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Dee Snider is down with Ukrainians using 'We're not gonna take it'

The 1984 hit is a staple protest song, but will Ukrainians take it on?

Culture news

Rolling Stones honoured with UK stamps featuring iconic perfomances

The Stones celebrate their 60th anniversary this year, after their drummer Charlie Watts died in August 2021, aged 80.

Culture news

Meet the rock photographer who put The Charlatans in a lake

Tony (AJ) Barratt travelled the world photographing music's most influential artists for over a decade. Here, we explore some of his best shots and the stories behind them.

USA

Euroviews. Bernie Sanders in 2020 is having a rock star moment (literally) ǀ View

With any good performer, a semblance of skill, talent, charisma, stage presence, endurance, or an amalgam of all of these assets is necessary for a good show. But sometimes, none of that matters. Sometimes enough people in the audience just need to like you more than the last act.

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USA

Mick Jagger could return back on stage

Rolling Stones frontman on the mend after undergoing heart surgery

World News

Rolling Stones' tour delayed as Mick Jagger seeks medical treatment

The band announced on Saturday that 75-year-old Jagger was told by doctors “he cannot go on tour at this time.”

Notes From The Usa

Up-beat and down to earth: Cleveland, Ohio

In partnership with Brand USA

Up-beat and down to earth: Cleveland, Ohio

Notes From The Usa

The Grog Shop, Cleveland: the ‘place to play’ for up-and-coming bands

In partnership with Brand USA

We’ve been travelling across the USA with northern-Irish singer-songwriter Foy Vance to discover some of the country’s best music, cuisine and culture. The journey continued in Cleveland, the city known to many as the 'home of rock'n'roll'.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Golden Globes disappoint with upsets like 'Green Book.' Here's the silver lining | View

Wins in the Globes' major movie categories can sometimes act as litmus tests for the ceremonies that follow.

World News

Euroviews. Queen biopic 'Bohemian Rhapsody' has no idea what made Freddie Mercury

Strong acting from Rami Malek and others can’t hide the film’s substantial plot flaws.

World News

Joanna Stingray: The California girl that shot to fame in the USSR

This is a story about Joanna Stingray. A girl from California who found herself in 1980s Russia on the radar of the KGB and FBI for smuggling out underground Soviet music that Americans were never supposed to hear.

Cult

Stones rolling again

The Rolling Stones "No Filter" tour kicks off in the UK and Ireland followed by a series of concerts in Europe

Cult

Editors: 'Violence' on stage

The British indie band is on tour, promoting 'Violence', its sixth studio album

Cult

Tom Petty died from 'accidental overdose'

Rocker Tom Petty died in October due to "multisystem organ failure".

Cult

"Misfit" is the new album from The Legendary Tigerman, now on tour

New single "Fix of rock 'n' roll" drops ahead of April album release.

Cinema

Blues, drugs and booze - Eric Clapton's life explored on film

The legendary British musician bares his soul in a new documentary about his life and times.

France

France mourns the death of original rocker Johnny Hallyday

He sold 100 million records in a five-decade career, but this French icon, who nearly single-handedly dragged France into the rock and roll era, was almost unknown abroad.

United Kingdom

Shawn Mendes shines at EMA awards

British R&B singer Rita Ora hosted the event, but the night belonged to Canadian pop singer Shawn Mendes.

Cult

Iconic rock memorabilia goes under the hammer

Memorabilia belonging to some of the 20th Century's biggest icons such as Elvis Presley's pink Cadillac is to go under the hammer in New York.

USA

Rock and roll legends' relics go on auction

Items once owned by Roll and Roll legends such as Elvis and Jimi Hendrix are going under the hammer this weekend.