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Frank Turner Admits Winning Chart Battle Would Be 'Pretty Funny'
Frank Turner admits it would be "pretty funny and pretty cool" if he lands his first UK Number One.The 'Recovery' singer is currently in a "good position" to top the album charts with his latest...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 15 February 2022
Frank Turner Releases New Single A Wave Across A Bay As Emotional Tribute To Scott Hutchison
Frank Turner has paid an emotional tribute to the late Scott Hutchison on his new single 'A Wave Across A Bay'.The 40-year-old musician was close friends with the Frightened Rabbit frontman - who tragically took...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 13 January 2022
Sir Tom Jones And Rag'n'bone Man To Help Revive Live Music With Small Venue Gigs
Sir Tom Jones and Rag'n'Bone Man are to play small independent venues to help revive the live music industry.The 81-year-old music legend and the 'Anywhere Away From Here' hitmaker are among a host of major...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 07 July 2021
Frank Turner Admits Lockdown Extension Is 'Another Blow' For Music Industry
Frank Turner says the extension of pandemic restrictions is "another blow to morale" for musicians.The 'I Still Believe' singer - who has raised money for the Music Venue Trust throughout much of the health crisis...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 15 June 2021
Frank Turner Stopping Livestream Gigs After Raising £250k For Independent Venues
Frank Turner has announced his final Independent Venue Love show after raising around £250,000.The 'I Still Believe' singer has confirmed his live show series - which recently made a comeback after he spent much of...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 23 February 2021
Alex Turner's Fender Stratocaster Raises Over £120k For Grassroots Venues
Alex Turner's black Fender Stratocaster guitar has raised £128,544 ($169,031) in a charity raffle to help save grassroots venues.Arctic Monkeys joined forces with The Music Venue Trust to launch a Crowdfunder page in a bid...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 26 August 2020
Frank Turner 'Nearly Cried' Walking Back Into A Music Venue
Frank Turner ''nearly cried'' when he walked back into a music venue for the first time in months.The 'I Still Believe' singer had to cut his tour short in March this year due to the...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 09 August 2020
Frank Turner 'Excited' To Finally Make A Punk Rock Album For His Next Record
Frank Turner is ''excited'' to finally be making a punk album.The 38-year-old musician - whose recent projects include 2019's historical folk record 'No Man's Land' and 2018's dance inspired LP 'Be More Kind' - has...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 11 July 2020
Frank Turner Admits Live Stream Shows Can't Replace 'Actual Gigs'
Frank Turner admits his live stream shows are no replacement for an ''actual gig''.The 'I Still Believe' singer has been putting on weekly performances for fans during lockdown, which have seen him playing full albums...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 21 June 2020
Frank Turner And Nofx Announce Split Lp
Frank Turner and NOFX are releasing a split album covering each other's songs.The 38-year-old singer songwriter is joining forces with his friends in the iconic US punk band - made up of Fat Mike, El...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 02 June 2020
Frank Turner Teases 'Aggressive' New Album
Frank Turner has teased an ''aggressive'' return to his roots for his next full length album.The 'Be More Kind' singer's most recent LP was 2019's folk collection 'No Man's Land' - a concept album about...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 11 April 2020
Frank Turner Urges Musicians To 'Give Something Back' During Pandemic
Frank Turner has implored musicians to ''give something back'' to grassroots venues amid the coronavirus pandemic.The 38-year-old star - who recently saved Southampton's Joiners Arms from closing by fundraising via a livestreamed gig - has...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 05 April 2020
Frank Turner's New Album Will Include Re-worked Hits
Frank Turner's new album will include re-worked version of some of his old songs.The 35-year-old singer-songwriter will drop his forthcoming LP 'Songbook' on November 24 and, although he wants to build the suspense for his...
By Clive King in Music / Festivals on 17 October 2017
Frank Turner Documentary 'Get Better' In Cinemas For One Night Only Ahead Of 2000th Gig
Frank Turner will be broadcasting his new documentary 'Get Better: A Film About Frank Turner' next week alongside a live performance from London's Leicester Square. The film is named after his single 'Get Better', which...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 09 December 2016
Dr Dre Scores First UK Number One Album With 'Compton'
Dr Dre’s comeback album Compton has topped this week’s album chart, giving the US rapper his first ever UK number one. The album, inspired by the upcoming NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton is Dre’s first...
By Stephanie Chase in Music / Festivals on 15 August 2015
Frank Turner: Butch Walker Is My Spirit Animal
Frank Turner thinks Butch Walker is his ''spirit animal''.The 'Get Better' hitmaker gushed about the American rock god and record producer who he worked with on his new LP 'Positive Songs for Negative People' and...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 14 August 2015
Frank Turner: I Recorded My New Album As If It Was My First
Frank Turner recorded his new album as if it was his debut.The 33-year-old rocker wanted to capture the excitement of his first record on forthcoming sixth offering 'Positive Songs For Negative People' so recorded...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 12 July 2015
Frank Turner Toured With Back Injury
The musician made the revelation while discussing Dave Grohl's onstage injury during a Foo Fighters gig in Sweden on Friday (12Jun15), when the rocker broke his leg in a fall but later returned...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 16 June 2015
Frank Turner To Brighten Our Year With 'Positive Songs For Negative People'
Frank Turner is set to return with a brand new studio album later this summer, enticingly entitled 'Positive Songs For Negative People'. Plus, you can catch the London singer on tour in the States this...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 16 June 2015
Libertines To Headline Reading And Leeds
The Libertines will headline the Reading and Leeds festivals this year.The 'Don't Look Back Into the Sun' hitmakers - who reunited to perform at the event in 2010 - have been unveiled as the final...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 25 February 2015
Metallica Promise To Return To The UK
Metallica have vowed to return to the UK ''very soon''.The heavy metal rockers closed the Sonisphere festival at Knebworth House, Hertfordshire, East England last night (06.07.14) and enjoyed that performance, and their headline slot at...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 07 July 2014
Singer/songwriter Frank Turner Wins Britain's Mastermind
British singer/songwriter Frank Turner can add Iron Maiden superfan to his resume after winning Tv show Mastermind by answering questions about the heavy rock group.Turner picked Iron Maiden as his specialist subject as he took...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 03 January 2014
Billy Bragg To Busk With Frank Turner
British musicians Billy Bragg and Frank Turner are set to busk on the streets of London to raise money for the homeless.The A New England hitmaker and folk star Turner are teaming up for a...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 13 December 2013
Frank Turner Copies Kurt Cobain's Wheelchair Entrance At Reading
Rocker Frank Turner honoured late Nirvana rocker Kurt Cobain at Reading Festival on Friday (23Aug13) by turning up onstage in a wheelchair, mimicking the star's iconic 1992 entrance.The singer/songwriter was one of the headlining acts...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 24 August 2013
A Week In Music, Kanye West Releases 'Black Skinhead' Video, Dawes Talk New Album And Bob Dylan And Mercury And Jackson Duets Are To Be Unveiled
A week in music videos... Kanye West has been doing a lot of promotion for his edgy, rock-infused track 'Black Skinhead' (or 'BLKKK SKKKN HEAD' as it's otherwise known'), the lead single from his US...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 30 July 2013
A Week In Music, Daft Punk Make Triumphant Return With Get Lucky, Chvrches Ep Precedes Anticipated Album, Vampire Weekend Interviewed At Coachella
A Week in Videos... Undoubtedly the most eagerly-anticipated video of the week comes from Daft Punk, who return to the scene with ‘Get Lucky.’ Featuring Pharrell on vocals and the legend that is Nile Rogers...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 22 April 2013
Frank Turner And The Sleeping Souls Take To Glasgow On His Worldwide Tour [Photos]
Frank Turner and the Sleeping Souls at Glasgow's O2 AcademyFrank Turner and the Sleeping Souls took to Glasgow's O2 Academy for his second UK date out of six on his major world tour.The folk guitarist...
By Holly Williams in Music / Festivals on 19 April 2013
Frank Turner: Punk Music Is My 'Tribe'
Frank Turner sees punk music as his ''tribe''.The singer-songwriter - who was thrust into the limelight after director Danny Boyle chose him to perform at the London 2012 Olympics Opening Ceremony last July - admits...
By Bang Showbiz on 12 April 2013
Frank Turner Launches New Wheat Beer
Singer/songwriter Frank Turner has launched his own beer.The enterprising Brit has teamed up with experts at Signature Brew to create new wheat beer Believe - named after his hit 2010 single I Still Believe....
By WENN on 09 October 2012
Arctic Monkeys And Madness Up For Aim Awards
Adele, Arctic Monkeys and Madness are all nominated for Association of Independent Music (AIM) Awards.The annual awards show honours UK acts signed to independent labels, with this year's nominations led by heavy metal group Enter...
By Bang Showbiz on 27 September 2012
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