Roger Wink, VVN Music, Author at Noise11.com

We are used to Morrissey reeling at the British and European but, on Tuesday, he wrote a lengthy piece on the upcoming U.S. election.

Janet Jackson’s brother Tito Jackson has confirmed his baby sister is not using a surrogate to become a first-time mum at 50.

Henry McCullough, session guitarist and member of Paul McCartney & Wings during the 70’s, has died at his home in Belfast, Ireland. He was 72.

The Metal Hammer Golden God Awards in association with Fireball blew the roof off a sold-out Eventim Apollo in Hammersmith last night, and honored the very best of the past 12 months’ metal and rock from around the globe.

Tony Visconti has apologized for offending Adele.

As projected, Paul Simon debuts at number 3 this week with his latest album Stranger to Stranger. The album was the biggest selling album in the U.S. over the last week but debuts at number 3 after streaming equivalents are added.

Lincoln Wayne “Chips” Moman, the multi-talented producer, guitarist and songwriter, died in La Grange, GA after battling lung disease at the age of 79.

It’s hard to review compilations because, in most cases, it’s all been heard before. Fans own most or all the albums and those acquainted with an artist’s music will be interested only if they know a lot of the songs.

Gorillaz, the virtual band created by Damon Albarn of Blur and comic artist Jamie Hewlett, are on track to release their fifth album in 2017.

When Lemmy Kilmister was in Los Angeles, he could often be found at the Rainbow Bar and Grill.

The group that is, perhaps, Sweden’s second biggest musical gift to the world, Roxette, have released a new album, Good Karma, in much of the world.

Gene Simmons doesn’t always make news for his wide ranging opinions.

It’s getting harder every day for Eric Clapton to play his guitar.

The classic British music magazine, Kerrang!, held their 23rd annual music awards on Thursday night at The Troxy in London.

After a couple of leading singles and a lot of rumors, Steven Tyler will finally release his country debut on June 15 via Dot Records/Big Machine.

In response to a recent article in PROG magazine Hawkwind legend Nik Turner had this to impart:

The Who have said they are not happy about the upcoming sequel to Quadrophenia.

Over the past week, a number of artists, both dead and alive, have had their Twitter accounts hacked.

Brian May has taken to the blog on his official website to say he is not happy with Donald Trump using the Queen track We Are the Champions.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ Greatest Hits collection will be available on vinyl for the first time in North America on July 29 as a double LP on 180-Gram Black Vinyl. The album is the biggest selling in the band’s illustrious catalog, with sales surpassing twelve million copies since its 1993 release.

The RIAA has given out their latest Gold and Platinum awards and, during the last month, with Creedence Clearwater Revival ‘Chronicle’ passing the 10 million sales mark to go Diamond.

The Monkees are officially back and riding high on the charts.

Bobby Brown has launched a new attack on his late daughter’s boyfriend, suggesting he knows more about Bobbi Kristina Brown and her mother Whitney Houston’s deaths.

Dolly Parton kicked off her Pure and Simple Tour on Friday night at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, NC.

Every year, Billboard tracks the hits of the summer months to determine their annual “Song of Summer”.

For the second time, Steve Martin and Edie Brickell have won a major theater award for their new musical, Bright Star.

Specialty Records, an imprint of Concord Bicycle Music, is pleased to announce the release of Mono Box: The Complete Specialty and Vee-Jay Albums: a deluxe, 5-LP box set that celebrates one of the most influential entertainers in popular music history, Little Richard.