"Shane... has gone to be with Jesus and Mary and his beautiful mother, Therese." So wrote Shane McGowan's wife, Victoria, this morning,...

Today we are wishing a very happy 60th birthday to one of my favourite singers - Natalie Anne Merchant - born on this day 1963, in...

So, another musical icon from Liverpool passed on this week. While he had an association with the Cavern Club scene of the 1960s, it was...

Many have been marking this year as the 50th anniversary of hip hop. It is a genre so inextricably linked with New York City, it was...

Today marks the 75th birthday of the man considered by many to be the greatest rock vocalist of them all - the King of 70s stadium rock...

That is now two great bassists lost in just one week (with John Giblin passing last Sunday)! So, today we sadly say goodbye to Andy...

We found out yesterday, that bass player extraordinaire, John Giblin, had passed awy on Sunday (14 May) at the age of 71, after 'a short...

Tonight and tomorrow night at the Hollywood Bowl, an array of musical stars that spans many eras and genres, will come together to...

There will be many more higher profile musical birthdays in April, but today is time to celebrate the 65th birthday of one of the less...

This last week has seen the music world lose two more from its fold. We remember and celebrate the lives of Seymour Stein and Vivian...

Very sad news has emerged this afternoon, that Steve Mackey, bass player with Sheffield great, Pulp, has died aged 56 following a three...

It is time to celebrate what would have George Harrison's - a.k.a. 'the quiet one' - 80th birthday, be delving a little into his life and...

Depeche Mode: Ghosts Again Last week saw the release of Depeche Mode's first new single since the sad passing of founder member Andy...

Yesterday we lost the one of the most famous and distinctive songwriters of the last sixty years in Burt Bacharach, who passed away aged...

There's been a lot happening in the world of music these last few days - so here is a brief round up of some key events, in case you...

Well, this wasn't what I was going to be writing about today - but that can wait for another time. For a year that had already gotten off...

As 2022 ended with the sad news that the godmother of punk, Vivienne Westwood, had died at the age of 81 - so the losses in the music...

As the year draws to a close and I pause to reflect, I would have to say that my first instinct is that 2022 wasn't the greatest ever for...

Of all the sad musical losses over the years, this was the hardest for me. It was on this day (16 December) in 2001, in a hotel room in...

Another sad bit of news coming in from the world of punk - drummer and founder member of The Stranglers, a.k.a. The Men In Black - Jet...