Bob Harris says Richard Nixon asked Elvis Presley to spy on John Lennon
Elvis Presley was once tasked with spying on John Lennon by then-US president Richard Nixon, according to legendary music presenter and DJ ‘Whispering’ Bob Harris. In a new interview on the Rockonteurs podcast, Harris spoke of how Nixon “loathed” the Beatles star due to...
Queen’s Roger Taylor says he was “tempted to laugh” the first time he heard Freddie Mercury sing
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Tori Amos announces lockdown-inspired new album ‘Ocean To Ocean’
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Ray and Dave Davies on the Everly Brothers: “A spark of life that stays in the grooves”
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Kim Kardashian says daughter North West is a “goth girl”: “She listens to Black Sabbath”
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Phil Collins says Genesis’ 2021 reunion tour will be their last
Ahead of Genesis‘ long-awaited reunion tour beginning in Birmingham tonight (September 20), Phil Collins has confirmed it will be the band’s last. Tony Banks, Mike Rutherford and Phil Collins announced at the start of 2020 that they were reuniting for a tour called The Last Domino?’. The trio,...
BLACKPINK’s Lisa drops teaser for ‘Money’ performance video
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Possessed vocalist Jeff Becerra has walked for the first time in over 30 years
Jeff Becerra, vocalist and bassist for US death metal outfit Possessed, has walked again for the first time in over 30 years. In 1989, Becerra was held up at gunpoint and shot twice in an armed robbery, leaving him paralysed from the chest down. In...
Damon Albarn confirms Gorillaz collaboration with Bad Bunny
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