Guardian Music — One of the amazing things about the Queen frontman was that he successfully evaded the rock world's gaydarHard rock and "sewing" seem incongruous bedfellows. Nevertheless, if you were a headbanger in the 70s and 80s, chances are you spent more than a... more info

Altsounds — *ALICE COOPER* once again takes control of Halloween this year, bringing all the thrills, blood spills, guts and gore we can take as his *'Halloween Night Of Fear'* tour hits the UK. *ROCKHEART PR* are pleased to announce that the legendary *NEW ... more info

Guardian Music — Joe Goddard-collaborating Big Dada artist Dels heads out on his first headlining tour next week (4-14 Oct, starting at Mine, Leeds) …Lana Del Ray reschedules her 5 Oct show at Madame JoJo's for London's Scala, N1, on 16 Nov and adds a few more date... more info

Altsounds — With news of the NEW YORK DOLLS first Australian appearance in five years tickets have been in high demand! The influential 70s glam rock outfit reach our shores in October to headline the boutique New York-inspired arts and cultural showcase, The Bo... more info

ContactMusic — Rockers Motley Crue will kick start this year's (11) Sunset Strip Music Festival by becoming the butt of jokes and funny anecdotes at Hollywood's House of Blues. Famous fans like comedian Dane Cook and New York Dolls frontman David Johansen will join... more info

ContactMusic — Motley Crue's show in Mansfield, Massachusetts this week (beg18Jul11) was marred by sound problems, with critics labelling the concert "a mess". The rockers took their tour with Poison and the New York Dolls to the Comcast Center in Mansfield on Tues... more info

Metalsucks — I am old and married to a kindergarten teacher, therefore, I can only go to concerts during the sweltering months of summer. This is my summer vacation (Part I). WHO:MÖTLEY CRÜE, POISON & NEW YORK DOLLS WHERE: AT&T Center — San Antonio, Texas WHE... more info

The Vinyl Villain — The review has been penned by Aldo, someone I'm proud to call a mate even although his choice of football team is a bit suspect.  I got to know him through Jacques The Kipper - they were former work colleagues - and I've been trying to persuade him ... more info

Guardian Music — November 1973: Number 6 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of indie musicThe Dolls' appearance on the Old Grey Whistle Test kickstarted the war between punks and hippies three years early. Before filming, Dolls frontman David Johansen ... more info

Guardian Music — Does it matter that pop music is stuck in the same old groove?Like many people of a certain age, the first thing I did upon going to university was to blow my entire student grant on records. Sixties French chansonnières, 30s Greek rembetika, seven-... more info