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EA’s music head says Kasabian’s ‘Club Foot’ is the best ‘FIFA’ tune

EA‘s president of music Steve Schnur has shared that Kasabian‘s 2004 hit ‘Club Foot’ remains his all-time favourite FIFA song. READ MORE: ‘FIFA 23’ release date, platforms, gameplay changes and latest news Speaking to NME, Schnur shared some high praise for Kasabian, whose track ‘Club Foot‘ appeared in FIFA 13. “The guys in that band are some of the most football-obsessed people I know on planet Earth,” shared Schnur. “Just knowing how much FIFA meant to them personally… to them, it’s been: ‘How many times can we get [our music] into FIFA?’ It’s a measure of success to them, I just love it.” Advertisement Despite his love of Kasabian, Schnur says that Blur‘s ‘Song 2’ remains “the quintessential football song.” Addressing the impact of FIFA‘s soundtrack, Schnur is “so proud” to see people discussing songs that feature in the series. “A friend of mine who lives in London says that all of his friends continually argue over the best football songs in the pub, and they’d be by bands from 2003, 2006 and so on,” shared Schnur. FIFA 23. Credit: EA Sports. “[FIFA] has become the ownership of what football means to them, musically-speaking. We used to say that we’re… Read More →

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These are the latest bookies odds for the winner of the Mercury Prize 2022

The latest bookies odds for the winner of the 2022 Mercury Prize ahead of tonight’s ceremony (September 8) have been released, with Little Simz, Self Esteem and Wet Leg among the favourites. READ MORE: Mercury Prize 2022: why each nominee deserves to win The 12 albums that have been shortlisted for the Album Of The Year award were announced earlier this summer. Self Esteem’s ‘Prioritise Pleasure’ and Little Simz’ ‘Sometimes I Might be Introvert’ are currently favourite to clinch the prize on aggregate bookies website Oddschecker, with odds of 11-4, closely followed by Wet Leg’s self-titled debut album with odds of 4-1. Advertisement Gwenno’s ‘Tresor’ is further back at 16-1 while Yard Act’s ‘The Overload’ is 14-1. Nova Twins’ ‘Supernova’ is coming in at 16-1 while Harry Styles’ ‘Harry’s House’ is currently at 20-1. Kojey Radical‘s ‘Reason To Smile’ is at 22-1, closely followed by albums by Sam Fender, Jessie Buckley & Bernard Butler. 2022 Mercury Prize nominees Sam Fender, Wet Leg and Self Esteem. CREDIT: Getty Images. Joy Crookes‘ ‘Skin’ has odds of 28-1 while Fergus McCreadie is currently 40-1 with ‘Forest Floor’. Speaking about her nomination, Self Esteem recently told NME. “I’m not being coy, but I can’t believe what’s happened…. Read More →

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The Smile’s Tom Skinner announces solo album ‘Voices of Bishara’, shares first song

The Smile and Sons of Kemet drummer Tom Skinner has announced a new solo album, titled ‘Voices of Bishara’, that will arrive on November 4 on Brownswood, Nonesuch and International Anthem. See the album’s artwork and tracklist below. READ MORE: The Smile live in London: Radiohead side project prove they’re human after all While Skinner has released solo albums previously under the name Hello Skinny, ‘Voices of Bishara’ marks the drummer’s first record under his own name. Recorded alongside accompanists in the same room, Skinner took a “liberal approach with the scissors” to cut and rearrange parts, taking cues from the likes of DJ Theo Parrish “chopping up tunes and looping sections”. Coinciding with the announcement, Skinner has shared the first track, titled ‘Bishara’. It’s a free-jazz kaleidoscope that begins slow and dirgelike before quickly evolving into a wild swirl of drums, saxophone, clarinet, cello and bass. Listen to that below: Advertisement ‘Bishara’ translates to “good news” or “bringer of good news” in Arabic, and the album’s title references cellist Abdul Wadud’s 1978 solo record ‘By Myself’, released via Wadud’s Bishara label. “This record is an attempt to put something truthful into the world, through collaboration and community, at a… Read More →

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BLACKPINK share tracklist for new album ‘Born Pink’

BLACKPINK have revealed the eight-song tracklist for their second album ‘Born Pink‘. READ MORE: New generations: SNSD, NewJeans and the evolution of K-pop girl groups Alongside the tracklist, credits shared by the group reveal that bandmembers Rosé and Jisoo are songwriters (for ‘Yeah Yeah Yeah’). It marks the second time that Jisoo has received a writing credit for a song after joining Jennie in penning ‘Lovesick Girls’ for their 2020 debut ‘The Album’. Advertisement Natalia Kills (credited as Teddy Sinclair) has co-written and co-produced the track ‘The Happiest Girl’ with her husband Willy Sinclair. Kills has written for acts including Madonna and Rihanna. Bekuh Boom, meanwhile, has written ‘Typa Girl’. The K-pop band’s new album is released on September 16 via YG Entertainment/Interscope Records. View this post on Instagram A post shared by BLΛƆKPIИK (@blackpinkofficial) ‘Born Pink’ tracklist: 01. ‘Pink Venom’ 02. ‘Shut Down’ 03. ‘Typa Girl’ 04. ‘Yeah Yeah Yeah’ 05. ‘Hard to Love’ 06. ‘The Happiest Girl’ 07. ‘Tally’ 08. ‘Ready For Love’ BLACKPINK have so far previewed the follow-up to their 2020 album with ‘Pink Venom‘, which was released last month and has made history by becoming the biggest release by a female group or solo artist this… Read More →

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BLACKPINK announce ‘Born Pink’ 2022 Europe and North America tour dates

BLACKPINK have shared details of their 2022 European and North American tour, including two UK dates. READ MORE: BLACKPINK enter a world-conquering era with unapologetic new single ‘Pink Venom’ The tour will kick off in North America at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, Texas on October 25, with the K-pop four-piece playing arenas in Houston, Texas; Atlanta, Georgia; Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Chicago, Illinois; Newark, New Jersey, and wraps in Los Angeles, California at Banc of California Stadium on November 19. The ‘Born Pink’ tour dates will then resume at London’s The O2 on November 30 and December 1. It then moves to Barcelona, Spain; Cologne, Germany; Paris, France; Copenhagen, Denmark, and Berlin, Germany before closing at Ziggo Dome in Amsterdam, Netherlands on December 22. Advertisement Tickets go on general sale next Friday (September 16) at 10am local time here. Pre-sales begin on September 13 at 10am local time. VIP packages will be available. Fans can register now for BLINK MEMBERSHIP pre-sales on Weverse for Europe here and North America here. For additional information on how to verify BLINK MEMBERSHIP pre-sales and to register for general pre-sale in North America, visit blackpinklive.com. BLACKPINK. CREDIT: Theo Wargo/Getty Images for MTV/Paramount Global… Read More →

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Rosalía set to release deluxe edition of ‘Motomami’

Rosalía is reportedly set to release a deluxe edition of her third and most recent album ‘Motomami’. The original 16-track version of the record came out in March. In a glowing five-star review of the project, NME wrote: “Rosalía isn’t so much carving out her own lane as building her own ultra-modern, super-bendy sonic motorway. It’s one you’ll want to hurtle down again and again.” READ MORE: Rosalía – ‘Motomami’ review: an electrifying serve from a left-field mastermind As the Line Of Best Fit reports, the Spanish singer-songwriter revealed during her show in La Romana, Dominican Republic last Saturday (September 3) that she’ll be sharing an extended version of ‘Motomami’ this Friday (September 9). Advertisement “Next week ‘Motomami’ deluxe is going to come out,” Rosalía is said to have told the crowd (translated from EuropaFM). You can see a fan-shot video of the moment in the tweet beneath. The forthcoming deluxe edition of the album is expected to contain the single ‘Despechá’, which arrived in July, as well as two unreleased songs that Rosalía has been performing on her current tour. Anuncio de 'MOTOMAMI (Deluxe)' por Rosalía en su show de esta noche en República Dominicana. pic.twitter.com/SnLwqznLta — ROSALÍA INFO (@RosaliaInfoES)… Read More →

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Björk shares abrasive new single ‘Atopos’: “Could you please play it loudly?”

Björk has shared a brand new single called ‘Atopos’ – you can listen to it below. The song serves as the first preview of the Icelandic artist’s 10th studio album ‘Fossora’, which is due to arrive on September 30 via One Little Independent Records (pre-order here). READ MORE: Björk’s ‘Cornucopia’ live in London: an audacious, expectation-disrupting spectacular from an artist unbothered with people-pleasing “Could you please play it loudly?” Björk asked fans on Twitter today (September 6) upon releasing her abrasive, bass-heavy latest offering. Advertisement “The lyrics are inspired by what Roland Barthes described as the unclassifiable OTHER ‘our differences are irrelevant our union is stronger than us’.” In a separate tweet, Björk explained: “[‘Atopos’ is] sonically a heavy bottom-ended bass world. We have six bass clarinets, punchy sub-drilling, nesting and digging us into the ground.” The surreal official video for the single – directed by Viðar Logi – follows Björk as she parties in an otherworldly fungal environment. She stars as the “glowing forest sprite” character that appears on the ‘Atopos’ cover artwork. Gabber Modus Operandi’s DJ Kasimyn, meanwhile, spins tracks in the mushroom forest as a bass clarinet section perform live. Tune in here: https://t.co/CMtfh5QuXZhere is the first video… Read More →

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Watch Foo Fighters play with Paul McCartney and Travis Barker at Taylor Hawkins tribute concert

Foo Fighters closed out the Taylor Hawkins tribute concert at Wembley Stadium tonight (September 3) with a massive set that featured big-name guests, including Paul McCartney and Travis Barker. The memorial gig kicked off this afternoon and featured an all-star cast throughout the six-hour run, from Liam Gallagher to Mark Ronson, Josh Homme to AC/DC’s Brian Johnson, and many more. READ MORE: Taylor Hawkins, 1972 – 2022: Foo Fighters drummer who always stole the show After a video was shown featuring performance and video clips of Hawkins throughout the years, Grohl took to the microphone to kick off the final portion of the night. Tearing up, the musician began a poignant version of Foo Fighters’ 2002 hit ‘Times Like These’ with his bandmates, plus Devo and The Vandals’ drummer Josh Freese. Advertisement After a raucous rendition of ‘All My Life’, Grohl explained how the last set of the evening would work. “We’re gonna play some of the Foo Fighters songs with some of Taylor’s friends – his favourite drummers and his good friends – coming up to play with us,” he said. “So there’s gonna be kind of a revolving door of drummers who are gonna come up and celebrate Taylor’s… Read More →

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Watch Liam Gallagher perform with surviving members of Foo Fighters

Liam Gallagher kicked off the music at today’s (September 3) Taylor Hawkins tribute concert with the help of the surviving members of Foo Fighters. The former Oasis frontman is part of a star-studded line-up at the gig, which is taking place at Wembley Stadium now. READ MORE: Taylor Hawkins, 1972 – 2022: Foo Fighters drummer who always stole the show Gallagher was the first act to take to the stage at the venue and kicked off the night of live music with two classic Oasis songs – ‘Rock’n’Roll Star’ and ‘Live Forever’. For both performances, he was backed by Dave Grohl on drums, Pat Smear and Chris Shiflett on guitar, and Nate Mendel on bass. Advertisement “Taylor fucking Hawkins!” Gallagher exclaimed during ‘Rock’n’Roll Star’. Watch footage of the moment around the -3.04.00 mark below now. The Taylor Hawkins tribute concert is available to livestream on MTV’s YouTube channel globally and Paramount+ in the US. A second tribute show will take place at Los Angeles’ Kia Forum on September 27. Grohl and Hawkins’ Foo Fighter bandmates opened the concert today with an emotional speech that paid tribute to their late drummer. “For those of you who knew him personally, you know… Read More →

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Listen to Giggs’ first new track of the year, ‘Da Maximum’

Giggs has shared a new song called ‘Da Maximum’ – you can listen to it below. The south London rapper’s first solo track of the year follows on from his 2021 double single ‘Differences’ (featuring Rowdy Rebel) and ‘Innocent’. READ MORE: Giggs – ‘Now Or Never’ review: surprise mixtape sees UK rap star step aside for the next gen Arriving today (September 2), the swaggering, sub-three-minute latest offering from Giggs – real name Nathaniel Thompson – was produced by Cage, LNK and Nuki. Advertisement The official ‘Da Maximum’ video – directed by Hundo and filmed in both Brooklyn, New York and Giggs’ hometown, Peckham – is set to premiere tonight at 7pm BST. Giggs has previewed the visuals on social media. Per a press release, the rapper’s recent time in America has been inspired new material and collaborations. Fans can expect more music “in the coming weeks”. Listen to Giggs’ ‘Da Maximum’ here: Recently, Jay-Z name-checked Giggs on DJ Khaled‘s guest heavy 13th album ‘God Did’. Giggs has had recent guest features on songs by the likes of Tion Wayne, Lethal Bizzle, Chiief Diin and M Huncho. Advertisement In April of this year, he joined forces with Aitch on the joint track… Read More →

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Bob Dylan adds new dates to first UK tour in over five years

Bob Dylan has added three new shows to his forthcoming UK tour – tickets will be available from here. READ MORE: Bob Dylan – ‘Rough And Rowdy Ways’ review: arguably his grandest poetic statement yet The legendary musician’s upcoming stint on these shores forms part of his ‘Rough And Rowdy Ways’ world tour, which started in the US in late 2021. Dylan is due to hit the UK this October, kicking things off with an intimate four-night billing at the London Palladium (October 19, 20, 23, 34). He’ll then visit the Motorpoint Arena Cardiff (26), the Bonus Arena in Hull (27) and Motorpoint Arena Nottingham (28) before ending the run with two consecutive performances at the SEC Armadillo in Glasgow (30, 31). Advertisement Now, he has announced new dates at O2 Apollo Manchester, Oxford’s New Theatre and Bournemouth BIC on November 2, 4 and 5. Tickets for the shows will go on sale on Monday (September 5) at 10am and can be purchased here. You can view the new dates below. The forthcoming shows are billed as “non-phone events”. Audience members will be required to put their mobile devices into a Yondr bag, which they can keep with them until after… Read More →

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Watch footage of Halsey tearing up Reading & Leeds and win a signed setlist

Halsey has shared exclusive footage from their stellar headline sets at Reading & Leeds last weekend – as well as giving fans the chance to win signed setlists and deluxe versions of latest album, ‘If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power’. Check out the footage and see competition details below. READ MORE: An exclusive interview with Halsey: “No amount of experience makes you invincible to trends” Despite suffering from food-poisoning at Leeds festival, Halsey emerged triumphant and then completed their victory lap with an epic and visceral five-star performance at Reading days later – headlining alongside Bring Me The Horizon, Arctic Monkeys, The 1975, Megan Thee Stallion and Dave. View this post on Instagram A post shared by NME (@nmemagazine) Advertisement In an exclusive interview with NME ahead of the festival, the artist explained how their road naturally led to R+L. “The way this tour came together [means] that my performance style has evolved into a space that’s really true to the sentiment of what Reading and Leeds are as festivals,” they explain. Describing the sensory identity for this tour as “pure fun, unbridled rage”, it’s a fitting show for carrying on R+L’s hedonistic rock legacy. Credit: Jasmine Safaeian… Read More →

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PUP announce live EP ‘PUP Unravels Live in Front of Everyone They Know’

PUP have dropped details of new live EP, ‘PUP UNRAVELS LIVE IN FRONT OF EVERYONE THEY KNOW’. READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with PUP. The EP, which was recorded across several hometown shows in Toronto whilst the band were out on tour earlier this year, is due to arrive on October 16. It also serves as a follow on from the bands latest album ‘THE UNRAVELING OF PUP THE BAND’, which dropped earlier this year. “PUP UNRAVELS LIVE IN FRONT OF EVERYONE THEY KNOW. A disastrous live EP recorded at our 2 Toronto shows. Live versions of Robot Writes A Long Song + Matilda out now. Full EP out Oct 12” the band wrote on Twitter yesterday (August 31). PUP UNRAVELS LIVE IN FRONT OF EVERYONE THEY KNOW. A disastrous live EP recorded at our 2 Toronto shows. Live versions of Robot Writes A Love Song + Matilda out now. Full EP out Oct 12. https://t.co/X0hQE8WGip pic.twitter.com/wEGU8lcojB — PUP (@puptheband) August 31, 2022 Advertisement Included amongst the six-song EP are the aforementioned ‘Robot Writes A Love Song’, ‘Matilda’, ‘Four Chords’, ‘Totally Fine’, ‘Relentless’ and ‘PUPTHEBAND Inc. Is Filing for Bankruptcy’. Talking about track… Read More →

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Louis Tomlinson announces second solo album ‘Faith In The Future’

Louis Tomlinson has announced his second solo album ‘Faith In The Future’ – listen to new single ‘Bigger Than Me’ below. The former One Direction star will release the follow-up to his debut full-length effort, 2020’s ‘Walls’, on November 11. You can pre-order/pre-save the record here. READ MORE: Louis Tomlinson – ‘Walls’ review: Oasis-inspired album is the foundation for a rewarding future Tomlinson’s forthcoming album was produced by Mike Crossey, who’s previously worked with the likes of Arctic Monkeys, The 1975 and Wolf Alice. The singer co-wrote the LP alongside The Music frontman Rob Harvey, and the songwriting and production team Red Triangle. Advertisement Speaking of the soaring, emotional first taste of ‘Faith In The Future’, Tomlinson explained: “[‘Bigger Than Me’] was my first moment of excitement making this record, and where it felt we were on to something which honours the live show. “I’ve always strived to be a very normal, humble person in this life, but there’s a line to that and a responsibility that comes from being in this position. I realised from doing those live shows what it means to my fans and how everything I do is bigger than me.” He continued: “It’s almost a… Read More →

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South Korean government may conduct public survey on whether BTS members will serve military duty

The South Korean government has announced the possibility of a public survey to determine whether to grant BTS exemptions from mandatory military service. READ MORE: J-hope live at Lollapalooza 2022: BTS rapper arrives as true solo great in history-making headline set Debates over the necessity of BTS’ fulfilment of local military conscription requirements have long been a point of public contention, which have recently intensified as the boyband’s oldest member, Jin, is due to turn 30 this December. The law calls for all male Korean citizens – no older than age 30 – to enlist in the military for mandatory service. On August 31, The Korea Times reported that South Korea’s defence minister Lee Jong-sup told lawmakers that he has ordered officials to implement a survey to gauge the public’s opinions on BTS’ enlistment. Lee also allegedly said that his ministry will look into other contributing factors to the decision, including the economic effect BTS has on the country, the significance of military service and overall national interests. Advertisement After his alleged comments became controversy, the South Korean defence ministry later clarified in a separate statement, per The Korea Times, that Lee had ordered officials to examine whether such a survey would… Read More →

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Kanye West accuses Gap of stealing his designs, holding meetings without him

Kanye West has returned to Instagram to make a handful of accusations aimed at clothing company Gap, who the rapper has a collaborative deal with via his own Yeezy brand. READ MORE: ‘Donda 2’: Kanye West’s ego is scuppering these half-baked, dashed-off sounding songs On Tuesday (August 30), West posted a photo of what appear to be some fluorescent Yeezy Gap sunglasses, alongside a caption that read: “Gap held a meeting about me without me?” Later that day, he posted a screenshot of a text message exchange in which he shares a photo of a model in a Gap t-shirt and accuses the company of stealing one of his designs. “This is Gap copying YGEBB,” West wrote, referencing the Yeezy Gap Engineered by Balenciaga collaboration. He captioned the post, “But they canceled the photo shoot with my kids in Japan without me knowing.” Advertisement Shortly after that, West shared a video in which he addresses a group of people, possibly members of the Gap company. “This is not celebrity marketing. This is not a collaboration. This is a life mission,” West declared in the clip. See those posts below: View this post on Instagram A post shared by ye (@kanyewest)… Read More →

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King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard will release three new albums next month

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have announced their next three new studio albums, all of which are set for release next month. The band shared the news on their social media pages earlier this morning (September 1), accompanied by a photo of three of the band’s members: frontman Stu Mackenzie, keyboardist/harmonica player Kenny Ambrose-Smith and drummer Michael Cavanaugh. In the photo, all three men are holding vinyl records; however, the artwork of each has been blurred out. The caption for the photo added that the band are “so excited to show you all” the as-yet-untitled albums. It also noted that all three albums will be simultaneously made available for pre-order on the band’s Gizzverse webstore next Wednesday (September 7). The pre-orders will go live at 10pm Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST), 8am Eastern Daylight Time (EDT), 5am Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) and 1pm British Summer Time (BST). Advertisement Hiiiiiiii friendsWe are releasing 3 albums in OctoberPre-order all of them Sept 7 from GizzverseMelbourne 10pmNew York 8amLos Angeles 5amLondon 1pmREALLY excited to show you all ❤️ Posted by King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard on Wednesday, August 31, 2022 King Gizzard had previously teased that more new music was coming in 2022… Read More →

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‘Elvis’ actor Shonka Dukureh’s cause of death confirmed

The cause of death of Elvis actor Shonka Dukureh has been revealed. The actor, who plays Big Mama Thornton in Baz Luhrmann’s biopic Elvis, died at the age of 44 last month. Dukureh was found dead by police on July 21 in her home in Nashville after one of her two young children found her unresponsive and sought help from a neighbour, who called 911. According to police, there is no evidence of foul play. Advertisement It has since been revealed that Dukureh died of natural causes, a representative for the medical examiner’s office confirmed to the Los Angeles Times. The official cause given was “hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease”, relating to high blood pressure and a build up of fats, cholesterol and other substances in and on the artery walls. The buildup causes arteries to narrow, blocking blood flow, leading to a blood clot. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Baz Luhrmann (@bazluhrmann) Elvis director Baz Luhrmann’s biopic about Elvis Presley, which arrived in theatres in June, marked Dukureh’s first major film role. She portrayed Thornton, who was the first artist to record ‘Hound Dog’, in 1952, having a hit with the song a few years before Presley did with… Read More →

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Bauhaus’ Peter Murphy enters rehab, band cancel North American tour

Bauhaus have cancelled their imminent North American tour and announced that frontman Peter Murphy is to attend rehab. The band were set to continue their reunion tour in the US and Canada next month, with dates beginning in Toronto next week (September 6). Now, the band have shared a statement via their representative, revealing that the dates that were set to form the band’s first US tour in more than 16 years are off. After the Toronto gig, they were due to play headline shows in Portland, Seattle, San Francisco, Denver, New York and more. Advertisement “Following a string of critically-hailed reunion shows across continents, Peter Murphy will be entering a rehabilitation facility to attend to his health and well-being,” the statement said. See the band’s cancelled dates below: SEPTEMBER 2022 06 – Toronto, History 08 – New York, Kings Theatre 09 – New York, Kings Theatre 10 – Philadelphia, The Met 12 – Washington DC, Anthem 13 – Boston, MGM Music Hall 14 – New Haven, College Street Music Hall 16 – Detroit, Masonic Theatre 17 – Chicago, Riot Fest 19 – Minneapolis, Palace Theatre 20 – Dallas, Southside Ballroom 21 – Houston, 713 Music Hall 23 – Atlanta,… Read More →

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FKA twigs, Olly Alexander, Aisling Bea and more announced as ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ judges

FKA twigs, Years & Years‘ Olly Alexander and comedian Aisling Bea are among the new guest judges announced for the next season of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. READ MORE: FKA twigs: “There are so many sides to me that the world hasn’t seen yet” The fourth season of the UK edition of the long-running drag show will also welcome Spice Girls‘ Mel B, Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham, Boy George and more. Announcements are expected on a release date for the new season of Drag Race UK “very soon” according to a post on the show’s official Twitter account, and ahead of the reveal of a premiere date, a teaser video has been shared with the tagline: “Bring it to the runway.” Advertisement Check that out below, along with the full list of season four celebrity judges. Bring it to the runw4y! ? #DragRaceUK pic.twitter.com/Fguk5m5tbf — RuPaul's Drag Race UK (@dragraceukbbc) August 30, 2022 Category is… Celebrity guest realness! ? Here’s all the fabulous faces coming to #DragRaceUK 4⃣✨ pic.twitter.com/W5sWyDibRb — RuPaul's Drag Race UK (@dragraceukbbc) August 31, 2022 Last year, Charli XCX shared a special Halloween performance of her latest single ‘Good Ones’ featuring the stars of RuPaul’s Drag Race UK…. Read More →

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Surviving Murderdolls members feuding over anniversary plans

The surviving members of Murderdolls are feuding over plans to mark the 20th anniversary of the band’s debut album, ‘Beyond The Valley Of The Murderdolls’. The horror-punks released their first record in August 2002 – the only album to be released during their first stint together. After reuniting in 2010, they shared a second record in ‘Women And Children Last’. Earlier this month, pre-orders for a vinyl reissue of ‘Beyond The Valley Of The Murderdolls’ opened on the website murderdollsofficial.com. Former band members Acey Slade (guitar) and Eric Griffin (bass) also held a signing in Massachusetts to mark the 20th anniversary of the album. Advertisement Former singer Wednesday 13 – real name Joseph Poole – took issue with these activities, calling them unofficial, despite Slade’s claims that he had obtained the band’s trademarks to embark on them. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Wednesday 13 (@mrmotherfucker13) “It’s unfortunate that this has to be said, but here it is: Murderdolls was created in 2002 by Joey Jordison and Wednesday 13,” Poole wrote on Facebook. “The name, the look, the lyrics, the music was all created by Joey Jordison and Wednesday 13. “Anyone besides Wednesday or Joey claiming to be… Read More →