They used to stare at the toes of their shoes, wrapping their music in dense electric guitar feedback and drowning their vocals in it. Slowdive rose to fame in the early 1990s as one of the leading bands of the scene that British journalists initially derisively called shoegaze. The musicians were staring at their shoes, … Read more
Blankenberg. The music film theater in Blankenberg is on winter break. The plan is to continue with the concept that worked so well in 2023 in February. It is not yet clear which band will start the new season this year. In the coming weeks, the Blankenberg Music-Film-Theater Association will decide what to do next … Read more
Composer and singer Michael Kocáb will celebrate his 70th birthday at Prague’s Metronome festival, which will take place from June 20 to 22, 2024. The founder of the rock group Prague’s Selection, who also left a strong mark in politics, describes the planned concert as a “crazy ride”, which will not happen again. “What if … Read more
In his songs, he drew on literature, mythology and the Bible. Irish singer and songwriter Shane MacGowan, leader of the band The Pogues, who combined traditional Irish music with sharp punk rock, has died at the age of 65. The frontman paved the way for groups like Flogging Molly or Dropkick Murphys, but he was … Read more
British band The Beatles, which broke up in 1970, released their last song this Thursday afternoon. Artificial intelligence helped deliver the voice of John Lennon, murdered ten years after the band broke up. The composition was completed by the two remaining surviving members, 81-year-old bassist and guitarist Paul McCartney with 83-year-old drummer Ringo Starr. The … Read more
When he was at Prague’s O2 arena for the last time, he had the stage set up as a black and white chessboard and welcomed the audience with the song Having a Party taken from the Sam Cooke repertoire. Next year, the 78-year-old British singer Sir Rod Stewart will return to the same place. As … Read more
Slovak singer, keyboardist and lyricist Vašo Patejdl, who died on Saturday at the age of 68, was mainly famous as one of the founders of the Slovak band Elán. In addition to her, he collaborated with a number of other stars of Slovak and Czech popular music. Patejdl, who settled in the Czech Republic, also … Read more
The American band Hollywood Vampires with the well-known actor Johnny Depp ended the two-day Slavkov Open festival this Sunday, which was moved to the Winning Group arena in Brno, formerly known as Rondo, in contrast to the original plans. British rockers Deep Purple played at the same venue on Saturday. The event was supposed to … Read more
The first day of the Mighty Sounds music festival kicked off on Friday evening at the airport in Tábor with performances from the English band Enter Shikari and the American Black Flag. The festival, which focuses on genres like ska, punk, and reggae, will continue until Sunday evening, with headliners Rancid taking the stage. On … Read more
In January 2020, they sold out and headlined Green Day for the first time, the biggest band they’d ever caught up to that point. But then covid-19 came and interrupted everything for two years. Now the Rock for People festival in Hradec Králové awaits another strongest year yet. It starts next Thursday, June 8, and … Read more