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...

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

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...

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 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...

Every now and again, there are a handful of new tunes that grab my attention and it becomes worth bundling them together and sharing them...

On this day in 1958, Michael Edward Mills was born in Orange County, California. He would go on to be the bass player in perhaps one of...

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...