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Gene Simmons walks back remarks on Ace Frehley’s death: “I was wrong”

Gene Simmons has taken back the comments he made about former KISS bandmate Ace Frehley’s death, admitting he “was wrong” to make them. The guitarist and founding member of the group died at 74 years old in Morristown, New Jersey, on October 16. A statement shared at the time revealed that Ace – also known as Spaceman – died “peacefully surrounded by family” following “a recent fall at his home”. An investigation was then launched into Frehley’s death, and the results of a medical examination have since been shared, ruling his death an accident. Advertisement Simmons’ controversial comments came when n Sunday (December 7),...
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Live At Leeds to take year off in 2026 to ensure “best possible version of the festival for the future”

Live At Leeds is set to take a year off in 2026, to ensure “the best possible version of the festival for the future”. Read More: Why have so many UK festivals been cancelled or postponed? The event’s ‘In The Park’ and ‘In The City’ editions have taken place in spring/summer and autumn, respectively, in recent years. LAL launched its first iteration in 2007. Advertisement Live At Leeds: In The Park 2025 was held in Temple Newsam Park, with performances from Bloc Party, Manic Street Preachers, The Snuts, Yard Act, Sigrid and more. LAL: In The City – which focuses...
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Timothée Chalamet responds to rumours that he’s UK alt-rapper EsDeeKid: “All will be revealed in due time”

Timothée Chalamet has addressed rumours that he is the artist behind UK alt-rapper EsDeeKid in a recent interview. EsDeeKid is best recognised for his track ‘LV Sandals’, which went viral on TikTok and featured underground UK rappers fakemink and Rico Ace. Hailing from Liverpool and rapping in a distinct Scouse accent, much about the artist’s background is not known, given he remains anonymous and performs obscured by a balaclava. Advertisement However, since the release of his album ‘Rebel’ this summer, fans have been trying to work out the musician’s identity, and some are convinced that it is actually Timothée...
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Watch Charli XCX question “cringe” ‘Brat Summer’ in new trailer for ‘The Moment’ mockumentary

Charli XCX has dropped another trailer for her mockumentary The Moment, which sees her question if the term ‘Brat Summer’ has become “cringe”. The project is based around her huge ‘Brat’ album and subsequent tour, and is set to arrive in select cinemas from January 26. Advertisement Directed by Aidan Zamiri, the first trailer for the A24 film arrived last month, and revealed that the film was made using real footage from the ’Brat’ tour – including chat show appearances and on stage performances – as well as a variety of fictional backstage scenes. Alongside Charli, the mockumentary stars...
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Portugal’s Eurovision entry at risk as 11 entrants from Festival da Canção refuse to represent country

Portugal’s participation in Eurovision next year could be at risk as 11 of the 16 entrants in their song selection contest, Festival da Canção, have refused to represent them if they win. READ MORE: Eurovision 2024 – fans and boycotters speak: “This is bigger than the contest” The 11 entrants put forward a statement declaring that they will decline to represent Portugal at the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna next year should they be selected in protest of Israel’s controversial participation in the contest. Advertisement The 17 signatories are Cristina Branco, Bateu Matou, Rita Dias, DjoDje, Beatriz Bronze (Evaya),...
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World’s most expensive guitar Kurt Cobain’s iconic ‘MTV Unplugged’ D-18E donated to London Royal College Of Music

The guitar Kurt Cobain used in Nirvana’s MTV Unplugged performance, which was the most expensive guitar ever sold at auction, has been donated to the London Royal College Of Music. The guitar in question is the rare Martin D-18E, an electro-acoustic model that was modified for the grunge icon’s left-handed playing style. He famously played it during the iconic MTV Unplugged set in November 1993, and according to Courtney Love, it was the last guitar he played before his took his own life in 1994. Advertisement After his death, it was passed on to his daughter, Frances Bean Cobain,...
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Watch Porridge Radio play last ever show in Glasgow

Porridge Radio played their final show in Glasgow on Sunday (December 7) – check out some of the footage from the gig and the other shows on their final tour here.  Read More: The Big Read – Porridge Radio: “I’ve always known that we’re the best band in the world” The Brighton band first announced their split in January, sharing the goodbye single ‘Don’t Want To Dance’. Their final EP, ‘The Machine Starts To Sing’, arrived the following month, and they announced a farewell tour in April.  Advertisement They said upon announcing their split: “This band has been our life,...
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Watch Sigrid’s new DHL FAST-TRACK documentary

In partnership with DHL Sigrid and DHL FAST-TRACK have unveiled a new mini-documentary that follows the Norwegian pop star as she plays two very special, stripped-down gigs. Earlier this year, Sigrid returned to Bergen, the city where she lived as a teenager and first began seriously writing music, to join fans on a misty walk through Fløyen Park before she performed an acoustic gig at the gorgeous Skomakerstuan Café. Two weeks later, Sigrid visited the Japanese city of Osaka for the very first time where she took fans along the Minoh Falls trail ahead of a stripped down set...
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Frank Sinatra “loathed” Donald Trump, says daughter Nancy

Nancy Sinatra has revealed that her father, the legendary singer Frank Sinatra, “loathed” Donald Trump. She made the comment on X (Twitter) as part of a series of posts condemning the US president’s administration and the ongoing ICE raids across the country. “This is not my father’s America. He would be devastated. Trump is so wrong in so may ways,” she wrote, quoting a video of an alleged ICE raid. Advertisement Another X user replied, “Your Dad would have loved Trump,” prompting Nancy to say, “Do some homework before you make a fool of yourself. My dad LOATHED Trump.”...
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Ghetts pleads guilty to causing death by dangerous driving

Ghetts has pleaded guilty to death by dangerous driving following a fatal crash in London. The 41-year-old Mercury Prize nominee, real name is Justin Clarke-Samuel, allegedly failed to stop after hitting a 20 year-old man in Ilford on October 18 around 11:30pm (as per BBC News). Today (Monday December 8), he appeared for a hearing at the Old Bailey via videolink from Pentonville prison. He pleaded guilty to driving dangerously in various parts of the city before the fatal collision. This included incidents in Camden, Islington, Hackney, and the Bloomsbury area of central London. Ghetts has been in custody...
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