No Rock And Roll Fun

I've been banging on about how the NME has got locked into a dependency on the sort of heritage act that it was supposed to have blown a...

There's a couple of odd moments in Gordon's bit on Psy this morning : Psy — who hit No1 in the UK after his Gangnam Style video spr...

A couple of weeks ago, I was in BHS - it's a handy cut-through to shops you might use - and noticed they've gone big for CD sales. N...

One-handed typing from Gordon this morning, as he gets excited about the Ellie Goulding comeback : ANYONE who still thinks of ELLIE GOULDIN...

Or at least, sort of. Coachella was so desperate to score a Smiths reunion , they offered Morrissey an all-vegetarian festival to try and se...

Cheryl Cole is pulling together her first solo tour, and according to Gordon Smart, has hit a snag : A source said: “Cheryl wants to put on...

We hear from timemtomtime of Russian oligarchs and potentates of all stripes paying large sums of money to get singers to do a special gig; ...

The most-read stories during September: 1. Gordon Smart busily promotes the Tulisa sex tape 2. Tatu? Gay? Why would you think that? 3. A...

One Direction have 'fessed up that they've been attempting to rip off The Clash. I know, I know, it's like watching little kids ...

With a multitude of covers to choose from, this week it's the NME's 60th birthday. Only it isn't, is it? As the free facsimil...

Wichita Falls, Texas is a growing place, it's true, but it was still something of a surprise to discover that Morrissey is going to play...

The showbiz section of The Sun website leads today with a big puff for Myleene Klass' new range of pants. They attempt to somehow use it...

Brian Selby, who founded legendary Nottingham record shop Selectadisc, has died . Selectadisc was always the highlight of any visit to Not...

As you'd expect, there's a lot of love online for Andy Williams today. Edward Eveld in the Kanasa City Star visits his home of Bra...

After years of refusing demands for a comeback, The Rain Parade have announced a reunion . But it's in a good cause: As for benefit sho...

Lyor Cohen, the man who knocked Warners back together after it escaped from Time Warner, has announced he's got something better to do w...

Guilfest is dead at 21. After an especially hard year, being lashed with rain and giving a stage to Olly Murs, the organisers have said ...

You know what, Madonna? Your enthusiastic endorsement of Barack Obama for president during your DC gig might have been a bit more effective...

Planet Rock - which I think is the only surviving original DAB commercial channel - is up for sale , although owner Malcolm Bluemel might wa...

I suppose there's some sense in McFly having a crack at becoming as big in the US as they are in the UK right now, as... well, it's ...

There's about to be yet another MySpace relaunch . The preview of the the latest version looks surprisingly swish, but appears to be unc...

It's not unusual for political candidates in the US to get themselves involved in copyright bother, but Mitt Romney is taking things to ...

The unhappy attempts to try and close down Megaupload is like a small, spiky thing that people keep catching their fingers on. The New Zeala...

There's a round on Buzzcocks where the panel are going to be invited to spot the grown-up who was once the baby on the cover of Nevermin...

Oh, pity the politician who would save Ringo Starr's first home. You'll recall our old friend Flo Clucas who announced she'd pre...

GaGa stink in a bottle is selling well, apparently: The reaction to FAME has been overwhelming. 6 million bottles in 1 week makes it the 2n...

Splendid work by BBC News, which invites John Taylor to re-answer questions he first took from Number One and Smash Hits back when he was t...

What do Bng users search for that brings them here? A year's worth of data suggests: 1. xrrf 2. No Rock And Roll Fun 3. McFly nude ...

MelloMello is something of a beacon in Liverpool's nightlife: a community venture which is run as a non-profit; a genuinely creative hub...

I know that we shouldn't be surprised at anyone who has ever released a record, ever, returning by now. But who ever foresaw a Wendy Jam...