Jack White showcased his debut solo album, Blunderbuss, with an all male band at London's Brixton Academy last night (June 21).
The blues singer and guitarist last played in the UK backed by an all female band in April, but this time took to the stage flanked by a seven-piece all male band. White's set included material from his first solo album alongside tracks by his bands The White Stripes and The Dead Weather. He also performed "Two Against One" from the Rome album by Danger Mouse and Daniele Luppi, for which he provided guest vocals.
Floods have hit the Isle Of Wight Festival site.
The main car park for this weekend's event has become waterlogged, leading to traffic congestion, meaning that ferry operators Wightlink are having difficulty discharging passengers, according to BBC News. Bus services have also been affected.
Ozzy Osbourne pulled out of a show on his 'Ozzy And Friends' live tour last night (June 20), despite his scheduled stage time being only minutes away.
The singer, who replaced almost all of his summer tour dates with Black Sabbath with 'Ozzy And Friends' shows while his bandmate Tony Iommi recovers from cancer, was due to perform at the SAP Arena in Mannheim, Germany last night and only cancelled a few minutes before the set was due to begin.
The Black Keys held a 'secret' gig last night (June 20) in Nashville.
The band played an hour-long set at the Springwater Supper Club, according to Rolling Stone. The show was ostensibly a video shoot for the band's new single, "Little Black Submarines", taken from their 2011 album, El Camino.
The video is directed by photographer, Danny Clinch.
Along with "Little Black Submarines", which the band played twice, the Black Keys also played "Howlin' For You", "Next Girl", "Nova Baby", "Tighten Up", "She's Long Gone", "Lonely Boy" and "Gold On The Ceiling".
Dirty Three have announced a full UK and Ireland tour for later this year.
The Australian trio, who released their eighth studio album Toward The Low Sun in February of this year, will play seven live shows across November.
The gigs begin at Birmingham Glee Club on November 20 and run until November 28, when the band will headline London's O2 Shepherds Bush Empire. The band will also play Manchester, Dublin, Glasgow, Gateshead and Bristol on the tour.
Graham Nash has signed up with Random House's Crown Archetype imprint for an upcoming autobiography, according to a report in The New York Times.
The newspaper reports that Nash plans to start his tale with his childhood in Salford, England, and go on to cover his work with the Hollies, his move to America, his lengthy history with David Crosby, Stephen Stills and Neil Young.
The six track album will be released on September 24 and will feature the 14 minute long single, "Early In The Morning", reports Rolling Stone.
In October last year Gordon and Moore announced their split. The rock couple released a statement through their label Matador Records revealing that they were separating after 27 years of marriage.
Tickets for next summer's Glastonbury Festival will go onsale in October.
Tickets for the event, which will run from Wednesday June 26 to Sunday June 30 in 2012, will go onsale on October 7 at 9am (GMT).
As with sales for previous years, anyone wishing to buy tickets will need to register in advance in order to be able to obtain their ticket. All ticket holders (not just the person who purchases the tickets for a group) must make sure they register in advance so that their ticket can have their photo printed onto it.
Four companies, including one run by the members of Radiohead, have been asked to comply with an investigation by the Canadian government into the stage collapse which led to the death of the band's drum technician on Saturday (June 16).
Ticker Tape Touring LLP, which lists Johnny Greenwood, Philip Selway, Colin Greenwood, Ed O'Brien and Thom Yorke as board members has been identified by the Canadian Ministry of Labour as one of at least four companies involved in the collapse, the Toronto Star reports.
