Rock Music

1 September 2009

Dead By Sunrise - The Making Of…

Chester Bennington, lead singer for multi-platinum, two-time Grammy-winning rock band Linkin Park (and my future husband - fingers crossed), has put the finishing touches on Out Of Ashes, the debut ...

1 September 2009

Blink 182 Cancel NY Show Over DJ AM’s Death

Blink 182 scrapped a concert in New York on Monday to allow themselves time to mourn pal Adam ‘DJ AM’ Goldstein's death. The trio struggled through a Connecticut show on Saturday ...
27 August 2009

Kelly Osbourne Told To Tan Before Dancing With The Stars

Kelly Osbourne might be one of the few ‘real woman’ left in Hollywood, but it seems that she has been told to get healthy for her debut on U.S. TV ...
26 August 2009

Steven Tyler: Aerosmith Aren’t Over

Aerosmith frontman Seven Tyler has dismissed reports the band are on the verge of splitting following a year of cancelled tour dates, injuries and accidents. Internet reports have suggested there's dissent ...
25 August 2009

R.E.M Warm Up Shows Released As DVD Package

R.E.M.'s Irish warm-up shows for their last tour are to be released as part of a new double album/DVD package. The group played five sold-out shows at the Olympia in Dublin ...

25 August 2009

Slipknot Scrap All August & September Shows

Concerns for the health of Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison have been heightened following the band's decision to scrap all upcoming shows in August and September. The band pulled out of Saturday's ...
24 August 2009

Slipknot’s Joey Jordison Hospitalised

Rockers Slipknot were forced to scrap their Saturday night headlining spot at the Pain in The Grass festival in Washington after drummer Joey Jordison was hospitalised. Details of his health emergency ...
24 August 2009

Stars Compete For Tattoo Award

Only a few weeks after I blogged about how tattoos and the music industry go hand in hand, Green Day, Metallica and Linkin Park are amongst the list of tattooed ...
20 August 2009

Vince Neil Attacks Axl Rose

Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil has taken aim at rocker Axl Rose for failing his Guns N’ Roses fans and band mates. The Girls, Girls, Girls singer claims he's among the ...
19 August 2009

Funeral For A Friend - Wrench

Welsh rock legends Funeral For A Friend launch the next stage of their illustrious career with the ‘Wrench’ single on Sept 14 2009. With an infectious energy, driving heaviness and ...
19 August 2009

The Casino Brawl - Shades; Directions

Not ‘just’ a great name…The Casino Brawl can back it all up with the perfect tirade of soaring melodies and city leveling - bruising breakdowns… From the North-East of the England; ...

19 August 2009

Muse Must Play By The Rules @ Homecoming Shows

British rockers Muse have been given the OK to play two shows in their hometown - as long as they promise to keep the noise down. Earlier this year, the rock ...
19 August 2009

Slash Trial Delayed

Former Guns N’ Roses rocker Slash will have to wait a bit longer to find out whether his longrunning lawsuit against a Hollywood realtor will be heard by a jury ...
19 August 2009

Smashing Pumpkins Unveil New Drummer

An American teenager's dream has come true after he was officially inducted into The Smashing Pumpkins as their new drummer. Frontman Billy Corgan plucked 19-year-old Mike Byrne from obscurity to play ...
19 August 2009

Cradle Of Filth Attack Fan

Cradle Of Filth have taken aim at the "selfish and stupid" fan who prompted them to cut short their set at Saturday's Bloodstock Open Air festival in England. The band left ...

17 August 2009

LIT Drummer Dies

LIT drummer Allen Shellenberger has lost his battle with brain cancer at the age of 39. The rocker was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour in May 2008. He was initially ...

17 August 2009

U2 Break Record At Wembley

Irish rockers U2 have broken the record for the number of fans attending London's famous Wembley stadium - thanks to their state of the art stage sets. The Beautiful Day hitmakers ...

14 August 2009

Paramore - Brand New Eyes

Fueled By Ramen recording group Paramore has announced details of their hugely anticipated third album, ‘brand new eyes’, which will land in stores and at all online retailers on September ...
14 August 2009

Slash Plays Tribute To Les Paul

Rocker Slash has paid tribute to late guitar great Les Paul, dubbing him a "friend and mentor".  Musician-turned-guitar innovator Paul lost a battle with pneumonia on Thursday at the age of ...
14 August 2009

Les Paul (June 9, 1915 – August 13, 2009)

Guitar legend and inventor Les Paul has died after a battle with pneumonia at the age of 94. The music icon passed away with his family and friends by his bedside ...

13 August 2009

Billy Talent - Devil On My Shoulder

Billy Talent are set to release ‘Devil On My Shoulder’ via Atlantic records on September 14.  The track is taken from their third studio album Billy Talent III and follows ...

13 August 2009

“A” are back & On Tour!!!!!

Since calling it a day back in late 2005, the five members of former Brit Rock superstars “A” have been a busy bunch. “Basically the machine killed us!” explains drummer Adam ...

13 August 2009

The Boxer Rebellion - Union

The Boxer Rebellion are proud to announce that their second album Union will be released physically for the first time on 14 September 2009, via a groundbreaking collaboration with HMV. In ...

13 August 2009

Pearl Jam Rock Out With Ronnie Wood

Pearl Jam delighted fans in London on Tuesday night by teaming up with Rolling Stones star Ronnie Wood onstage. The Alive hitmakers took to the stage at the capital's O2 Shepherds ...