A Yard Act to Follow | Yard Act are most-booked new act in Europe this summer
The lads from Leeds – Sam, Ryan, Jay and James, aka Yard Act – have been ranked as the most-booked new act across European festivals this summer.
Rock
Metric: ‘You have to have a sense of humour, otherwise it’s all so terrifying’
When Canada entered lockdown, synth rockers Metric fled Toronto and built a studio in a rural church. There they sought psychological escapes in Monty Python, fantasising about Spanish holidays, and making new album Formentera, as singer Emily Haines and guitarist James Shaw discuss.
Down the Boozer with The Amazons
Fresh off their tour supporting Royal Blood and with a new album out later this year, we went for a tipple or three with The Amazons’ lead singer Matt and bassist Elliot. Their latest track ‘Ready For Something’ is out now.
Bon Jovi Founding Member, Alec John Such, Dies Aged 70
Alec John Such, former bassist and founding member of US rock band Bon Jovi, has passed away at the age of 70.
Eminem, Duran Duran and Dolly Parton to Join Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2022
Lionel Ritchie, Pat Benatar, Eurythmics and Carly Simon will also join the class of 2022 in the Performers category.
Oasis Guitarist Bonehead Diagnosed With Cancer
Former Oasis guitarist Paul Arthurs has announced he has been diagnosed with tonsil cancer.
Sting at the Palladium Review: For Fans Who Love Sting (as Much as he Loves Himself)
★★★☆☆
The former Police frontman shows that he’s aged liked a fine wine at the Palladium – though is perhaps slightly drunk on narcissism as a consequence.
Ride’s Loz Colbert: ‘Shoegaze visually would be the kind of art Rothko might make’
With reissues of their first four EP’s, as well as their first two studio albums, Nowhere (1990) and Going Blank Again (1992), we speak to the drummer of Ride, Laurence “Loz” Colbert.
Blind Melon: ‘The career was five years and then gone in the blink of an eye’
With a new film out now in the UK, which intimately details the heady rise and tragedy that the band Blind Melon experienced, we speak to guitarist and original member Christopher Thorn.
Dear Young Me: Bill Wyman
Talking to my younger self, young Bill - be daring young man:
