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My Bloody Valentine Bring the Noise in London | ARTICLE

If quiet really is the new loud, someone forgot to tell My Bloody Valentine. The reunited band's Tuesday night London show was certainly heavy on volume, if surprisingly light on new material. Staff handed out earplugs to...
March 13, 2013 9:40 AM ET
Brit Awards Honor Mumford & Sons, Frank Ocean in Elaborate Ceremony | ARTICLE

Emeli Sandé and Ben Howard were the big winners at the 2013 BRIT Awards, on a night when singer-songwriters trumped rock and pop stars and performers often outshone the award winners. Sandé picked up the big award, the...
February 20, 2013 7:45 PM ET
Bon Jovi's New Album: 'A Big Rock Record' With Social Commentary | ARTICLE

Bon Jovi says their next album will be a "big rock record" that will feature "a lot of social commentary." Speaking at a press conference in London on Wednesday, Jon Bon Jovi said What About Now,...
January 23, 2013 12:05 PM ET
Mumford & Sons, Emeli Sande, Alt-J Lead BRIT Awards Nominations | ARTICLE

Mumford & Sons, Emeli Sandé and Alt-J lead the nominations for the 2013 BRIT Awards, which were announced today at a launch event at the Savoy Hotel in central London. Mumford & Sons are nominated for British Group,...
January 10, 2013 4:10 PM ET
Spice Girls Launch 'Viva Forever' Musical in London | ARTICLE

The Spice Girls brought London's West End to a standstill on Tuesday night as they reunited for the world premiere of their new musical, Viva Forever. All five members – Melanie Brown (Scary Spice), Geri Halliwell (Ginger),...
December 12, 2012 11:45 AM ET
The Rolling Stones' 50th Anniversary Tour Blasts Off in London | ARTICLE

The Rolling Stones began their 50th anniversary tour with the biggest possible bang on Sunday night, as a host of special guests joined them for a hit-packed show in London's O2 Arena. Former Stones comrades Bill Wyman...
November 25, 2012 9:45 PM ET
Muse Fill London Show With Songs From 'The 2nd Law' | ARTICLE

Muse closed out London's iTunes Festival in spectacular fashion last night with a set packed with songs from new album, The 2nd Law. The iTunes Festival has been in residency at the Roundhouse in Camden, North London,...
October 1, 2012 8:25 AM ET
Premiere: Fatboy Slim, 'Praise You' (Live) | VIDEO

Fatboy Slim says his new film Live: From the Big Beach Bootique captures "a momentous moment in my career." The film documents DJ Norman Cook's June 2012 two-night stand at the new Amex Stadium in his hometown of Brighton, England....
August 27, 2012 8:00 AM ET
Green Day Rock Reading Festival | ARTICLE

Billie Joe Armstrong may have described it as "the worst kept secret ever," but Green Day’s opening slot on the second day of the U.K.’s Reading Festival still caught some festival-goers by surprise yesterday morning. While the...
August 26, 2012 9:11 AM ET
Fatboy Slim, Russell Brand Share 'Bromance' at Olympic Ceremony | ARTICLE

Fatboy Slim says he enjoyed a "bromance" with Russell Brand during their starring roles at the Olympic Closing Ceremony. DJ Norman Cook followed Brand on the August 12th show, performing "Right Here, Right Now" and "The Rockafeller...
August 16, 2012 12:25 PM ET
Blur Headline Olympics Closing Ceremony Concert in London | ARTICLE

Blur's Damon Albarn paid tribute to double gold medal winner Mo Farah last night, as Britain's alt-rock elite marked the end of London 2012 by following the example of the nation's finest athletes and delivering on the...
August 13, 2012 9:05 AM ET
British Music Takes Center Stage at Olympics Opening Ceremony | ARTICLE

The U.K.’s rock and pop big guns featured heavily in an edgy and quintessentially British 2012 Olympics opening ceremony, as the London Games began with a bang. Stars including Paul McCartney, Arctic Monkeys, Mike Oldfield and Dizzee...
July 28, 2012 8:45 AM ET
Rolling Stones Gather in London for 50th Anniversary Exhibit | ARTICLE

The Rolling Stones celebrated their 50th anniversary in style last night by reuniting for the launch of a new photo exhibition celebrating the band's career. Last seen in public together at the Shine A Light premiere in...
July 13, 2012 9:40 AM ET
The Stone Roses Return to Manchester | ARTICLE

Four songs into the Stone Roses’ homecoming reunion show last night, frontman Ian Brown looked out over the 75,000-strong crowd in Manchester’s Heaton Park and nonchalantly declared, "As you see, we’ve still got it. . ....
June 30, 2012 10:30 AM ET
Paul McCartney, Elton John Honor Queen at Diamond Jubilee Concert | ARTICLE

Rock and pop royalty teamed up with the real British monarchy last night for a spectacular concert at Buckingham Palace to celebrate the Queen's Diamond Jubilee. Staged on the Queen Victoria Memorial in front of the central London...
June 5, 2012 9:45 AM ET
Black Sabbath Reunite in Birmingham | ARTICLE

The biggest question about Black Sabbath’s long-awaited reunion was answered first, as soon as Ozzy Osbourne ran onto the O2 Academy Birmingham stage last night with a cheery "Come on, you fuckers!" while looking as gleeful as...
May 20, 2012 10:35 AM ET