[ad_1] With songs tailor-made for festivals and a sound that grips like Hulk Hogan, this suburban Brighton four-piece look certs for indie rock stardom. The late, great Tommy Cooper once released a single called Don’t Jump Off The Roof Dad, about a working man driven to despair by modern life. …
Read More »George Harrison death: Olivia Harrison pays tribute to The Beatles star 21 years on | Music | Entertainment
[ad_1] On December 30, 1999 he attacked Harrison with a kitchen knife, punctured one of his lungs and caused head injuries. Olivia managed to stop Abram by striking him over and over with a fireplace poker and lamp. Harrison was hospitalised after taking over 40 stab wounds and had part …
Read More »The Weeknd announces 2023 tour – and tickets are out this week | Music | Entertainment
[ad_1] The Weeknd has just announced an incredible follow-up to his massively successful North American Tour. The American artist will be hitting stages across Europe and the UK in the summer of 2023. The After Hours Til Dawn tour will kick off on June 10 in the UK and will …
Read More »Elton John described John Lennon ‘whirlwind romance’ | Music | Entertainment
[ad_1] In return, Sean revealed: “My dad, when he first heard your voice he was in America, I think, already, and he was thinking that’s the first new kind of British singing that he really liked and dug. I think he said that he loved your music and the songs, …
Read More »Elvis Presley baby brother describes King’s kindness growing up | Music | Entertainment
[ad_1] Imagine being a little boy and your mother suddenly marries the father of the most famous man in the world. David Stanley was still only five years old when his mother Dee married Vernon Presley on July 3, 1960. Elvis himself was deeply upset by the marriage, especially by …
Read More »Freddie Mercury’s final days by ‘eternal love’ Mary | Music | Entertainment
[ad_1] Each year it still seems hard to believe (and even harder to accept) that the world lost Freddie on November 24, 1991. After valiantly battling AIDS while holding court and entertaining friends and family from his bed even in the final weeks, the star finally let go. As his …
Read More »Dolly Parton’s turning down of Elvis made her a massive fortune thanks to Whitney Houston | Music | Entertainment
[ad_1] Just who would decline a chance to work with Elvis Presley? It turns out Dolly Parton did way back in 1974 when she was embarking on a solo career. The 76-year-old has recounted how she was approached by The King’s ruthless manager Colonel Tom Parker. His client wanted to …
Read More »Elvis: The food King banned from Graceland and same meal he ate every day for six months | Music | Entertainment
[ad_1] As a rich and famous rock star, Elvis Presley could do exactly what he wanted, no matter how strange some of his habits, including those around his food, became. The King was famous for his peanut butter and banana sandwiches, but his tastes all stemmed from his mother Gladys’ …
Read More »John Lennon was ‘pretty sick’ of ‘lousy’ Beatles star – ‘Always going to dump him’ | Music | Entertainment
[ad_1] The Beatles hired Best to be their drummer in 1960 while they were planning on taking a residency slot in Hamburg, Germany. McCartney first saw him playing in another band at Liverpool’s legendary Casbah Club and deemed him good enough to join the group. Two years later, on August …
Read More »Rise Against review: Ferocious and fantastic | Music | Entertainment
[ad_1] Rise Against have been yearning for this show years – as frontman Tim McIlrath told me earlier this month – and it showed. Their explosive arrival on O2 Academy Brixton’s stage with their hit Architects was but a taste of what they were about to deliver, barely showing off …
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