Big Big Train singer David Longdon dead at 56
Big Big Train frontman and instrumentalist David Longdon has died after an accident, the band confirm
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Big Big Train singer David Longdon dead at 56
Big Big Train frontman and instrumentalist David Longdon has died after an accident, the band confirm
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Eddie Vedder reveals how Roskilde tragedy was nearly the end for Pearl Jam
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We regret to inform you that Eric Clapton is at it again
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Marillion release full details of 'upbeat' new album An Hour Before It’s Dark
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Jamie Lenman releases live-looped new single Television Is Not Your Life
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Robert Plant and Alison Krauss share plans for November 19 livestream special
Robert Plant and bluegrass singer Alison Krauss unveil a series of events to promote their new album Raising The Roof
Bag yourself a Black Friday bargain with $48 off The Rolling Stones' Tattoo You super deluxe vinyl boxset
Amazon have slashed the price of The Rolling Stones Tattoo You super deluxe vinyl box set, which includes newly remastered tracks and exclusive collectables
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Carcass interview: Torn Arteries and Phoebe from Friends
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Destroyer: an explosion of infernal imagination and Kiss's Sgt. Pepper
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Nirvana's game-changing Nevermind, now available in a range of wallet-busting formats
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Warren Haynes’s southern rockers Gov't Mule get the blues: the Heavy Load Blues
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Emigrate: The Persistence Of Memory is playfully diverse and enormous fun
Rammstein's Richard Kruspe dives deep into his unreleased solo career on Emigrate's The Persistence Of Memory
Billy Idol: the world's coolest grandad continues to deliver
The Roadside EP is King Rocker Billy Idol's first new tunes in seven years
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