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Guitarist and composer Jonny Greenwood is “out of danger” after intensive care medical treatment, according to a statement released by one of his musical projects The Smile.

Radiohead's Jonny Greenwood, who rocks the stage as a guitarist and keyboardist, has had to put his tour with The Smile on hold due to a serious health scare. The 52 year old musician, also famed for his film score compositions, was touring with Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke, 55, and Sons of Kemet's dynamic drummer Tom Skinner, 33, when he was struck down by an infection.

Red Hot Chili Peppers, is being sued for wrongful death and negligence after allegedly running over and killing a pedestrian.According to reports in both Variety and TMZ, the incident happened in Alhambra, California and the lawsuit was filed by the family of Israel Sanchez, the 47-year-old victim.The incident happened on March 18 and the lawsuit alleges that Klinghoffer was on his phone while driving an SUV.It goes on to claim that as Klinghoffer was making a left turn, Sanchez was walking across the street on a marked crossing. Sanchez was hit by the car and later died from his injuries.In a statement shared to Pitchfork, Klinghoffer’s lawyer, Andrew B. Brettler, said: “This was a tragic accident.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Ex-Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist Josh Klinghoffer was sued for wrongful death Wednesday for allegedly running over and killing a pedestrian in Los Angeles. According to the lawsuit, which was accompanied by video and still photography of the accident from the suing attorneys, Klinghoffer was allegedly on his phone while making a left turn and striking Israel Sanchez, 47, causing blunt-force trauma to the head.

Josh Klinghoffer, a guitarist who has played with Pearl Jam, Jane’s Addiction, and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, is being sued for wrongful death and negligence for a fatal accident involving a pedestrian.

A globally renowned music photographer has captured the stories of several Scottish guitarists ahead of the 20th anniversary of a guitar retailer.

Shifty Shellshock’s sudden death sadly wasn’t the first time tragedy struck Crazy Town.

It was a long and tragic road leading up to Aaron Carter’s death… but his twin sadly saw the signs on the side of the highway.

Money can’t buy you happiness… And apparently not freedom, either.

Taylor Swift had quite an interesting guest at one of the Eras Tour shows in London. And no, we’re not talking about Prince William or Tom Cruise. It turns out the guitarist for the Foo Fighters attended the concert — just one day before lead singer Dave Grohl threw shade at the pop star!

Glastonbury veterans will know that almost every year, there's a secret set announced last minute that surprises festival-goers. After the full line-up and set times have been revealed, there's always a few slots that read TBA which stands for 'to be announced.' These slots are nicknamed secret sets by fans, as in previous years, huge artists have turned up and played them unexpectedly.This year, fans are convinced that nineties band Kasabian will be surprising Glastonbury crowds.The speculation comes after William Hill suspended betting on the band appearing at the festival next week. Other rumoured secret set contenders include Pulp, Kings of Leon, The Killer and Harry Styles.

Avenged Sevenfold have shared that they will “definitely do something to celebrate” the 20th and 15th anniversaries of ‘Nightmare’ and ‘City Of Evil’.The band’s guitarist Zacky Vengeance spoke to NME about their plans to celebrate the 20th and 15th anniversaries of their two biggest albums – 2005’s ‘City Of Evil’ and 2010’s ‘Nightmare’.“I think those albums are really monumental and fans have grown with them. They’ve meant a certain thing to people at a certain place in their life, so I think it’s important that we do something,” he said.He continued: “I never want to be a nostalgia act.

The Kinks has hit back after spotting his Rock and Roll Hall Of Fame trophy being put up for auction on eBay.The original four members of The Kinks – Dave, his brother Ray, bassist Pete Quaife and drummer Mick Avory – were inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1990, reuniting for the first time in many years.However, guitarist Dave noticed the award was up for auction for USD$12,500 (£9,860) and took to X/Twitter to share his feelings on seeing the listing, saying the award had been listed “without my consent”.“I lost track of my award years ago and didn’t know where it was,” he wrote. “If the person bought it at a storage unit it may have been [around] the time of my 2004 stroke when I was incapacitated in [the] UK”.Davies suffered a stroke in 2004 on June 30, staying in hospital for two months; the stroke forced him to relearn the guitar afterwards.

William Earl administrator The core four members of Talking Heads — vocalist and guitarist David Byrne, drummer Chris Frantz, bassist Tina Weymouth and keyboardist and guitarist Jerry Harrison — split rather acrimoniously in 1991 and have rarely shared stages in the years since. But in celebration of A24’s 40th anniversary reissue of their galvanizing 1984 concert film “Stop Making Sense,” the erstwile bandmates have spoken more kindly of each other and reunited for a series of interviews, and on Thursday night the four sat down for a Q&A with Questlove at Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre that followed a screening of the film.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music The four founding members of R.E.M. performed together publicly for the first time in nearly three decades at the Songwriters Hall of Fame Ceremony in New York on Thursday night, playing an acoustic version of their breakthrough song, 1987’s “Losing My Religion.” With characteristic understatement, the group — singer Michael Stipe, guitarist Peter Buck, bassist Mike Mills and drummer Bill Berry — showed their respect for the honor and the institution, their friendship and decades-long bond, and in gracious terms, fans, family, friends, and everyone who helped them along the way.

Late Night With Seth Meyers is parting ways with its live band following a series of budget cuts.The 8G Band, a key element of the show since its launch in 2014, will stop appearing on the after-hours NBC show from the autumn. Eli Janney, the combo’s keyboardist, told Vulture that the trio was informed in recent weeks that the band would cease to be a regular part of the program due to budget cuts.Janney explained: “Basically Seth Meyers and Mike Shoemaker, the showrunner, brought us in in person to talk about it. They expressed their regret and frustration about it.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor NBC isn’t cutting “Late Night” off the network’s regular schedule, but it is going to cut the show’s budget. The 8G Band, a signature element of the Seth Meyers-led program since it launched in 2014, will stop appearing on the after-hours NBC show, commencing in the fall. Eli Janney, the combo’s keyboardist, told Vulture Tuesday that the trio was informed in recent weeks that the band would cease to be a regular part of the program due to budget cuts.

David Bowie‘s lead guitarist, he joined the British rock band The Rats in 1966.Ronson then went on to play on iconic and influential albums such as Bowie’s 1972 concept album ‘The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars’ and 1973’s ‘Aladdin Sane’.He went on to work with massive rock icons such as Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, Van Morrison and more. Ronson passed in 1993 at the age of 46 after battling liver cancer.Titled “The Mischief of Rats”, the sculpture trail is set to be installed in April 2025 and will be open to the public starting in May 2025 for three months.According to The Hull Story, businesses and organisations who are local to Hull have been invited to sponsor a rat for £4,500 – which will help cover the costs of developing, creating, managing and promoting the trail.The sculptures of the rates are set to go up for auction in September 2025, in hopes of raising up to £250,000 for the charity The Daisy Appeal.Rick Welton, one of the project directors, shared: “This is the most radical animal sculpture trail yet,” (per the BBC).

Slayer and has said that the band “will never tour again”.King – the band’s guitarist – appeared as a guest in a new interview with Jonathan Clarke, the host of Out Of The Box on Q104.3, New York’s classic rock station. During the chat, King was asked about Slayer’s forthcoming reunion gigs and how they came about.The band’s reunion tour comes five years after Slayer completed their last run of gigs which were billed as their farewell tour at the time. Now, the band will be headlining two festivals this September, namely Louder Than Life Festival in Louisville, Kentucky, and Riot Fest in Chicago.The line-up will be the same as it was when the band ended, featuring co-founders King and Tom Araya, guitarist Gary Holt (also of Exodus) and drummer Paul Bostaph.“I’ll put it in the perspective everybody can understand.

Noel Gallagher has launched a new documentary series The Making Of Council Skies, which was directed by his daughter Anaïs.The former Oasis guitarist took to his Instagram account to share that he will be releasing the four-part docuseries The Making Of Council Skies in celebration of the first anniversary of the High Flying Birds’ fourth studio album ‘Council Skies‘.He also revealed that the series, shot by his daughter Anaïs and edited by Jamie Carter, will give fans an inside view of the album’s recording process. “To mark the one year anniversary of ‘Council Skies’ a new four part docu-series, ‘The Making Of Council Skies’, will be released on the brand new Noel Gallagher F.C!,” began the caption of his post.A post shared by Noel Gallagher’s HFB (@themightyi)It continued: “The series, shot by @gallagher_anais and edited by Jamie Carter, gives viewers exclusive fly on the wall access to the recording process at Noel’s Studio, Lone Star Sound.

The Rills have unveiled a fiery new single, ‘I Don’t Wanna Be’, this week (May 30) – check it out below.A statement about the punk-leaning indie song describes it as “a tale of unapologetic self-affirmation and outgrowing the limited mentality of small town living.”It added: “No longer will The Rills allow anyone to hold them down or paint them as anybody but themselves. They’re finally confident in who they are and won’t stand to be told otherwise.”“I have been a boy and a man, a cowboy and a sailor.