World news about “Rock ‘n’ roll” published by euronews.
Rock roundup After decades of singing covers, Rod Stewart has released a new album of original material called “Time”. Rod Stewart said: “It was probably the longest… 09/05/2013
The Eagles have landed with a new documentary The Eagles landed in London older and more mellow than at the height of their fame. The band are rock ‘n’ roll survivors from the coke fueled stars of the… 01/05/2013
Robots rock Heavy Metal Drummer Stickboy, guitarist Fingers and bassist Bones are all robots, made out of scrap metal by the engineers at Kernschrottrobots and currently making a… 11/04/2013
Rocking the regime in Cuba “I don’t like politics,” says one of Cuban punk rock band Porno para Ricardo’s most popular songs. The group was formed in 1998 by Gorki Aguila, a former… 25/03/2013
The Next Day, from Bowie David Bowie has released his first new album in 10 years. It is called The Next Day and the first single off the album was Where Are We Now?” The single… 13/03/2013
The Rolling Stones celebrate their music’s golden jubilee in LondonThe Rolling Stones took to the stage on Sunday at the O2 Arena in London after a five-year hiatus to celebrate the golden jubilee of one of the most… 26/11/2012
Tributes paid to ‘The King’ – nocomment Hundreds of Elvis Presley fans traveled to Memphis to pay tribute to the King on the anniversary of his death. It has been 35 years since the “King of Rock… 18/08/2012
Half a century of rockin and rollin with The Stones Sex, drugs, rock and roll. A well known phrase that may have been coined with The Rolling Stones in mind. Today they are pensioners and include a knight of… 11/07/2012
Rock of Ages: big screen tribute to ’80s nostalgia Tom Cruise was joined by fellow Rock of Ages cast members on the red carpet at London’s Leicester Square. Julianne Hough, Russell Brand, Paul Giamatti and… 11/06/2012
New Order: new again By combining New Wave and electronic music, New Order became one of the most critically acclaimed and highly influential bands of the 1980s. Euronews met them… 22/05/2012
Art exhibition for Rolling Stones guitarist The Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood has been granted a platform to showcase his acclaimed artwork. Wood’s solo retrospective – Faces, Time and Places –… 11/04/2012
Dark and mysterious: Lebanese rockers The Kordz The Middle East is not normally associated with rock music, but Lebanese group The Kordz are busy changing perceptions. Described as dark, mysterious and… 19/03/2012
Chris Isaak goes Beyond The Sun American singer Chris Isaak pays a musical tribute to the legendary Sun Studios in Memphis; the 1950s birthplace of rock ‘n’ roll, country and rockabilly… 01/02/2012
Bob Gruen: four decades of iconic rock shots Photographer Bob Gruen has taken pictures of some of the biggest pop and rock icons of his generation. Intimate portraits of John Lennon are among the images… 16/12/2011
Reed and Metallica launch ‘Lulu’ It sounds like a dream team; metal merchants Metallica pairing up with the poet laureate of rock n’ roll, Lou Reed. The album ‘Lulu’ is the result. “It is… 31/10/2011
Nina Hagen is one of Germany’s most eccentric artist She shot to fame in the 70s as the punk queen from East Berlin, and although she has since changed musical styles, she remains politically commited. Nina… 27/10/2011
Sultans of Swing become ‘The Straits’ With more than 120 million albums sold worldwide, Dire Straits were one of Britain’s most successful rock bands until they split in 1995. They are now… 24/10/2011
Footloose remake cuts loose on big screen Children of the 1980s may be appalled but the remake of the classic 1984 movie Footloose is about to go on general release. 11/10/2011
Nevermind still strikes a chord 20 years on ‘Here we are now’, and it was, as Kurt Cobain sang, ‘contagious’. Twenty years to the day since Nirvana released Smells Like Teen Spirit, the record remains a… 23/09/2011
U2 doc launches Toronto film fest The U2 documentary ‘From the Sky Down’ – which is about the making of the band’s 1991 album ‘Achtung Baby’ – opened the 36th International Film Festival in… 09/09/2011
Rock legends Rod and Alice still going strong Famed crooner Rod Steward has kicked off his new residency at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Appropriately titled, ‘Rod Stewart: The Hits’ it’s a celebration… 31/08/2011
Philippines: Elvis Presley in clear waterA visitor watches as a professional diver wearing an Elvis Presley attire poses inside an aquarium of the Ocean Park in Manila. REUTERS/Romeo Ranoco 15/08/2011
Pakistani drummer creates trance at Roskilde Northern Europe’s largest music and culture event, the Roskilde festival, has opened in Denmark. Among this year’s 180 acts are the Sain brothers from… 30/06/2011
INXS launches tribute album Australian band INXS are currently on tour on the back of Original Sin, a tribute album featuring world artists reinterpreting the band’s classics. Instead… 13/06/2011
Kaiser Chiefs hand final album cut to fans British indie rockers the Kaiser Chiefs have released their fourth studio album – The Future Is Medieval but the final cut is up to the fans. 08/06/2011
Back in the Day: Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play*June 1, 1967.* The Beatles release their eighth studio album ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’. It was recorded in 129 days after a period in which the… 01/06/2011
Killing Bono premieres in London Killing Bono is a tragi-comic tribute to one of rock ‘n’ roll’s many flops. It is the true(ish) story of the McCormick brothers and their band in Dublin in… 30/03/2011
Rolling Stones turn back time with hit-filled comebackThe Rolling Stones turned back the clock in style on Sunday night with their first concert in five years. London’s O2 Arena was the setting for the band who… 26/11/2012
Sir Paul McCartney receives France’s top awardSir Paul McCartney has been made an officer of the Legion of Honour, one of France’s most prestigious awards. The former Beatle looked delighted with his… 08/09/2012
The Stones still licking the competitionMick Jagger has proved wrong. The Stones have been Rolling for 50 years. He said early on they’d probably last for two. This prediction is displayed at a new… 12/07/2012
Growing old disgracefully: Rolling Stones mark 50 yearsHalf a century to the day since their first gig, the Stones are still rolling. There is a new exhibition, a book, and the band say they are planning a… 12/07/2012
Dublin court to hear case of ripped-off rockstarThe former personal assistant of U2 bassist Adam Clayton has pleaded not guilty to 184 counts of theft in a court in Dublin. Her trial begins on Friday. Carol… 08/06/2012
Back in the Day: Led Zep IV hits the record shops*November 8, 1971.* Led Zeppelin releases Led Zeppelin IV, which becomes the third-best-selling album ever in the US, and includes what many fans consider to… 07/11/2011
Kabul rocks to live music for the first time in 30 yearsFor the first time in three decades the sound of live music has resounded across the Afghanistan capital, Kabul. Bands from Australia, Uzbekistan… 02/10/2011
Twenty years of “Nevermind”The photo of the swimming baby became an iconic image of the 1990s the moment it was released. And now the album that goes with the famous cover has reached a… 23/09/2011
US rock legends REM split after three decadesIt’s the end of the world as we know it! Legendary rockers REM have split up after more than 30 years of generating hits and selling millions of… 22/09/2011
Beatles auction nets photographer quarter million eurosUnpublished photos of The Beatles have fetched more than 250,000 euros at auction in New York. The man who took the shots of the Fab Four’s first concerts in… 21/07/2011
Back in the Day: the Stones start RollingJuly 12, 1962. The Rollin’ Stones play their first ever gig at the Marquee Club on London’s Oxford Street. The band was made up at the time of Mick Jagger… 11/07/2011
Rock idol remembered on 40th anniversary of his deathFans gathered at a grave side in Paris to pay tribute and remember the rock star Jim Morrison, lead singer of the Doors. The iconic musician died forty… 03/07/2011
Boss’s ‘Big Man’ Clarence Clemons diesClarence Clemons, the legendary saxophonist for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, died on Saturday after suffering a stroke. He was 69. Throughout nearly… 19/06/2011
Blowin’ out 70 candles for Dylan’s birthdayFans of Bob Dylan are celebrating the 70th birthday of one of rock’s giants. It is a chance for many to look back at five decades of a career that has… 24/05/2011
