Gino DePinto, AOL When it comes to regrouping and reconsolidating, Battles have had it tougher than most. The loss of singer-guitarist Tyondai Braxton forced the band to scrap the work they'd begun on the follow-up to their highly acclaimed debut, 'Mirrored,' and go back to square one. As displayed by the finished results in the shape of new ...

Ian West, PA Photos Fans hoping for something more than a greatest-hits set from Coldplay when they headline the Glastonbury festival later this month have been given a boost. The band have announced that they're to release a new song on Friday, June 3. According to a report on Digital Spy, the track is called 'Every Teardrop Is a ...

PA Photos With the 50th anniversary of their debut gig fast approaching, Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards has hinted that the band may well be planning some special gigs to mark the occasion. Speaking to USA Today, the veteran guitarist was cryptic in his assessment of what fans can expect from the long-serving rock 'n' roll band. ...

Kevin Winter, Getty Images The organisers of this year's Hop Farm festival have announced that the event is to add a third day -- and that the headliner is none other than Prince. In what will be the His Royal Purpleness' first-ever UK festival show, the 52-year-old superstar will perform on July 3. Taking place at Paddock Wood, Kent, the ...

PA Since self-releasing the Normal's electro-punk classic, 'T.V.O.D.' b/w 'Warm Leatherette,' in 1978, Daniel Miller has headed Mute Records, one of Britain's most creative and original independent labels. Having signed Depeche Mode, Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds and Erasure, Mute Records has gone on to make its mark with an array of albums ...

Robert Sorbo, AP / Tim Mosenfelder, Getty R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe has spoken of his efforts to help save doomed Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain from his heroin addiction by attempting to record with the troubled star. Speaking to Interview magazine, Stipe said, "I knew him and his daughter. And Courtney [Love] came and stayed at my house. ...

GAB Archive/Redferns John Walker (pictured far left), one of the founding members of legendary '60s group the Walker Brothers, has died at the age of 67. A spokesperson for the late singer confirmed that he passed away on Saturday, May 7, after fighting liver cancer for six months. Born John Maus, he formed the Walker Brothers with ...