February 17th, 2012

Black Sabbath have been forced to cancel the majority of their comeback tour dates this year due to guitarist Tony Iommi‘s ongoing battle with cancer.

The UK band’s Rise Records debut album, No Gods, will be released on March 20th

The Reading/Leeds festival will announce its 2012 line-up next month, organisers have confirmed.

Keane‘s 2012 comeback has moved up another gear today with the announcement of a UK tour to commence in May.

Paul Weller has said he would like to work with Miles Kane at some point in the future, after apparently being impressed with the Liverpool songwriter’s burgeoning solo career.

Steel Panther will release the new single ‘17 Girls In a Row‘ in April to coincide with the completion of a UK tour.

Upcoming British band Spector have said they are taking inspiration from the pop world during the recording of their debut album.

Justin Vernon, principal member of Bon Iver, has continued his criticism of the Grammy Awards, branding the ceremony as ‘too self-important’.

Mumford & Sons‘ Ben Lovett has revealed the band’s follow up to the massively popular debut ‘Sigh No More‘ is in the ‘final stages’.