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1979: Record producer/songwriter, Van McCoy dies from a heart attack. On the same day, an IRA bomb explodes in the British consulate in Antwerp. 1986: In the 100th Wimbledon Men’s Tennis final, Boris ...
Oasis actually got back together, following years of bad blood and sniping insults – and, even better, they united a stadium ...
Coldplay wanted to be the best band in the world. They idolize Radiohead and U2, collaborate frequently with Brian Eno, and ...
Queen wasn't just known for their songs from the studio. They were seen as one of the top live rock bands ever. This was ...
Shortly after a clip went viral of Armstrong looking bewildered while a fan strummed the opening chords to Oasis’ signature ...
Firmly aimed at fans of the iconic bands that came to prominence amid the UK's original punk explosion in 1976-77, this event ...
Selling out can be a dirty word in rock and roll, but that doesn't mean that some bands haven't tried their hardest to become ...
One of the great things about learning the guitar is how much progress you can make in a short space of time. You learn one chord, then two, three, and then you can write a song. But it isn’t all just ...
It's official. U2 are back in the studio making new music, after a gap of eight years. The four-piece had been on an extended break, as drummer Larry Mullen Jr recovered from neck surgery.
Bono, aka Paul Hewson, turns 65 years old today, May 10! Here's a look at Irish rock band U2's ten best songs to celebrate.
Our first entry is the most pedestrian of guitar pedals but one of the most important. Accurate tuning is fundamental to a good performance, and it can often be hard to determine a perfect pitch ...
Critically it fared well, too, though reviewers scoffed at Bono’s absurd claim that Atomic Bomb was U2’s first rock album. The consensus was that, after the grand folly of Pop, U2 were now ...