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Liverpool’s Capstone Theatre is set to host a series of concerts to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the Moog synthesiser next month – buy tickets here. READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Kraftwerk’s Karl Bartos ‘The Moog at 60: A Celebration’ will run from November 21 to November 24 and will include a sound

Sum 41 frontman Deryck Whibley has spoken out following his former manager denying accusations of sexual abuse, saying he is willing to go to court. The allegations arose last week, when the singer shared his first memoir, Walking Disaster, and also opened up to the LA Times about some of the more serious subject matter

Roger Taylor has teased new music from Queen – almost 30 years on from their latest album. The legendary band posthumously released their 15th and final studio record, ‘Made In Heaven’, in 1995 following the death of frontman Freddie Mercury in 1991. READ MORE: ‘Queen days’: Brian May reflects on his rock ‘n’ roll journey

The Salford Lads Club, which is the location of the most famous photo taken of The Smiths, is currently facing closure. The youth centre – which was opened in 1904 by Robert Baden-Powell in Ordsall as a club for boys but is now open to all young people – is under threat of closure due

Blossoms have teamed up with Rick Astley once again, this time for a cover of Charli XCX‘s ‘360’ in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge. The Stockport indie band stopped by the Live Lounge today (October 14) but didn’t reveal that Astley was with them as a special guest until they started performing. Indeed, presenters

NME’s latest star of The Cover, Juliet Ivy, has compiled an exclusive playlist to accompany the story’s launch – check it out below. The rising New York singer-songwriter is on this week’s (October 14) edition of The Cover, a renewal of NME’s commitment to supporting emerging talent across the globe on a weekly basis. Every

Robert Smith of The Cure has opened up about writing of his brother’s death in their track ‘I Can Never Say Goodbye‘,  featuring in their upcoming album ‘Songs Of A Lost World’. In a new and long-ranging interview filmed by the band for fans in conversation with Matt Everitt (shared via unlocking their ‘Songs Of

Natasha Hamilton has announced she is leaving her band Atomic Kitten after 26 years. The 42-year-old singer, who was an original member of the pop group alongside Liz McClarnon and Kerry Katona, joined the band in 1998. She announced the career update in a detailed Instagram post on Friday afternoon (October 11). “Twenty-six incredible years,

Theobald “Theo” Lengyel, a former member of Mr Bungle, has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the killing of his girlfriend in December 2023. A jury in Santa Cruz deliberated for only one day before handing down the guilty verdict on Friday (October 11). Lengyel now faces life in prison when he’s sentenced in November.

Neil Young has officially endorsed Kamala Harris to be the next US president, describing her as “an honest, forthright truth teller”. The rock icon has been politically outspoken for much of his career, and with the election just over three weeks away, he has chosen this moment to nail his colours to the mast. Writing

The reggaeton star El Taiger has died from injuries sustained from a gunshot wound to his head at the age of 37. The musician, real name José Manuel Carbajal Zaldívar, passed away on Thursday (October 10), as confirmed by a statement shared to his Instagram account. Zaldívar had been found shot on October 3 in

The Cure‘s Robert Smith has revealed he thought the band would part ways after their performance at Hyde Park in 2018. The 2018 London headline show was attended by 65,000 fans and met with rave reviews. NME wrote of the career-spanning set: “With Smith’s voice as strong and pure as it has ever been over

J. Cole has weighed in on the high-profile Drake and Kendrick Lamar feud on his surprise new single, ‘Port Antonio’. Back in April, Lamar and Drake went head to head in a scathing rap battle after the former called out the Canadian rapper and Cole on Future and Metro Boomin’ ‘Like That’. The ‘No Role

The sexual abuse case against Marilyn Manson has “new leads and additional evidence” to pursue, according to prosecutors. The Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón revealed on Wednesday (October 9) that their investigations into the musician, real name Brian Warner, were now under review by the office’s Sex Crimes Division (via Rolling Stone). He

Butlin’s have issued an apology and launched an investigation after allegations of transphobia at Bang Face festival arose. Hosted at the Butlin’s site in Skegness, the reports were shared by Mixmag, which shared that a person came forward to recall the alleged incidents on Saturday (October 5). According to the outlet, the person who came

Elvis Costello and T Bone have reunited as The Coward Brothers for a new album and audio series project with Audible. The duo are no strangers to working together, with Burnett co-producing Costello’s 1986 album ‘King Of America’ – which is about to get a deluxe reissue. Prior to that, they joined forces for the

METZ have announced they’ll be going on an indefinite hiatus and that their upcoming EU and UK tour will be their last. On Instagram today (October 10), the band – comprised of guitarist and vocalist Alex Edkins, bassist Chris Slorach and drummer Hayden Menzies – shared that they had “collectively decided” to “close this chapter

Justin Timberlake has postponed a live show after sustaining an “injury that is preventing [him] from performing”. The ‘Cry Me A River’ singer had been scheduled to perform at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey on Tuesday night (October 8) as part of his current ‘Forget Tomorrow’ North American tour. However, just an hour

The Cure have shared a new song, ‘A Fragile Thing’, and announced the tracklist for their upcoming album ‘Songs Of A Lost World’. Read More: The Big Read – EXCLUSIVE – The Cure: “Glastonbury won’t be the only time I’ll burst into tears on stage this summer” The goth legends shared a snippet of the track

Green Day are continuing to celebrate 30 years of their iconic ‘Dookie’ album – this time by sharing “demastered” versions of it on some unconventional formats. The new announcement comes as two of their biggest albums, ‘Dookie’ and ‘American Idiot’, are celebrating their 30th and 20th anniversaries this year. As well as promising fans that

Maggie Rogers has shared a new single called ‘In The Living Room’ – you can listen to it below. The standalone song marks the singer-songwriter’s first material since she released her third and latest studio album, ‘Don’t Forget Me’, back in April. In the wistful and emotionally-charged song, Rogers remembers the days when she was

Graham Norton has praised Taylor Swift and her ability to be “so close to normal” despite her massive fame. The ‘Bejeweled’ singer has appeared four times on The Graham Norton Show throughout the course of her career so far. While appearing as a guest on the Kyle and Jackie O radio Show, the host and

Scowl have shared their fierce new single ‘Special’, marking their first release under their new label home Dead Oceans. Produced by Grammy-nominated Will Yip –who also worked on the band’s EP Psychic Dance Routine – and mixed by Rich Costey (Fiona Apple, Deftones, Vampire Weekend) ‘Special’ sees frontwoman Kat Moss sing “Caught running away again

Julien Baker ended her show in New York early on Sunday night (October 6) due to illness, but has since confirmed a new date with a surprise “special guest”. The soloist and Boygenius member began a three-night run at NYC’s Webster Hall last Saturday (October 5), where she debuted two new songs with Torres. However,

The Flaming Lips have shared a missing person notice for Charlotte “Bowie” Drozd, daughter of band member Steven Drozd. 16-year-old Drozd was last seen at the Seattle Space Needle on Saturday, October 5 at 11.30 am, and has been described as 5’7” with brown eyes and long brown hair. She was seen wearing khaki colour shorts

Paul Heaton has announced a huge show in Sheffield with Lightning Seeds and Shed Seven – find all the details below. The singer-songwriter and former Housemartins frontman will headline the city’s Bramall Lane stadium – home to his beloved Sheffield United FC – on Sunday May 25, 2025, marking one of his biggest solo headline

Charli XCX‘s recent appearance on The Howard Stern Show has drawn mixed reactions online. READ MORE: It’s Charli XCX’s world and we’re just living in it: a timeline of ‘Brat’ summer so far In one awkward clip that has made the rounds on social media, Stern asks the ‘Brat‘ singer: “You have a boyfriend?”, and she

Madonna has shared a heartfelt tribute to her brother Christopher Ciccone, who has died at the age of 63. News of his passing was confirmed by family representatives, who disclosed that he died in Michigan on Friday (October 4) from cancer. The pop icon, who was two years older than Christopher, has posted a touching,