Roger Wink, VVN Music, Author at Noise11.com - Page 6 of 155

Roger Wink, VVN Music

The Cranberries, Noise11, Photo

The Cranberries To Complete Final Album With Dolores O’Riordan

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The surviving members of the Cranberries, Mike and Noel Hogan and Fergal Lawler, have announced that they are once again moving forward with two projects.

Read the full article →
The Pretty Things, Phil May: Photo Ros O'Gorman

The Pretty Things To Retire From Performing

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Before Tommy, Jesus Christ Superstar and Quadrophenia there was S.F. Sorrow, recognized as the first rock opera.

Read the full article →
Van Morrison and Joey DeFrancesco

Van Morrison To Release His Third Album In Eight Months

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Van Morrison’s new 39th studio album, You’re Driving Me Crazy, a musical collaboration with Hammond organ virtuoso and trumpet master Joey DeFrancesco, on Friday, April 27.

Read the full article →
NME First Edition

NME To Stop Print Mag After 66 Years

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

NME, one of Britain’s most iconic music publications, will cease regular publication on Friday (March 9).

Read the full article →
Maynard Keenan Tool A Perfect Circle Puscifer

Tool Album Sounds Just About Done

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Tool have confirmed that they are in the studio recording a brand new album.

Read the full article →
True Grit

Glen Campbell Omitted From Oscars Obituary

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

No matter the awards show, there is always controversy surrounding the selections for the “In Memoriam” segment.

Read the full article →
Russ Solomon Tower Records

R.I.P. Russ Solomon of Tower Records 1925-2018

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Russ Solomon, the man who started the Tower Records chain, has died at the age of 92.

Read the full article →
Liam Gallagher, Beady Eye, Photo By Ros O'Gorman

Liam Gallager Says Noel’s Wife Is Their Yoko

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Remember that recent story where Oasis brothers Liam and Noel Gallagher had made up.

Read the full article →
The Rolling Stones, charlie watts, photo ros ogorman, noise11

Charlie Watts Reckons Bowie Wasn’t All That Great

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

For years, Charlie Watts has been the reluctant member of the Stones. In a recent interview he commented on David Bowie’s talents.

Read the full article →
David Crosby, A Day On The Green, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

David Crosby Sets US Dates

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

David Crosby has set twenty dates from mid-May to the end of June to promote his album Sky Trails.

Read the full article →
JBLZE Jason Bonham Led Zeppelin Experience

Led Zeppelin Stop Jason Bonham Using Led Zeppelin Experience Name

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Jason Bonham is no longer fronting his “Led Zeppelin Experience” but the changes, which were requested by the three surviving members of Zeppelin, aren’t as bad as might have been guessed.

Read the full article →
Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones image by Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

The Rolling Stones Set First Dates For 2018

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The Rolling Stones have put England in their sites for 2018.

Read the full article →
Jackson Browne performs at the Palais Theatre in St Kilda on Friday 1 April 2016.

Jackson Browne Adds In 14 US Dates

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Singer-songwriter Jackson Browne has added fourteen dates to his upcoming tour for July and early-August.

Read the full article →
ZZ Top, Melbourne, Australia, Noise11, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

ZZ Top and John Fogerty Team For US Tour

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Add another dynamic duo to the long list of classic musicians touring together this summer with John Fogerty and ZZ Top.

Read the full article →
James Hetfield and Kirk Hammett, Metallica, Soundwave 2013, Photo Ros O'Gorman

Metallica Set US Dates For 2018

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Metallica have announced the dates for the North American leg of their WorldWired Tour.

Read the full article →
Andy Wickett Creatures of Love

Early Duran Duran Singer Andy Wickett Releases His Own Album

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Known as the original vocalist for UK New Wave icons Duran Duran, Andy Wickett has built a solid musical career in his hometown of Birmingham, England, recording and performing both as a solo artist as well as with his band World Service.

Read the full article →
The Greatest Showman

Australian Charts: The Greatest Showman Is Still The No 1 Album

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

It’s a stable No.1 for an eighth straight week as “The Greatest Showman” soundtrack is the top selling ARIA Albums Chart leader again this week.

Read the full article →
The Real Thing

R.I.P. Eddy Amoo of The Real Thing 1950-2018

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Eddie Amoo (sometimes written Eddy), a member of the 70’s British R&B group The Real Thing, died suddenly in Australia on Friday (February 23) at the age of 67.

Read the full article →
Crystals Barbara Alston

R.I.P. Barbara Alston of The Crystals 1943-2018

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Barbara Alston of the 60’s girl group The Crystals has died after contracting the flu at the age of 74. According to reports, she had been in a Charlotte, NC intensive care unit for two weeks fighting the illness.

Read the full article →
Ozzy Osbourne, Black Sabbath, Noise11, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

The Osbournes Are Starting A Podcast

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Don’t be looking for more scenes of throwing hams over their back wall or their dogs doing their business in the mansion. The Osbournes are NOT returning to reality TV.

Read the full article →
Lisa Marie Presley

Lisa Marie Presley Sues Ex-Manager

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Lisa Marie Presley, the daughter of Elvis Presley, is suing her ex-manager over huge losses she took on a business deal.

Read the full article →
Lorde, Photo By Serena Ho

BRIT Awards 2018 The Complete Winners List

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The BRIT Awards were held in London on 21 February with New Zealand’s Lorde picking up Best Female Solo International Artist.

Read the full article →
Billy Corgan, The Smashing Pumpkins, Photo Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

Billy Corgan is Through Talking About D’arcy Wretzky

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

As far as Billy Corgan is concerned, he is done with the debate over why D’arcy Wretzky is not being included in the Smashing Pumpkins reunion.

Read the full article →
The Who, Pete Townshend. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Pete Townshend Expands Solo Album ‘Who Came First’

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

In October 1972, Pete Townshend released his first solo album, Who Came First, a collection of demos and previously released material.

Read the full article →
Gene Simmons, Kiss. photo by Tim Cashmere

Kiss Are Nearing ‘The End Of The Road’ (Again)

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

The KISS fan community is in an uproar today (February 19) after word came out that Kiss Catalog, Ltd., the organization that owns the intellectual property rights for everything Kiss, has filed a patent application for the phrase “The End of the Road”.

Read the full article →
Neil Sedaka

Neil Sedaka Is The Latest Star To Announce His Retirement At 79

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Add Neil Sedaka to the long list of artists who are hanging up their touring shoes this year.

Read the full article →
Thom Yorke, Radiohead, Photo: Ros O'Gorman

Radiohead Reveal 2018 Dates

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Radiohead are returning to North America for another short tour to promote their 2016 album A Moon Shaped Pool and the 2017 expanded reissue of OK Computer.

Read the full article →
Todd Rundgren, Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, photo

Todd Rundgren Is Reforming Utopia

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Todd Rundgren has reformed Utopia for two-month tour from April to June.

Read the full article →
Billy Joel, Photo By Ros O'Gorman, Noise11, Photo

Billy Joel To Play His 102nd Madison Square Garden Show

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Billy Joel just keeps the tour buses rolling.

Read the full article →
Little Sammy Davis

R.I.P. Little Sammy Davis 1928-2018

by Roger Wink, VVN Music

Blues singer Little Sammy Davis, whose blues career was interrupted for two decades only to come back and become a close musical associate of Levon Helm, died on Friday (February 16) at a nursing home in Middletown, NY at the age of 89.

Read the full article →

Related Posts

Rufus Wainwright - Photo By Ros O'Gorman
Rufus Wainwright To Perform Judy Garland Tribute Concert

Singer/songwriter Rufus Wainwright will honour Judy Garland on her birthday with a special digital performance of his popular tribute concert.

May 3, 2021
Cliff Richard, Hamer Hall, Photo Ros O'Gorman, Noise11
Sir Cliff Richard Recorded Once With Dame Vera Lynn

Cliff Richard is hoping his version of wartime anthem We'll Meet Again with Dame Vera Lynn will finally get a release following the beloved singer's death this week.

June 22, 2020
Dame Vera Lynn
R.I.P. Dame Vera Lynn at Age 103

British music legend Dame Vera Lynn has died, aged 103.

June 19, 2020
Dame Vera Lynn
Vera Lynn Sales Soar After Queen’s Speech

Official Charts Company data confirms that sales of Vera Lynn’s wartime classic We’ll Meet Again, as referenced in Queen Elizabeth’s address to the nation on Sunday evening, have soared 580% so far week-on-week, based on download sales from chart-reporting digital retailers including the likes Amazon, iTunes and more.

April 8, 2020
Blind Boys Of Alabama photo by Ros O'Gorman
Blind Boys of Alabama To Play Brunswick Music Festival

Melbourne’s Brunswick Music Festival has scored the revered Blind Boys of Alabama for 2020.

October 30, 2019
The LeGarde Twins
R.I.P. Ted LeGarde of The LeGarde Twins 1931-2018

Ted LeGarde, half of the identical twins duo The LeGarde Twins, has died at the age of 87.

August 2, 2018
Dame Vera Lynn
101 Year Old Dame Vera Lynn Nominated For Classic BRIT Award

The Classic BRIT Awards 2018 announces nominations for this year, with a new category and recognition for a phenomenally diverse range of incredible artists. 101 year old Dame Vera Lynn leads the accolades with two nominations to add to her Lifetime Achievement Award.

May 2, 2018