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Fka Twigs Set For Godlike Genius Prize At Nme Awards 2022
FKA twigs will receive the NME's Godlike Genius Award next month.The 34-year-old star is set to become the first ever Black female and youngest solo artist to ever receive the coveted prize as she follows...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 10 February 2022
Tom Morello: The Clash Made Me Feel Like I Wasn't Alone
Tom Morello says The Clash made him feel like he "wasn't alone".The Rage Against The Machine guitarist has opened up on the impact the punk band's iconic album 'London Calling' had on him, and helped...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 16 October 2021
Manic Street Preachers New Songs Sound Like 'The Clash Playing Abba'
Manic Street Preachers’ new album sounds like “The Clash playing ABBA”.The Welsh indie trio spent two weeks recording their upcoming 14th LP in Rockfield studios in Wales earlier this year and although lockdown measures meant...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 24 April 2021
Short Songs For The Shortest Day: When Brevity Is A Necessity You'll Want This Playlist
When time is of the essence and you need a quick fix you require some succinct songs to get you through the day. On the shortest day of the year your time is precious but...
By Andrew Lockwood in Music / Festivals on 21 December 2020
The Long Goodbye: A Brexit Inspired Playlist.
As we reach the death throws of the protracted Brexit negotiations between The United Kingdom and Europe we thought we'd compile our own little playlist to mark the occasion. Break-ups can be messy affairs in...
By Andrew Lockwood in Music / Festivals on 16 December 2020
The Clash Rocker Mick Jones' Wife Accused Of Assault
Miranda Davis stands accused of slapping Jan Cremer and smashing $7,000 (£5,000)-worth of necklaces in a fight over money at the London mansion she shares with The Clash star Jones. According to...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 23 February 2016
Rita Ora's Punk Influence
Rita Ora is influenced by punk music.The 'How We Do (Party)' hitmaker has revealed she was inspired by the likes of The Clash and The Sex Pistols but insists she never stuck to ''one specific...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 24 August 2015
Jonathan Rhys Meyers To Portray Joe Strummer In New Rock Drama
London Town, which is set in the British capital in the 1970s, follows a 14-year-old boy whose life is forever changed after his estranged mother introduces him to Strummer's music. Production is...
By WENN in Movies / TV / Theatre on 09 July 2015
Bono Writes Song For Mother
Bono wrote a love song for his mother on U2's latest album. The 54-year-old singer paid tribute to his mum Iris on the band's 13th studio album, 'Songs of Innocence', and admits the autobiographical theme...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 05 October 2014
Joe Strummer's Thunderbird Up For Sale
A Ford Thunderbird previously owned by late The Clash frontman Joe Strummer has been put on sale by the Beverly Hills Car Club.Bids for the 1963 model began on Monday afternoon (11Aug14) and will end...
By World Entertainment News Network in Music / Festivals on 12 August 2014
The Libertines' Highly Praised Hyde Park Gig Interrupted By Surging Fans
The Libertines' first reunion gig on English soil got off to a rocky start when overzealous fans surged towards the stage whilst the band performed at the British Summer Time gig in Hyde Park, London....
By Elinor Cosgrave in Music / Festivals on 07 July 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
Mick Jones: 'Secret Joe Strummer Tunes Could Have Sparked The Clash's Comeback'
Former The Clash star Mick Jones has revealed he was writing new music with the band's late frontman Joe Strummer before he died in 2002.The guitarist tells the Bbc the former bandmates were secretly working...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 04 October 2013
The Clash's Paul Simonon's Clothing Range Available
The Clash's Paul Simonon's new clothing range is launched today (23.09.13). The bass player and Sailor Jerry Clothing's ultimate new collaboration, The Flash Collection, is available to purchase from Lewis Leathers today after Paul combined...
By Bang Showbiz in Fashion / Beauty on 23 September 2013
Bee Gess Barry Gibb Misses Brothers
Barry Gibb admitted he missed his late Bee Gee brothers before he accepted a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Nordoff Robbins O2 Silver Clef Awards today (28.06.13).The 66-year-old musician - who is the last surviving...
By Bang Showbiz on 28 June 2013
Mick Jones And Ray Davies Land Silver Clef Awards
The Clash star Mick Jones and The Kinks rocker Ray Davies have joined the star-studded list of honourees at Britain's upcoming Nordoff Robbins O2 Silver Clef Awards.The two musicians will both be given prizes in...
By WENN on 21 June 2013
Unseen Punk Photos Unearthed For New Book
Almost 200 unseen photographs documenting the heyday of the British punk movement and featuring icons including Sid Vicious and The Clash will be released next month (Apr13).Snapper Sheila Rock is opening up her personal archives...
By WENN on 26 March 2013
Joe Strummer To Be Honoured In Spain
The Clash frontman Joe Strummer will be remembered in the Spanish city of Granada after officials agreed to name a square in the late singer's honour.The rocker spent a lot of time living and working...
By WENN on 16 January 2013
Fans And Friends To Mark 10th Anniversary Of Joe Strummer's Last Gig
Folk-punk group The Men They Couldn't Hang and The Clash tribute band Take The 5Th are among the acts set to pay tribute to Joe Strummer on the 10th anniversary of the late music icon's...
By WENN on 02 November 2012
Robbie Williams And Melanie Chisholm Record Single For Disaster Victims
Robbie Williams, The Clash's Mick Jones, and Melanie Chisholm are among the stars teaming up to record a charity single to benefit the victims of Britain's worst ever sporting disaster.Beverley Knight and Paloma Faith will...
By WENN on 26 October 2012
One Direction Acknowledge The Clash Single Similarities
The stars of One Direction have insisted their new single is supposed to sound like a song by The Clash after they were accused of copying the famous rift from Should I Stay Or Should...
By World Entertainment News Network on 29 September 2012
Seasick Steve Pays Tribute To Joe Strummer At Festival
Veteran blues singer Seasick Steve paid tribute to Joe Strummer during his set at a U.K. festival in honour of the late The Clash frontman on Friday (17Aug12).The weekend (17-19Aug12) Strummer of Love event, to...
By WENN on 19 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
Damien Hirst Creates Guitar Art For Joe Strummer Raffle
Renowned British artist Damien Hirst has unveiled two special charity pieces to mark the 10th anniversary of The Clash frontman Joe Strummer's death.Hirst has painted a Fender Telecaster electric guitar in his celebrated spot form,...
By WENN on 24 July 2012
Jimmy Cliff Works With Rancid's Tim Armstrong On New Record 'Rebirth'
Ska legend Jimmy Cliff teams up with Rancid frontman Tim Armstrong to produce Cliff's new album 'Rebirth' to be released in mid-July 2012.Their careers cross paths again since Cliff covered Rancid's 1995 song 'Ruby Soho'...
By Lew Irwin on 20 June 2012
Hologram Tupac European Tour "Would Make Sense" Say S Creator
Tupac Shakur going on tour "would make sense" according to the eggheads who designed him, not the real rapper that is, but the hologram that is currently the biggest music star real or unreal on...
By Lew Irwin on 18 April 2012
Billy Bragg And Basement Jaxx Among Acts For Strummer Festival
The Pogues, Billy Bragg, Badly Drawn Boy and Basement Jaxx are among the acts who have signed up to perform at a festival in honour of late The Clash frontman Joe Strummer.The new Strummer of...
By WENN on 18 April 2012
Joe Strummer Honoured With Rock Festival
Late The Clash frontman Joe Strummer is to be honoured with a music festival to mark the 10th anniversary of his death later this year (12).The rocker passed away from a congenital heart defect in...
By WENN on 03 January 2012
Burgess And Bragg Pay Tribute To Strummer
THE CHARLATANS' TIM BURGESS and rocker Billy Bragg have paid tribute to late The Clash musician Joe Strummer on the ninth anniversary of his death.The rocker passed away on 22 December, 2002 at the age...
By WENN on 22 December 2011
Rage Against The Machine Play Free Show
Rage Against The Machine performed a free concert for 40,000 fans in London yesterday (06.06.10).The US rockers agreed to perform in the city's Finsbury Park as a thank you gesture for supporters after their 1992...
By Bang Showbiz on 07 June 2010
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