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NIKI announces massive 2024 and 2025 world tour

Indonesia-born California-based singer-songwriter NIKI has announced the dates for her massive ‘Buzz’ world tour – see the full list of dates below. The tour – her biggest of her career so far – will span several months between 2024 and 2025, and will see the 88rising star perform across North America, Europe and the UK, Asia and Australia and New Zealand. NIKI. Credit: Kevin Mazur/Getty Images The North American leg of NIKI’s ‘Buzz’ tour will kick off on September 5 in Toronto and will conclude on October 19 in Vancouver. Pre-sale tickets go live at 10am local time today (May 15), with general tickets going on sale at 10am local time on Friday (May 17). You can buy your tickets here via Ticketmaster. Advertisement The European and UK leg of the tour will consist of seven shows between late October and mid-November and will include concerts in Paris, Manchester, London and Dublin among others. Pre-sale tickets go live at 10am local time today (May 15), with general tickets going on sale at 10am local time on Friday (May 17). You can buy your tickets here via Ticketmaster. Tickets to the Asia, Australia and New Zealand shows will go on sale at… Read More →

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Ibiza bans alcohol sales after 9.30pm in San Antonio to tackle “excessive tourism”

A number of Balearic islands, including Ibiza and Mallorca, are set to band alcohol sales after 9.30pm to tackle “excessive tourism”. According to DJ Mag, the new law took effect on May 11, where popular tourist destinations such as Ibiza’s San Antonio and Mallorca’s Magaluf will have new sanctions on alcohol purchase and consumption placed on them. The ban on alcohol sales will reportedly take effect between 9:30pm and 8am in party hotspots, adding onto past legislation passed by the Balearic government four years ago. The ban, which was allegedly pushed by local authorities, will take place until at least December 2027. If caught drinking outside of designated areas, people could face fines between €500-1,500 (£430-1290), the BBC adds. Drinkers will also apparently be reported to their respective embassies. Advertisement Party boats will also have strict rules enforced on their proximity to designated areas; they will be banned from sailing closer than one nautical mile to certain zones, as well as picking up or disembarking passengers within these areas. Alongside these laws, the Balearic government have apparently pledged an additional €16 million to improve tourist areas in the region. Stock photograph of hands raised in the air at a nightclub (Credits: Grigorii… Read More →

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Paul Weller, Robert Plant, David Gilmour and more oppose “new” Steve Marriott AI recordings

A growing list of musicians have joined Steve Marriott’s children and former bandmates to protest against the release of “new” recordings featuring AI-generated versions of his vocals. As reported by Variety, Cleopatra Records are in discussion with the Marriott estate about completing some of his unfinished demos with the aid of AI technology, though the label ultimately plans to release the recordings in their original form “for now” via three compilations. “The Marriott Estate is due to release an AI solo album of old and new songs of my father, Steve,” said Mollie Marriott in a previously released official statement. “Sadly, the surviving family which comprises just my siblings Lesley, Toby, Tonya, and I, have nothing to do with the Estate as there was no will. It is run by my stepmother who was only with my father for two years prior to his death and has since been re-married. “We, along with his bandmates of Humble Pie and Small Faces are looking to stop this album from happening as it would be a stain on my father’s name. Someone who was known as one of the greatest vocalists of our generation, with such a live and raw vocal, it would absolutely break his… Read More →

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Watch a ‘making of’ video for Nick Cave’s new album, Wild God

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds have released a new ‘making of’ video for their upcoming album Wild God, due out on August 30 via Bad Seed in partnership with Play It Again Sam. Filmed by Megan Cullen at Miraval Studios in France, the video shows Radiohead’s Colin Greenwood adding a bass part to one track as Cave and the rest of the Bad Seeds nod their approval. It also reveals some paths (presumably) not taken on the new album. “We could make a couple of hours of ambient yoga music,” suggests Cave to Warren Ellis at one point, before considering “throwing an idea into ChatGPT to knock out some lyrics in the style of Nick Cave.” Watch the video below:

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Slipknot’s Jim Root says the band “didn’t even try” auditioning anyone besides Eloy Casagrande

Slipknot guitarist Jim Root has revealed how Eloy Casagrande came to be the band’s new drummer. READ MORE: Slipknot’s Clown talks 2024 tour and new material: “This band has never been happier” In late April, Eloy Casagrande was confirmed as Slipknot’s new drummer, taking over Jay Weinberg, who was let go late last year. Since then, Casagrande has opened up about the “complicated” choice he had to make in leaving Brazilian metal legends Sepultura to join Slipknot. Now, Jim Root has revealed the band’s auditioning process with Casagrande and how he was confirmed into the band. In a new interview with Tone-Talk, Root shared how the band first connected with Casagrande, and new material with their newest member. Root started by saying that the band had recently played two shows to “introduce our new drummer to the world”, before going on to briefly mention their secret show in Pioneertown and their headlining slot at Sick New World. “Now it’s time to move forward, onward and upward and do a lot more jamming and rehearsing. I need to get myself into writing mode so we can write music worthy of Eloy’s drumming because that dude is a world-class drummer.” Advertisement [embedded content]… Read More →

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David Gilmour announces shows in historic Rome landmark and first US gigs in eight years

David Gilmour has announced a show at a historic Rome landmark as well as a handful of shows in the US. Before taking on the stage at London’s Royal Albert Hall for his six-night residency, the soloist and former Pink Floyd guitarist will perform at Rome’s historic chariot-racing stadium Circus Maximus (Circo Massimo) during a six-night run taking place from September 27 through October 3 It will mark his return to the legendary venue and in Italy since his Rattle That Lock Tour in 2016. Gilmour also announced four shows taking place in North America. The musician will perform at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl on October 29 and 30 and New York City’s Madison Square Garden on November 4 and 5. Tickets to both the Rome and North American dates will go on sale on Friday, May 17 at 10am local time. Visit here for Rome tickets and here for North American tickets and check out a full list of dates below. Advertisement David Gilmour 2024 tour dates are: SEPTEMBER 27 – ROME, Italy, Circo Massimo 28 – ROME, Italy, Circo Massimo 29 – ROME, Italy, Circo Massimo Recommended OCTOBER1 – ROME, Italy, Circo Massimo2 – ROME, Italy, Circo Massimo 3 – ROME, Italy, Circo… Read More →

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Roger Corman interviewed: “I had no experience or training”

From Uncut’s archives – 2004 vintage. Roger Corman has assured his place in the history books several times over. As fast and furious director and/or producer of over 300 no-budget exploitation movies since 1955, he remains the most successful independent film-maker Hollywood has ever known. If he’d done nothing but direct his ’60s cycle of Edgar Allen Poe adaptations, films that found a perfect balance between haunted elegance and Pop hallucination, he would be remembered. As that turbulent decade wore on, however, Corman responded to currents in the air – and the money burning holes in the pockets of a restless new youth audience – with films that reflected the era in ways major studios couldn’t comprehend. Nihilistic biker films such as The Wild Angels (1966) and head movies like The Trip (1967) led directly to Easy Rider (in whose creation he was instrumental) and the subsequent revolution in ’70s Hollywood. Advertisement ORDER YOUR COPY OF THE NEW UNCUT, FEATURING AN EXCLUSIVE DAVID GILMOUR INTERVIEW AND A FREE CAN CD! His greatest legacy, however, might be the incredible roster of talent he nurtured. Almost all the Easy Riders Raging Bulls players started out working for him. After they had graduated,… Read More →

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Watch Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band cover The Pogues’ “A Rainy Night in Soho” in Kilkenny

Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band opened their set last night [May 12, 2024] at Nowlan Park, Kilkenny with a cover of The Pogues‘ “A Rainy Night in Soho“. ORDER YOUR COPY OF THE NEW UNCUT, FEATURING AN EXCLUSIVE DAVID GILMOUR INTERVIEW AND A FREE CAN CD! The performance was in honour of Shane MacGowan, who died on November 30, 2023. Springsteen had previously paid tribute to MacGowan, writing on his website: Over here on E Street, we are heartbroken over the death of Shane MacGowan. Shane was one of my all-time favorite writers. The passion and deep intensity of his music and lyrics is unmatched by all but the very best in the rock and roll canon. I was fortunate to spend a little time with Shane and his lovely wife Victoria the last time we were in Dublin. He was very ill, but still beautifully present in his heart and spirit. His music is timeless and eternal. I don’t know about the rest of us, but they’ll be singing Shane’s songs 100 years from now. Springsteen and the E Street Band’s next show is on May 16 at Cork’s Páirc Uí Chaoimh.

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Watch the Rolling Stones cover Bob Dylan’s “Like A Rolling Stone” in Las Vegas

The Rolling Stones covered Bob Dylan‘s “Like A Rolling Stone” on Saturday [May 11, 2024] at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium. ORDER YOUR COPY OF THE NEW UNCUT, FEATURING AN EXCLUSIVE DAVID GILMOUR INTERVIEW AND A FREE CAN CD! Watch the footage below. The Stones are currently on their Hackney Diamonds tour, which began on April 28, 2024 at NRG Stadium, Houston. Read Uncut’s review of the Huston show here. “We didn’t write this song,” said Mick Jagger by way of introducing their Dylan cover. “This was specially written for us by a Nobel Prize laureate.” The Stones have often covered “Like A Rolling Stone” in concert, beginning on May 26, 1995 at Amsterdam’s Paradiso Grote Zaal. The Vegas show also saw a number of other tour debuts, including “Let’s Spend The Night Together”, “You Got Me Rocking” and “You Got The Silver”. The Stones’ next show is on May 15 at Seattle’s Lumen Field.

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TWICE’s Nayeon announces highly anticipated solo comeback, ‘NA’

TWICE singer Nayeon has announced the upcoming release of her second solo mini-album, ‘NA’, due out in June. TWICE’s Nayeon revealed today (May 13) that she’s gearing up to make her solo comeback though a post on the girl group’s X (formerly Twitter) account. Titled ‘NA’, the singer’s second mini-album, will be released on June 14 at 1pm KST or 12am ET An accompanying timetable for the project’s release revealed that the singer will release the tracklist and trailer for ‘NA’ on May 16 and 18, respectively. Four different concept photos will drop from May 20 to 30, followed by a two previews of the mini-album in the first week of June. Music video teasers for the song’s as-yet-unannounced single will be released on June 10 and 12, before Nayeon drops ‘NA’ in full on May 14. Keep tabs on this page for the latest updates. NAYEON THE 2nd MINI ALBUM 〖NA〗 Timetable ➮ Release on2024.06.14 FRI 1PM KST/0AM ET#TWICE #트와이스 #NAYEON #나연 #NA pic.twitter.com/pjXG6TQN0h — TWICE (@JYPETWICE) May 12, 2024 Advertisement NAYEON THE 2nd MINI ALBUM 〖NA〗 “How to fall in love with 🅝🅐” ➮ Release on2024.06.14 FRI 1PM KST/0AM ET#TWICE #트와이스 #NAYEON #나연 #NA pic.twitter.com/ZirNxjpRVh — TWICE (@JYPETWICE)… Read More →

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Bambie Thug accuses Eurovision organisers of “not supporting them” amidst Israel commentator controversy

Bambie Thug has accused Eurovision organisers of “not supporting them” over claims that the Israeli broadcasters “incited violence” against them. In an interview after their performance at Eurovision 2024, the Irish singer-songwriter claimed the Israeli broadcaster KAN “incited violence against me twice, three times.” “We brought it up to the EBU,” they told reporters. “They said they’d follow up. They waited to the last minute, we still haven’t gotten statement back to us, allowed us to be scapegoats, allowed us to be the spokesperson for standing up for ourselves. “And yeah, the broadcaster has disobeyed the rules and I hope next year they won’t be able to compete because of that.” Advertisement It was previously reported that Bambie raised a complaint with the EBU shortly before the competition due to KAN’s commentary on their performance. The comments, which told viewers to “prepare your curses” and claim Bambie’s performance was “the most scary” of the night, were labelled “in breach of the rules” of the EBU by Bambie. [embedded content] Just before they were due to go on stage, Bambie posted an update on their social media to share that the EBU confirmed to them that the Israeli broadcaster had “broken… Read More →

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Watch Bambie Thug proclaim “love will triumph over hate!” at the end of their powerful Eurovision performance

Bambie Thug has given a special message at the end of their gripping Eurovision performance – watch it below. READ MORE: Bambie Thug on Eurovision 2024: “I know that my heart is in the right place” The Irish Eurovision entry has been tipped as one of the favourites to win this year, with them ranking fourth on the bookie’s odds to win the contest. However, the Cork singer has also faced significant challenges throughout the competition due to their pro-Palestinian stance. It was revealed they were forced to remove the words ‘ceasefire’ and ‘freedom for Palestine’ in a medieval script from their costume due to Eurovision’s political neutrality clause. Though they were prevented from saying the words ‘ceasefire’, Bambie seemed to allude to the Israel-Palestine conflict at the end of their powerful performance. After their triumphant finish, Bambie said to the crowd: “Love will triumph over hate!”. Advertisement Portugal’s entry Iolanda also seemed to have a message of her own, potentially referencing the conflict as well. At the end of her song ‘Grito’, she said the words: “Peace will prevail”. Fans also spotted both Bambie and Iolanda wearing acrylic nails in support of Palestine; Bambie’s were painted with the Palestinian flag… Read More →

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Käärijä bows out of delegating Finnish points for Eurovision tonight as it “does not feel right”

Former Eurovision entrant Käärijä has announced he will not participate as the spokesperson for the Finnish jury hours before the finale is due to start. Käärijä, who was the runner-up to Eurovision last year with his song ‘Cha Cha Cha’, took to social media to announce that he was pulling out of announcing the Finnish jury’s points for tonight’s competition. On Instagram Stories, Käärijä wrote: “I have decided not to participate as the spokesperson for the Finnish jury in tonight’s Eurovision finale. Giving out the points does not feel right”. Käärijä did not explicitly say why he was not participating. The shock decision follows a similar move from Norway’s spokesperson Alessandra Mele, who came fifth last year with her song ‘Queen of Kings’. Taking to TikTok, Mele said: “Tonight, I was supposed to give out Norway’s points during the Eurovision final. Even though I’m thankful that I was given the opportunity to do so, I have taken the decision to withdraw. Advertisement “United by Music – Eurovision’s motto – is the reason why I do music – unite people, bring them together. But right now, those words are just empty words. There’s a genocide going on, and I’m asking you… Read More →

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Industry reacts as MPs recommend ticket levy on arenas and stadiums to save grassroots venues and artists

Artists and figures from the music industry have spoken to NME as a government committe of UK MPs have joined the call for a levy on arena and stadium gigs – as well as a cut in VAT – to support struggling grassroots music venues and artists. READ MORE: Report shows “disaster” facing grassroots music venues: “The big companies and arenas are now going to have to answer for this” Earlier this year, the Music Venue Trust delivered their full report into the state of the sector for 2023, showing the “disaster” facing live music with venues closing at a rate of around two per week. Presented at Westminster, the MVT echoed their calls for a levy on tickets on gigs at arena size and above and for major labels and such to pay back into the grassroots scene, arguing that “the big companies are now going to have to answer for this”. The Featured Artists Coalition – a trade union body representing the needs of musicians and artists in the UK – then wrote to NME to argue that while the survival of venues is “essential”, any kind of ‘Premier League’ model to be adopted by the industry needs to take into account keeping… Read More →

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Weezer reflect on 30th anniversary of ‘The Blue Album’ and share original home demos

Weezer have reflected on the 30th anniversary of ‘The Blue Album’ and have shared original home demos. READ MORE: Rivers Cuomo on building an online community of fans who “like big guitars and weird lyrics” ‘The Blue Album’, which is the alternative name of Weezer’s self-titled debut album, was released on May 10, 1994. The album spawned a string of hits such as ‘Buddy Holly’, ‘Say It Ain’t So’ and ‘Undone – The Sweater Song’. Taking to the Weezer official X/Twitter account, the band shared a statement reflecting on their debut LP. “On May 10, 1994, DGC Records released “Weezer”, the self-titled debut album by Weezer,” they wrote. “The story has been told and re-told many times, but the crux of it was that no one thought it would do very well, even though all the band and the band’s small inner circle felt they’d made a really good album. The assumption was that people would say “who?” and laugh at the audacity of a new band putting out a debut album on a major label, with no fan base, no single out, nothing. Advertisement “And… that’s exactly what happened for a while anyway. 90 copies sold the first week (just… Read More →

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Jessica Pratt – Here In The Pitch

In 1979, Joan Didion published The White Album, a selection of essays that captured California on the brink of the 1970s, its counterculture dream beginning to curdle. “A demented and seductive vortical tension was building in the community,” as she described it. “The jitters were setting in. I recall a time when the dogs barked every night and the moon was always full.” There is something of Didion’s description in Jessica Pratt’s fourth album, Here In The Pitch. The singer draws on the seedy history of her Los Angeles home, that peculiarly West Coast sense of an American utopia on the turn, to create her finest set of songs to date. Tales of sins and crimes and “evil innocence” lie beneath a musical palette of bossanova and orchestral ’60s pop. Melancholy moves below lustre. Sweetness buries the gloom. Even the album’s title suggests some latent malevolence. The ‘pitch’ in question refers both to absolute darkness and to bitumen; that oily black substance that forms, oozing and ominous, somewhere beneath the earth, and bubbles to the surface in places like LA’s La Brea Tar Pits. Since her self-titled 2012 debut, Pratt has established herself as a near-mystical figure. Her records are… Read More →

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Broadcast – Spell Blanket – Collected Demos 2006-2009

Broadcast always attracted plenty of speculation and intrigue when they were active, but since the death of singer Trish Keenan at the age of 42 in January 2011, the band’s enigma – and reputation – has only grown. Eleven years after their final album – an eccentric soundtrack to Peter Strickland’s Berberian Sound Studio, completed by remaining member James Cargill – Broadcast are more popular than ever. Their 750,000 monthly listeners on Spotify hammer the Birmingham group’s first three albums – The Noise Made By People, Haha Sound and Tender Buttons – which Warp have kept repressing since 2015 to meet demand. Walk into any coffee shop in Brooklyn, anecdotal evidence suggests, and there’s an 85 per cent chance they’ll be playing Broadcast. There’s a sense today that Broadcast were on the cusp of further greatness at the time of Keenan’s passing, though it’s easy, with hindsight, to ascribe momentum to a career cut short. In fact, back then the group were deep in the midst of their most experimental phase when Keenan died from pneumonia after contracting swine flu at the end of a tour of Australia. By that point, Broadcast had become the kind of cult act they… Read More →

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End Of The Road Festival 2024 day splits revealed!

The day splits have been announced for this year’s End Of The Road Festival, which runs from August 29 – September 1 at Wiltshire’s Larmer Tree Gardens. ORDER YOUR COPY OF THE NEW UNCUT, FEATURING AN EXCLUSIVE DAVID GILMOUR INTERVIEW AND A FREE CAN CD! Bonnie “Prince” Billy and Richard Dawson will kick things off on Thursday, while IDLES return to Larmer Tree Gardens this time taking the billing reins on Friday. They top a supporting bill including Sleater-Kinney and Baxter Dury as well as Garden Stage headliners Lankum and Mdou Moctar. Saturday is topped by Slowdive who will follow Jockstrap. Richard Hawley, Phosphorescent and Camera Obscura grace the Garden Stage, Fever Ray will bring the Woods Stage to a close on Sunday, with strong support from Altin Gün and the Big Top is closed by Cornelius. In the Garden, there’ll be the welcome return of Yo La Tengo and Ty Segall. We’re proud to once again be partnering with End Of The Road for what promises to be a brilliant festival. We’ll also be bringing you our usual on-site Q&As from the Talking Heads stage. More on those soon… You can read Uncut’s ultimate End Of The Road round-up from last year’s festival here.

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Introducing…Pink Floyd: A Life In Pictures

Set the controls for our new issue! As much as they were about unbelievable music, Pink Floyd were about incredible images. When the band played their first official gig at All Saints Hall in London in 1966, they did so accompanied by a phenomenon as new as their own ever-extending R&B: a light show. With that event begins the relationship between sound and vision you’ll see unfold before you in this lavish new magazine. Accompanied by eyewitness recollection – Floyd’s Nick Mason is a key player here – Pink Floyd: A Life In Pictures follows the band on their unlikely journey from paisley shirted improvisers to feuding multimillionaires, each with their own take on the band’s legacy. Advertisement In between, they’ve been pop stars, film composers, and commissioners of large inflatable objects – and images have always been key to the Floyd experience. When their songwriter/frontman Syd Barrett was unable to continue with the group in 1968 it required them to think urgently about a creative emergency in their music. But for all the larks depicted here, it would be wrong to think that this was a group ever completely at ease in the spotlight. At the start of their… Read More →

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NCT’s Mark teases new single ‘200’, announces upcoming solo album

NCT member Mark has teased his new single ‘200’ and an upcoming solo album Today (May 10), NCT’s Mark released an acoustic performance clip of his upcoming single ‘200’, which will be released inn full on May 16 at 6pm KST. The song will be will be accompanied by the B-side ‘200 (Minhyung’s version)’, with Minhyung being the rapper’s Korean name. Additionally, SM Entertainment has announced that the Korean-Canadian idol is preparing to release his first solo album sometime in February 2025. “It will candidly show off his own world of music which has been expanded through his previous music endeavours,” it said, per Korea JoongAng Daily. [embedded content] Advertisement Mark first debuted in 2016 as a member of NCT’s rotational sub-group NCT U. In the same year, he debuted as a permanent member of the sub-groups NCT 127 and NCT Dream. He also joined SM Entertainment’s supergroup SuperM in 2019 alongside fellow NCT members Taeyong and Ten. The rapper has also released several solo tracks, primarily through his labels’ music projects like SM Station and NCT Lab. His most recent solo release was his April 2023 single ‘Golden Hour’. Mark and the other NCT Dream members began their 2024… Read More →

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‘The Bear’ season three official release date revealed

The release date for the third season of The Bear has been confirmed as cast members share a teaser trailer on social media. The FX drama set in a high-pressure Chicago restaurant has received critical acclaim for its first two seasons, winning numerous prestigious awards. The series follows a professional chef who inherits his brother’s sandwich restaurant after he takes his own life. Over the course of the show, Carmy learns to manage the family business with limited funds, hires new staff, deals with his own personal struggles and reinvents the restaurant. The end of season two showed the opening night of the reimagined restaurant named ‘The Bear’, and questions about Carmy’s love-life and family problems were left unanswered. Advertisement Now, a release date for season three of the popular series has been released, and a teaser trailer has been uploaded to social media by various members of the cast. [embedded content] The video shows Carmy arriving at work and entering the kitchen, where he takes out his recipe notebook and his knife kit, as the camera zooms in towards his face and then out the back of the restaurant, before quickly zooming out to show a nighttime Chicago scene…. Read More →