Last weekend at Primavera, Olivia Rodrigo surprised fans when she invited The Cure’s Robert Smith on stage. They performed their latest collaboration, “What’s Wrong With Me?” which will be released this Friday on Rodrigo’s third album, “You Seem Pretty Sad For A Girl So In Love”. This isn’t the first […]
Megadeth’s “Symphony of Destruction” was one of my favourite tracks back in 1992. Its riff has been described as one of the most ‘iconic of the decade’ alongside Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit” and Metallica’s “Enter Sandman”. It’s been covered many times by many people but this version – sent […]
I’m on my way home from a busy week in Europe and London, but some of you have asked for my views on Fender, the Ozzy Osbourne Avatar and why I was at the Masters of The Universe on Thursday – so I thought I’d answer on my way to […]
Last week, The Darkness were invited to the Premiere of Masters Of The Universe as we wrote a song for the film. Big thanks to composer Daniel Pemberton and Sir Brian May. It was a blast! Masters Of The Universe by The Darkness: https://youtu.be/G_lonD5RUVY?si=BezNxfB3Ij-rwlyr To watch Official Pop Drop’s coverage […]
It’s harder than ever for musicians to make a living from music. I think Rick Beato nailed it in a recent episode when he explained how the majority of successful artists today have money behind them. It was, therefore, humbling on my recent tour with the live show version of […]
One of my favourite people won an Ivor Novello Award last night and rightly so. I was lucky enough to work with Linda Perry a few years ago and I recently discovered that she has a new album out, so it seemed like a good opportunity to talk about what […]
Over the past couple of days, I’ve been sent links to social media posts featuring an AI deepfake version of me, but with my former teeth and no 8-pack. It’s not a post or a subject I want to take part in, but there are few laws against it. Does […]
If you know anything about me, you know how much I love the Rolling Stones, so I thought I’d check out some of their new work ahead of the release of Foreign Tongues in July. So this is my review of In The Stars…. Rolling Stones, In The Stars: https://youtu.be/oT5LwwEHgnc?si=cJEtneMhbLaf-pWJ […]
Thank you so much!! We’ve hit 200k subscribers! I can’t believe it! I’m so happy we’re all here together, and I really appreciate your support. It hasn’t even been a year yet and this community is amazing, I love it here. Today is COMMENTS DAY! Yay! The inevitable happens as […]
How do you survive the rock & roll lifestyle? Dave Mustaine was interviewed by Joe Rogan recently about the dark the side of the music industry. They touch on why it is so difficult to survive in this industry, and how it’s possible to navigate it. What is it about […]
