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One Direction Confirmed For Band Aid 30
One Direction have been announced for Band Aid 30.The 'Steal My Girl' hitmakers will perform charity single 'Do They Know It's Christmas?' alongside several other as-yet unnamed acts to raise money for the Ebola crisis,...
By Bang Showbiz in Lifestyle / Showbiz on 07 November 2014
Paul Weller And Wife Launch Privacy Campaign
Rocker Paul Weller and his wife Hannah have launched a campaign to tighten laws surrounding the privacy of children after winning a lawsuit over photos of their family holiday.The former The Jam frontman and his...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 12 June 2014
Paul Weller To Set Autobiography In Space
Paul Weller wants to write his autobiography - with a science-fiction twist.The 56-year-old rocker would be interested in committing his life story to paper, but would want to do something unusual with his recollections.Asked if...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 09 June 2014
Paul Weller Slams 'Pointless' Reissues
Paul Weller thinks many reissues of his albums have been ''pointless''.The 'Changingman' hitmaker would never refuse his record company permission to release special editions of his back catalogue and would rather be involved with selecting...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 08 June 2014
Paul Weller Ready To Record With Paul Weller
Paul Weller is set to record a song with Boy George.The 55-year-old musician has been impressed by his fellow 80s pop peer's new album and live performances and has contacted George - who he sang...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 30 May 2014
Record Store Day Bosses Disappointed With Paul Weller Re-sellers
Officials behind Record Store Day (Rsd) have expressed their frustration with Internet touts after exclusive vinyl singles offered up by British rocker Paul Weller for the event were re-sold online at inflated prices.The former The...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 23 April 2014
Paul Weller Furious Over Record Store Day Hijacking
British rocker Paul Weller has vowed not to participate in the annual Record Store Day drive again after his limited edition vinyl was sold online by "greedy touts".The former The Jam frontman recorded a special...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 22 April 2014
Paul Weller Hits Out At Touts Selling His Music Online
Paul Weller has refused to take part in the annual Record Store Day in future because of ''touts'' who sold his music at inflated prices. The singer released a one-off 7-inch record 'Flame Out' for...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 22 April 2014
Paul Weller 'Absolutely Delighted' By Privacy Lawsuit Victory
Rocker Paul Weller has expressed his delight after winning $16,000 (£10,000) in a privacy lawsuit against British tabloid editors after they published photos of his twin babies.The former The Jam frontman took issue with snaps...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 16 April 2014
Mail Online Pay Paul Weller £10,000 Over Paparazzi Photographs
Singer-songwriter Paul Walker has won £10,000 in damages from Mail Online after complaining that the website "plastered" pictures of his children in a story in October 2012. The High Court in London ordered Associated Newspapers...
By Michael West in Music / Festivals on 16 April 2014
Paul Weller Wins Damages Over Family Photos
British rocker Paul Weller has been awarded damages from an online newspaper after editors published pictures of his young children.The former The Jam frontman sued after staff at the Mail Online ran an article and...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 16 April 2014
Blondie To Receive Nme Godlike Genius Award
Blondie are set to receive the NME Godlike Genius Award. The 'One Way Or Another' hitmakers will be recognised for their musical genius at the NME Awards 2014 with Austin, Texas on Wednesday, February...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 04 February 2014
Leah Weller Models Men's Clothes
Leah Weller has become the face of a men's clothing brand. The model - daughter of The Jam rocker Paul Weller - was chosen to add a touch of femininity to Coeur's Spring/Summer 2014 range,...
By Bang Showbiz in Fashion / Beauty on 17 January 2014
Paul Weller To Play Forest Gigs
Paul Weller is to play five Forest Live shows this summer.The 55-year-old singer will take to the stage at different woodland locations across the UK in June as part of the Forestry Commission's Forest Live...
By Bang Showbiz in Music / Festivals on 14 January 2014
Paul Weller To Play Forest Gigs
British rock veteran Paul Weller has signed up to play a run of gigs in forests across England over the summer (14).The former The Jam star has teamed up with Britain's Forestry Commission to book...
By WENN in Music / Festivals on 13 January 2014
Hard Rock Calling: Fans Answer In Their Thousands To See Springsteen & Kasabian
In Somerset, Glastonbury was in full swing but further East a different festival drew its own thousands. Rock fans flocked to Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in East London's Stratford to attend Hard Rock Calling: a...
By Lauren James in Music / Festivals on 01 July 2013
Kasabian 'Blown Away' By Hard Rock Calling
Kasabian were ''blown away'' by their Hard Rock Calling gig.The indie rockers were thrilled to be invited to headline the music festival at London's Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park yesterday (29.06.13), where they treated the crowd...
By Bang Showbiz on 30 June 2013
Paul Weller And The Strypes Perform On Record Store Day
Rockers Paul Weller and The Strypes showed their support for Record Store Day on Saturday (20Apr13) by performing free live gigs for fans.The former The Jam frontman and the Irish band headlined at London's Rough...
By WENN on 21 April 2013
Exclusive Paul Weller Gig Planned At Rough Trade For Record Store Day
Record Store Day (Saturday April 20, 2013) is the day when sport and music retail collide. If you consider ‘competitive vinyl purchasing’ a sport, of course. A veritable one-day Olympics for music nerds and vinyl...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 17 April 2013
Kasabian's New Album Sounds 'Electrocuted'
Kasabian's new album sounds as if it's been ''electrocuted''.The 'Shoot the Runner' rockers are currently recording the follow up to 2011's 'Velociraptor!' and frontman Tom Meighan says the songs are more ''heavy'' than their previous...
By Bang Showbiz on 08 April 2013
Paul Weller Concludes Noel Gallagher's Charity Gigs
Rock veteran Paul Weller took to the stage in London on Monday night (25Mar13) to conclude a week of charity gigs organised by fellow British musician Noel Gallagher.The former The Jam star headlined the last...
By WENN on 26 March 2013
Hatchet Buried: Noel Gallagher And Damon Albarn Unite Onstage For Teenage Cancer Trust
Noel Gallagher and Damon Albarn put their notorious Britpop feud behind them this weekend to perform onstage together in aid of the Teenage Cancer Trust concerts that Noel was charged with curating. In the heady...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 25 March 2013
Bruce Springsteen To Headline Hard Rock Calling
Bruce Springsteen is to headline Hard Rock Calling.The 63-year-old star will get the chance to finish where he left off last year when he was cut off at the Hyde Park festival due to a...
By Bang Showbiz on 05 March 2013
Leah Weller Inspired By Father
Leah Weller takes her ''fashion inspiration'' from her father, Paul.The model daughter of the sharp suited rocker - often referred to as 'The Modfather' - says his fashion choices have had a big influence on...
By Bang Showbiz on 01 February 2013
Miles Kane Nervous Around Weller
Miles Kane was ''nervous'' when he worked with Paul Weller for the first time.The 'Inhaler' hitmaker has teamed up with the former Jam rocker on a number of tracks on his forthcoming second solo album...
By Bang Showbiz on 19 January 2013
Paul Weller Records With Olympian Bradley Wiggins
Former The Jam star Paul Weller has recruited British Olympic hero Bradley Wiggins to play guitar on his latest single.The cycling champion is a huge fan of mod band The Jam, and capped off a...
By WENN on 12 January 2013
A Week In Music – Everything Everything Avoid Second Album Syndrome With 'Arc,' Paul Weller's 'Dragonfly' Is A "Victory Lap," Jools Holland Teams Up With The Stars
Albums of Note... Deftly side-stepping the pitfalls of ‘second album syndrome,’ Everything Everything have stepped things up a notch with second album Arc, which looks set to raise their profile even further. They’ve retained their...
By Hayley Avron in Music / Festivals on 07 January 2013
Paul Weller Rules Out Jam Reunion
Paul Weller claims it would be ''absurd'' if The Jam ever reformed.The group - also made up of Rick Buckler and Bruce Foxton - split in 1982 and while Paul admires the likes of The...
By Bang Showbiz on 07 January 2013
Paul Weller Rocks With Olympian Bradley Wiggins At Charity Gig
Rocker Paul Weller took to the stage to perform with British Olympic hero Bradley Wiggins at a benefit gig in London this week (beg17Dec12).The former The Jam star headlined the concert at London's Hammersmith Apollo...
By WENN on 20 December 2012
Paul Weller Writes Movie Soundtrack
British rocker Paul Weller is putting his songwriting skills to use by penning his first movie soundtrack.The former The Jam frontman released his 11th solo album, Sonik Kicks, in March (12) and he's already working...
By WENN on 12 December 2012
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