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Stick tells the story of optimistic ex-professional golfer Pryce Cahill (Owen Wilson), who might be good friends with one Ted Lasso if they ever overlapped in their sports worlds.

Hailing from creator Jason Keller, the Apple TV+ series premiered early June with the first three episodes, watching Pryce reluctantly let his ex-wife Amber Linn (Judy Greer) sell their former house before he decides to bet on teen Santiago Wheeler, who has the swing of a golf pro, and take him to the big leagues along with his former caddy and friend Mitts (Marc Maron) and Santi’s mother Elena (Mariana Treviño).

Needle drops support Pryce’s positive thinking throughout the show, though there are more serious moments too. The opening credits song is performed by the band Caamp. Find the full soundtrack of Apple’s Stick below:

Episode 1 – “Pilot”

“Pass the Hat” by Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis “Rag and Bone” by...

Apple TV+ continues to expand its library of classic dramedies, and the latest addition to the list is the Owen Wilson-starring show, Stick. The series revolves around the story of a washed-up pro golfer who is out seeking redemption. With only the first three episodes currently available, the show has already made an impression among sports drama fans.

The series is turning a lot of heads for its humor and emotional weight, but something that has been going unnoticed is the library of songs the series has used to perfectly set the moods for the scenes of the show. From gritty garage rock to soulful classics and laid-back country vibes, Stick features a vivid list of music that captures the show’s mood and character dynamics. So here is every track featured so far in Stick.

All songs featured in Stick A still from the series Stick | Credits: Apple...

John Sykes, a hard-rock guitarist and singer who played with Thin Lizzy before joining Whitesnake for its smash 1987 album and later forming Blue Murder, has died of cancer. He was 65.

The news was confirmed on Sykes’ Facebook page, but other details including a date of death were not provided.

“He will be remembered by many as a man with exceptional musical talent, but for those who didn’t know him personally, he was a thoughtful, kind and charismatic man whose presence lit up the room.” the statement reads in part. “He certainly marched to the beat of his own drum and always pulled for the underdog.”

Born on July 29, 1959, in Reading, England, Sykes began playing guitar as a teenager, inspired by the legion of late-’60s British axmen. He played with metal band Tygers of Pan Tang in the early 1980s before joining Phil Lynott in Thin Lizzy for 12th album.

John Sykes — guitarist for Whitesnake and Thin Lizzy, among other bands — has died at the age of 65 after a battle with cancer. The sad news was reported on the veteran musician’s official Facebook page.

The statement read as follows: “It is with great sorrow we share that John Sykes has passed away after a hard fought battle with cancer. He will be remembered by many as a man with exceptional musical talent but for those who didn’t know him personally, he was a thoughtful, kind, and charismatic man whose presence lit up the room.”

It continued, “He certainly marched to the beat of his own drum and always pulled for the underdog. In his final days, he spoke of his sincere love and gratitude for his fans who stuck by him through all these years. While the impact of his loss is profound and the mood somber, we...

John Sykes, a beloved guitarist who performed with Thin Lizzy and Whitesnake in the 1980s, has died at age 65 from cancer. The news was confirmed in a statement on Skyes’ official Facebook page.

“It is with great sorrow we share that John Sykes has passed away after a hard fought battle with cancer,” the statement read. “He will be remembered by many as a man with exceptional musical talent but for those who didn’t know him personally, he was a thoughtful, kind, and charismatic man whose presence lit up the room.

When "10 Things I Hate About You" was released in 1999, it featured a cast of swoon-worthy young stars. Joseph Gordon-Levitt (who wasn't sold on the movie at first), Heath Ledger, Julia Stiles, and Larisa Oleynik were the film's core four, but the supporting cast was rounded out by actors like Gabrielle Union, David Krumholtz, Andrew Keegan, and Allison Janney, and everyone delivers a fun performance. The contemporary movie is actually an adaptation of William Shakespeare's classic play "The Taming of the Shrew," setting the romantic comedy at a modern high school instead of the olden days. It's about a pretty girl named Bianca (Oleynik) who isn't allowed to date until her uptight older sister Kat (Stiles) is taken; as a result, Cameron (Gordon-Levitt) pays the rambunctious Patrick (Ledger) to woo Kat. Hijinks ensue.

If you're a fan of the classic teen comedy, but you're getting tired of rewatching Kat recite the titular poem,...

Queue up that famous Thin Lizzy song because filming has begun on the fifth and final season of The Boys. Based on the graphic novels of the same name by Garth Ennis, Prime Video's The Boys has been a runaway hit and a breath of fresh air in the increasingly stagnant superhero genre. Starring Antony Starr, Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Erin Moriarty, Erin Moriarty, Karen Fukahara, Chace Crawford, Laz Alonso, Colby Minfie, and many, many more, The Boys is set in a world where superheroes are real, and they're all arrogant, narcissistic celebrities. Season 4's finale saw Homelander (Starr) eyeing a place in The White House, while Billy Butcher (Urban) unleashes his most violent desires.

Laz Alonso revealed that production on Season 5 has officially begun through an exciting post on Instagram. The photo showed the entire cast of The Boys Season 5 getting together for dinner. In the photo, Quaid, Urban,...

Jeffrey Dean Morgan's mystery character shows up in the season four trailer for The Boys. Morgan's character is revealed to be friends with Billy Butcher, but not much else. The teaser trailer hints at higher stakes for the team, with Victoria Neuman approaching the Oval Office and Homelander consolidating his power.

Thin Lizzy’s The Boys Are Back in Town takes on a whole new meaning as the first official look at season four of The Boys drops. Yes, The Boys streaming series is back for another go-round, and actor Karl Urban’s Billy Butcher is bringing Jeffrey Dean Morgan's unknown character along for the bloody, super-hero hijinks. Check out the teaser trailer for Prime Video’s latest season of Maga-sized madness below:

Morgan is featured sparingly in the brand-new footage, as his secret role remains just that. However, fans are teased as Morgan’s character and the Butcher...

Jeffrey Dean Morgan's mystery character shows up in the season four trailer for The Boys. Morgan's character is revealed to be friends with Billy Butcher, but not much else. The teaser trailer hints at higher stakes for the team, with Victoria Neuman approaching the Oval Office and Homelander consolidating his power.

Thin Lizzy’s The Boys Are Back in Town takes on a whole new meaning as the first official look at season four of The Boys drops. Yes, The Boys streaming series is back for another go-round, and actor Karl Urban’s Billy Butcher is bringing Jeffrey Dean Morgan's unknown character along for the bloody, super-hero hijinks. Check out the teaser trailer for Prime Video’s latest season of Maga-sized madness below:

Morgan is featured sparingly in the brand-new footage, as his secret role remains just that. However, fans are teased as Morgan’s character and the Butcher...

Instead of jumping on the tour bus and heading to his band Midland’s headlining gig at the Dreamy Draw music festival, Mark Wystrach hopped into his vehicle and took the scenic route from his home in Tucson, Arizona, to the event site two hours away in Scottsdale.

“I drove up this back road — the original old highway — through the beautiful Sonoran desert,” Wystrach tells Rolling Stone backstage. “Growing up around a bunch of remarkable music here and at my parents’ [restaurant] the Steak Out in Sonoita — there were always incredible bands playing.

U2 is kicking off their 25-night run at Las Vegas’ Sphere with U2:uv Achtung Baby Live At Sphere!

The legendary band kicked off their residency on Friday night (September 29) at the Sphere at The Venetian Resort in Las Vegas.

The setlist includes all of their classic 1991 album Achtung Baby, as well as tracks from Rattle and Hum, fan favorites, and a new song that the band released over the weekend, “Atomic City.”

Keep reading to find out more…

During the mid-section, Bono revealed that the band plans to focus on a different album during that section – much like Taylor Swift‘s “secret songs” section of the Eras Tour.

Variety speculates that the band may have gone with Rattle and Hum songs on opening night because the album’s producer Jimmy Iovine was in the audience, alongside stars like Kate Hudson, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, as well as Paul McCartney.

If you were in Simi Valley, California, this past Monday night and just wanted to knock down some pins at Harley’s Valley Bowl, then you were probably pretty surprised by what you saw when you walked through the bowling alley’s door: Dave Grohl hopping on stage with Taylor Hawkins’ son, Shane Hawkins, to play a set of classic rock covers with the late Hawkins’ former side project Chevy Metal. Check out the setlist and watch videos of the performance below.

That’s right, Grohl joined the band for an upbeat, uplifting performance, which not only included songs from classic artists like Van Halen, Led Zeppelin, Queen, and more, but also featured additional guest appearances from living rock legends. Stephen Perkins of Jane’s Addiction and Porno for Pyros, Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and Gregg Bissonette, known for his work with David Lee Roth and others,...

If day one of Coachella was about major superstars pulling out all the stops, day two was about showing off talent in a more straightforward way. The artists who took the stage brought out just a few surprise guests here and there, but relied on the strength of their choreography and lengthy catalogs of hits, all things that made sets from Rosalía, Charli Xcx, and Blackpink some of the biggest standouts.

All of them played back-to-back on the main stage, where pop music dominated. With near-perfect weather, pop fans were...

Despite years of admirable effort, Nashville’s attempts to rock out can still tend to come off pretty hammy. Then you get something like “Mess With My Head,”a searing standout from Miranda Lambert’s seventh LP, Wildcard. Over sleek drums and noir guitars, the country queen unspools steamy psychodrama, singing about her mind as a luxury hotel suite open for 2 a.m. room service: “I know why I gave the keys to you,” she intones, before a chorus that sounds like Sheryl Crow under the influence of Hole’s Celebrity Skin.

Richard Linklater cares about the music in his films, with "School Of Rock," "Boyhood," and "Dazed and Confused" in particular showing a strong commitment to a carefully curated soundtrack. But what you might not know is how much of a stickler the director is for ensuring the song choices are not anachronistic — for his movies, or anybody else's. "If I know a song came out a year later than the time when a film is set, f--- you, you just lost me. You can’t approach a period film saying, ‘Oh, who’s going to care?’ No, no! I’m doing it for that one person who does care. Because they’re out there. I’m that person. If you’re going to be fast and loose with that, I don’t trust you on anything. You at least have to try," he told The Toronto Star. "Even way back...

In a recent NPR The Record post about where historians go to find archives of music to help with their research, author Michaelangelo Matos cites SoundCloud as a “thunderingly obvious” choice. He's right. Since 2007, SoundCloud, a clearinghouse for an enormous amount of content, has been a simple and easy-to-use audio-streaming platform providing access to podcasts, mixtapes, and single tracks that are free to upload and listen to. In addition to random Italian disco edits, you can find every Thin Lizzy guitar solo from 1971 to 1983, every James Hetfield “Yeah,” recordings from the International Space Station, and other untold random material. Lorde’s “Royals” was available on SoundCloud long before it became a megahit. Drake used it to drop his recent remix of Fetty Wap’s “My Way.” It's well designed for social media, too, with no-fuss "like" and "share" options for Twitter, Facebook, and Tumblr, making it a useful tool for...

Weezer seem pretty stoked for fans to hear their upcoming "Everything Will Be Alright in the End" -- their first album in four years, and the first produced by Ric Ocasek since 2000's Green Album.  The new album's first single traded the group's recent forays into bland Top 40 territory for more streamlined '90s-style rock and took fans "Back to the Shack". Now they're back again with a metallic ode to a cold, controlling woman known as "Cleopatra." Is it the real Cleopatra? Or just some kind of metaphor? Either way, it's a fierce blast of melodic hard rock anchored by some formidable fretwork. "Cleopatra" begins with acoustic strumming, a harmonica and a subdued vocal performance from frontman Rivers Cuomo before exploding pop-metal territory, complete with a searing solo featuring doubled electric guitars (courtesy of either Cuomo or Brian Bell, or both) à la Boston or Thin Lizzy (or "Buddy Holly"). Take a listen here.

New York City-based artist E.V. Svetova (aka Katyok on deviantART), created these incredible David Bowie dolls, some of which are based on Mick Rock portraits, a British photographer best known for his iconic shots of rock and roll legends such as Queen, Syd Barrett, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop and The Stooges, The Sex Pistols, The Ramones, Joan Jett, Talking Heads, Roxy Music, Crossfade, Thin Lizzy, Mötley Crüe, and Blondie.

 

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After a long campaign waged by their fans, Kiss will finally be inducted into the Rock & Roll of Fame this spring. While Def Leppard lead singer Joe Elliott is happy for Kiss, with whom his group will tour this summer, don’t expect for him to care one iota whether he and his band mates ever make it into the hallowed halls. My colleague, Liane Bonin Starr, and I taped our CulturePop podcast with Elliott this week and he was so expansive on so many topics that we’re breaking the podcast into two parts: Part 1 will be posted next week and Part 2, the week after, but we couldn’t wait to put up his thoughts on the Cleveland-based Rock Hall. First off, like a lot of us, he’s wondering exactly which acts get in and why, but he knows for sure it’s not the fans (although the...

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Devo Spice, science fiction fandom’s rapping answer to “Weird” Al Yankovic, has done something that Pink Floyd and Thin Lizzy could have only dreamed of attempting: a Doctor Who concept album. It features one track for each Doctor, and Mr. Spice even got three of our favorite actors, Katy Manning (Jo Grant), Sophie Aldred (Ace), and

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Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Bruhl star in Ron Howard's film about the epic rivalry between F1 greats James Hunt and Niki Lauda. The film about one of sport's most exhilarating stories - available to watch online now without a subscription via blinkbox - is a tale of sex, fights and a race to be world number one.

Here are five reasons to head back to 1976 and watch Rush right now.

1. A must for all sports fans

Even if you aren't much of a Formula 1 buff, this is a story that transcends sport and is almost too far-fetched to believe at times, but it happened. Like a marathon tennis match, the 1976 F1 championship came down to two geniuses head-to-head, and went to the wire, both on and off the track.

Watch the Rush trailer:

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Even when he’s stripped of the polyester suit, bushy mustache, and ’70s news desk, it’s always hilarious to hear Will Ferrell shout, “Great Odin’s raven!” Ferrell and the rest of the Anchorman cast gathered at Santa Monica, California’s Broad Stage on Thursday night for a live reading of the 2004 comedy’s script, a benefit for the nonprofit writing and tutoring center 826La.

Ferrell’s Ron Burgundy was joined by the rest of his Channel 4 News Team — Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd), Champ Kind (David Koechner), and Brick Tamland (Steve Carell) — along with lady love Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate). Jack Black,...

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

What is there to say about Motörhead than hasn’t been said?

Now onto their 21st album and still going just as strong as ever (despite Lemmy’s increasingly dire health issues), Aftershock continues to deliver the same signature mix of greasy powerchords and driving basslines – nitrous-fuelled as always by Lemmy’s marmite vocals.

Forever a sticking point with many rock fans is the combination of Motörhead’s lack of compositional progression across their discography, twinned with Mr. Kilmister’s vocals, which are now sadly noticeably weaker than before. However, from opening pulse-generator Heartbreaker to the gear-change solo in Do You Believe, this is still unashamedly Motörhead through and through.

Production-wise Lemmy’s bass tone sounds as downright nasty as ever, and with the band themselves already living legends, you’d expect nothing less at this stage. Whilst other metal festival stalwarts Slayer are going through...

Given that both the gasoline-powered internal combustion engine and the motion picture camera came to be at almost the same time, and given that both cars and movies have gone on to hold such special places in American culture, it’s no wonder that Hollywood has had a long love affair with automobiles and racing. From the silent film Racing Hearts (1922), to Disney’s Herbie franchise, to the late Tony Scott’s Days of Thunder (1990), to Universal’s Fast & Furious series, almost as long as there have been movies, there have been movies about cars. Now, award-winning director Ron Howard has entered the automotive film waters with Rush, a biographical action-drama about the 1976 Formula One season and the rivalry between drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda. Rush is a very good movie, and definitely one to keep an eye on as we head into awards season.

After they first meet...

Given that both the gasoline-powered internal combustion engine and the motion picture camera came to be at almost the same time, and given that both cars and movies have gone on to hold such special places in American culture, it’s no wonder that Hollywood has had a long love affair with automobiles and racing. From the silent film Racing Hearts (1922), to Disney’s Herbie franchise, to the late Tony Scott’s Days of Thunder (1990), to Universal’s Fast & Furious series, almost as long as there have been movies, there have been movies about cars. Now, award-winning director Ron Howard has entered the automotive film waters with Rush, a biographical action-drama about the 1976 Formula One season and the rivalry between drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda. Rush is a very good movie, and definitely one to keep an eye on as we head into awards season.

After they first meet...

Ron Howard's 70s-set formula one thriller about the rivalry between drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda is supercharged fun, even if it may not depict the era with total accuracy

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Formula One champion James Hunt smoked, drank and reportedly slept with 5,000 women. The legend has been printed. Rush, Ron Howard's gloriously fun biopic about the hotheaded rivalry between McLaren's English playboy and the austere, Ferrari-driving Austrian Niki Lauda, colours it in and has it enamelled.

Writer Peter Morgan (re-teaming with Howard after Frost/Nixon) presents a rollicking tale of lunatics and dreamers. Of men aiming for excellence in an era when a death toll of two or three drivers per year was part of the sport. He celebrates the divine, selfish pursuit of glory, and falls deeply in love with the gung-ho derring-do of...

Ron Howard's tale of the rivalry between chalk-and-cheese 70s racing drivers is a high-speed delight

The Formula One world champion James Hunt smoked, drank and reportedly slept with 5,000 women. Rush – Ron Howard's gloriously fun biopic about the hotheaded rivalry between McLaren's English playboy and the austere, Ferrari-driving Austrian Niki Lauda – takes that legend, colours it in and has it enamelled.

Writer Peter Morgan (re-teaming with Howard after Frost/Nixon) presents a rollicking tale of lunatics and dreamers, of men aiming for excellence in an era when a death toll of two or three drivers a year was part of the sport. He celebrates the divine, selfish pursuit of glory, and falls deeply in love with the gung-ho derring-do of men pushing themselves to the limit. But it's his nostalgia for those pre-Senna days that gives Rush rattle, as well as roar.

Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl play Hunt and Lauda,...

Heading into a hairpin turn before its release next month, Ron Howard's "Rush" will first have to get around the curve at Tiff, where he hopes audiences will shift into first gear for his true story racing drama. With the movie getting ready to cross the finish line, a few more previews have rushed online. (Sorry, we're feeling punny today.) A fresh clip from "Rush" is now online which shows off Chris Hemsworth as hunky racer James Hunt, chatting it up with the lovely Olivia Wilde sporting a somewhat dodgy Brit accent. The film itself chronicles the speedway rivalry between Hunt and Nikki Lauda (Daniel Bruhl), set against the backdrop of the rockin' '70s, and thus the soundtrack features some choice cuts from the decade. David Bowie, Thin Lizzy and Steve Winwood have some tunes on the soundtrack, which is mostly rounded out by a score from Hans Zimmer,...

Dean Zimmer has arthrogryposis, a rare disorder that restricts joint movement in his arms and legs. He's 51 years old and is confined to a wheelchair.

He's also an absolute rockstar on the drums.

Zimmer talks about his past and shows off his raw talent in the 6-minute documentary, "Drummer Wanted," by filmmakers Ross Harris and Stanley Gonzales.

"I answered a drummer wanted ad," Zimmer explains in the clip. "I said, 'Hey down here, I'm the drummer. They looked at me like I had three heads, like, 'You're the guy?'"

Zimmer began playing drums about 30 years ago, by banging on his legs before moving to a drum set. He told the Los Angeles Times that he knew people would be skeptical of his new passion -- even his family had their doubts.

"Nobody really told me I couldn't do it, but I could just see it in people's eyes," he...

Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell says he is being treated for cancer. In a statement Monday, the 50-year-old says he has Hodgkin lymphoma and has been in chemotherapy for two months, with four months of treatment remaining. Says Campbell: "I feel fortunate that my cancer sent me an alarm call in the form of 'the cough that wouldn't quit.' " Campbell says he still plans to hit the road this summer with Def Leppard. The first show is at the Hellfest music festival in France on June 21. The tour wraps up July 17 in Canandaigua, N.Y. Campbell also played in...

Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell revealed Monday that he has been diagnosed with cancer.

Campbell said after coping with a "cough that wouldn't quit" he went in for a surgical biopsy on March 11 while in Las Vegas with the band and found out he has Hodgkin's lymphoma. He must undergo months of chemotherapy but feels "fortunate that my cancer sent me an alarm call."

"My diagnosis was Hodgkin's Lymphoma and 6 months of chemotherapy is the prescribed treatment," the 50-year-old said in a statement posted to the Def Leppard Facebook page. "I’m about 2 months in and feeling rather spiffy, all things considered. Hodgkin's has an over 80% cure rate, so by my reckoning, if you’re going to have a cancer, Hodgie’s is the one to have!"

"The reason I’m sharing this with you is because, despite cancer and chemo, me and my new aerodynamic hairstyle (read: no hair...

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

Release Date: 4th of June

Super Collider is Megadeth’s fourteenth studio album and the first to be released on Dave Mustaine’s new label, Tradecraft. This is not the album that fans were expecting from the current generation of the band, and as such it has already drawn a fair amount of fire and hate from many with statements such as those from this Metal Sucks review:

“Super Collider is undoubtedly the worst Megadeth album since 2001′s The World Needs a Hero, and it is very possibly as bad as 1999′s infamous Risk…This isn’t metal — it’s muzak, an album populated predominantly by old man rock…”

Reviews such as this one are dismissive, plain and simple. Born from this line of thinking: “I dislike either the person, or the band, so this is instantly bad.” My advice, look out for a “MegaDave” reference,...

While not as widely known on this side of the Atlantic, international supergroup Avantasia is kind of a big deal: their new rock opera The Mystery of Time not only charted highly in their home base of Germany, but also hit the Top 10 album sales charts in Finland, Sweden and the UK in the first few weeks of its release. The record recently reached North American shores via Nuclear Blast Records, and it's picking up some positive buzz among gothic/symphonic metal fans, so it's high time I gave this one a spin. Founded in 1999 by composer/singer Tobias Sammet (above, frontman for popular power-metallers Edguy), Avantasia is a “supergroup” in every sense of the word: not only does it feature an all-star cast of artists, it's more of an army than a mere band. Sammet gathers icons of pop, hard rock and metal for Avantasia's globe-spanning projects, with guests...

-- Anthrax "Anthems" (Mri/Megaforce)

There's a revelation on Anthrax's "Anthems" Ep: Rush's music is annoying, no matter who plays it.

The speed metal kings, driven by drummer Charlie Benante's infatuation with early Neil Peart, chose Rush's "Anthem" as the inspiration for their eight-track Ep in which they cover classic 1970s rock bands that influenced them. Suffice it to say the jarring stop-and-start timing and riffing of a Rush song doesn't work with the heaviest of heavy metal bands, either.

But the rest of this all-too-short disc is like hard-rock comfort food, hewing closely to the originals, with some special Anthrax sauce on the side. Best is a cover of Cheap Trick's "Big Eyes," which blends the band's melody with Anthrax's harder edge.

"Smokin'" is a cover of the classic Boston ode to inhalables, and "Jailbreak" puts a fine point on the Thin Lizzy classic.

Singer Joey Belladonna shows his vocal versatility here.

Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil was rushed to the hospital today (March 10), his bandmates revealed on Twitter.

Neil, 52, fell ill with suspected kidney stones during a performance in Australia and had to be taken to the emergency room to receive care.

Nikki Sixx apologized to fans on the social media site, writing:

Sorry Sydney for a short set tonight but Vince had to be rushed to the hospital for internal pain. Will update you on his progress.

— Nikki Sixx (@NikkiSixx) March 10, 2013

Motley Crue member Mick Mars also took to Twitter to apologize to concert-goers, explaining, "Vince had an attack of kidney stones. He went straight from stage to the hospital."

Motley Crue is currently touring Australia with fellow rockers Kiss and Thin Lizzy. The group was playing a second gig at Sydney's Allphones Arena when Neil started experiencing pain.

Few musical reunions are anything better than schmaltzy and many are far worse. But I still long for the Smiths to return

As a Grease fan, I approached the news that John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John have reunited for a charity with cautious optimism. Could they ever recapture the electrified magic of You're the One That I Want? I was hoping for a moment akin to that of Sonny and Cher's famous 1987 Letterman reunion. Naff, admittedly, but also strangely touching. I'll admit that seeing the way their hairstyles had transformed (Sonny's definitely had an inverse relationship to Cher's) as they sang I Got You Babe for the first time since 1975 brought a tear to the eye.

But it was not to be. Instead, I was treated to a low-budget home video of Danny and Sandy line dancing, set to a backing track of bland country-inspired Aor irrelevance, followed by...

Cologne, Germany - British/German sales group K5 has sold documentary Hello Quo about U.K. rock band Status Quo to Studiocanal in Germany and Anchor Bay in the U.K. The deals for the “rockumentary” come ahead of the American Film Market, where K5 will be presenting Alan G. Parker's film to international buyers. The documentary, produced by Alexa Morris, features interviews about Status Quo with such music bigwigs as Brian May of Queen, Thin Lizzy, The Buzzcocks, Slade, Paul Weller of The Jam, The Sweet and artist and producer Jeff Lynne, originally of Elo. Hello Quo traces the band's history from

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Anybody who laughs at Status Quo's musicianship (including the Radio 1 powers that be that unceremoniously threw them off the station's playlist) obviously haven't counted the 118 million albums the band have sold worldwide in their three decades as a band. Or remembered how they kickstarted Live Aid in 1985 with just the right amount of vroom to help ensure the enduring success of the day.

The Quo - still going strong

Now, like any self-respecting pillars of the rock establishment, the Quo have got a rockumentary all of their own, charting their success and with contributions from such like-minded luminaries as Brian May, Paul Weller, Sir Cliff, Thin Lizzy and Buzzcocks. The list goes on...

'Hello Quo!' - a fly-on-the-wall documentary Access All Areas Collector's Edition is available on DVD and Blu-Ray from 29 October, and HuffPostUK Entertainment has an exclusive clip - Watch Above.

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With over 118 million album sales worldwide, more chart hits than any other rock group and a total of 415 weeks in the UK Singles chart, it's safe to say that Status Quo are sort of a big deal. Considered by many to be one of - if not the - most influential rock band from the UK, the boys have fronted sell out tour after sell out tour, bringing a euphoric sound to the millions for the last 43 years.

Now, with the release of the fly-on-the-wall documentary Hello Quo!, the boys are set to conquer yet another media outlet. Produced by well-known music filmmaker Alan G Parker, the documentary depicts the phenomenon that is Status Quo, combining behind-the-scenes, never before seen footage with fantastic interviews from Brian May, Paul Weller, Sir Cliff Richard, Thin Lizzy, Buzzcocks, Slade and Midge Ure (to name but a few).

And so, with this in mind,...

In 1970, the British heavy metal band Black Sabbath released a song called Iron Man.

And although it was not inspired in any way by the Marvel Comics armour-clad superhero, it was an obvious choice for the soundtrack of the 2008 movie starring Robert Downey Jr and can be heard over the closing credits.

Taking the connection even further, Downey Jr can now be seen wearing a Black Sabbath T-shirt (see below) in a scene in the new team-up movie Avengers Assemble.

With all those references, it's no surprise that Ultimate Classic Rock has decided to recast Marvel's superhero ensemble with rockers. So who did they pick?

Ted Nugent has been named the new bow-and-arrow master Hawkeye and Thin Lizzy's Phil Lynott the perfect choice for donning the eye-patch and leather coat of Nick Fury.

The website listed four candidates for each of the other characters, allowing readers to vote. The...

No one would have believed in the last months of 2011 that one of the most inspired and successful concept albums of all time, itself based on one of the most popular and beloved science fiction stories of all time, was about to be given an upgrade of planet sized proportions; but that's exactly what transpired when composer Jeff Wayne called a press conference on 18th November to announce the coming of The War Of The Worlds: The New Generation.

Thirty-three years after the original double album was released, a critical and commercial success that featured an eclectic cast including Moody Blues front man Justin Hayward, chirpy Cockney David Essex, Thin Lizzy rocker Phil Lynott and legendary movie star Richard Burton, Wayne surprised fans by revealing that he would be releasing a reinterpretation of his masterpiece in June 2012, to be followed several months later by an international concert tour in the winter (subject,...

I wish I could say that the sight of hundreds of eager Conan O’Brien fans waiting to get into the Beacon Theater while dressed as pop culture references (Waldo, I found you!), their beloved Coco, and The Flaming C! would be different on any night other than October 31st. But as any member of Team Coco could attest, that simply wouldn’t be the case. Halloween or not, the Conan elite were slapping on their finest (and sometimes intentionally downright terrible) orange wigs and welcoming home their departed hero, in a line that wrapped around three Manhattan blocks.

As 2,894 lucky,...

“So I’m alone for the first time in five years, holy f***, things have changed…” announces album opener Holy F***, after it’s feedback laden, rhythm driven, ‘check check’ American Sex Pistols intro before it bursts itself open into an energetic and running slice of punk rock.

It’s been six years since I Am The Avalanche’s first album, a band formed on the tail end of a failed relationship with a bad break up, and the second album in opens with a track looking back on getting through a divorce. It’s an assessing of the situation, of how things went wrong and how the things have changed, and how front man and lyricist Vinnie Caruana (formely of The Movielife and Head Automatica) has ‘sorted out (his) tragic life.’ Speaking in turn to a former spouse, himself, his band and the things that got him through. It...

Wandering from one musical outfit to another throughout his career, Gary Moore has had many highs with Thin Lizzy, going solo, and recording with artists such as Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce. Consequently, he's accumulated an impressive following over the years and musical library appreciated by most discerning music lovers. In 2010, he gave fans a terrific tour that culminated with a recorded appearance in Montreux, Switzerland where he played many favorites as well as three never-before-released tracks. About seven months later, on February 6, 2011, he died of a heart attack and the world lost an incredible and deeply soulful blues musician.

In mourning of his loss and celebration of his legacy, Gary Moore: Live at Montreux 2010 has been released as a CD/DVD combo, and we've got 3 to give away.

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On Oct. 21, 1974, Californian Clifford Travis Bean filed a U.S. patent with the intention of making a guitar from "extruded aluminum." His goal, read the patent, was to create an instrument that resulted in "stable and versatile tones." Nearly four decades later, it's safe to say that Bean, who died last Friday at the age of 63, was successful in his stated aims.

In the five years following his filed patent, Bean produced some 3,600 instruments that are not only by and large still in use today but also still influencing new generations of guitar makers and players. His heavy, unmistakable aluminum-necked guitars have an unwavering reputation for tone, sustain and musical flexibility. Though they're most popular now at the intersection of heavy metal and indie rock, they've been used over the years by The Rolling Stones, The Grateful Dead, Thin Lizzy and jazz guitarist Stanley Jordan.

Earlier this week, I asked one longtime Bean adherent,...

Click Here To See The Videos Ireland has produced some of the best rock artists of all time. Here at IrishCentral.com we have compiled our favorite top ten rock anthems. The variety, talent and legacy of each of these performers lives on and continues to influence fans and artists across the globe. So sit back, relax and enjoy, in no particular order, the talent of our indigenous rock stars. 1. “With or Without You” by U2 is one of their most iconic tunes. It comes from their 1987 album Joshua Tree. In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine placed the single at number 131 on their list of the 500 Greatest Songs of All Time. 2. “Whiskey in the Jar” by Thin Lizzy. One of Ireland's biggest rock bands in the 1970s. The Dublin band after their chart debut with this song the band appeared on Top of the Pops February 1973. . 3. “Linger” by The Cranberries. The Limerick...

Lady GaGa's Born This Way has shot straight to number one in the Irish album chart. The 'Judas' star displaces Adele, whose hugely-successful second album 21 slips to number two. Despite her long chart reign ending, Adele's 19 continues to perform strongly, slipping to number three. The Kings of Leon return to the Top 10, as Come Around Sundown rises nine spots to number five. Enjoying a 15-place jump,Thin Lizzy's Waiting For An Alibi: The Collection charts at number six. Outside the Top 10, Imelda May's Love Tattoo jumps eight to 12, while The Minutes' Marcata enters at 16. Meanwhile, The Villagers' Becoming A Jackal LP sits at number 24, Alexis Jordan's self-titled debut is up seven at 33, and Britney Spears's Femme Fatale jumps 21 spots to 41. (more)...

Late guitar legend Gary Moore left behind an estate worth $3.2 million after his death in February. The Thin Lizzy rocker died from a suspected heart attack while on holiday in Spain with his girlfriend Petra Nioduschewski.

According to Sunday Mirror, records show the musician left behind assets of more than $3.2 million, which was reduced to around $1.6 million after deductions. A judge in England granted executors of his estate temporary control of his companies until final settlement is negotiated.

He was married twice and is survived by two sons and a daughter.

Speaking about Moore's death, Brian Downey admitted he was shocked about the news. "I am in total shock," so he said. "He will always be in my thoughts and prayers and I just can't believe he is gone."...

Thin Lizzy guitarist Scott Gorham has hinted that the Irish rock band may head back into the recording studio this year for the first time in 28 years. The band's original frontman Phil Lynott died in 1986, three years after the release of their last album Thunder And Lightning, since which the band has continued under various lineups but failed to release any new material. "That's the number one question we're getting from people, are you going to record some new material?" Gorham told Billboard, regarding the band's current lineup. "The fans seem to trust this lineup, and I don't blame them." Gorham admitted that although nothing is set in stone, the band are the closest that they have (more)...