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Morrissey announces only Irish gig of 2022

Morrissey has shared details for his only Irish gig of 2022. View the official post below. READ MORE: Morrissey at Riot Fest review: pop’s problematic uncle wisely shuts up and plays the hits The details were first posted on Morrisey’s website, under the headline “Irish Blood” an ode to his song, ‘Irish Blood, English Heart’. The official date for the event has not been confirmed. “A concert at the Gleneagles INEC Arena in Killarney has been pencilled in for Saturday, September 24,” the post read. “This will be Morrissey’s only appearance in Ireland for 2022, and this date should be confirmed this coming week.” Advertisement The post continued: “Capacity is 4,142. This will be the first airing of songs from ‘Bonfire Of Teenagers’ in Europe.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Morrissey (@official_morrissey_central) Last month, Morrissey said that songs from his long-mooted fourteenth solo album ‘Bonfire Of Teenagers’ will be given their debut at a Las Vegas residency. A post on his website said: “The Morrissey concerts in Las Vegas in July will showcase songs from the album ‘Bonfire Of Teenagers’, which was recorded in January 2021.” A statement from the former Smiths frontman himself added: “The thrill of this album was… Read More →

06JUNNews

Julian Casablancas sells stake in The Strokes catalogue

Julian Casablancas has sold a stake in The Strokes’ catalogue. READ MORE: The roots of… The Strokes According to Rolling Stone, The Strokes frontman has sold a portion of both publishing rights and masters rights to Primary Wave for an undisclosed sum. Primary Wave have not revealed whether Casablancas has retained a portion of his stake. The sale only includes Casablancas’ rights for The Strokes’ music, not his other projects, a Primary Wave representative told Rolling Stone. Advertisement Casablancas is the latest musician to have made money in the music copyright sales world. Earlier this year John Legend sold the rights to his recording catalogue in a big money deal, with the companies KKR and BMG having each acquired a 50 per cent stake in his catalogue for an undisclosed fee. Julian Casablancas of The Strokes. CREDIT: Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images The two companies first came together to purchase the publishing rights and back catalogue of ZZ Top last December, while BMG have also recently acquired the rights to the back catalogues of Mick Fleetwood, Tina Turner and Mötley Crüe. Last year Bob Dylan struck a historical deal with Universal Music to sell his entire songwriting catalogue. According to The New York Times, the music… Read More →

06JUNNews

Daisy Edgar-Jones shipped out DJ decks working on ‘Where The Crawdads Sing’

Where The Crawdads Sing star Daisy Edgar-Jones shipped out DJ decks and put on shows for the cast, according to one co-star. The Normal People actress takes on the lead role in the upcoming adaptation of Delia Owens’ 2018 bestselling novel. However, fellow star Taylor John Smith has spoken on Edgar-Jones’ love for DJing, revealing she taught him how to spin decks. Advertisement “It was phenomenal,” he told the PA news agency at the MTV Movie and TV Awards (via Irish News). “[Daisy’s] so funny when you’re not working that you forget how brilliant of an actor she is. ‘Where The Crawdads Sing’ with Daisy Edgar-Jones and Taylor John Smith. CREDIT: Sony Pictures/TCD/Prod.DB / Alamy Stock Photo “It was a great experience. I didn’t feel like we had any tough days, it was just enjoyable, every moment.” Smith added: “She was teaching me how to spin decks and DJ in our off time, she’s so rad. She shipped them out from the UK and was full-on DJ-ing in our apartment.” He went on to reveal they also had film nights and nature walks, and said he would work with Edgar-Jones again “in a heartbeat” and do it “for free”. Where… Read More →

05JUNNews

PETA call on Jack Harlow and Drake to donate ‘Churchill Downs’ profits to help racehorses

PETA has called on Jack Harlow and Drake to donate the profits from the video to their collaboration ‘Churchill Downs’ to aid racehorses. The stars recently teamed up on the track, which appears on Harlow’s album ‘Come Home The Kids Miss You’, and attended the Kentucky Derby horse racing event. – as seen in its accompanying music video. READ MORE: Jack Harlow – ‘Come Home The Kids Miss You’ review: storytelling charm and filler tracks PETA – which stands for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals – has issued a statement about the rappers’ video and attendance at the event. Noting that the horse that win this year’s Kentucky Derby was “struck in the face shortly after crossing the finish line”, the organisation said: “Jack Harlow and Drake have chosen to glamourise horse racing with their new ‘Churchill Downs’ video. Advertisement “In response, PETA is calling on Harlow to donate the song’s proceeds toward caring for thoroughbreds discarded by the industry, which exports 7,500 of them for slaughter every year.” Jack Harlow attends the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 3, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Credit: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic. PETA Senior Vice President Kathy Guillermo said:… Read More →

05JUNNews

Nick Cave dedicates ‘I Need You’ to his sons at Primavera Sound

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds played Primavera Sound Festival last night (June 4) and dedicated a song to Cave’s two sons. READ MORE: This Much I Know To Be True review: an engrossing and intimate portrait of Nick Cave Before performing ‘I Need You’, from 2016’s ‘Skeleton Tree’, Nick Cave told the crowd “This is a song I want to dedicate to my two boys, Luke and Earl. They’re probably over there waiting for Bauhaus to begin.” “Hang on, is my hair alright,” he joked after the emotional performance, before performing ‘Waiting For You’ from 2019’s ‘Ghosteen‘. Advertisement Yesterday’s show was only the second gig Nick Cave has played since the death of his son Jethro Lazenby, after The Bad Seeds headlined Northside Festival earlier this week. Jethro passed away at the start of May at the age of 31. Another of Cave’s sons, Arthur, died in 2015. Following the death of Jethro, Cave shared a thank-you note to fans. “I have no question for you today,” Teresa from Australia wrote to Cave, via his The Red Hand Files blog. “I just wanted to send my heartfelt condolences on the tragic loss of Jethro. All I can do is… Read More →

05JUNNews

Sex Pistols’ ‘God Save The Queen’ becomes top-selling single in UK for Platinum Jubilee

Yesterday (June 4), Sex Pistols‘ notorious anti-monarchy anthem ‘God Save The Queen’ was the biggest-selling single in the UK. READ MORE: God Save the Queen: the best anti-Monarchy songs The 1977 hit was reissued on Friday (June 3), and hit the top spot exactly 45 years after it was notoriously denied Number One. The protest song was officially released by the band via Virgin in May 1977. Despite being banned by the BBC, it reached number one on the NME chart and number two on the UK’s singles chart (the track was listed as a blank on the latter to avoid causing offence) though fans believed it was kept from top spot in purpose. Their signing to Virgin and re-release of the single came after the band had been controversially dropped by their previous label A&M, prompting the destruction of 25,000 unreleased copies of ‘God Save The Queen’. Only a handful of copies of the original A&M release remain, with one selling for £13,000 back in 2019. Advertisement As the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations continued yesterday, the song became the biggest-selling single in the UK for the very first time. The band also released a commemorative coin celebrating the song’s anniversary…. Read More →

03JUNNews

Watch Confidence Man’s new music video for ‘Luvin U Is Easy’

Confidence Man have shared a new music video for their track ‘Luvin U Is Easy’, lifted from their latest album ‘TILT’. READ MORE: Confidence Man: Australian party-starters go full ‘Tilt’ on their “weird and wonky” second album The clip for ‘Luvin U Is Easy’ stays true to the Confidence Man formula of extravagant and exciting visuals. Directed by Matt Sav, it features action shots of Janet Planet, Sugar Bones, Clarence McGuffie and Reggie Goodchild as they zip around on jetskis and dance on the bow of a yacht. Check out the music video for ‘Luvin U Is Easy’ below. Advertisement Speaking of the clip in a press statement, Planet and Bones said: “Luvin u is easy, riding jetskis is hard. But we always put our bodies on the line for you. Wet. Hot. Euro. Trash. In ur ears and out your mouth.” The clip arrives shortly after the outfit made their television debut on BBC’s Later With Jools Holland. As the musical guests, they performed ‘Holiday’, also lifted from ‘TILT’. Watch that below too. Confidence Man released ‘TILT’ in April as the follow-up to their 2018 debut ‘Confident Music For Confident People’. NME gave the new record four stars in a review,… Read More →

03JUNNews

Listen to Kasabian’s pulsating new single ‘Chemicals’

Kasabian have released ‘Chemicals’, the latest cut from their forthcoming album ‘The Alchemist’s Euphoria‘, and have announced new UK autumn/winter tour dates. READ MORE: Kasabian talk ‘SCRIPTVRE’ and new album ‘The Alchemist’s Euphoria’: “This is a re-set” The pulsating new song is an ode to hope in the face of despair. It follows ‘ALYGATOR‘, and ‘SCRIPTVRE‘, which were shared last year and earlier this year respectively. Serge Pizzorno, who took over on frontman duties after the band fired Tom Meighan for his domestic violence conviction two years ago, explained of the new track: “It is me telling myself that it is going to be ok. Advertisement “It was me seeing myself in those few weeks when everything kicked off. It’s the future me saying to that person: ‘This is shit, but don’t worry, it will get better.’ So having a song about talking to yourself is universal, I think. We all have to find a way to deal with the complications, the mess and the mortality of life,” he said. Of the new album, Pizzorno added: “One thing about this record I feel over the other ones, is it definitely feels like a body of work that belongs together. It was a… Read More →

02JUNNews

Los Angeles Dodgers organist pays tribute to Depeche Mode’s Andy Fletcher

Los Angeles Dodgers organist Dieter Ruehle paid tribute to Depeche Mode‘s Andy Fletcher on Monday (May 30) by playing a selection of the band’s hits. During the Dodgers’ game against the Pittsburgh Pirates, Ruehle played various organ renditions of Depeche Mode songs following news of Fletcher’s death on May 26. READ MORE: Forget the singer – take a moment to appreciate your favourite band’s secret weapons “Never Let Me Down Again in tribute to Andy Fletcher,” Ruehle captioned video footage of him playing the fan favourite from their 1987 album ‘Music For The Masses’. The clip was shared via the Vintage Los Angeles Facebook page as well as Ruehle’s own Twitter account. Advertisement Ruehle also played versions of ‘Strangelove’, ‘Master And Servant’, ‘Behind The Wheel’ and ‘Walking In My Shoes’ – check out the performance below, as well as a picture of himself with singer Martin Gore from 2017. Never Let Me Down Again in tribute to Andy Fletcher. @depechemode #RIPFletch #FarewellFletch pic.twitter.com/5n1KFMz7Y9 — Dieter Ruehle (@DieterRuehle) May 31, 2022 View this post on Instagram A post shared by Daniel Barassi (@bratmix) “We are shocked and filled with overwhelming sadness with the untimely passing of our dear friend, family member,… Read More →

02JUNNews

Kate Bush granted ‘Stranger Things’ permission to use ‘Running Up That Hill’ because she’s a fan

Kate Bush reportedly gave permission to Stranger Things to use her song ‘Running Up That Hill’ because she’s fan of the series. READ MORE: ‘Stranger Things’ season four part one review: all the terrifying thrills you’ve come to expect Streams of the ’80s synth pop track had increased by 153 per cent after the song appeared on the latest season of the Netflix show. Bush’s seminal hit features on the first episode, in a key moment involving Max Mayfield (Sadie Sink). The song, taken from Bush’s ‘Hounds of Love’, overtook ‘Wuthering Heights’ on Spotify to become her most popular title on the service after it experienced a surge in streams on Spotify. It was described as “the biggest gainer on the Global Spotify chart” by the streaming giants. Now, the show’s music supervisor Nora Felder has explained to Variety how they were able to get Bush’s permission to use the track on the show. “Each of the prospective song placements in the initial scripts was tagged with the placeholder, ‘TBD Max song’,” Felder said. “From there, I made an effort to internally align myself with what the Duffers felt were the most important elements needed, and my own intuitive grasp of Max’s complex… Read More →

02JUNNews

Måneskin on embracing ‘The X Factor’: “Our generation doesn’t feel the urge to label everything”

Måneskin have shared their feelings about being associated with The X Factor, despite the derision some people have for the show. The Italian band, who won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2021, got their start on The X Factor in their home country in 2017, on which they came second. READ MORE: Måneskin on the cover: “Nobody is keeping rock’n’roll alive – it’s just impossible to kill” Speaking to NME for the latest Big Read cover story, Måneskin explained the reasoning behind their decision to go on the programme and discussed changing attitudes to talent shows. “Basically, we were sick of carrying instruments and amplifiers on our fucking shoulders,” frontman Damiano David said of the move. “We saw an opportunity and we just jumped on the train.” Advertisement Bassist Victoria De Angelis added: “Here it’s cool. It’s the only X Factor that allows real bands to play, or at least it was the first. It gives you the opportunity to show off something real. We did whatever we wanted to do.” Måneskin on the cover of NME On how attitudes towards artists who have come up through TV talent shows are changing, David explained: “Our generation doesn’t feel the urge to… Read More →

01JUNNews

Brockhampton’s Meryln Wood shares solo single ‘Green Light’

Brockhampton’s Merlyn Wood has shared a new track and video for ‘Green Light’. Watch the music video below. READ MORE: The Big Read – Brockhampton: “Shia LaBeouf is our idol and inspiration” The song is part of the four singles and four videos Wood plans to drop in the coming weeks. The release plan coincides with the number 444, which in numerology points to one life phase ending and another beginning, according to a release. The Texas-via-Ghana rapper had been a member of Brockhampton from 2012 up to this year’s Coachella, where the band held their last performance as a group. Inspired by Nintendo 64 gaming and his plans to take advantage of the future, the video features Merlyn transforming his world into a video game as he chooses a selection of cars, girls, clothes, and more. Advertisement The track was produced by his collaborator and producer CONNIE, who also teamed up with Merlyn on his 2021 single ‘S.Y.K.’ Wood raps “turn it up” and “motherfucking go time green light” on repeat in the high octane track. Last month, fellow Brockhampton member Kevin Abstract shared a collaboration with Easy Life called ‘Dear Miss Holloway’. The single will feature on Easy Life’s… Read More →

01JUNNews

Listen to Phoenix’s turbulent new track ‘Alpha Zulu’

Phoenix have released a new track called ‘Alpha Zulu’. Listen to the song below. READ MORE: 20 albums to get excited about in 2022 The song marks the French band’s first new music in two years. The title and lyric ‘Alpha Zulu’ come from a phrase frontman Thomas Mars heard a pilot repeating over the radio during a flight as the plane hit turbulence. The urgency of the situation and phrase stuck with Mars and inspired the track. According to a release, the band is currently in the studio finishing up their first new album in five years, and follow-up to 2017’s ‘Ti Amo’. ‘Alpha Zulu’ is also said to foreshadow the sound of Phoenix’s upcoming album, hinting at “bold new sonic horizons.” Advertisement Phoenix ‘Alpha Zulu’ cover art CREDIT: Press The band from Versailles is currently on tour, will multiple festival dates on the horizon, including a homecoming show at Paris’ We Love Green Festival as well as a slot at Primavera Sound in Barcelona with more shows to be announced. Check out tickets here and view the current list of shows below. Phoenix tour dates: JUNE 1 – Nimes, FR – Paloma 3 – Saint-Brieuc, FR – Festival… Read More →

01JUNNews

Yeah Yeah Yeahs announce long-awaited new album ‘Cool It Down’ with Perfume Genius collaboration

Yeah Yeah Yeahs have announced details of ‘Cool It Down’, their first new album in nine years – watch the video for its first single, the Perfume Genius-featuring ‘Spitting Off The Edge Of The World’, below. READ MORE: Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ 10 best songs The New York City trio will follow up 2013’s ‘Mosquito‘ with the new eight-track album on September 30 via their new label home of Secretly Canadian. “To all who have waited, our dear fans, thank you, our fever to tell has returned, and writing these songs came with its fair share of chills, tears, and euphoria when the pain lifts and truth is revealed,” Karen O said of the band’s return in a statement. Advertisement “Don’t have to tell you how much we’ve been going through in the last nine years since our last record, because you’ve been going through it too, and we love you and we see you, and we hope you feel the feels from the music we’ve made. No shying away from the feels, or backing down from what’s been gripping all of us these days. So yes we’ve taken our time, happy to report when it’s ready it really does just flow… Read More →

01JUNNews

Måneskin on continuing to play covers: “It’s one of the coolest things you can do”

Måneskin have spoken about their love of playing covers and riling up rock purists with their takes on pop hits. The Italian band won the Eurovision Song Contest in 2021 with their own song ‘Zitti e buoni’, but have had their rise to fame accelerated with the help of covers of songs including The Four Seasons’ ‘Beggin’’, The Killers’ ‘Somebody Told Me’ and Franz Ferdinand’s ‘Take Me Out’. A live recording of the former was released on Spotify in 2021 and recently reached one billion streams on the platform, while it has also gone viral on TikTok. READ MORE: Måneskin: “Nobody is keeping rock’n’roll alive – it’s just impossible to kill” Speaking to NME for the latest Big Read cover story, frontman Damiano David said the group will likely “always do covers” in their live sets. “It’s one of the coolest things you can do,” he explained. “When you write a song and then publish it, it’s not yours anymore. You’ve gifted it to everyone. Advertisement “When people cover us I’m super proud, because they’ve been so starstruck by this song that they want to make their own version. You can see the same thing born again with hundreds of different… Read More →

31MAYNews

BTS visit the White House to discuss anti-Asian hate with President Biden

BTS have today (May 31) taken part in a press conference at the White House. Last week, it was announced that BTS would be speaking with President Joe Biden at the White House to address the issue of “Asian inclusion and representation” and to discuss their platform “as youth ambassadors who spread a message of hope and positivity across the world”. All members of the group appeared at the press conference. RM spoke first at the conference and said it was “a great honour to be invited to the White House today to discuss the important issues of Anti-Asian hate crimes, Asian inclusion, and diversity.” Jin followed, adding: “Today is the last day of AANHPI heritage month. We join the White House to stand with the AANHPI community and to celebrate,” before Jimin said: “We’re devastated by the recent surge of hate crimes including Asian American hate crimes, to put a stop [to] this and support the cause we’d like to take this opportunity to voice ourselves once again.” BTS at the White House – CREDIT: YouTube/Still J-Hope continued: “We are here today thanks to our ARMY, our fans worldwide, who are from different nationalities and cultures and use different languages. We… Read More →

31MAYNews

See first image of Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein in new biopic

The first image of Bradley Cooper as Leonard Bernstein in a forthcoming biopic has been released – take a look below. READ MORE: ‘A Star Is Born’ – soundtrack review The star and director of A Star Is Born will be playing the iconic Broadway composer in a new film called Maestro, released by Netflix. Cooper will play Bernstein alongside Carey Mulligan as the composer’s wife Felicia Montealegre, and Succession star Jeremy Strong has been cast as critic John Gruen. Advertisement Netflix shared the first images from the film’s set yesterday (May 30), which feature Cooper wearing heavy old-age makeup in order to depict Bernstein. Take a look at the images here: From the set of Maestro. pic.twitter.com/HHzLsNNkyS — Netflix UK & Ireland (@NetflixUK) May 30, 2022 Cooper is set to direct Maestro from a script co-written with Spotlight screenwriter Josh Singer. Production began earlier this year. Martin Scorsese, Steven Spielberg, Kristie Macosko Krieger, Fred Berner and Amy Durning are also producers on the project. The film is due to be released on Netflix in 2023. Meanwhile, earlier this year Cooper said he almost gave up on acting before Paul Thomas Anderson cast him in Licorice Pizza. Advertisement “The reason that I didn’t… Read More →

31MAYNews

ENHYPEN’s Heesung drops angelic cover of Justin Bieber’s ‘Off My Face’

ENHYPEN member Heesung has shared a beautiful rendition of Justin Bieber’s 2021 song ‘Off My Face’. READ MORE: ENHYPEN – ‘Dimension : Answer’ review: bold independence and more eclectic exploration Today (May 31), the K-pop idol took to the group’s official YouTube channel to share his cover of Bieber’s ‘Off My Face’, a cut from the Canadian singer’s 2021 album ‘Justice’. Clad in a long black coat, Heesung performed his rendition of the track from a spacious room with floor-to-ceiling windows. “Cause I’m off my face, in love with you / I’m out my head, so into you / And I don’t know how you do it / But I’m forever ruined by you,” croons the ENHYPEN member on the new cover, which remains largely true to the stripped-down original track. Advertisement Notably, singer had previously sung a snippet of the Justin Bieber track during ENHYPEN’s set at the recent KPOP.FLEX festival in Frankfurt, Germany earlier this month. The boyband also performed some of their own hits, like ‘Drunk-Dazed’, ‘Fever’ as well as their viral TikTok hit ‘Polaroid Love’ at the inaugural K-pop music festival. Last month, ENHYPEN appeared on ELLE’s popular ‘Song Association’ series, where they performed songs from their… Read More →

30MAYNews

Måneskin on having breakfast with Chris Martin and Dakota Johnson – and fame in the US

Måneskin have spoken to NME about their huge popularity in the US, and how they were recently invited round to have breakfast with Coldplay‘s Chris Martin and Dakota Johnson. READ MORE: Måneskin on the cover: “Nobody is keeping rock’n’roll alive – it’s just impossible to kill” The Italian Eurovision winners were talking to NME for this week’s Big Read cover story, ahead of a huge homecoming gig in Verona and shortly after being one of the most talked about acts at Coachella 2022, on a line-up largely dominated by pop and solo acts including Billie Eilish, Harry Styles and Megan Thee Stallion. In our interview, they opened up about why they stand out in the States. “Everyone who came to our gigs was saying: ‘We’ve seen no bands like this’,” bassist Victoria De Angelis told NME. “At Coachella there were like three other bands.” Advertisement Måneskin on the cover of NME Explaining their high profile in America, frontman Damiano David said: “We’re not new in that thousands of bands have played as good as us or even better, but nowadays it’s unexpected to see a band break globally. People are fascinated by that, and Americans are obsessed with Italians. That adds some spice.” Guitarist Thomas Raggi… Read More →

30MAYNews

Ukrainian band DakhaBrakha join Glastonbury 2022 Pyramid Stage line-up

Ukrainian folk quartet DakhaBrakha have joined Glastonbury 2022’s Pyramid Stage line-up. READ MORE: Ukrainian Eurovision entry Kalush Orchestra: “This is the highest responsibility possible” The band will play the festival’s main stage on the festival’s Sunday morning (June 26) to deliver an anti-war message. They’ve called themselves “ambassadors of free Ukraine” and have punctuated concerts with cries of “Stop Putin!” and “No war!” (via BBC News). DakhaBrakha are currently donating proceeds from their shows to help the Ukrainian army. Ukraine’s Kalush Orchestra with their Eurovision trophy. Credit: Giorgio Perottino/Getty Images. Meanwhile, Kalush Orchestra‘s Eurovision trophy has been auctioned off online to raise funds to buy drones for Ukraine’s ongoing war against Russia. The Ukrainian rap group triumphed over the UK’s Sam Ryder at the Turin, Italy ceremony earlier this month, receiving a massive portion of the public vote. As BBC News reports, the winning trophy – a crystal microphone – has now been auctioned off on Facebook with the aim of buying drones for Ukraine’s armed forces with the proceeds. Coinciding with a performance from the band at Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate – a building often symbolising peace and unity within Europe – for a charity event, the trophy was sold for… Read More →

30MAYNews

Kehlani extends ‘Blue Water Road Trip’ world tour to Australia and New Zealand

Kehlani has extended their ‘Blue Water Road Trip’ world tour to include dates in Australia and New Zealand. READ MORE: Kehlani: “I’m really in a lighter, more mature, happy, fun space” Celebrating the release of their latest album, ‘Blue Water Road’, the NME cover star will venture to the southern hemisphere next January. Kicking off their tour in Auckland, New Zealand, the R&B star will then head to Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Perth, wrapping up in the lattermost city on January 31. According to a press release, a Brisbane date will also be announced soon. A Live Nation presale runs from 11am AEST this Wednesday (June 1), and runs until 8am on Friday (June 3). General sale tickets will be available from 9am on Friday. Find tickets for Auckland and Perth here, and everywhere else here. Advertisement Kehlani first announced their ‘Blue Water Road Trip World Tour’ earlier this month. In addition to the newly announced Australasian dates, the jaunt will see them perform across the UK, Europe and North America. ‘Blue Water Road’ was released in April via Atlantic. It’s Kehlani’s third studio album, following up on 2020’s ‘It Was Good Until It Wasn’t’. They released four singles from the… Read More →