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Pulp Hint At 2012 Return After Cryptic Tweet
Pulp have been one of the more popular among the slew of artists making their active return to live music as the demand for nostalgia echoes across the music industry's decaying wasteland, their shows last...
By WENN on 09 January 2012
John Lydon Attacks Tv Talent Shows
Punk icon John Lydon has blamed TV talent shows for the fact his reunited Public Image Ltd. have yet to find a record label.The sneering former Sex Pistols singer has taken aim at hit shows...
By WENN on 05 January 2012
Arctic Monkeys Blunder New Year's Eve Celebration In Australia
British rockers the Arctic Monkeys suffered an embarrassing moment at midnight on New Year's Eve (31Dec11) - because they didn't realise they were supposed to countdown to 2012 at an Australian festival.The band left the...
By WENN on 04 January 2012
Axl Rose Ejects Unruly Fan From Vancouver Gig
Axl Rose, lead singer of Guns N'Roses, has once again had his attitude towards the group's fans called into question, as he had a gig-goer ejected from their concert in Vancouver last Saturday (December 17,...
By WENN on 21 December 2011
Pj Harvey's Album Named Critics' Record Of The Year
Pj Harvey's acclaimed album Let England Shake has crowned a triumphant year for the British singer/songwriter after it was named the best record of 2011 by music critics.Harvey's state-of-the-nation address scooped the prestigious Mercury Prize...
By WENN on 19 December 2011
Tom Meighan Confident Of Christmas Carol Writing
Kasabian's Tom Meighan thinks he'd write great Christmas Carols. The singer says if he were to pen some festive tracks, they would have a traditional sound to them, in the style of 'White Christmas' hitmaker...
By Bang Showbiz on 17 December 2011
Alice Cooper Buying Gaga A Bible
Alice Cooper is getting Lady Gaga a bible and a cookbook for Christmas. The 'Poison' shock rocker is good friends with Gaga and looking to get her some useful everyday objects, which he thinks may...
By Bang Showbiz on 15 December 2011
Sarah Harding Had Horse Therapy In Rehab
Sarah Harding underwent horse therapy while she was in rehab.The Girls Aloud singer - who visited American treatment facility Cottonwood in October to seek help for depression and alcoholism - opted for "equine assisted counselling"...
By Bang Showbiz on 14 December 2011
Michael Jackson's Hair To Be Turned Into Roulette Ball
Michael Jackson's hair is about to be lucky for gamblers - a clump is to be used for the manufacture of a one-of-a-kind roulette ball.Bosses at Onlinegamblingpal.com purchased the hair, which was collected at a...
By WENN on 13 December 2011
Lindsey Buckingham Axes U.k. Tour
Fleetwood Mac star Lindsey Buckingham has been forced to postpone his U.K. tour after his guitarist sustained a serious back injury.The rocker was due to kick off the seven-night trek at the Symphony Hall in...
By WENN on 09 December 2011
No Reunion For The Happy Mondays
A representative for the Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder has ruled out reunion talk following rumours the band's original line-up is making plans to tour in 2012.British newspaper The Sun reported the influential 1990s band...
By WENN on 06 December 2011
Amy Winehouse 'Didn't Like' Bond Track
Amy Winehouse didn't like the' James Bond' theme she was set to record. The singer - who was found dead at home in London in July - worked with Mark Ronson on a song which...
By Bang Showbiz on 03 December 2011
Flight Of The Conchords Movie Reports Dismissed
U.S. TV chiefs have dismissed reports a Flight Of The Conchords movie is in the works, after funnyman Bret Mckenzie hinted at a big screen comeback for the comedy.The series won over critics and fans...
By WENN on 30 November 2011
Beyonce All Set For Christmas Baby?
Beyonce has again hit out at claims that she faked her pregnancy, and has gone on to suggest that there's a chance that she and husband Jay Z could have a Christmas baby in a...
By WENN on 30 November 2011
Mick Jones On Tour For Soccer Disaster Families
Veteran rocker Mick Jones is teaming up with The Farm and '80s star Pete Wylie to play concerts in aid of victims of Britain's worst ever sporting disaster.The former The Clash star has joined the...
By WENN on 23 November 2011
Inspiral Carpets Return With First Song In 16 Years
The band that once featured Noel Gallagher as a road crew member have released their first song in 16 years.Influential Britpop act Inspiral Carpets' You're So Good For Me is currently available on iTunes. The...
By WENN on 23 November 2011
Dodgy Record First Album For A Decade
Nineties hitmakers Dodgy have announced plans to release their first album in a decade.Stand Upright In A Cool Place will be the Britpop group's first release since 2001's Real Estate. Bandmates Nigel Clark, Andy Miller...
By WENN on 18 November 2011
Tom Meighan's Funny Death
Kasabian singer Tom Meighan wants to die by falling off a rollercoaster. The 'Days Are Forgotten' singer is aware most rock stars die young and often in bizarre circumstances and, if he could choose, thinks...
By Bang Showbiz on 17 November 2011
Beady Eye Want Bonehead On New Album
Beady Eye have invited Bonehead to join them on their next album.The group - which is made up of former Oasis members Liam Gallagher, Gem Archer, Chris Sharrock and Andy Bell - would have no...
By Bang Showbiz on 13 November 2011
Liam Gallagher Under Fire For 'Nutty' Adam Ant Remark
Liam Gallagher has come under fire from mental health campaigners after he labelled bipolar pop star Adam Ant "nutty".The Oasis rocker took at aim the 1980s superstar in a recent interview with Britain's Nme magazine....
By WENN on 12 November 2011
Liam Gallagher Blasts Twitter-loving Stars
Rocker Liam Gallagher has taken aim at celebrities who post trivial details of their life on Twitter.com, insisting they should be "shot".The Beady Eye star has an account on the microblogging website but rarely uses...
By WENN on 09 November 2011
Alex Turner Wants Anonymity After Chung Split
Arctic Monkeys frontman Alex Turner has vowed to keep out of the gossip columns following his high-profile split from Mtv presenter Alexa Chung.The British rocker and former model Chung ended their four-year relationship in July...
By WENN on 02 November 2011
Producer Defends Posthumous Amy Winehouse Album
The producer of Amy Winehouse's posthumous album has defended the decision to release the unheard tracks, insisting the personal songs "document her life".The singer's father Mitch revealed earlier this week (begs31Oct11) that a collection of...
By WENN on 01 November 2011
Stone Roses' 'Important' New Songs
Ian Brown says the Stone Roses' new songs are "more important" than their reunion shows.The singer of the 'I am the Resurrection' group - who reformed last week, 15 years after originally splitting in 1996...
By Bang Showbiz on 26 October 2011
Bjork's Biophila Like Punk
Bjork likens her Biophilia album to the punk movement. The eccentric singer has released her latest album 'Biophilia' as a series of interactive mobile applications, and believes by giving the listener the ability to manipulate...
By Bang Showbiz on 20 October 2011
The Stone Roses Officially Return With World Tour, New Songs
Its official - legendary Manchester band the Stone Roses are to reunite for a series of summer concerts in 2012. Singer Ian Brown, guitarist John Squire, bassist Mani and drummer Alan 'Reni' Wren announced the...
By WENN on 18 October 2011
Florence Welch Inspired By Late Grandma
Florence Welch's late grandmother inspired one of her new songs when she came to her in a dream. The Florence and the Machine singer is heavily influenced her late grandparents and her track 'Only if...
By Bang Showbiz on 16 October 2011
Florence Welch Is Obsessed With Drowning
British singer Florence Welch has a morbid obsession with drowning after immersing herself in water as a lovesick teenager.The Florence and the MAChine frontwoman first fell in love when she was aged 17, but was...
By WENN on 12 October 2011
Florence Welch 'Obsessed With Drowning'
Florence Welch was "obsessed with drowning" when she made her new album.The Florence + the Machine singer became captivated by the symbolism of immersion in water when writing 'Ceremonials', which she says stems from the...
By Bang Showbiz on 12 October 2011
Winehouse's Dad To Write Amy's Memoir
Amy Winehouse's father has signed a new deal with publishers Harper Collins to pen a memoir about his late daughter.Mitch Winehouse's tome will be titled Amy, My Daughter. All proceeds from the book will be...
By WENN on 10 October 2011
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