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A former world champion motorcyclist will swap his bike for a mic when he performs live in Norwich in July.

Venues where top bands started out are shutting down as rent rises and falling audiences spell crisis for gig promoters It has been a weekend of Polish hip-hop and drum and bass at the Bongo Club. But even when you throw in the rock'n'roll ping pong, it won't be enough to save it. One of Edinburgh's most popular small music venues, it has been the launch pad for bands from the Scissor Sisters to ...

The Stone Roses have played together for the first time in 16 years at a secret gig in Warrington. An announcement on the bands website led fans to pick up a free wristbands just hours before they took to the stage.

An unusually bright morning at Graham Coxon's house in Camden, north London, his girlfriend Essy lets me in and directs me upstairs to the attic room where Coxon is having his picture taken. I am followed by Frankie, the couple's hyperactive terrier, who spends much of the next hour trying to insert her nose in my sheepskin boots, despite the very visible obstruction that are my legs.

This brand-new Sound Check begins with the audio version of the DVD/Blu-Ray experience reviewed awhile back from Peter Gabriel, followed by a double-DVD Montreux concert experience from Phil Collins. A documentary about the Grateful Dead’s role in the San Francisco 1960s music scene, a new recording from The Cult, and an anniversary edition of Janis Joplin’s most successful album complete the ...

The Paramount Theater is gearing up for the live finale of the "Paramount Idol" singing competition. The panel of celebrity judges for the contest has been announced.

ST Albans-based new ravers The Scratch are launching their fourth studio album, Great Adventure, at The Pioneer Club in St Albans on Saturday.

A TOWN band have secured a spot supporting indie legends The Charlatans – the latest in a string of impressive gigs on a nationwide tour.

Do big-name rock reunions overshadow new talent?

The new book "Lost in the '90s" tells the story of a teenage boy from 2012 named Kurt who travels back in time to April 1994, on the eve of Kurt Cobain’s death, where he meets his teenage parents and helps them fall in love. While the effects of that tragic day ultimately factor heavily [...]

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