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Trevor Noah jumps into fan’s car to beat traffic in Johannesburg

Comedian and presenter Trevor Noah was forced to jump into a fan’s car to get to an interview on time this week – something that played out live on air. Noah, who hosted the Daily Show for seven years before quitting in 2022, was due to appear on the 947 radio station in Johannesburg for a morning chat, but bad traffic and an argument between a bike and a taxi driver left the comic late for his appearance on the show. “There’s a bicycle fighting with a taxi driver,” Noah shouted down a phone line to the show’s hosts (via BBC) as he described his nightmare journey into the studio. Advertisement “That’s not in your traffic report,” Noah added, before saying that he was “gonna get in with some guy,” in an attempt to get to the station. “Can I just say, whoever is in this traffic, I feel you. We are together,” he laughed while explaining the ordeal after eventually getting to the station with the help of a fan. Trevor Noah CREDIT: Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images “The driver I’m with doesn’t know where we’re going,” he recalled. “So I jump out of the car, said I’m gonna run.” “While I’m running… Read More →

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‘School Of Rock’ “didn’t feel like a big hit” at first, says director Richard Linklater

Richard Linklater has reflected on the success of School Of Rock, saying it “didn’t feel like a hit” when he first approached the project. Starring Jack Black as a struggling guitarist who poses as a substitute teacher, the comedy film grossed over $130million worldwide on a $35million budget when it released in 2003. It’s since spawned a stage adaptation and a TV spin-off on Nickelodeon. Speaking to NME about the film, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, director Linklater said: “I loved working on that movie and I loved Jack, and the whole process. But I did that for my own very personal reasons. Advertisement “When I went into that project, it didn’t feel like a big hit. It could’ve been a pretty cheesy little movie, the way it might’ve been going!” [embedded content] The director described his 1993 breakout film, Dazed And Confused, as an invaluable learning curve. “It was really just a first-time trip into studio-land,” Linklater said. “I learned on that film how to make a movie. How to deal with financiers, and how to deal with people. “It’s gotten easier and easier over the years. A lot of the job is communication, setting the tone… Read More →

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Corey Taylor on how Metallica’s James Hetfield inspired him to get sober

Corey Taylor has opened up about how Metallica frontman James Hetfield helped him to feel less alone as he tried to get sober. The Slipknot and Stone Sour frontman has been sober since 2010, following years spent dealing with alcohol and drug issues. “[I was] dealing with my own various addictions and fighting the depression that I had to deal with for years — the trauma that kind of came from when I was growing up,” Taylor told Consequence Of Sound in a new interview. He went on to add that these traumas included being sexually abused and growing up without a father figure. Taylor then pointed towards Hetfield as one of the people who “helped me kind of figure it out” when it came to sobriety. Corey Taylor CREDIT: Dan Virchow “When he first started his journey, getting sober and getting healthy and whatnot, I looked at that, and I was, like, ‘Well, shit, if he’s strong enough to do it, maybe I can try it’,” he said. “[Sobriety] had a big enough effect on me that, over the years, I’ve really tried to stick with it. In figuring that out, I also realized that there were so many… Read More →

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Watch metal singer prank call Donald Trump, pretending to be Clint Eastwood

Slaves On Dope frontman Jason Rockman prank-called Donald Trump while pretending to be Clint Eastwood. The call took place on Wednesday, September 13 with Rockman and his Énergie radio station co-host Sébastien Trudel, who also fooled Trump into believing he was UFC legend Georges St-Pierre. According to CTV News, American journalists were invited to listen in on the call between the two Canadian radio hosts and the former US President. “It’s an honour to talk to you again,” Trump told Rockman, who believed he actually was Eastwood. Trump then went on to address how he is the first current or former president in US history to face criminal charges, all while his third presidential bid is underway for 2024. Advertisement “I have to be the only guy ever to get indicted and my [polling numbers] are up 25 per cent. That’s never happened. Normally, it’s, ‘Ladies and gentlemen, I’ll be resigning today.’ You know, but it’s fine. I’ve really learned to live with it,” Trump said. Trudel then took over the phone call as St-Pierre and proposed a fight as a way to help raise money for Trump’s presidential campaign. “Well, that’s very good, Georges. We’ll talk about that,” replied the… Read More →

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When is Taylor Swift’s ‘The Eras Tour’ movie in cinemas?

Taylor Swift is bringing her career-defining ‘The Eras Tour’ to cinemas later this year. Directed by Sam Wrench, the upcoming film is described as a “breathtaking, cinematic view” of Swift’s latest tour, which runs through her biggest hits and rarities across all ten of her studio albums. READ MORE: Taylor Swift’s ‘Eras’ tour kick-off: top five moments from the star’s transcendent performance Following huge demand across the globe, the pop star announced in August she would screen a concert film of the tour in cinemas. “Eras attire, friendship bracelets, singing and dancing encouraged,” Swift wrote in the announcement post. When will Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour release in cinemas? Advertisement The concert film will be shown in cinemas across the US from October 13, 2023. You can find ticket information here. A UK release date has not been announced, although it’s likely the film will not be screened on UK shores until after Swift’s string of UK dates next year. The singer is set to perform in Liverpool, Edinburgh, Cardiff, London, Dublin and across Europe from June to August 2024. Is there a trailer? [embedded content] A trailer was released alongside the film’s announcement – check it out above. “The Eras… Read More →

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Robbie Williams’ dance music project Lufthaus, announces debut album

Lufthaus, Robbie Williams‘ dance music project, have announced their upcoming debut album ‘Visions Volume 1’. Comprised of Williams, Flynn Francis and Tim Metcalfe, Lufthaus created their LP across the UK and Australia. The project originated during the pandemic and was inspired both by the trio’s love for Berlin’s electronic music scene, as well as time spent clubbing. ‘Visions Volume 1’ consists of ten tracks and has been described as fusing “the pulse of electronica with the art and structure of classic songwriting.” Speaking about the LP and the project, Williams shared in a statement: “This isn’t just a collection of songs. It’s our heart, our soul and our vision for what electronic music can be. With Flynn and Tim by my side, we’ve embarked on a musical journey that we’re eager to share with the world. Advertisement Lufthaus have released their latest single ‘Sunlight’ today (September 15). It follows the handful of previous releases Lufthaus have had which include ‘Sway‘, which was shared anonymously last year, and ‘Soul Seekers’, which was released when Williams was announced as part of the project. Speaking of the album in a statement, Metcalfe said: “Every track on ‘Visions Volume 1’ tells a story, a… Read More →

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The Chemical Brothers say touring in the US is “not really viable at the moment”

The Chemical Brothers have shared their concerns about the rising costs of touring, revealing that they aren’t planning any US shows in support of their new album because it’s “not really viable at the moment”. Speaking to Billboard, the electronic duo’s Ed Simons said: “The costs have gone up so much. It’s just not really viable at the moment… “I’m apologetic to the people who do want to see us that it is increasingly difficult for us to get to America because we have had the times of our lives playing there.” Advertisement The pair also commented on the state of touring post-pandemic and how they attempted to lower costs of their live touring production to make touring the US more affordable. “[The production] originally came from the fact that we didn’t want to inflict [audiences with] just the two of us awkwardly standing with the synthesisers,” Simons said. ““So we wanted a big back job, but it’s just grown and grown, and now we’ve got these 40-foot clowns voicing the words.” Ed Simons and Tom Rowlands of The Chemical Brothers perform onstage at the 2023 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival 2023. CREDIT: Christopher Polk/Getty Images Earlier this year,… Read More →

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Millie Bobby Brown reveals dream career if she’d not been an actor

Millie Bobby Brown has said she would have worked in a care home if she hadn’t found success as a Hollywood actor. Brown, who is best known for playing Eleven in Netflix’s Stranger Things, discussed her other career passions in an interview about her historical novel Nineteen Steps, which was inspired by her late grandmother. READ MORE: ‘Enola Holmes 2’ review: a twisty murder mystery that’s worth solving “A huge passion of mine, had I not taken the route that I had taken, would have been to work in a care home,” Brown told BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour. “I love the history of older people and the stories they tell, even if they are completely made up, which sometimes they are. Advertisement “But I hope after reading [Nineteen Steps], you go and talk to that grandparent or your parents and you ask them what they know about your family history.” [embedded content] Brown’s grandmother Ruth died in November 2020 from Alzheimer’s disease. She penned a tribute to her on Instagram at the time, where she called the disease “evil”. Speaking about recording the audiobook, the actor explained how she was “a bit scared” to read the book aloud, describing Ruth’s… Read More →

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‘The Wolf Among Us’ original author did not approve of the game, apparently

Bill Willingham, the creator of the Fables comic book universe that was the basis of Telltale Games‘ The Wolf Among Us, has announced that the property will be put in the public domain. Spotted by Rock Paper Shotgun, Willingham’s motivation was to tilt the scales towards himself after he accused DC Comics of trying “to strong arm the ownership of Fables” from him. The author and artist had worked with DC Comics for about 20 years, and though he praised a selection of the people he encountered, Willingham claimed that the company became “a revolving door of strangers, of no measurable integrity”. Advertisement “The one thing in our contract the DC lawyers can’t contest, or reinterpret to their own benefit, is that I am the sole owner of the intellectual property. I can sell it or give it away to whomever I want,” continued Willingham. ‘The Wolf Among Us’ Credit: Telltale Games “I chose to give it away to everyone. If I couldn’t prevent Fables from falling into bad hands, at least this is a way I can arrange that it also falls into many good hands. Since I truly believe there are still more good people in the world… Read More →

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mimiirose go on a secret mission in new ‘Flirting’ music video

Rookie K-pop girl group mimiirose have made a comeback with their new single ‘Flirting’. On September 14 at 6pm KST, the five-member girl group made their first comeback with their second single album ‘Live’, led by its title track ‘Flirting’. The accompanying music video follow mimiirose as they conduct a secret mission to capture a hacker, which results in the group being chased by a team of agents. “My heart feels like it’s going to explode / I’m melting, I’m melting / Like an ice cream, flirting no way / Hold on to your heart babe / No one can save me / You’ll be trapped inside me,” they sing in the chorus. Advertisement [embedded content] mimiirose’s new single album ‘Live’ also includes the B-sides ‘Tipsy’ and ‘A-Ok’, as well as an instrumental version of ‘Flirting’. The new record comes nearly a year after the group made their debut with the single album ‘Awesome’ in September 2022. A week prior to the release of ‘Live’, the quintet also released a special acoustic version of ‘Flirting’ on their official YouTube channel. However, that version has not been made available on streaming platforms. The group’s lineup includes former Girls Planet 999 contestant… Read More →

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P1Harmony announce Europe leg of 2023 ‘P1ustage H: P1ONEER’

K-pop boyband P1Harmony have announced the dates, venue and ticketing details for the Europe leg of their 2023 ‘P1ustage H: P1ONEER’ tour. The new leg of the boyband’s ongoing world tour will feature five shows across Europe in November. It will kick off on the 9th in Germany, before the heading to France, Switzerland and more. These shows follow the US, and Candian and Latin American dates of the boyband’s ‘P1ustage H: P1ONEER’ tour, which were held in January and July, respectively. Advertisement Tickets for P1Harmony’s 2023 ‘P1ustage H: P1ONEER’ Europe tour will go on sale tomorrow (September 16) at 12pm CEST via Eventix. They will cost €65 for general tickets, and up to €235 for VVIP tickets. The dates for P1Harmony’s 2023 ‘P1ustage H: P1ONEER’ Europe tour are: NOVEMBER09: Oberhausen, Germany, Turbinenhalle12: Paris, France, Zénith Paris – La Villette 13: Zurich, Switzerland, X-tra15: Berlin, Germany, Columbiahalle17: Madrid, Spain, Sala Black Box 2023 P1Harmony LIVE TOUR [P1ustage H : P1ONEER] IN EUROPE>> https://t.co/W1oj7LcWLc#P1Harmony #피원하모니 #P1H #P1ustage_H #P1ONEER pic.twitter.com/ZjtHYhOvSj — FNC Ent. (@FNC_ENT) September 14, 2023 While P1Harmony will host a concert in London as part of their ‘P1ustage H: P1ONEER’ tour, the boyband will perform in the city as part… Read More →

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Megan Thee Stallion cast in ‘Big Mouth’ season 7

Megan Thee Stallion has joined the cast of Netflix‘s Big Mouth for its upcoming seventh season. READ MORE: Megan Thee Stallion on the cover: “I’m really working on my dynasty right now” Last night (September 14), Netflix announced the release date for the forthcoming seventh season of the hit puberty-themed animated comedy series, confirming in a new teaser that Megan Thee Stallion will play a version of herself in the show. [embedded content] Advertisement The teaser trailer kicks off with a set of lips in the sky which open to reveal a Hormone Monster voiced by Megan. Connie the Hormone Monster (voiced by Maya Rudolph) says: “Sweet salami in a pair of stilettos, is that Megan Thee Stallion?” In response, Megan quips “it’s a big motherfucking deal they got me on the show,” before adding: “I ain’t gonna lie, it’s getting real sexy.” The show is then confirmed for an October 20 release. It will serve as the penultimate season of Nick Kroll’s comedy series on the streaming platform. While the extent of Megan Thee Stallion’s role in season seven has yet to be revealed, Netflix has also confirmed that other guest stars appearing throughout the 10-episode season include Lupita Nyong’o, Billy… Read More →

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TXT and Anitta are ‘Back for More’ in the music video for their new collaboration

K-pop boyband Tomorrow X Together (TXT) and Brazilian singer Anitta have released their new song ‘Back for More’. The music video for ‘Back for More’ opens with the boyband performing the song backstage at a theatre. It later transitions to them on the main stage, joined by Anitta. “Ya estoy a empezar / All I know if, if you walk away / Give me something (Give me something) / Baby, it’s okay,” they sing. The music video’s release comes days after the K-pop boyband and Anitta debuted the song at the 2023 MTV VMAs. During the ceremony, TXT also took home the Push Performance Of The Year award for their performance of ‘Sugar Rush Ride’. Advertisement [embedded content] ‘Back for More’ is available on streaming service now, alongside a ‘Performance Ver.’ of the song. A TXT-only version of the song will be released on September 18, alongside House and Afrobeats remixes. TOMORROW X TOGETHER, Anitta – ‘Back for More (with Anitta)’ – Track Scheduler @Anitta#투모로우바이투게더 #TOMORROW_X_TOGETHER #TXT #Anitta #TheNameChapter #FREEFALL #BackforMore pic.twitter.com/ZO3Nm6RV9r — BIGHIT MUSIC (@BIGHIT_MUSIC) September 4, 2023 TXT will release their third studio album, ‘The Name Chapter: Freefall’, in October. It’ll come eight months after their January mini-album… Read More →

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Twin Atlantic share ‘Stuck In A Car With You’ and tell us about their “unhinged guitar record”

Twin Atlantic have released new single ‘Stuck In A Car With You’ – the first from an upcoming “unhinged guitar record” – and shared news of an intimate UK tour. Check out ticket details and dates below, alongside our interview with frontman Sam McTrusty. The first release on their own label Staple Diet, ‘Stuck In A Car With You’ is a return to the big, anthemic rock’n’roll of Twin Atlantic’s early records. “We’ve put our original fans through a bit of a whirlwind, because every record we’ve made almost sounds like a different band,” McTrusty told NME from his home studio in Glasgow. While 2022’s ‘Transparency’ was a lo-fi electro-rock album and 2020’s ‘Power’ took heavy influence from synth-pop, “with this record, we wanted to make something for the fans, and the kids who first started this band,” said McTrusty. “‘Stuck In A Car With You’ is a no-nonsense, fast-paced rock song that shines a spotlight on the emotion behind it.” Advertisement He continued: “Since we released [2011’s] ‘Free’ and [2009’s] ‘Vivarium’, fans have basically been asking us to make those albums again. We’ve never been that excited by revisiting the past, but enough time has passed that it felt… Read More →

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Victoria Monét on why she didn’t perform at the 2023 MTV VMAs

Victoria Monét has opened up as to why she did not perform at this year’s edition of the MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs). The singer-songwriter released her debut album ‘Jaguar II’ last month. The LP included collaborations between Monét and Lucky Daye, Buju Banton, her daughter Hazel Monét, and Earth, Wind & Fire and a song produced by Kaytranada. Her fans took to social media after noticing that Monét was not part of the MTV VMAs 2023 performer’s list. The award ceremony took place this week on Tuesday, September 12 and featured performances from Måneskin, Sabrina Carpenter, Demi Lovato, Olivia Rodrigo, Doja Cat, Cardi B and more. I see your advocation for me to have performed tonight and I’m so grateful to you!! Sincerely! My team was told it is “too early in my story” for that opportunity so we will keep working! I’m grateful for YOU, for my tour starting this Friday and for the ability to see some of my… — Victoria Monét (@VictoriaMonet) September 13, 2023 Advertisement Monét took to her official X/Twitter page to share a tweet to all of her dedicated fans who were confused with her lack of performance. “I see your advocation for me to… Read More →

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Mclusky surprise fans by releasing first new material in 19 years

Welsh post-hardcore outfit Mclusky have returned with four new songs, their first material in nearly two decades. The band, who have reformed under a number of guises in the last five years since breaking up in 2005, have shared a AA-side single called ‘Unpopular Parts Of A Pig / The Digger You Deep’ AA-side and teased a full comeback album. In a statement about the comeback songs, frontman Andrew Falkous wrote: “at the above link are four mclusky songs, newly recorded and flattened into shape – the first release since 2004 (you can use the calculator on your phone to find out that’s nineteen years, which is the lifecycle of four hairstyles). Advertisement “the first two songs, ‘unpopular parts of a pig’ and ‘the digger you deep’ should make the album we are releasing next year (we’re hopefully finishing up the recording in february). anyway, medium story short, we’re hoping to rearrange our US dates for march of next year and need to raise money for visas hence this here, now, at this price. “if it’s a bit steep for you at the moment drop me a message and we’ll figure something out.” Listen to the tracks below. In a statement… Read More →

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Romy announces ‘Club Mid Air’ live tour, including London show

Romy has announced a run of European, UK and North American live tour dates – find all the details below. The co-lead vocalist and guitarist in The xx is due to hit the road later this year in support of her debut solo album ‘Mid Air’, which was released last Friday (September 8) via Young. READ MORE: Romy on her spectacular solo debut: “This album is an invitation to dance” “I’d love to invite you to join me for a night out, as we transform gig venues into Club Mid Air, let’s make 7pm feel like midnight!” Romy wrote on social media about the forthcoming dates. Advertisement “I’m going to be performing live (because I’ve really missed singing! 🎤 ) but I will also be inviting some of my favourite DJs as well as resident DJs from local queer nights to come down and play too!” She added: “The club has been such a huge inspiration to ‘Mid Air’, come and dance with me shoulder to shoulder.” Kicking off in Paris on November 9, the ‘Club Mid Air’ tour is also set to visit Amsterdam, Brussels, Stockholm and Berlin before Romy heads to the UK for a gig at Electric Brixton… Read More →

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‘A Time Called You’ director says the show “naturally deviated” from its source material

A Time Called You director Kim Jin-won has spoken about the changes of the new Netflix K-drama, as compared to its source material, the 2019 Taiwanese series Someday or One Day. In a new interview with The Korea Times, Kim opened up about how it felt like working on A Time Called You, which is a remake of the popular 2019 Taiwanese series, Someday or One Day. The director shared that because he is a “big fan” of the original series, a huge “difficulty” when it came to A Time Called You was “finding the balance between staying true to the original and carving out new identity”. Advertisement “If it’s too similar, there comes a question on our series’ identity and on why we are making this series,” he said, later noting that he and screenwriter Choi Hyo-bi “didn’t deliberately try to make huge changes”. “As we go with the flow, we know it will have certain aspects of the characters that will naturally deviate,” Kim added. “There have been a lot of changes to the characters, rather than in the overall story.” Kim singled out changes to the character of Nam Si-heon, played by Ahn Hyo-seop of A Business Proposal fame,… Read More →

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Jacoby Shaddix admits Papa Roach’s cover of Aerosmith’s ‘Sweet Emotion’ “wasn’t good enough”

Papa Roach frontman Jacoby Shaddix has reflected on the band’s cover of Aerosmith‘s ‘Sweet Emotion’, acknowledging that “it just wasn’t good enough”. READ MORE: Aerosmith – The best war stories Papa Roach performed a cover of ‘Sweet Emotion’ live in front of Aerosmith as part of MTV‘s 2002 tribute to Steven Tyler and co. during the mtvICON: Aerosmith special. Watch Papa Roach’s cover performance below. [embedded content] Advertisement Now, speaking to Baltimore’s 98 Rock Station, Shaddix reflected on how the cover came about, the band’s thoughts on it and on how Aerosmith reacted. “So MTV, back in the day, asked us to come do this thing to honour Aerosmith,” Shaddix recalled. “And what was the song? ‘Sweet Emotion’. They were, like, ‘We want you guys to do ‘Sweet Emotion’.’ And I’m just, like, ‘Let’s go.’ But that’s big shoes to fill. We just hacked our way. It was bad. It was not good.” Shaddix said of Aerosmith’s reaction to the cover: “I could tell that they were just kind of, like, ‘Hmm, that was loud.’ We were young numbskulls playing, like, I mean, nu metal. We weren’t, like, classic rocker vibe, you know? And so we did our best, but it… Read More →

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Martin Scorsese says he’s “sort of against” top 10 lists

Martin Scorsese isn’t a big fan of top 10 ranking lists, he has revealed. Speaking to Time for a new profile, the filmmaker revealed that he was “always sort of against” the idea of top 10 lists. When asked to rank his 10 favourite films, Scorsese told Time: “I’ve tried to make lists over the years of films I personally feel are my favourites, whatever that means.” “And then you find out that the word ‘favourite’ has different levels: Films that have impressed you the most, as opposed to films you just like to keep watching, as opposed to those you keep watching and learning from, or experiencing anew. So, they’re varied. And I’m always sort of against ’10 best’ lists.” Advertisement See the full interview below. [embedded content] While Scorsese says he is against top 10 lists, he shared a list earlier this year consisting of his 15 favourite films. Among those films are 2001: A Space Odyssey, Citizen Kane, The Red Shoes and more. See his full list here. Scorsese’s next film, Killers Of The Flower Moon, is scheduled for release in cinemas across the globe in October, before eventually landing exclusively on Apple TV+. It is based… Read More →

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Declan McKenna announces new LP ‘What Happened To The Beach?’ and shares single ‘Nothing Works’

Declan McKenna has announced his forthcoming third LP ‘What Happened To The Beach?’ and has shared his new single ‘Nothing Works’. READ MORE: Declan McKenna on the cover: “There is a time for understanding – and that time is now” ‘Nothing Works’ follows Mckenna’s previous single ‘Sympathy‘ that was released earlier this summer. Speaking of the track in a press release, the singer shared:“’Nothing Works’ came out of the frustration of feeling boxed in and tied to expectation, but it is a euphoric tune, at its core it’s a celebration of being true to yourself.” He continued: “In the track, I’m kind of mocking the idea that I’d just take advice that neglects my own intuition, and I often feel like nothing works when you’re trying to match norms or expectations, because you can never please everyone, but if you trust your gut and your own motivations in any aspect of life, the parameters for feeling good in yourself are much simpler and more powerful.” Advertisement [embedded content] Produced by Gianluca Buccellati (Lana Del Rey, Arlo Parks), ‘What Happened To The Beach?’ marks Mckenna’s third studio album following 2020’s ‘Zeros‘. The press release describes the LP as “an album that revels in… Read More →