Foreigner's farewell tour will visit Canada with a singer and actor from Nova Scotia as frontman
"He is not only a consummate vocalist, but a verified Broadway actor to boot" - Mick Jones
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Foreigner's farewell tour will visit Canada with a singer and actor from Nova Scotia as frontman
"He is not only a consummate vocalist, but a verified Broadway actor to boot" - Mick Jones
Mick Fleetwood and Lindsey Buckingham are working together again
Photos posted on social media show Lindsey Buckingham in the studio with Mick Fleetwood for the first time since being fired by Fleetwood Mac seven years ago
The new single from The Darkness tackles the issue of male flatulence during lovemaking
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Heart's Nancy Wilson hits out at America's "salacious billionaire culture" and says it's embarrassing to be an American in 2025
"There'll be another renaissance in the arts to push back against the oppression of the cranky old rich white guys"
"I'm not as humourless as my music!" Steven Wilson announces comedians as support acts for upcoming London Palladium shows
Stewart Lee, Al Murray, Clinton Baptiste and Frank Skinner will all support Steven Wilson on different nights
Metallica’s Kirk Hammett is open to making another Load-style album
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“It was wonderful, boring, horrible, heartbreaking": Life with Shane MacGowan
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Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy announces Silver Shade, his first solo album in 11 years
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"We were all basket cases! But we created this thing called Metallica that’s been our refuge." Kirk Hammett on 40 years in one of the biggest bands in the world
Toxic masculinity, matriarchal societies, fights with bandmates, Metallica's future – Kirk Hammett tells all
Gene Simmons cancels 17 solo shows as Kiss announce unmasked reunion gig to mark fan club's 50th anniversary
After announcing high-priced roadie experience for solo shows, Gene Simmons has cancelled more than half of upcoming tour
"Thank God that genre went away." Megadeth's Dave Mustaine has no love for nu metal
Megadeth mainman Dave Mustaine pulls no punches when it comes to nu metal bands
Sex Pistols trio make 'secret' celebratory return to iconic London punk venue 100 Club
Billed as 'The SPOTS', punk legends thrill fans old and new at legendary London club that helped birth punk
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None shall sleep
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The Dan has a sonic wingding in 1975
