A band founded on three brothers, a cousin and a best friend is a sure-fire recipe for tension and upheaval... and so it was at (many)...

Yet more sad news to bring you from the world of music - the humble and talented Welsh rock star, Mike Peters, has succumbed to his...

As if 2025 wasn't bad enough already, today it was announced that Clem Burke, drumming legend and Blondie stalwart has died, aged 70....

News broke today, from former Gang Of Four bandmate Hugo Burnham, that Dave Allen passed away yesterday (Saturday 5 April) aged 69,...

Another month of 2025 barely begun, and more sad news from the music world, with the announcement that Brian James, founder of key...

He was a founder of one of the key American bands of the 1970s, the man behind swinging lounge singer Buster Poindexter, as well as an...

Another part of my childhood music scene died, on Monday, at the age of 69. Rick Buckler was born in Woking and died in Woking - and that...

Well, I think we can all agree that was definitely a year.... I'll leave it up to you to decide whether it was good or bad - for me it...

December is already a bad month for sad music anniversaries (Stuart Adamson, Kirsty MacColl and Terry Hall all died in December, amongst...

This is the story of the pistol that has been at the forefront of the fight to save the UKs small music venues. The pistol in question is...

"Tonight, with full but broken hearts, we must share the news of our father and brother Quincy Jones' passing. And although this is an...

What a great loss. What a great writer. What a great actor. What a great friend. So said Dolly Parton on learning that her friend Kris...

It is fair to say that the two music stories that caught my eye at the end of last week capture both the best and worst of the what music...

Here we are with news of two new releases - one that has just happened and one coming up this autumn. With over twenty solo albums...

Last night, the four original members of R.E.M. were back together one more time, receiving their induction into the Songwriter's Hall of...

One of the most celebrated French singers, Françoise Hardy, died yesterday at the age of 80. The news was broken by her son, Thomas...

Unfortunately, it has taken me a few days to get to this, but it is important to finally write this - because on Tuesday (7th May) the...

Today we celebrate a milestone birthday reached by the one of (partially self-proclaimed) great band frontmen to come out of the 1980s....

This is something of a treat for any fans of the Damned, as this is the second post involving them in just a few days (see the Reviews...

Today is a birthday milestone for a member of a legendary hip hop crew - as yes, Flavor Flav, co-founder of Public Enemy turns 65. It is...