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[ad_1] Against The Current feels like a punk band pulled straight out of the mid-2000s. A lot of people might read that sentence and see it as an insult – so, to be clear, I mean it in the best way possible. Bandmembers Chrissy Costanza, Dan Gow and Will Ferri …

[ad_1] Queen are well known for closing their live shows with We Will Rock You and We Are The Champions. But prior to May 1978, Freddie Mercury, Brian May, Roger Taylor and John Deacon’s encore was often a classic cover, one of which was Elvis Presley’s Jailhouse Rock. Sir Brian …

[ad_1] As December dawns those classic Christmas songs are only going to become more and more frequent on the radio and streaming playlists. Now Brits have voted for their favourite of all time after Ladbrokes LIVE polled 1506 UK-based people. And it turns out the winner is The Pogues and …

[ad_1] The Beatles and The Rolling Stones have had a jokey rivalry for over 60 years and it’s clear they buried the hatchet long ago. Sir Paul McCartney recently played a distorted bass for the punk track Bite My Head Off, on the band’s new album Hackney Diamonds, This was …

[ad_1] As a first for Graceland, Elvis Presley’s granddaughter Riley Keough opened up the mansion for an NBC special filmed inside and around the grounds. On the opportunity, Lisa Marie’s daughter said: “My family and I are elated to open the doors to Graceland in this first-of-its-kind special. “With intimate …

[ad_1] The Pogues’ festive classic Fairytale of New York has been the bookies’ favourite for Christmas No 1 in recent weeks while Shane MacGowan was hospitalised in an ICU. The Irish singer, who had been in ill health for a number of years, was discharged earlier this month but has …

[ad_1] Nickelback have had a sensational year. They recently released Get Rollin’, their tenth studio album and their first record in five years to massive critical acclaim. It reached number two in the Current Rock, Alternative, Hard Music and Digital Album charts, while hitting number one in Switzerland. After being …

[ad_1] Having toured Australia and Mexico City, Sir Paul McCartney’s Got Back world tour has now arrived in Brazil for eight huge stadium shows across the country. But ahead of those, The Beatles legend performed to just a few hundred lucky fans in Brasília’s Club do Choro last night. The …

[ad_1] Album compilation Now That’s What I Call Music is marking its 40th anniversary with a spectacular must-have collector’s record. The series, which launched in 1983, spans 116 volumes and more than 2,400 of pop’s biggest stars. It is marking its big birthday with a 43-track 3-LP or 5-CD edition, …

[ad_1] Towards the end of his short 42 years, Elvis Presley was struggling with health problems, prescription drug addiction and weight gain. The world was shocked when on August 16, 1977 he suddenly died of a heart attack on the toilet, in his ensuite bathroom upstairs at Graceland. A tragic …