Showing posts with label Band. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Band. Show all posts

Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Paul Rodgers may tour with Queen again

The former Free and Bad Company vocalist joined Brian May and Roger Taylor to tour as Queen + Rodger Taylor between 2005 and 2009, and while they have all been working on other projects since, the vocalist hasn't ruled out performing with the band again.When asked if he would tour again with Queen, Roger said: "We may do. We left it because we all wanted to do different things. We toured the

Debbie Harry has thought about adopting children

The iconic singer ' who was adopted at a young age by shop owners Richard and Catherine Harry ' has never had children but did occasionally think about the idea of expanding her family.She said: "I've thought of adoption, which I think I'd be really good at. Now that this terrible earthquake has happened in Japan, there will be lots of children needing homes."The 65-year-old pop star likes to

AC/DC still regard Bon Scott a member of the band

AC/DC still talk about Bon Scott like he is a member of the band.The 'Highway to Hell' rockers still regard their former lead singer ' who tragically died in 1980 after a night of drinking in London ' as one of them, and Bon's replacement, vocalist Brian Johnson, feels his death was just "unlucky".He said: "He wasn't a wild, wild, wild man - he was just as wild as the other boys were. He was just

Monday, May 30, 2011

Adele tops Guardian's Music Power 100

Singer-songwriter Adele and her record label boss, publisher and plugger have topped the Guardian's Music Power 100.The list, compiled by a panel of industry experts, names those that exert the greatest influence over the UK's music listening habits.The top ten of the Guardian's Music Power 100 is:Team Adele - Adele, Richard Russell XL Recordings, manager Jonathan Dickins, publisher Paul Connolly

Friendly Fires add new London date

Due to phenomenal public demand, Friendly Fires are delighted to announce a second show at London's 5,000 capacity Brixton Academy.The show will take place on Saturday 26th November and Friendly Fires will personally curate a night of special guest live acts and DJs for an event that will run until 3am. The full line up will be announced shortly.This gig will round off Friendly Fires' biggest UK

Steve Martin & The Steep Canyon Band Rare Bird Alert

There is a long history of comedians, actors and the like turning their hands to music and the results are highly varied. From Steven Segal desperately trying to prove he has soul by playing Blues (excrutiatingly), Hugh Laurie actually playing a pretty good form of Blues but with a nerdish attention to detail through to Woody Allen and his regular Jazz band in NYC with Woody playing a mean

Friday, May 27, 2011

Reeve Carney, Bono and The Edge release Spider-Man single

Reeve Carney together with Bono and The Edge have the lead-off single from the 'Music from Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark'.'Spider-Man Turn Off The Dark' is the Broadway musical with songs written by Bono and The Edge and starring Reeve Carney (from rock band Carney) in the lead role of Peter Parker / Spider-Man. Carney the band is the musical's orchestra.The first single 'Rise Above 1' was

Tuesday, May 24, 2011

The Feeling - Dan Gillespie Sells

It’s been just over two years since The Feeling shot to the top of the album charts with their last album, 'Join With Us'.Fans may have “thought it was over but it’s not” and will be pleased to hear the Ivor Novello award-winning pop quintet are back with their 3rd offering, 'Together We Were Made'.The 13-track album was recorded at lead singer Dan Gillespie Sells’ home - the newly converted and

Monday, May 23, 2011

Guillemots : Hard Rock, London, 40th Anniversary Session

As part of the Hard Rock Anniversary Sessions, Absolute Radio has held a series of intimate gigs at the legendary Hard Rock Cafe. Past performances have included the likes of Editors, The View and The Pigeon Detectives. Tonight saw the Mercury Prize nominees Guillemots take to the stage.This year we’ve seen Guillemots perform a run of low publicity ‘secret’ gigs whilst promoting their new

Sunday, May 22, 2011

Chad Kroeger wants his Nickelback after separation

Nickelback founder and frontman Chad Kroeger has been ordered to pay his common-law spouse $25,000 a month following their separation.Marianna Goriul took Kroeger to a British Columbia court for spousal support payments after their 6 ½ year relationship came to an end. She wanted $95,760 a month. Kroeger was willing to pay $10,000 a month. The judge locked him into $25,000 a month.Kroeger's

Bono's daughter Eve Hewson makes film debut

Eve Hewson, the daughter of U2's Bono, has made her movie debut in 'This Must Be The Place' in Cannes.19-year old Eve attended the premiere with her boyfriend, One Tree Hill actor James Lafferty but dad could not be there as U2 were recommenced the next leg of the U2 360 tour in Denver last night (May 21).'This Must Be The Place' stars Sean Penn, Frances McDormand, Judd Hirsch and Harry Dean

Friday, May 20, 2011

Bono set to perform at the final of 'American Idol'

The Irish musician and his U2 band member The Edge are in discussions with show bosses to perform songs from their Broadway musical 'Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark' ' and they are also hoping to get some of the performers from the theatre show on stage to join them at the grand finale, which is split over two episodes next week.A source said: "They are talking to Fox about how it would work.

Mick Jagger has formed a new supergroup

The Rolling Stones star will work alongside Joss Stone, Damian Marley, Eurythmics' Dave Stewart and Indian musician A.R. Rahman in the new band, thought to be called Super Heavy, and they are currently in discussions for a major record deal.A source told the New York Post newspaper: "They just finished a record and their first video and are talking to major labels about a deal. The name for