July 27th, 2012

Reformed Manchester icons The Stone Roses have brought their hugely successful reunion tour to Japanese shores for a headline performance on the opening day (July 27th) of this year’s Fuji Rock festival.

Nashville band The Features will visit the UK in September as their ‘Wilderness‘ album prepares for a British release on the 10th of that month.

Bruce Springsteen‘s expansive North American tour will now extend into October, November and early December as The Boss continues to promote his latest solo album ‘Wrecking Ball‘, which was released in the March of this year.

Frank Turner has unveiled details of a new DVD which will capture the songwriter on tour across the world, culminating with his headline performance at Wembley Arena in April.

“A-wop bop-a loo-mop, a-lop bam-boom!”

JD McPherson and his band are the epitome of 50s good-time rock ‘n’ roll; the pure essence of country-flavoured R&B bottled at source. This is the sound that revolutionized popular music in the 1950s, the catalyst that kick started it all; and for one night only Dingwalls in Camden played host to the boys from Oklahoma.

Situated next to Camden Lock, Dingwalls is a renowned venue often associated with the punk-rock-pub-rock scene in the 70s. With its low ceiling and compact stage, the acoustics are ideal for an evening of faithful rockabilly jiving. The room swarmed with an eclectic and expectant audience for a sold out gig. Intermingling with the average faceless punters were students in authentic 50s attire, middle-aged quiffed-up Teddyboys, denim’d-up rockers and an assortment of punks. In part the ‘average’ Camden crowd; in part the magnetic appeal of a sound that bridges all generations.

Editors, are an Indie rock band from Birmingham England. We shot them performing in front of a packed house at NYC’s Terminal 5 during a recent US tour. In April of 2012 it was announced that Chris Urbanowicz had left the group due to a difference in musical direction. (photos © Live4ever Media)

Happy Mondays frontman Shaun Ryder has said the current music scene now feels alien to him, and the artist he only gets involved with is children’s TV character Peppa Pig.

Van Halen‘s 80s stadium rock anthem ‘Jump‘ has been voted as the ‘most popular sporting song’ by a new poll.