The Proclaimers have released the music video for new song 'Spinning Around In The Air’, helmed by none other than Matt Lucas. ‘Spinning Around In The Air’ is released and available for download now and is taken from the album ‘Like Comedy’ released by Cooking Vinyl on Monday 7th May. * (May 4th in Ireland) Matt Lucas is a huge fan of The Proclaimers and as well as writing the script for the video he makes his director’s debut behind the camera whilst also popping up in a cameo role as the story unfolds. The video is a satire on a Golden

Our video of the week comes from Dublin band – Sal Vitro. Formed in January 2011 from the bones of Dublin-based band Roadrunner, Sal Vitro are a no-nonsense rock outfit “who capture the essence of rhythm and blues with a rock and funk edge”. In their very first gig, Sal Vitro impressed judges and fans alike and won the Live and Unsigned Battle of the Bands. The band's latest video is called 'It's Not Love' and the single was released on the 7th of April, 2012. Check out the video below -

Partly Faithful are set to release ‘Partly Faithful’ EP on 23rd April 2012. Check out the video for the EPs title track, "Partly Faithful" is below. Harnessing an array of emotions such as anger, resentment and a sense of social disillusionment Partly Faithful layer these themes through stories of vitriolic romanticism entwined with a wry sense of bitterness. Taking away the rose tinted lenses of society Partly Faithful echo the deadpan dark melodic delivery of the ‘Pornography’ era of The Cure via Echo & The Bunnymen combined with the moody undertones of Bauhaus, early Danse Society, Nick Cave & the

The first time I ventured into a gig at the Stade De France was for U2 on the 360 tour in 2010. I was completely blown away by the stadium and the experience that I had that night. I had said to my friend that if Metallica were ever to announce a date here that I would be at it in a heartbeat! Fast forward 2 years and I find myself in Paris to see Metallica play the Stade De France. Although not the biggest of stadium's in the world, what impresses me most about the venue is the ease to

To be celebrate the release of DIO's Last in Line, Sacred Heart and Holy Diver deluxe Editions - we are asking you to show us your devil horns and win amazing DIO prizes. Upload a photo of you or your friends raising the ‘Devil’s Horns’ to Flickr and tag it with “Dio’s Devil Horns” Ronnie James Dio was a true legend in every sense of the word. Aside from the music, he also popularised the ‘Devils Horns’ hand gesture that has truly entered pop culture so that it isn’t just for rockers! To celebrate the release of the deluxe editions of

Lady Gaga has confirmed details of the European leg of her Born This Way Ball world tour, including shows in Dublin, London and Manchester. Gaga confirmed a total of 21 concerts in Europe, beginning in Sofia, Bulgaria on 14 August. Tickets for the UK gigs go on sale on Friday 13 April. The tour is scheduled to stop at Dublin's Aviva stadium on Saturday 15th September. It's been announced that reformed rockers The Darkness will support Gaga for the European gigs. The Born This Way Ball begins in Seoul, South Korea on 27 April, before coming to Europe later in the summer. In

Hard Rock International and Live Nation have confirmed that Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman will play Hard Rock Calling in London’s Hyde Park on Saturday 14 July. Other additions to the weekend lineup include Karima Francis, The Dirty Youth, Lawson, Ryan Sheridan, The Night and Dylan LeBlanc, in what marks one of the most exciting weekends in the music calendar. Tom Morello: The Nightwatchman is the solo project from the Rage Against the Machine / Audioslave guitarist. Few rock guitarists in the 1990s were as groundbreaking as Tom Morello, who incorporates a myriad of different styles into his guitar playing. The Nightwatchman,

Metal Hammer is happy to announce an awesome, one-off publication of a special edition of Metallica’s So What! Magazine – Metallica: The 30th Anniversary Event. This special edition will commemorate Metallica’s 30th Anniversary celebration that took place at San Francisco’s iconic Fillmore Theatre in December 2011, and will hit newsstands nationwide on May 14, 2012 and is available for pre-order now at www.myfavouritemagazines.co.uk/metallica. “I couldn’t think of a cooler way to round out the first 30 years than how the Fillmore week played out in December,” says Metallica drummer Lars Ulrich. “And I can’t think of a cooler way to start

So after alot of back and forth - Scott Weiland is back in Velvet Revolver full-time and will appear on the band’s new album and forthcoming tours! It’s been over four years since Scott Weiland parted ways with Velvet Revolver and their 2008 split was anything but civil. Despite how ugly things got on the band’s last tour together, they reunited for a one-off benefit performance in Hollywood this past January and proved that patching up the differences they once had was not impossible. “We’ve all grown a lot,” explains Weiland to ABC News Radio. “We’re able to put egos and differences