, Glastonbury was in full swing but further East a different festival drew its own thousands. Rock fans flocked to Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in East London's Stratford to attend Hard Rock Calling: a...
By Lauren James in Music / Festivals on 01 July 2013
A Week In Music - Bowie's 'The Next Day' Album Was Worth The Wait, Sigur Ros Back At Their Spectacular Best, Everything Everything Take Another Step Into The Mainstream With 'Duet'
Albums of Note... David Bowie’s return to the shelves of our local record shops (well, the few that still exist) has been met with a grateful and adulatory fanfare, across the board and it’s been...
By Hayley Avron on 11 March 2013
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Bandto Return To Hard Rock Calling To Avenge Hyde Park Debacle
Remember last summer, when hordes of Boss fans booed and jeered as the almighty Bruce Springsteen and his E Street Band were cut short during one of their typically marathon sets at London’s Hyde Park?...
By Contributor in Music / Festivals on 05 March 2013
Guillemots Always Eat Their Rider
Guillemots always eat their backstage rider. The 'Get Over It' band - made up of Fyfe Dangerfield, MC Lord Magrao, Aristazabal Hawkes and Greig Stewart - like to indulge in a few snacks before they...
By Bang Showbiz on 24 July 2012
Anger As Bruce Springsteen Cut Off In London
Fans and performers have criticised the decision to switch off Bruce Springsteen's microphone during a gig in London on Saturday night (14.07.12).The 'Born to Run' singer went beyond a curfew to perform with Beatles legend...
By Bang Showbiz on 16 July 2012
Soundgarden: Rock Has Lost Its Place
Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell thinks rock has ''lost its place.''The singer and guitarist puts the decline of rock down to a lack of exposure in mainstream media in favour of other genres. He told Details...
By Bang Showbiz on 29 March 2012
The Guillemots Want To Play On The Moon
The Guillemots want to play a gig on the moon. Fyfe Dangerfield, lead singer of the group, would love it if the 'Get Over It' band could perform on the crater one day as he...
By Bang Showbiz on 15 March 2012
Bruce Springsteen Announces Album And Tour In 2012
Bruce Springsteen has announced a new album and tour for 2012. The 'Born to Run' hitmaker and his E Street Band have almost completed work on their latest as-yet-untitled record and are planning to play...
By Bang Showbiz on 21 November 2011
Kasabian Hint At Hard Rock Calling Concert
Kasabian have hinted they are headlining next year's Hard Rock Calling festival.The group plan to do some massive open-air concerts in the UK next year, including one in their hometown of Leicester, and frontman Tom...
By Bang Showbiz on 12 November 2011
Ronnie Wood And Rod Stewart Plan New Collaboration
Ronnie Wood is set to reunite with Rod Stewart.The Rolling Stones star is keen to work with his former The Faces bandmate again especially now the Stones' 50th anniversary tour next year is doubtful.A source...
By Bang Showbiz on 19 September 2011
Taylor Momsen Dating Paul Weller's Son
Taylor Momsen is reportedly dating Paul Weller's son.The Pretty Reckless singer and Natt Weller - who first met in October - were spotted backstage at the Wireless Festival in London's Hyde Park together on Sunday...
By Bang Showbiz on 05 July 2011
Pete Wentz's Struggle To Co-ordinate Black Cards
Pete Wentz gets "flustered" being in Black Cards.The 32-year-old former Fall Out Boy star admits it can be difficult preparing to play shows with his new band because all of the members - himself, Bebe...
By Bang Showbiz on 28 June 2011
Rod Stewart Reunites With Ronnie
Rod Stewart reunited on stage with Ronnie Wood in London's Hyde Park last night (26.06.11).The 66-year-old singer thrilled the crowd at Hard Rock Calling when he halted a performance of his classic track 'Maggie May'...
By Bang Showbiz on 27 June 2011
Stewart And Wood's Writers Block
Rod Stewart and Ronnie Wood got writers' block when they tried to compose a song together.The 'Maggie May' singer and the Rolling Stones star teamed up at Ronnie's mum's house in 1969 to write a...
By Bang Showbiz on 23 June 2011
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Sheffield's very own all girl group Pretty Fierce are still on a high after the recent release of their debut single - 'Ready For Me'.
Will Varley & Jack Valero - The Astor Theatre Deal Live Review
Three nights before the end of his current tour Will Varley returned to his home town of Deal to delight a sold out crowd in The Astor Theatre.
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WYSE talks to us about her "form of synaesthesia", collaborating with Radiohead's Thom York and the prospect of touring with a band [EXCLUSIVE]
With only a few days to go before Portsmouth based songstress and producer WYSE releases her new single, 'Belladonna', we caught up with her to find...
Bay Bryan talks to us about being a "wee queer ginger", singing with Laura Marling and being inspired by Matilda [EXCLUSIVE]
Colorado raised, Glasgow educated and Manchester based Bay Bryan is nothing if not a multi-talented, multi-faceted artist performing as both...
Keelan X talks to us about staying true to "your creative vision", collaborating with Giorgio Moroder and being "a yoga nut" [EXCLUSIVE]
Former Marigolds band member Keelan Cunningham has rediscovered his love of music with his new solo project Keelan X.
![Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]](https://images.contactmusic.com/images/home/homepage/luke-de-sciscio-abof-a.jpg "Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]")
Luke De-Sciscio talks to us about having the courage to be yourself, forgiving that which is outside of one's control and following whims [EXCLUSIVE]
Wiltshire singer-songwriter Luke De Sciscio, formally known as Folk Boy, is set to release is latest album - 'The Banquet' via AntiFragile Music on...
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