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Doja Cat clarifies she’s not engaged to Joseph Quinn

Doja Cat isn’t engaged to Joseph Quinn, the musician has confirmed. READ MORE: Doja Cat live in Glasgow: pyros and poise from one of rap’s most interesting protagonists While performing at the iHeartRadio festival this past weekend, the rapper flashed to fans a new ring she was sporting. The act quickly spawned rumours and speculation she had gotten engaged to Stranger Thing actor Joseph Quinn. Doja later posted on X (formerly Twitter) that she was just showing off a designer ring, and that she isn’t engaged. In the now-deleted post (via Page Six), Doja Cat wrote: “no, im not engaged its a David Yurman ring with no rocks in it”. This comes a month after Doja Cat and Joseph Quinn went public with their relationship. It comes two years after Doja was revealed to have asked Quinn’s Stranger Things co-star Noah Schnapp to connect the two in DMs that were later shared publicly by Schnapp, much to Doja’s consternation. Advertisement Joseph Quinn on November 17, 2022 in Madrid, Spain. CREDIT: Getty/Photo by Carlos Alvarez/Getty Images The couple were spotted and pictured embracing each other last month, walking together in London and catching a gig at Dingwalls in Camden. Quinn – best known for playing… Read More →

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The Smiths’ Mike Joyce confirms permanent mural of Andy Rourke in Manchester will go ahead

The Smiths drummer Mike Joyce has confirmed a permanent mural dedicated to late bassist Andy Rourke will go ahead. It comes after a crowdfunding campaign was set up by Joyce earlier this month to honour the late sticksman’s legacy and impact. Additionally, the campaign was also set up to raise funds for the charity organisation Pancreatic Cancer Action. This is notable as Rourke died from pancreatic cancer at the age of 59 last year. Now, Joyce has confirmed the crowdfunder for the mural, which will depict Rourke performing at Dundee’s Caird Hall in 1985, as captured in an image by tour photographer Nalinee Darmrong, has raised more than its initial £20,000 target. Advertisement He told BBC Radio Manchester (via BBC News): “He was such a brilliant musician and such a great bloke that I thought a permanent memorial would be apt for the man.” Johnny Marr, Morrissey, Mike Joyce and Andy Rourke of The Smiths in 1985. CREDIT: Getty The mural is due to be unveiled in November, which is pancreatic cancer awareness month and donors will receive a photograph print of the mural signed by Joyce and the mural artist. Recommended The mural will be created by renowned street… Read More →

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Fontaines D.C. cancel two more North American shows due to vocal injury

Fontaines D.C. have had to cancel two further shows due to frontman Grian Chatten’s vocal injury. The band had been due to kick off their North American tour yesterday (September 20) in Seattle, but pulled out of the opening show, with Chatten revealing he had “come down with some kind of flu” that was impacting his voice. Now, the Dublin group have confirmed that two further shows – in Portland’s Roseland Theater tonight (September 21) and in Vancouver’s Commodore Ballroom tomorrow (September 22) – have also been called off for the same reason. Despite the rest and medication, I can now not even speak without pain. It breaks my heart to have to cancel the show tonight in Portland, and tomorrow in Vancouver, two shows I was really looking forward to. — Fontaines D.C. (@fontainesdublin) September 21, 2024 Advertisement “Despite rest and medication, I can now not even speak without pain,” Chatten wrote on X. “It breaks my heart to have to cancel the show tonight in Portland, and tomorrow in Vancouver, two shows I was really looking forward to.” But there is just no way of making them work. Please know that I am very grateful to those who… Read More →

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Questlove to direct new documentary about Earth, Wind & Fire

The Roots drummer Questlove is set to direct a documentary film about Earth, Wind & Fire, to be released in 2025. The musician shared the news – appropriately – on Saturday, the 21st night of September, promising to tell “the definitive story of the elements” with the feature film. Posting on Instagram, Questlove said the film would tell “the story of how a band led by a genius from Chicago changed our way of thinking, our minds and our hearts”. Advertisement “Having been baptized in the afrocentric joy river of this powerhouse unit, I’ve learned about them, I’ve learned about us & more importantly I’ve learned about and rediscovered myself in the process,” he added. “I’m so excited to be directing a documentary preserving their positive but VERY vulnerable and real story of Soul, Self & Struggle. This is the story of joy, persistence, love, pain, magic and self discovery. This is Earth, Wind & Fire.” Verdine White, Philip Bailey and Ralph Johnson from the iconic disco and R&B group are giving their support to the project, adding (via Variety): “We look forward to this in-depth journey of our band, and are so excited to have Questlove directing the documentary.”… Read More →

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P Diddy reportedly placed on suicide watch while awaiting trial for sex crimes

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been placed on suicide watch as he awaits his trial for his ongoing sex trafficking and racketeering case. On Monday (September 16), the rapper and music mogul was arrested in Manhattan, New York following a string of sexual misconduct allegations filed against him over the past year. He was then charged with racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking by force, fraud or coercion and transportation to engage in prostitution, according to legal documents on Tuesday (September 17). The indictment also revealed some of the items that were said to have been seized from Combs’ house raids which occurred back in March. According to The Independent, authorities recovered narcotics, three AR-15s with “defaced serial numbers”, ammunition and a drum magazine, as well as “more than 1,000 bottles of baby oil and lubricant” and evidence that aligned with the “freak offs” which were alleged in the rapper’s ex Cassie Ventura’s lawsuit. The indictment alleged that Combs “maintained control over his victims through, among other things, physical violence, promises of career opportunities, granting and threatening to withhold financial support, and by other coercive means, including tracking their whereabouts, dictating the victims’ appearance, monitoring their medical records, controlling their housing, and supplying… Read More →

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Rahim Redcar (FKA Christine and the Queens) announces new album ‘Hopecore’ with high-octane single ‘Deep Holes’

Rahim Redcar, formally known as Christine and the Queens, has announced a new album ‘Hopecore’, alongside the release of the new single ‘Deep Holes’. Check it out below. READ MORE: Christine and the Queens live in Paris: a surreal and fantastic voyage into Redcar’s world ‘Hopecore’, will be released in only one week’s time on September 27, and is entirely written, produced and mixed by Redcar. He shared that the record was made with “tears, blood, and mostly an unwavering faith in the raw, pure expression of the soul.” “Music took here its full prophetic vastness, got wilder, and called for an absolute quest where no one else came in to tamper with intentions,” he continued. “A call of the flesh, a prayer for justice and freedom.” Advertisement To celebrate, Redcare has shared an anthemic single, ‘Deep Holes’. Built around an intoxicating, pulsating beat, the track spotlights Redcar’s haunting vocals as he sings: “Never had this faith in me /That I could be that man /Yeah Yeah Yeah /Felt in disguise as I walked past, And you could be that guy.” Check it out below: [embedded content] Recommended Redcar is set to perform ‘Hopecore’ in full in a string of yet-to-be-announced… Read More →

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Art Garfunkel announces covers album with his son, Art Garfunkel Jr

Art Garfunkel and Art Garfunkel Jr have announced their first album together. Father And Son, a “selection of personal favourites from the last century” will be released by BMG on November 8. THE BEATLES, JONI MITCHELL, VAN MORRISON, MICHAEL KIWANUKA AND MORE STAR IN THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE! Listen to their “modern orchestral” version of Cyndi Lauper’s “Time After Time” below: Advertisement “‘Time After Time’ is one of my all-time favourites from the ’80s,” says Garfunkel Jr. “It’s a song that fits perfectly on this album – because it also deals with our relationship, this unique bond between my father and me. From one generation to the next, it’s about time passing, about passing on the baton, but here we are working together in the studio… and thus begins the next cycle, as my father takes this exciting next step with me.” “It felt like a dream. It was simply quite wonderful. I love working with him,” adds Garfunkel Sr. “I like to say my son is a better singer than I am. I mean, I’m pretty good… but he is better.” Peruse the tracklisting for Father And Son below and pre-order here. Advertisement Blue MoonVincentBlackbirdOld FriendsTime After TimeOnce… Read More →

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Watch a video for Bon Iver’s new song, “S P E Y S I D E”

Justin Vernon has announced that his SABLE EP – the first new Bon Iver record in more than five years – will be released by Jagjaguwar on October 18. THE BEATLES, JONI MITCHELL, VAN MORRISON, MICHAEL KIWANUKA AND MORE STAR IN THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE! According to the press release, SABLE is “Emerging from a slow-burning breakdown – possibly done with music, thinking increasingly about the process of healing… a space for Vernon to unpack the darkness, pressure and anxiety that amounted to one of the most trying periods of his life.” The three songs on SABLE, written from 2020-2023, were recorded at April Base in Wisconsin, produced by Justin Vernon and Jim-E Stack. Watch a video for the track “S P E Y S I D E” below, directed by Erinn Springer, and pre-order SABLE here.

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Introducing the Ultimate Music Guide: The Beatles, Definitive edition

The Fabber four! Hello hello! Close to the Beatles, subject of our latest 172-page Ultimate Music Guide but never so close as to lose objectivity, the late British rock ‘n’ roller Tony Sheridan had a succinct take on the band’s formative two years in Hamburg. “It wasn’t sex, drugs and rock ‘n’ roll,” he told me some years ago. “It was music, music, music.” Advertisement We have become accustomed to the idea that the German language has an accurate way of describing every situation, and so it proves here. What Sheridan recalled about his encounters with the band between 1960 and 1962 he described as an extension of wohngemeinschaft – a kind of shared living. As Tony explained it, this extended beyond the generally horrible accommodation the Hamburg bands lived in, but also a more philosophical sharing of resources. So enthused were the bands about their pursuit – in a time when musicians were considered a kind of reviled social underclass – that they shared resources, knowledge, even group members, all in the name of their wider mission. Could this be the first flowering of the musical questing, the inclusiveness and open-mindedness that we think of when we think of the Beatles?… Read More →

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Watch the intense teaser trailer for ‘Squid Game’ season 2

A new special teaser trailer for the second season of Squid Game has been released – watch it below. Today (September 20), Netflix shared a new look at the highly anticipated South Korean dystopian survival thriller series during its Geeked event. The short teaser clip contains slight spoilers, so viewer’s discretion is advised. In the teaser, we see Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) – who won the game in season one – being visited at his home by The Frontman, the overseer of the titular Squid Game challenge. We then get quick glimpses of the challenge’s playing grounds, shots being fired and the piggy bank-shaped prize pot being filled with cash before it is finally revealed that Gi-hun is forced back into the game, once again as player 456. Advertisement Watch the teaser trailer for Squid Game season 2 below. [embedded content] Season two’s release date of December 26 was announced last month, alongside the news that the show had been renewed for a third and final season. Recommended The new episodes will continue the story of Gi-hun, the winner at the end of season one, as the character becomes “determined to find the people behind the game and put an end… Read More →

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Ricky Gervais accused of bullying by touring partner Robin Ince

Ricky Gervais has been accused of bullying by former comedian and touring partner Robin Ince. Ince, who quit comedy in 2015, made the allegations on an episode of podcast Starting The Line in July, but his comments have now resurfaced. Ince was Gervais’ opening act during his stand-up shows in the 2000s and alleged that the bullying was so severe that it affected his health. He also said that Mackenzie Crook, Gervais’s co-star in The Office, once had to intervene. “People who knew me did not like the way that relationship worked,” he claimed. “I am not saying it is a traumatic experience, but after two weeks, I came out in red lumps that my doctor said were a stress rash. I think my hair is coming out in clumps. Advertisement “I look back now, and I think it is bullying – really it is,” he said of the experience. “I’m very good at sometimes just acclimatising to things, in which you go, ­’Actually, this is really weird’.” [embedded content] Ince added that he hasn’t spoken to Gervais since 2022, when he called him out for making offensive comments about the transgender community. Recommended NME has reached out to Gervais’s… Read More →

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George Harrison’s Living In The Material World due for super deluxe release

George Harrison’s second solo album, Living In The Material World, is receiving a belated 50th anniversary release on November 15, via Dark Horse Records/BMG. THE BEATLES, JONI MITCHELL, VAN MORRISON, MICHAEL KIWANUKA AND MORE STAR IN THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE! Living in the Material World 50th Anniversary Edition will be available in a variety of physical and digital formats including a Super Deluxe Edition Box Set, limited to 5,000 copies. Advertisement The Super Deluxe Edition box set features the album on 2LP (180g) and 2CD, which includes the newly remixed original album and a bonus disc containing 12 previously unreleased early renditions of every song on the main album. Additionally, the set includes a Blu-Ray of all album tracks and previously unreleased tracks in Dolby Atmos, and an exclusive 7” single of the never-before-heard recording of “Sunshine Life For Me (Sail Away Raymond)” featuring Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson and Rick Danko from The Band, alongside Ringo Starr. The box set contains a beautiful 60-page hardcover book curated by Olivia Harrison and Rachel Cooper, with unseen imagery and memorabilia from the era, handwritten lyrics, studio notes, and tape box images. Also included is a 12-page… Read More →

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Nick Cannon says Mariah Carey is “doing the best she can” after deaths of her mother and sister

Nick Cannon has shared an update on his ex-wife Mariah Carey‘s well-being after the deaths of her mother and sister last month. In late August, the singer-songwriter revealed in a heartbreaking statement that her mother and sister had died just hours within each other in a “tragic turn of events” on August 26. No cause of death was shared, and the singer requested her privacy at the time. Mariah Carey. Credit: Denise Truscello/Getty Images Now, Cannon has revealed how Mariah’s been doing in an interview with Page Six: “She’s doing the best that she possibly can, considering the circumstances. But as a family, we just got to be there to support one another, show love.” Advertisement He then added that she’s been spending a lot of time with the twins they share, Moroccan and Monroe: “She’s really having a great time with the kids. That is, you know, the most important thing in the world to her, so it’s outstanding to see them supporting their mom the way they do.” Announcing the news of her mother’s and sister’s death last month, Carey said in a statement: “My heart is broken that I’ve lost my mother this past weekend. Sadly, in a tragic turn… Read More →

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‘The Office’ Australia shows female David Brent in first trailer

The first trailer for the Australian remake of The Office has arrived – and it features a female equivalent of David Brent. The adaptation of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s mockumentary comedy series is set to arrive on Amazon Prime on October 18. Felicity Ward stars as the franchise’s first-ever female lead, playing Hannah Howard, the managing director of the Flinley Craddick packaging company. It is the 13th version of The Office around the world to date, after the huge success of the US version, starring Steve Carell as Michael Scott, which ran for nine seasons from 2005 to 2013. In the new clip, Hannah – the equivalent of Gervais’ David Brent – tries (and fails) to win over her employees at the Sydney-based firm with an attempt at charisma, vision and girlboss energy. Advertisement She is not the only character in the remake whose original counterpart was male – Edith Poor plays receptionist, front desk executive and productivity manager Lizze, the equivalent of Dwight/Gareth role. The show also features sales rep Nick (Steen Raskopoulos as Tim/Jim role) and Greta (Shari Sebbens as Pam/Dawn). Check out the trailer below: [embedded content] Recommended Fans of the original The Office seemed unconvinced by the Australian version… Read More →

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Cher to lead all-women line-up for Victoria’s Secret’s first fashion show since 2018

Cher has been announced as the headliner for Victoria’s Secret’s upcoming comeback fashion show – find out more below. READ MORE: Cher – ‘Dancing Queen’ review Yesterday, Victoria’s Secret announced that Cher will be leading the line-up for its first fashion show since 2018. In the post, they also confirmed that this year’s performance bill will mark the fashion show’s first-ever all-women line-up. Other acts have yet to be announced, but will be revealed in the lead up to the October 15 event. Victoria’s Secret wrote on Instagram announcing Cher’s performance: “It’s a woman’s world, so it’s understood that you can’t have a fashion show without the mother of fashion herself — @Cher! We’re beyond excited to announce she will officially be performing at the Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 2024 on October 15.” The post continued: “But she won’t be alone… stay tuned, more announcements are coming to round out our first-ever, all-women lineup.” Advertisement Performers at past Victoria’s Secret fashion shows include Mary J. Blige, Destiny’s Child, Spice Girls, Katy Perry, Maroon 5, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Nicki Minaj, Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Bruno Mars, Sting, Seal, Taylor Swift, Fall Out Boy, Ed Sheeran, Ariana Grande, Lady Gaga, The Weeknd, Harry Styles,… Read More →

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Billie Eilish and Finneas endorse Kamala Harris for President: “Vote like your life depends on it – because it does”

Billie Eilish and Finneas have endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential candidacy. In celebration of National Voter Registration Day in the United States today (September 17), the ‘Birds Of A Feather’ singer and her brother took to their official Instagram account to encourage fans to vote, while specifically endorsing Harris. “We are asking you to please join us in going to Iwillvote.com to check your status and vote early like we do,” began Finneas, with Billie adding: “We are voting for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz because they are fighting to protect our reproductive freedom, our planet and our democracy.” Advertisement Finneas continued: “We can’t let extremists control our lives, our freedoms and our future. The only way to stop them and the dangerous project 2025 agenda is to vote and elect Kamala Harris,” with Billie adding: “Vote like your life depends on it because it does.” This is not the first time Eilish and her brother have been vocal about politics and the importance of voting. Back in October 2020, the ‘Happier Than Ever’ singer launched an initiative to encourage fans to vote during that year’s election. The initiative asked fans to text “BILLIE” to 50409 to find out if they are… Read More →

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Matt Berry announces new studio album, Heard Noises

Matt Berry has announced a new album, Heard Noises, which is coming on January 24, 2025 from Acid Jazz Records. You can hear “I Gotta Limit (Feat. Kitty Liv)”, from the album, below. THE BEATLES, JONI MITCHELL, VAN MORRISON, MICHAEL KIWANUKA AND MORE STAR IN THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE! [embedded content] He is joined by long-time collaborator, neo-progressive drummer Craig Blundell, and guests including Pokerface’s Natasha Lyonne and back with Matt is The Shins/Fruit Bats’ Eric D. Johnson (acoustic guitar, autoharp and backing vocals on ‘Why On Fire?’, ‘To Live For What Once Was’ and ‘Snakes That Slide’), Phil Scraggs (lap steel guitar on ‘To Live For What Once Was’ and ‘Snakes That Slide’), Rosie McDermott (vocals on ‘Sky High’) and the S. Club 60s Choir featuring Berry’s mother. Advertisement An Acid Jazz exclusive gatefold-sleeve psychedelic swirl colour vinyl is available to pre-order here. The tracklisting is: Side One Advertisement Why On Fire? Silver Rings Interlude Be Alarmed I Gotta Limit (featuring Kitty Liv) Wedding Photo Stranger Stay On The Ground Side Two I Entered As I Came (featuring Natasha Lyonne) There Are Monsters To Live For What Once Was Canada Dry The Snakes Will Slide… Read More →

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Super deluxe edition of Talking Heads: 77 unveiled

On November 8, Rhino will release a Super Deluxe Edition of Talking Heads’ landmark debut, featuring a number of rarities and previously unreleased tracks – including a live set captured at CBGB, New York, on October 10, 1977. THE BEATLES, JONI MITCHELL, VAN MORRISON, MICHAEL KIWANUKA AND MORE STAR IN THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE! A 4xLP + 4×7” boxset of Talking Heads: 77 is available exclusively here, which includes the remastered original album, one LP of rare and previously unreleased demos and outtakes, and a double LP of Live At CBGB, New York, NY, Oct. 10, 1977. An 80-page hardcover book features never-before-seen photos, fliers, artwork, and liner notes personally penned by each member of the band – Tina Weymouth, David Byrne, Chris Frantz and Jerry Harrison – plus recording engineer Ed Stasium. Standard 2xLP and 3xCD + Blu-Ray versions of the album will also be available. Listen to a rare acoustic version of “Psycho Killer” below, featuring Arthur Russell on cello. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works.

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Hear Father John Misty’s epic new track, “Screamland”

Josh Tillman has released a new track, “Screamland“, which is taken from Father John Misty‘s upcoming new album, Mahashmashana, which will be released on November 22 in the UK & Europe via Bella Union and Sub Pop for the rest world. THE BEATLES, JONI MITCHELL, VAN MORRISON, MICHAEL KIWANUKA AND MORE STAR IN THE NEW UNCUT – ORDER YOUR COPY HERE! “Screamland” features Alan Sparhawk from Low on guitar and a striking string arrangement written by Drew Erickson. Watch the official “Screamland” video directed by Estefania Kröl below. The tracklisting for Mahashmashana is: Mahashmashana She Cleans Up Josh Tillman and The Accidental Dose Mental Health Screamland Being You I Guess Time Makes Fools of Us All Summer’s Gone The album is available to pre-order here. Mahashmashana has been produced by Josh Tillman and Drew Erickson and executive produced by Jonathan Wilson.

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Diddy has been arrested following numerous sexual misconduct allegations

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has been arrested in New York following a string of sexual misconduct allegations filed against him over the past year. Per a Variety report, the rapper and music mogul was arrested on Monday (September 16) after being indicted by a grand jury in Manhattan. The charges against Diddy have yet to be made public. In a statement to Variety, Diddy’s attorney Marc Agnifilo said: “We are disappointed with the decision to pursue what we believe is an unjust prosecution of Mr. Combs by the U.S. Attorney’s Office.” The statement continues: “Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs is a music icon, self-made entrepreneur, loving family man, and proven philanthropist who has spent the last 30 years building an empire, adoring his children and working to uplift the Black community. He is an imperfect person but he is not a criminal.” Advertisement “To his credit Mr. Combs has been nothing but cooperative with this investigation and he voluntarily relocated to New York last week in anticipation of these charges. Please reserve your judgment until you have all the facts. These are the acts of an innocent man with nothing to hide, and he looks forward to clearing his name in court.” NME have reached… Read More →

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Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus announces memoir: ‘Fahrenheit 182’

Mark Hoppus of Blink-182 has announced his memoir, titled Fahrenheit 182, which is set for release on April 8 2025. The book is set to detail how Hoppus created one of the “greatest bands” of his generation, Blink-182’s break up, his struggles with anxiety and suicide ideation, and his cancer diagnosis. “This shit gets dark,” he said in a promotional video for the upcoming book posted on his social media accounts. Advertisement A blurb from the book’s publisher HarperCollins reads: “A memoir that paints a vivid picture of what it was like to grow up in the 1980s as a latchkey kid hooked on punk rock, skateboards, and MTV; Mark Hoppus shares how he came of age and forms one of the biggest bands of his generation. “Threaded through with the very human story of a constant battle with anxiety and Mark’s public battle and triumph over cancer, Fahrenheit-182 is a delight for fans and also a funny, smart, and relatable memoir for anyone who has wanted to quit but kept going.” The Blink-182 vocalist announced he was writing a book in 2022, at the time he told The Hollywood Reporter that the project is “a combo of music memoir meets… Read More →