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...

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...

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

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...

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...

It was announced earlier today (6 November) that Mimi Parker, drummer, singer and co-founder of the band Low, has died, at the age of...

Experimental psych-folk band, Animal Collective have announced their decision to cancel their imminent tour of Europe. The band, from...

A fantastic new initiative is being run by non-profit Accessible Festivals, that will provide free tickets for recreational experiences...