The Replacements have confirmed the band's lineup for their upcoming reunion gigs.
Founding members Paul Westerberg and Tommy Stinson announced in June that they would be playing live for the first time since 1991 with a trio of headline slots on North American alt-rock roadshow Riot Fest. They'll make their live comeback at the Toronto leg on August 25 before topping the bill in Chicago on September 15 and Denver on September 21.
The three surviving members of The Clash's classic lineup are to come together for an exclusive BBC Radio 6 Music show next month (September).
Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Topper Headon will be interviewed by Cerys Matthews in front of an intimate audience of fans at the BBC's Maida Vale Studios in west London. During the course of the show, the trio will also take questions from the audience.
Blue Öyster Cult founding member Allen Lanier has died aged 67.
The band confirmed the news via their official website and revealed that the multi-instrumentalist had passed away following a lengthy battle with lung cancer and had "succumbed to complications from COPD [Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease]". "We've lost our friend and bandmate," they said, referencing their single "Don't Fear The Reaper" by adding: "DFTR sweet man. We love and miss you."
Patterson Hood and The Young Fresh Fellows are the latest artists to contribute to the ongoing Songs For Slim 7" series, created to benefit former Replacements guitarist Slim Dunlap, who is recovering from a stroke.
The 7" features "Hate This Town" by Patterson Hood and the Downtown Rumblers (Drive-By Truckers band mates Brad Morgan and Jay Gonzalez, Jacob Morris on cello and long-time DBT producer/partner in crime David Barbe on bass), and "Loud Loud Loud Loud Guitars" by the Young Fresh Fellows.
Nigel Godrich has said that Atoms For Peace initially "generated a lot of crap".
Speaking to Middle 8 – the publication from online music platform Soundhalo – Godrich and Thom Yorke spoke about the band's early gestation period. "We generated a lot of crap," said Godrich. "Thom and I went through everything and we created tracks out of bits of it and started restructuring things. Then by the time we took it back to the guys, they were, 'Um. Is this me playing right now?'
Geezer Butler has hinted that Black Sabbath's current tour will "probably be the last" they play.
The band, who released their 19th studio album 13 earlier this year, and are also set to play a series of UK tour dates in December. However, speaking to the Chicago Sun Times, Butler said that he had "a feeling" that the band would not tour together again.
Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band have confirmed they will play tour dates in 2014.
Responding to reports that a run of Australian dates were about to be confirmed, Springsteen's manager Jon Landau has now confirmed tour dates for Australia and New Zealand.
Marianne Faithfull has been forced to cancel shows in Lebanon and America after fracturing her sacrum.
Having suffered the injury in a fall in July, Marianne had been hoping to be fully recovered in time for the shows. In a handwritten letter to fans in Beirut she wrote:
“I am so sad I won’t be able to sing for you on Saturday. I broke my back in July & hoped & prayed I would be better enough to be able to do the performance on 17th August, although it’s not very long, but my recovery was going well. Alas!
Pete Townshend has issued a statement about the One Direction Twitter storm, which has seen fans of the boyband take to the social networking site to defend claims that One Direction's new single, "Best Song Ever", sounds like The Who's "Baba O'Riley".
Responding to unsbstantiated claims that The Who are planning to take action against One Direction, Pete Townshend said.
