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Green energy tycoon Dale Vince sports a ‘chips are vegan’ t-shirt after being invited to help welcome Andy Burnham to Downing St… but he warns new PM that naming Ed Miliband as Chancellor would be a ‘mistake’
Green energy entrepreneur Dale Vince was invited to Downing Street to help welcome Andy Burnham as the new Prime Minister, marking Burnham’s first day in office after Keir Starmer’s resignation. Vince, known for his outspoken environmental and political views, used the occasion to publicly caution Burnham against appointing Ed Miliband as Chancellor, calling such a…
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HERIOT, Catch Fire & More To Play Special Charity Show
A charity concert named MKF Fest (Miles Kent Forever Fest) will take place in Nottingham on 15 August in memory of Miles Kent, a well-known figure in the alternative music scene. The two-stage event, hosted at Rescue Rooms and Red Rooms, will feature Catch Fire, Miles’s former band, alongside HERIOT and a wide-ranging line-up of…
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“I’m just not prepared for the criticism if it doesn’t sell 100 million copies in the first hour.” Liam Gallagher gives his tongue-in-cheeks reasons for not wanting to make a new Oasis album
Liam Gallagher has dampened fan hopes of a new Oasis studio album, joking that no record could possibly meet the sky-high expectations that would come with it. He made the remarks on X in response to a fan who claimed a new Oasis album “will actually change lives”, suggesting the band would rather focus on…
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Pulp Play “Wickerman” For The First Time In 15 Years
Pulp played “Wickerman,” a deep cut from their 2001 album We Love Life, for the first time since 2011 during a special performance at London’s Royal Festival Hall this past Saturday. The show marked celebrations for Rough Trade’s 50th birthday, and it was also notable for being the first time the band performed their entire…
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“Any band that reaches into the darkness to push boundaries are by definition progressive. That certainly applies”: They were regarded as synth-pop or new wave, but we say they’re prog. So do members of Marillion, Porcupine Tree and No-Man
The music magazine Louder revisits a long-running debate over whether English band Talk Talk, often filed under synth-pop or new wave, actually belong within the progressive rock canon. The piece matters to fans of the genre because it reassesses the legacy of a band whose later work moved far beyond their pop origins, arguing their…
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Meg Lui Announces Debut Album Instant Validation Produced By Sufjan Stevens: Hear “Elvis Queen”
Californian-born, Hudson Valley-based singer-songwriter Meg Lui has announced her debut album, “Instant Validation,” produced by Sufjan Stevens and released via his Asthmatic Kitty Records. The announcement arrives alongside a new single, “Elvis Queen,” and follows her signing to the label in February 2026, when she released her first single, “Gone Girl.” “Elvis Queen” is a…
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AC/DC’s Brian Johnson reveals hearing loss was caused by bout of flu
AC/DC singer Brian Johnson has said that his hearing loss was caused by a bout of flu, rather than solely by years of performing loud rock music. The disclosure adds personal context to the health issue that forced him to stop touring with the band in 2016. Johnson’s hearing problems led AC/DC to bring in…
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GIRLSCHOOL To Release New Album For 50th Anniversary In 2028
NWOBHM veterans GIRLSCHOOL have announced plans to release a new studio album to coincide with the band’s 50th anniversary in 2028, alongside a major anniversary tour. Formed in 1978 and closely linked to Motörhead, GIRLSCHOOL are recognised as the longest-running all-female rock band still active, making the milestone significant both for the group and for…
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Spotify Premium users can now ‘talk to’ the app to choose music and learn about what they’re playing
Spotify has begun rolling out a beta feature that lets Premium subscribers hold a back-and-forth conversation with the app, either by typing or speaking, to choose music and ask questions about what they’re listening to. Available on iOS and Android in the app’s Home and Now Playing views, the tool allows users to request tracks,…
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INTERVIEW: The Hu On Channelling Their Roots On New Album ‘Hun’
Mongolian rock band The HU are marking their tenth anniversary with the release of a new album, ‘Hun’, out on 24 July, and spoke to Rock Sound following a headline-stage performance at Iron Maiden’s Eddfest. The record continues the band’s signature fusion of traditional Mongolian instrumentation and throat singing with modern rock and metal, a…