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Lee Kerslake, former drummer for Ozzy Osbourne and band Uriah Heep, has died aged 73 after a battle with prostate cancer.

Ellise Shafer editorLee Kerslake, best known as the longtime drummer of rock band Uriah Heep and for playing on two Ozzy Osbourne albums, has died of prostate cancer. He was 73.Former Uriah Heep keyboardist Ken Hensley confirmed Kerslake’s death on his Facebook fan page, writing: “It’s with the heaviest of hearts that I share with you that Lee Kerslake, my friend of 55 years and the best drummer I ever played with, lost his battle with cancer at 03:30 this morning.

Ozzy Osbourne, has died aged 73.His death was confirmed by former Uriah Heep bandmate Ken Hensley, who said Kerslake died in the early hours of this morning (September 19) after succumbing to prostate cancer following a long battle with the illness.“It’s with the heaviest of hearts that I share with you that Lee Kerslake, my friend of 55 years and the best drummer I ever played with, lost his battle with cancer at 03:30 this morning,” a post on Hensley’s Facebook fan page read.“He died peacefully, praise The Lord, but he will be terribly missed. I know many of you were praying for him not to suffer and I thank you for that and, now that Lee is at peace, our thoughts and prayers should turn to his wife Sue who will need all the support she

Taylor Hawkins of Foo Fighters and Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers are set to appear in a tribute show for the late Neil Peart of Rush.The late Rush drummer died from a brain tumour in January after quietly battling brain cancer for the past three years.The tribute event, which takes place this Saturday night (September 12) will serve as a benefit for brain tumour research at Cedar-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.A ticket to live-stream the show will cost $12.99 (£9.99) and will be aired on Fite.TV.

Metallica have revealed that they’re re-writing their song ‘Nothing Else Matters’ for upcoming Disney film Jungle Cruise.Speaking in a new interview, the band’s drummer Lars Ulrich discussed transforming the 1992 track into an orchestral piece for the new movie, which stars Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Emily Blunt and Jack Whitehall.“It really goes back to [Disney production president] Sean Bailey, who is a lifelong rock fan, and is just all-around one of the greatest, most friendly, generous, warm, and embracing people you’ll find in the music business,” Ulrich told Collider.

Malin Akerman was California casual when she was spotted taking her dog out for a walk in Los Angeles this Wednesday.The 42-year-old blonde slipped into a pair of fashionably fitted and torn jeans, throwing on a pearl grey tank top.She made sure to take the precaution of bringing a mask with her as she emerged from lockdown amid the coronavirus pandemic. Legging it:Malin Akerman was California casual when she was spotted taking her dog out for a walk in Los Angeles this Wednesday The Stockholm native recently told Parade that when it comes to her psychological well-being 'I try to take a moment for myself every day.'Malin revealed: 'I took a course on Transcendental Meditation a while back, and I really enjoy that when I have time.

popular weatherman, based at MediaCityUK at Salford Quays, has answered reports he could soon be seen taking to the dancefloor on BBC flagship show Strictly Come Dancing in a typically brilliant way.

The National are taking some time off, you’ve probably seen their name mentioned a lot lately – what with frontman Matt Berninger‘s anticipated solo record and guitarist Aaron Dessner having a big hand in Taylor Swift‘s alt-folk opus ‘Folklore‘. Now, drummer Bryan Devendorf arrives with the surprise release of his new project Royal Green, but he’s not here for any headlines or glory!“I’m trying to keep it low-key,” he tells NME, hours before the record is due to drop.

Steel Panther drummer Stix Zadinia has recalled the time he crossed paths with Prince in a new interview.Speaking to New York’s Q104.3, the drummer remembered playing with an old covers band of his in San Francisco.“I was in a band a long, long time ago. We were doing disco covers many years ago up in San Francisco,” Zadinia remembered.

Posting a pic of your new sweetie to make things Instagram official is one thing — but doing it with a nude photo is a whole other level!

Cara Santana has a new man in her life!

“YYZ” is a big ask for any drummer, but 10-year-old prodigy Yoyoka does it justice.

Boy George has revealed that he recently met with former Culture Club bandmate Jon Moss in order to “apologise for some things.”Last year, Moss sued George, as well as guitarist Roy Hay and bassist Mikey Craig, with the drummer’s lawyers claiming he was told to “take a break” by the band’s manager Paul Kemsley in 2018.A spokeswoman for the group stated that Moss was simply “taking a break from Culture Club” but that “the door is always open” for a return.In an interview published in The Daily Star‘s Wired column, George said: “We are having this court case so I thought I would call him as I thought I was really moved by the script and I was really moved by the story of how we met and I suddenly thought: ‘You know what, I forgot about all

Machine Gun Kelly has shared another new track from his upcoming fifth studio album ‘Tickets To My Downfall’.Entitled ‘My Ex’s Best Friend’, the song hears MGK team up with singer-songwriter blackbear as they discuss a messy entanglement over a guitar-laden backdrop.The song opens with MGK singing: “You know my ex, so that makes it all feel complicated, yeah (It all seems complicated)/ I read those texts that you sent to yours, but I’ll never say it, yeah (I’ll never say).”On the chorus of the pop-punk track, the pair sing: “I swear to God, I never fall in love/ Then you showed up and I can’t get enough of it.”Listen to ‘My Ex’s Best Friend’ below:‘Tickets To My Downfall’, which is executive produced by Travis Barker, arrives on September

Drummer for The Police, Stewart Copeland, has released a new podcast delving into his own personal history. Well, not quite.

Metallica have shared another sneak preview of their upcoming concert film S&M2, performing ‘Moth Into Flame’ with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra.Watch it below.The forthcoming live album/concert was recorded at two shows that took place in 2019 to mark the 20th anniversary of the metal band’s seminal live album ‘S&M’.S&M2 was first screened in a one-night-only event in October that year.The band have previously shared renditions of ‘Nothing Else Matters’ and ‘All Within My Hands’ from the film.As with its predecessor, the 20-song feature contains symphonic versions of some of Metallica’s greatest hits, with at least one track lifted from each of their ten studio releases.The film will be released in a variety of formats on August 28,

Former Machine Head/Crowbar drummer Tony Costanza has died at age 52.

popular weatherman was urged by the viewer to stop using his cheery catchphrase 'hello my dahlings.' But Owain, known as 'the drumming weatherman' for his drumming along with the BBC News theme during the coronavirus crisis, had the perfect clap back."Please no more 'hello my darlings', just present the weather!" the viewer messaged Owain on Twitter.Owain told them: "It’s spelt 'my dahlings' as a matter of fact."And with a final flourish he added the nonchalant nail painting emoji.Owain, whose drumming at the end of one of his forecasts in April went viral and brought a smile to faces of millions during the coronavirus crisis, received a flood of support from fans over the complaint which was branded 'grumpy.'"You're a breath of fresh air

McFly were 'broken' and needed therapy during their three-year long hiatus, according to their drummer Harry Judd.

Rage Against The Machine‘s Tom Morello has hailed protesters in Portland for chanting the lyrics to ‘Killing In The Name’.Demonstrators have clashed with police in the city in recent days and footage has now emerged of them singing the trademark lyric: “Fuck you, I won’t do what you tell me,” at federal officers.The footage prompted Morello to post a number of tweets, in one of which he said: “Well that’s what it’s for!” in reference to the 1992 protest track.Portland’s protests have being going on for 61 consecutive days, which escalated after federal officers arrived earlier this month.#PDX getting their #RATM on.

Fleetwood Mac’s original lead guitarist and vocalist Peter Green has died, aged 73, his family confirmed over the weekend.The band’s drummer and fellow co-founder Mick Fleetwood said in a statement: “For me, and every past and present member of Fleetwood Mac, losing Peter Green is monumental. No one has ever stepped into the ranks of Fleetwood Mac without a reverence for Peter Green and his talent, and to the fact that music should shine bright and always be delivered with uncompromising passion”.“Peter, I will miss you, but rest easy your music lives on”, he continued.