Music

In just three weeks, Ozzy Osbourne will reunite with Black Sabbath for one final and special performance in Birmingham, a city which has long been a special place for the band. With many fond memories made in the West Midlands region, including the formation of the band, a number of …

Coldplay are just a matter of weeks away from finally hitting stages around the country, and while fans are becoming more excited by the day, the risk of being duped by scammers is increasing. Leading resale website StubHub recently released some data on people losing out on their hard-earned cash …

Turnstile headlined Outbreak’s first southern festival (Image: @ISHASHAHPHOTOGRAPHY) For the first time, the legendary Outbreak Festival left Manchester and headed south, drawing 15,000 fans for a stacked, all-day takeover of East London. For a genre that’s always thrived in basements and DIY venues, seeing this many people pack into Victoria …

One of the UK’s largest surviving music retailers has shut down all its stores – in what has been branded “a disaster” for the entire music industry. PMT – Play Music Today – has shut down its nationwide network of stores with immediate effect after being plunged into administration. Famous …

You’ll be ‘mad fer it’ – as we’ve got two tickets to see Oasis at Wembley on August 2 up for grabs! Yep, you read that right. Liam, Noel, the full-on rock ’n’ roll swagger – live at Wembley Stadium, and you could be right there in the middle of …

Paul McCartney can be a hard one to pin down under the spotlight. Unlike his former bandmate, John Lennon, who often took on the role of the more outspoken and brash of the two, McCartney is nown to be measured and self-preserved.  McCartney is known to hold the work of …

A timeless track from the iconic band The Beatles was completed in “just two takes”. The beloved original, which appeared on their film soundtrack, Help!, quickly became a fan favourite, and enthusiasts were thrilled to discover an alternate rendition of the tune. Some fans argue that this earlier version outshines …

In the late 1960s, few bands were scrutinised quite as closely as The Beatles. And as their sound evolved, so too did the attention paid to their lyrics – sometimes with unintended consequences. One track released in 1968 fell under the BBC’s radar not for swearing or violence, but for …

Cliff Bennett said The Beatles stars ‘loved a drink’ (Image: Jonathan Buckmaster) The Luger pistol that Gene Vincent was pointing at Cliff Bennett was real, but the rockabilly legend’s eyes looked colder and meaner. “I’d walked into the dressing room in Hamburg’s Star-Club and the first thing Gene said was …

75-year-old Lionel Richie may have poked fun at his advancing years last night during his show at Manchester’s Co-op Live, but his performance was as energetic as ever. “The coffee has kicked in, as have the vitamin pills,” said the legendary singer songwriter, as he got himself acquainted with the …