8 h. ago Bon Jovi Edinburgh Murrayfield Ticket Prices and Presales: How to bag tickets for the legendary rockers' Scottish date

One of the world’s biggest rock bands have announced a huge gig in Scotland.

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8 h. ago Iconic American rock band announces huge show at London's Wembley Stadium

Iconic American rock band announces huge show at London's Wembley Stadium  Newham Recorder

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3 d. ago King Gizzard’s Stu Mackenzie on leaving Spotify and making all their music free: ‘Sometimes you just forget that you have free will’

Australian band’s decision to remove catalogue in protest of CEO’s military investments an easy one, frontman says, and making music with friends remains ‘top of the triangle’Get our weekend culture and lifestyle emailOver their mind-boggling 15-year, 27-album career, King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard have switched gears with the speed and abandon of a stunt driver in a Fast and Furious film. Can you even describe the six-piece as a psychedelic rock band any more?Their music to date has encompassed metal, folk, jazz and dance music; they have experimented with dense concept records and microtonal tunings, and this year they’ve been touring both an orchestral show and a rave show, alongside residencies in European prisons and amphitheatres.Sign up for the fun stuff with our rundown of must-reads, pop culture and tips for the weekend, every Saturday morning Continue reading...

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3 d. ago 'Tragic Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain tracked me down and made me an offer I couldn't refuse'

The Raincoats were a band of women who revolutionised the British rock scene in the 70s. And it was Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain who offered the band an opportunity of a lifetime after they inspired him

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3 d. ago Limp Bizkit's Sam Rivers dead aged 48 as rock group mourns band's 'heartbeat'

Limp Bizkit have announced the death of their bassist Sam Rivers, who has died aged 48

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5 d. ago Feuding brothers in rock bands that were torn apart by Gallagher

Oasis stars Noel and Liam Gallagher aren’t the first rockers to have fallen out with their sibling bandmates. From The Kinks to The Beach Boys, it’s been going on for a while

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5 d. ago Ace Frehley death: Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley pay tribute to ‘irreplaceable’ KISS guitarist

The rock legends honoured their late bandmate, calling him an ‘essential’ part of KISS’s legacy after Frehley died following a brain bleed

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5 d. ago Kiss bandmates and Alice Cooper lead tributes to ‘essential rock soldier’ Ace Frehley

“He is and will always be a part of Kiss’s legacy,” said a joint statement from the surviving founding members of the band

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5 d. ago Taylor Swift's sneaky move leaves 'second brother' Ed Sheeran 'peeved' and sparks feud

Pop star Taylor Swift and close friend Ed Sheeran's relationship is reportedly 'strained' after the American singer pulled a 'sneaky move' for her album rollout

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5 d. ago Kiss bandmates lead tributes to ‘rock soldier’ and founding member Ace Frehley

“He is and will always be a part of KISS’s legacy,” said a joint statement from the surviving founding members of the band

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5 d. ago ‘He was an essential rock soldier’: Kiss bandmates lead tributes for founding member Ace Frehley

“He is and will always be a part of KISS’s legacy,” said a joint statement from the surviving founding members of the band

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5 d. ago Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley break silence on KISS bandmate Ace Frehley's sudden death at 74 as they pay emotional tribute to 'irreplaceable' guitarist

Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley have been left 'devastated' over the death of former KISS bandmate Ace Frehley as they led emotional tributes to the late rock legend.

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6 d. ago Ace Frehley, Kiss lead guitarist and band’s cofounder, dies aged 74

The musician died following injuries suffered during a fall in his recording studio last monthAce Frehley, the lead guitarist and co-founder of the rock band Kiss, has died aged 74.The musician died after suffering injuries during a fall in September, his family said in a statement. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Frightened Rabbit frontman Scott Hutchison to be celebrated with special event

The much-loved music and legacy of indie-rock band Frightened Rabbit and their late frontman, Scott Hutchison, will once again be celebrated in Stirling this year.

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6 d. ago ‘Chuck was breaking beer bottles over his own head’: thrash metal legends Testament on 40 years of mayhem

After their lead singer shed his glam rock spandex, the band became rivals to thrash’s Big Four. Still releasing potent high-octane riffage, they retread their path through cancer scares and jazz detoursIn the Bay Area of mid-1980s California, a heavy metal scene was forming that was angrier, louder and much, much faster than anything that came before: thrash. Progenitors Metallica are the most well-known of its alumni, but this corner of the West Coast spawned dozens of other brilliant bands seemingly unbounded by tempo, or sometimes even melody.With their blistering, high-octane riffing and superb technical chops, one of the most formidable and resilient is Testament. Despite having enough lineup changes to rival the Fall, cancer scares and the 1990s grunge takeover that edged out cut-off denim for plaid shirts, Testament are still selling out tours, gnashing at the heels of the commercially dominating Big Four metal bands – Metallica, Slayer, Megadeth and Anthrax – and releasing ...

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9 d. ago What happened to Lostprophets? Lives of south Wales band members after Ian Watkins' conviction

Lostprophets were one of the biggest bands in UK rock at the turn of the millennium, but their career was brought to a grinding halt in 2013 after the arrest and conviction of singer Ian Watkins, who has since died

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9 d. ago Ozzy Osbourne final gig Back to the Beginning set to be annual memorial event

Ozzy's last gig was with the original Black Sabbath line-up and a host of other huge rock and metal bands. An event to honour him may now be held every year after an application was made to trademark the 'Back to the Beginning' name.

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1 week ago Big Brother star reveals why she still doesn't speak to Denise Welch after iconic row

Former Big Brother star Nicola McClean has revealed why her 13 year feud dubbed 'pantsgate' with housemate Denise Welch continues to rumble on as they still aren't speaking

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1 week ago Ian Watkins' full appalling story from famous rock star to being killed in 'Monster Mansion' prison

Ian Watkins was the singer of rock band Lostprophets, but he had a dark secret

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1 week ago Where are Lostprophets members now as paedo frontman Ian Watkins killed in prison

Lostprophets were a successful rock band that burst onto the scene back in 1997, but the group disbanded in 2013 after lead singer Ian Watkins was convicted of sex crimes

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