Tag: Grammy Awards

Get thee to Vicar’s Street! Memphis soul legend Booker T Jones is playing tonight! Rolling Stone hit the nail on the head saying, “Jones...

On May 2nd, 1972, Bruce Springsteen had the biggest audition of his career. The man we now know as a legend – the...

Following a few hiccups since forming, The Verve hung up their boots (for what they said was the final time) on...

The ‘God Father of Shock Rock’ has had a career spanning over five decades and is of course coming to Dublin later this year! On this day in 1977, he took his first solo tour, Welcome to My Nightmare to Sydney, Australia. The concert showcased more theatrics than ever, including an 8-foot-tall furry Cyclops (as you do.)

At a loss for what to do this weekend? Want to go out but need a little inspiration, sure Nova has...

Next month will see the Tribeca Film Festival take place at the historic Beacon Theatre in New York’s Upper East Side. It’s now been revealed that in a newly announced series of “Tribeca Talks” Tom Hanks will take on the role of interviewer and sit down with long-time friend, The Boss himself, Bruce Springsteen to discuss Springsteen’s position in American Rock history.

Invisible Touch is the thirteenth studio album by the band Genesis, released in 1986. It reached No.1 in the UK where it remained in the charts for 96 weeks, making it by far the most commercially successful album of their career, being certified 6x platinum in the US and 4x platinum in the UK. It eventually sold over 15 million copies worldwide. It received generally favourable reviews from critics and produced five US Top 5 singles, including the title track which reached the No.1 spot on the US chart, the only song by Genesis to do so.

The ‘Summer of ’69’ singer will be hitting our shores for the Summer of 2017. Adams has been touring the world for...

On this day in 1969, Led Zeppelin appeared at the Bluesville 69 Club at the Hornsey Wood Tavern, Finsbury Park, London, England. The tiny venue was a function room at the back of the pub, and was so small that the stage was only just big enough for John Bonham’s drums. The rest of the group had to stand on the floor at the same level as the crowd. It was in stark contract to the massive arena concerts the band would go on to play. Page suggested that they attempt “Train Kept A-Rollin”, originally a jump blues song popularised in a rockabilly version by Johnny Burnette, which had been covered by the Yardbirds.

Alt-J have announced a new album called Relaxer, which is out June 9 via Canvasback Music. Relaxer is the follow-up to the band’s 2014 album, This Is All Yours. The announcement is accompanied by a new track called “3WW.” Check it out here. Their third album follows a string of successes surrounding their previous releases. Their debut album An Awesome Wave won the Mercury Music Prize in 2012. They were also nominated for three Brit Awards (British Breakthrough Act, British Album of the Year and British Group of the Year). This Is All Yours received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Alternative Music Album at the 57th Grammy Awards. During their 2015 tour, the band sold out Madison Square Garden.