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Strap in, space cadets 🚀 — one of the most important addresses in British music history is about to swing its doors open. David Bowie’s childhood home has been officially acquired by the Heritage of London Trust, with plans now underway to restore it properly and open it to the public. Yep. You’ll soon be able to stand in the...

If there’s one thing Dom Harrison doesn’t do quietly, it’s reclaim his narrative. And this week, the Doncaster disruptor better known as Yungblud has absolutely had enough of the idea that he’s some industry-manufactured puppet on a glittery string. Spoiler alert: he’s not. Never has been. Never will be. In a refreshingly blunt statement, Yungblud hit back at claims that...

Some awards feel polite. This one feels like a mic-drop through a stack of Marshall cabs. Emily Armstrong has officially been voted Best Female Vocalist at the Metal Awards, and honestly… who’s arguing? Exactly. No one. Not even the trolls are brave enough for this scrap. 😈🎤 From throat-shredding screams to soul-punching melodies, Emily’s voice has always lived in that...

Manchester has lost another little chunk of its rock ’n’ roll soul, and honestly… this one stings like a snapped guitar string mid-solo. After more than 25 years of burgers, riffs, memorabilia, and pre-gig chaos, Hard Rock Cafe Manchester has closed its doors, with the brand confirming it is “suspending trade temporarily” at its city centre site 😢🎸 Yeah. That...

Leave it to rock ’n’ roll to get taken out… by gardening. Foo Fighters guitarist Pat Smear has reportedly suffered multiple broken bones following what can only be described as a properly bizarre gardening accident. Yep. Not a stage dive. Not a tour bus mishap. Not a rogue crowd-surfing incident. Gardening. 🌿 Somewhere, a wheelbarrow is lawyering up. 🌼 Rock...

London-based singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, festival director and all-round groove conjurer Adam Norsworthy is stepping out front and centre with a brand-new solo album, Shadow On The Hill, landing on Friday 23rd January 2026. Proper job. Best known as the frontman of British RnB blues outfit The Milk Men, Norsworthy’s solo work promises something a little different. Think late-night introspection, rootsy soul,...

Internet rumours vs reality. Grab a brew, mun. Right, let’s calm the Upside Down-shaped panic for five minutes. If you’ve logged onto social media today and thought you’d missed a stealth-drop, surprise finale, bonus goodbye episode, or some mad Netflix mic-drop… don’t worry. You haven’t. Stranger Things is not releasing an extra episode today. No shadow drop. No secret link....

Hold onto your Docs, mun. The chaos era isn’t done yet. Just when you thought the dust had settled, eyeliner smudged and speakers still smoking, YUNGBLUD has only gone and lobbed another emotional hand grenade into the scene. Following a fresh tease doing the rounds online, the second part of IDOLS is officially on the way and is set to...

Strap in, crack a tin, and alert the group chat, because Extreme are officially back in the creative furnace and working on their seventh studio album. Seventh. As in, yes lads, you do still owe us more riffs and you’re finally paying up 😈 After 2023’s Six arrived swinging like a steel chair from the top rope, fans have been...

Right then, riff-heads. This one’s got legacy, groove, and proper goosebump potential written all over it. Alex Van Halen has quietly stepped back into the studio, and he’s not doing it alone. Sitting across the room, guitar in hand, is Steve Lukather. Yes, that Steve Lukather. And together, they’re working on what’s already being described as an “exciting” new album....

One song. One scene. Absolute emotional carnage, mun. 🎸🌌 If you didn’t feel something when the final seconds of Stranger Things rolled into silence and David Bowie’s towering anthem ‘Heroes’ crept in through the speakers… check your pulse, butt. 🖤 The series finale pulled its final trick straight from the emotional playbook of the gods, dropping Bowie’s Berlin-era masterpiece into...

When My Office OTP Went Full 000000 and Broke Reality Somewhere between the hum of an office keyboard and the soul-drain of weekday admin, something truly unhinged happened. My One-Time Password token. That little plastic gremlin you press when the system demands proof you’re not a hacker from a Bond film. It spat out this absolute menace: 000000 Six zeros....

Talk about turning up, smashing it, and vanishing like a rock ’n’ roll ghost. Jamie Campbell Bower officially made his Broadway debut for a single night only, stepping onto the Great White Way like it was a surprise encore at the end of a sweaty headline set. One show. One appearance. Absolute scenes. The Stranger Things star, metal-adjacent menace and...

Hawkins has officially invaded the theatre world, butt, and it didn’t just knock politely… it kicked the door off its hinges. Stranger Things: The First Shadow has absolutely smashed box office records, proving that whether it’s Netflix screens or plush red theatre seats, the Upside Down still prints money like it’s possessed. And let’s be honest, nobody had “Stranger Things...

Five minutes.That’s all it took. Five minutes of a kid quietly, nervously, bravely saying who he is… and suddenly the internet’s acting like Netflix personally kicked down their door with a rainbow megaphone. Yep. Episode 7 is now the lowest-rated episode in Stranger Things history.Not because of dodgy writing.Not because of bad acting.Not because Vecna turned into a CGI loaf...