May 25th, 2010

“You’re sexy bastards the whole lotta yiz!!” – lead singer, Mark Austin, humorously compliments an obviously impressed and packed BD Rileys crowd in Austin, TX as the band intro their last song of a short set – a set that proves all too brief.

Amongst the live music chaos and overwhelming nature of the SXSW music festival, one of the most beautiful things in life has the possibility of occurring – falling in love. Now, I know how those Texas girls with their sexy southern accents can provide a warm welcome and during this week in Austin there are more than a few stunning imported beauties, but slow down that heart rate for a minute because what I’m talking about here is Rock n Roll. Balls to the wall, energetic and unbridled live fucking rock n roll. And that is exactly what these three Dubliners deliver.

Former Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher has unveiled the name of his new band, and has also revealed they are working on new tracks with veteran producer Steve Lillywhite.

Happy Birthday to Paul Weller, who celebrates his 52nd birthday today. To mark the event we take a look through his extraordinary career which is still going as strong as ever over thirty years since he first burst onto the music scene.

U2 have been forced to cancel their scheduled headline appearance at this year’s Glastonbury festival, just a month before the annual event is due to begin.

Paul Gray, bass player with infamous metal band Slipknot, has been found dead in a hotel room in Iowa.

The body of Paul Gray, who was 38 years old, was found by a hotel employee yesterday, and although police have said no foul play is suspected, an autopsy is set to be carried out today.