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Paul Weller Wins Damages Over Family Photos
British rocker Paul Weller has been awarded damages from an online newspaper after editors published pictures of his young children.The former The Jam frontman sued after staff at the Mail Online ran an article and...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 16 April 2014
Blondie To Receive Nme Godlike Genius Award
Blondie are set to receive the NME Godlike Genius Award. The 'One Way Or Another' hitmakers will be recognised for their musical genius at the NME Awards 2014 with Austin, Texas on Wednesday, February...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 04 February 2014
Leah Weller Models Men's Clothes
Leah Weller has become the face of a men's clothing brand. The model - daughter of The Jam rocker Paul Weller - was chosen to add a touch of femininity to Coeur's Spring/Summer 2014 range,...
By Bang Showbiz in Fashion / Beauty on 17 January 2014
Paul Weller To Play Forest Gigs
Paul Weller is to play five Forest Live shows this summer.The 55-year-old singer will take to the stage at different woodland locations across the UK in June as part of the Forestry Commission's Forest Live...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 14 January 2014
Paul Weller To Play Forest Gigs
British rock veteran Paul Weller has signed up to play a run of gigs in forests across England over the summer (14).The former The Jam star has teamed up with Britain's Forestry Commission to book...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 13 January 2014
Hard Rock Calling: Fans Answer In Their Thousands To See Springsteen & Kasabian
In Somerset, Glastonbury was in full swing but further East a different festival drew its own thousands. Rock fans flocked to Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in East London's Stratford to attend Hard Rock Calling: a...
By Lauren James in Music / Festivals on 01 July 2013
Kasabian 'Blown Away' By Hard Rock Calling
Kasabian were ''blown away'' by their Hard Rock Calling gig.The indie rockers were thrilled to be invited to headline the music festival at London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park yesterday (29.06.13), where they treated the crowd...
By Bang Showbiz on 30 June 2013
Paul Weller And The Strypes Perform On Record Store Day
Rockers Paul Weller and The Strypes showed their support for Record Store Day on Saturday (20Apr13) by performing free live gigs for fans.The former The Jam frontman and the Irish band headlined at London's Rough...
By WENN on 21 April 2013
Exclusive Paul Weller Gig Planned At Rough Trade For Record Store Day
Record Store Day (Saturday April 20, 2013) is the day when sport and music retail collide. If you consider ‘competitive vinyl purchasing’ a sport, of course. A veritable one-day Olympics for music nerds and vinyl...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 17 April 2013
Kasabian's New Album Sounds 'Electrocuted'
Kasabian's new album sounds as if it's been ''electrocuted''.The 'Shoot the Runner' rockers are currently recording the follow up to 2011's 'Velociraptor!' and frontman Tom Meighan says the songs are more ''heavy'' than their previous...
By Bang Showbiz on 08 April 2013
Paul Weller Concludes Noel Gallagher's Charity Gigs
Rock veteran Paul Weller took to the stage in London on Monday night (25Mar13) to conclude a week of charity gigs organised by fellow British musician Noel Gallagher.The former The Jam star headlined the last...
By WENN on 26 March 2013
Hatchet Buried: Noel Gallagher And Damon Albarn Unite Onstage For Teenage Cancer Trust
Noel Gallagher and Damon Albarn put their notorious Britpop feud behind them this weekend to perform onstage together in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust concerts that Noel was charged with curating. In the heady...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 25 March 2013
Bruce Springsteen To Headline Hard Rock Calling
Bruce Springsteen is to headline Hard Rock Calling.The 63-year-old star will get the chance to finish where he left off last year when he was cut off at the Hyde Park festival due to a...
By Bang Showbiz on 05 March 2013
Leah Weller Inspired By Father
Leah Weller takes her ''fashion inspiration'' from her father, Paul.The model daughter of the sharp suited rocker - often referred to as 'The Modfather' - says his fashion choices have had a big influence on...
By Bang Showbiz on 01 February 2013
Miles Kane Nervous Around Weller
Miles Kane was ''nervous'' when he worked with Paul Weller for the first time.The 'Inhaler' hitmaker has teamed up with the former Jam rocker on a number of tracks on his forthcoming second solo album...
By Bang Showbiz on 19 January 2013
Paul Weller Records With Olympian Bradley Wiggins
Former The Jam star Paul Weller has recruited British Olympic hero Bradley Wiggins to play guitar on his latest single.The cycling champion is a huge fan of mod band The Jam, and capped off a...
By WENN on 12 January 2013
A Week In Music – Everything Everything Avoid Second Album Syndrome With 'Arc,' Paul Weller's 'Dragonfly' Is A "Victory Lap," Jools Holland Teams Up With The Stars
Albums of Note... Deftly side-stepping the pitfalls of ‘second album syndrome,’ Everything Everything have stepped things up a notch with second album Arc, which looks set to raise their profile even further. They’ve retained their...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 07 January 2013
Paul Weller Rules Out Jam Reunion
Paul Weller claims it would be ''absurd'' if The Jam ever reformed.The group - also made up of Rick Buckler and Bruce Foxton - split in 1982 and while Paul admires the likes of The...
By Bang Showbiz on 07 January 2013
Paul Weller Rocks With Olympian Bradley Wiggins At Charity Gig
Rocker Paul Weller took to the stage to perform with British Olympic hero Bradley Wiggins at a benefit gig in London this week (beg17Dec12).The former The Jam star headlined the concert at London's Hammersmith Apollo...
By WENN on 20 December 2012
Paul Weller Writes Movie Soundtrack
British rocker Paul Weller is putting his songwriting skills to use by penning his first movie soundtrack.The former The Jam frontman released his 11th solo album, Sonik Kicks, in March (12) and he's already working...
By WENN on 12 December 2012
Paul Weller Keen To Reteam With Graham Coxon For Full Album
British rocker Paul Weller is eager to head into the studio to work on a full album with Blur guitarist Graham Coxon.Coxon performed on several of the former The Jam frontman's solo hits, including Sonik...
By WENN on 11 December 2012
Paul Weller Destroys Own Song Lyrics
Paul Weller destroys his song lyrics after each album.The former Jam frontman finds ripping up or burning his lyric books very inspirational because he likes to create a ''fresh canvas'' every time he finishes recording...
By Bang Showbiz on 14 November 2012
Paul Weller Wishes He'd Saved Lyric Books
Veteran British rocker Paul Weller regrets destroying his lyric books following the completion of each album because he could have made a fortune auctioning them off.The former The Jam frontman found it therapeutic to get...
By WENN on 14 November 2012
UK Album Releases, October 22, 2012: Taylor Swift, Swedish House Mafia, Dappy, Kate Rusby
It’s a mixed bag for UK albums, as the release schedule starts to slow in preparation for the big race for the Christmas sales market. This week, Jake Bugg toppled Mumford & Sons from what...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 22 October 2012
Paul Weller And Bradley Wiggins Record Radio Show
Mod rocker Paul Weller has joined forces with British cycling hero Bradley Wiggins to record a new U.K. radio special.Wiggins recently met up with his idol in Salford, north-west England to tape the one-off show,...
By WENN on 09 October 2012
Q Awards Nominations Revealed
Blur, The Stone Roses, Florence + the Machine and Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds lead the nominations for this year's Q Awards.The four acts have each received nominations in two categories for this year's ceremony,...
By Bang Showbiz on 06 September 2012
Paul Weller Sick Of Reuniting Bands
British rocker Paul Weller has ruled out reuniting with any of his former bands as he finds it "really disappointing" when his peers reform their old groups.Weller formed The Jam in the 1970s and the...
By WENN on 24 August 2012
Paul Weller Blasts Musical Reunions
Paul Weller is ''sick'' of bands reforming.The 54-year-old rocker feels ''disappointed'' that the music industry is celebrating the likes of The Stone Roses and Blur for getting back together as it is damaging for up-and-coming...
By Bang Showbiz on 24 August 2012
Bradley Wiggins Meets Hero Paul Weller
Olympic hero Bradley Wiggins met Paul Weller at a Stone Roses concert on Monday night (06.08.12).The cyclist - who scooped a gold medal in the time trial at the London 2012 games last week -...
By Bang Showbiz on 07 August 2012
Jessica Ennis And Bradley Wiggins Party With The Stone Roses In London
What would you rather do? Party with The Stone Roses? Or win an Olympic medal? Well, if you are Jessica Ennis or Bradley Wiggins, you don't have to choose. You can do both. Jess and...
By Lew Irwin on 07 August 2012
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