The Flaming Lips set new world record
Eccentric rockers The Flaming Lips have set the new world record for playing the most amount of live concerts in a 24-hour period. The band performed eight times as part of MTV’s O Music Awards, their first gig was in Memphis, Tennessee and they finished off in New Orleans, Louisiana with just twenty minutes to [...]
God Save the Queen — Mr. Methane comes up trumps with his special Diamond Jubilee gift to the nation
May 9, 2012
A true patriot and believer in his country Mr. Methane is hoping to catch the British Nation’s nostalgic mood in its Diamond Jubilee year with his own very unique rendition of “God Save the Queen” on the bottom bugle. “I’ve spent most of my life looking back so I think I know a thing or [...]
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Weirdo goth-rocker Marilyn Manson has recorded a cover version of Carly Simon’s You’re So Vain with Hollywood actor Johnny Depp. Johnny Depp is an accomplished musician, he’s already performed with Sheffield indie band Baby Bird and also played in an all-star charity line-up organised by Shane MacGowan to cover Screamin’ Jay Hawkins’ I Put A [...]
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Three of the greatest 80s alternative British rock bands are touring together like some dark goth anti-Here and Now Tour! That’s not strictly true because both The Cult and Killing Joke will be showcasing new material, this tour won’t be an entirely nostalgic trip back to those bed-sit days of the eighties with dyed-black crimped [...]
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Indie pop darlings Saint Etienne are making a comeback with their first original studio album since 2005′s Tales from Turnpike House. The band are due to release their brand new single ‘Tonight‘ on 5th March, but for a limited period you can download it for free from their website: Saint Etienne Here’s what band member [...]
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Greedy old rockers Pink Floyd are being tipped for an ‘original line-up’ reunion later this year. The dinosaurs of prog-rock are rumoured to be reuniting with former member Roger Waters for the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, that other tight-fisted pop legend Paul McCartney is also supposed to be cashing in on the event. [...]
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Nick Cave shocked his audience at the Meredith Music Festival last night by announcing that his band, Grinderman, were splitting. I’m not entirely sure if this can really be considered a split, assuming Cave, Ellis, Casey and Sclavunos continue to record together as Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, but as far as the ‘side-project’ [...]
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Legendary iconic Manchester band the Stone Roses are being hotly tipped for a reunion, 15 years after they split. Although no official confirmation has been made, a press conference has been announced at a hotel in London on Tuesday where a “very important announcement” will be made. People may be jumping the gun a little, [...]
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Rock legends REM have announced they are splitting up, after 31 years of working together. The band made a statement on their website today (Wednesday 21st September). “We have decided to call it a day as a band,” they said. “To anyone who ever felt touched by our music, our deepest thanks for listening.” Over [...]
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