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Harry Styles shares ‘Late Night Talking’ live video from ‘One Night Only In New York’

Harry Styles has shared a new clip from his recent concert film, One Night Only In New York, performing the ‘Harry’s House’ highlight ‘Late Night Talking’. READ MORE: The five most wholesome moments from Harry Styles’ One Night Only In London show It’s the second clip he’s released from the film, which is only available to watch in its entirety on Apple Music (the first was his performance of ‘As It Was’, which you can see here). The show saw Styles perform all 13 songs from ‘Harry’s House’ in successive order, coming as somewhat of a launch party for the artist’s third studio album. The gig itself was filmed on the same day the record arrived – Friday May 20 – and was held at the UBS Arena at Belmont Park in Long Island. Although the venue has a capacity of 19,000, it was a relatively intimate gig by Styles’ metrics – for comparison, he’s currently in the midst of a monthlong residency at Madison Square Garden, where across 15 shows, he’ll perform for a cumulative total of around 312,000 fans. Advertisement Reviewing the One Night Only show, NME’s Erica Campbell wrote that Styles had “created an expansive space grounded… Read More →

02SEPNews

Perry Farrell on new music from Porno For Pyros and Jane’s Addiction, and the return of Eric Avery

Perry Farrell has spoken to NME about recording new music for Porno For Pyros, reuniting with founding Jane’s Addiction bassist Eric Avery in the studio, both band’s upcoming touring plans, and expansion plans for his festival Lollapalooza. READ MORE: Lollapalooza 2022 review: the global festival transforms its hometown into a music utopia In May, Pornos For Pyros reunited on stage for their first time in 26 years at Welcome To Rockville Festival, replacing Jane’s Addiction after the band pulled out due to Dave Navarro’s ongoing battle with COVID. Since then, the Jane’s offshoot have performed a headline set in Los Angeles, an intimate Lollapalooza after show, and a main stage set at the Farrell-founded festival. “The idea of getting back with Porno was something we dreamed of for a long time,” Farrell told NME. “Especially to be working with Martyn LeNoble, our bassist again.” Advertisement Farrell had previously said he and LeNoble “had a bad falling out”, but reunited when he invited him to pick up the bass for the festival. “We all took that opportunity to not just kiss and make up, but to do some great work and we sounded really good. It’s true what they say about musicians,”… Read More →

02SEPNews

Bring Me The Horizon on bumping into Arctic Monkeys and their “fucking cool” live show

Bring Me The Horizon have expressed their admiration for Arctic Monkeys, describing their current live show as “fucking cool” and recalling bumping into them backstage after previously going to the same school. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Bring Me The Horizon: “Headlining Reading & Leeds is amazing. It’s been a crazy journey” BMTH and AM – both from Sheffield – co-headlined the same nights of Reading & Leeds 2022 on the dual festival’s Main Stage West and Main Stage East, respectively. Prior to their first bill-topping gigs at the events, Bring Me spoke to NME for this week’s Big Read cover story. During the conversation, frontman Oli Sykes said he felt “starstruck” when he ran into Alex Turner on the European festival circuit in 2018. The pair attended the same school in Stocksbridge, Sheffield but hadn’t seen each other in person since. Advertisement Turner eventually told Sykes that he’d been watching Bring Me The Horizon videos on YouTube. “I felt a little nervous, then [Alex] waved me over and he was like, ‘I’ve been waiting ages for this!’,” Sykes recalled, “and I was like, ‘What? How do you remember me?’” Later, he told NME that he and bandmate… Read More →

02SEPNews

Rammstein announce 2023 European stadium tour

Rammstein have announced plans for a European stadium tour next year. READ MORE: Fire, fireworks and flaming babies: the five hottest moments in Rammstein’s stunning Milton Keynes show The band will hit the road on May 22, 2023 kicking off at Vingio Parkas in Lithuania before moving on to dates in Germany, Spain, Holland and France. They will wrap up their mammoth jaunt at the King Baudouin Stadium in Belgium on August 4. Tickets for the shows go on sale next Thursday (September 8) at 10am local time and can be purchased here. Advertisement The latest announcement comes as the band continue their US tour in Chicago tomorrow (September 3) before wrapping up in Mexico in October. Tickets for the remaining dates can be found here. Earlier in the summer, the German band played a huge outdoor gig in Coventry, with the show reportedly heard over 10 miles away. Multiple noise complaints were reportedly made by residents miles from the CBS Arena venue. Rammstein’s eighth album, ‘Zeit’, was released earlier this year. In a four-star review of their latest record, NME wrote: “‘Zeit’ might be a more reflective album than previous Rammstein records, but it’s still an energetic, swaggering beast. Nearly 30 years… Read More →

02SEPHit Singles

Vince Guaraldi – It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

For millions around the world who were children between the mid-’60s and the early 1980s, Vince Guaraldi’s music for the Peanuts cartoons is deeply engrained. It was often the first jazz music they will have heard, although, at the time, Guaraldi’s upbeat, cheerful themes must have seemed an odd choice to soundtrack the grim, bleakly comic world of Charles M Schulz. ORDER NOW: Joni Mitchell is on the cover of the latest issue of Uncut Born in San Francisco in 1928, Guaraldi emerged in the ’50s accompanying the vibist Cal Tjader, later joining Woody Herman’s big band. In 1962 he belatedly jumped on the bossa nova bandwagon with Jazz Impressions Of Black Orpheus, an album of Antonio Carlos Jobim and Luiz Bonfa songs from the 1959 film, although you got the impression that Guaraldi often got bored of playing to a bossa rhythm, instead lapsing back into the comforting world of swing beats and funky piano licks. He did have a way with simple, catchy melodies, delivered with a bluesy flourish, and a track on the Black Orpheus album, “Cast Your Fate To The Wind”, was a surprise hit, earning a Grammy for best jazz song. One fan was TV… Read More →

02SEPNews

Rina Sawayama says she received “blessing” from ABBA following plagiarism scare

Rina Sawayama has claimed that her single ‘This Hell’ received “the blessing of ABBA“, following concerns it too closely mirrored one of the latter band’s biggest hits. In a new interview with the BBC, Sawayama revealed that while she was recording the song, she noticed a distinct similarity between it and the guitar riff to ‘Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)’. She claimed to have “freaked out” when she discovers the parallels, given ABBA’s notoriety for turning down samples of their work – a sentiment shared by her publishers when she informed them. “They were like, ‘ABBA are absolutely going to say no to this, and you have to change it’,” she said. Sawayama did so, but still found herself drawn to the first version she had recorded. She then endeavored to “figure this out”, and release the song as it was originally intended. Advertisement This lead to her calling Elton John, who knew the members of ABBA and was able to initiate contact between the two parties through a contact at ABBA’s longtime label Universal. Sawayama then sent a handwritten note to the band, asking for their permission to interpolate ‘Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!’ into ‘This Hell’. “I love… Read More →

01SEPNews

Feist leaves Arcade Fire tour following allegations against Win Butler, says “I can’t continue”

Feist has left her tour with Arcade Fire, citing allegations of sexual misconduct levied by four people against frontman Win Butler. Read Leslie Feist’s full statement on leaving the tour below. Earlier this week, the Canadian band continued with their ‘WE’ tour – despite Butler facing allegations of sexual misconduct (all of which he has denied) – and began the UK and Ireland leg of their tour in Dublin on August 30. Feist opened for the show as planned, but committed to donating all proceeds earned from her merch sales to the local chapter of Women’s Aid. Now the singer has shared in a statement on Instagram that she will not be moving forward with the tour and “can’t continue”. Advertisement “I was never here to stand for or with Arcade Fire. I was here to stand on my own two feet on a stage, a place I’ve grown to feel I belong and I’ve earned as my own,” Feist said. “I play for my band, my crew, their loved ones and all of our families, and the people who pay their hard-earned money to share space in the collective synergy that is a show. “The ebb and flow of… Read More →

01SEPNews

Yungblud to play three iconic LA venues in one night next week

Yungblud has announced that he’ll be playing three intimate LA shows in one night next week – see all the details below. The Doncaster artist – real name Dominic Harrison – will hit the stage at The Roxy, Whiskey a Go-Go and The Viper Room on Thursday, September 8 for his ‘Occupy The Strip’ takeover. READ MORE: The NME Big Read: Yungblud – “This album is about reclaiming my name and humanising the caricature” Yungblud is set to perform at the legendary venues on Los Angeles’ Sunset Boulevard to mark the release of his self-titled third studio album, which is out tomorrow (September 2). Advertisement He’ll play alongside his live band and will be joined by some “very special guests” at the shows. Fans can sign up to attend here, and entry will be granted on a first-come first-served basis. An RSVP does not guarantee entry, per a press release. View this post on Instagram A post shared by YUNGBLUD (@yungblud) Alternatively, you can tune into a global livestream of the special event via the Amazon Music channel on Twitch. “Some of the most iconic artists have played shows at these venues on the strip. I played some of my… Read More →

01SEPNews

Tegan & Sara reveal details of new graphic novel ‘Junior High’

Tegan And Sara have shared details of their upcoming new graphic novel, Junior High. READ MORE: Tegan and Sara announce 10th album ‘Crybaby’ and share new single ‘Yellow’ The band took to their social media platforms earlier this week (August 29), to announce the details of the comic, which is due out May 30 2023, accompanied by a picture of the novel’s cover, illustrated by Tillie Walden. Junior High the graphic novel is another project that sprung from our memoir High School! It serves as a prequel ? Here is the beautiful cover, illustrated by the incredibly talented Tillie Walden! You can pre-order Junior High now at https://t.co/MFeeT5qmOS #TSJuniorHigh pic.twitter.com/OcfD2cN3WO — Tegan and Sara (@teganandsara) August 29, 2022 Advertisement Coming off the back of their recent single ‘Faded Like A Feeling’, taken from the duo’s forthcoming album ‘Crybaby’ due out on October 21, the new graphic novel Junior High serves as a prequel to their previous memoir High School, which was released back in 2019. Junior High however, according to its description “explores growing up, coming out and finding yourself through music and sisterhood” and ultimately “offers a glimpse at Tegan and Sarah before they became icons, exploring their shifting… Read More →

31AUGNews

Editors share strutting new single ‘Vibe’ from upcoming album ‘EBM’

Editors have shared ‘Vibe’, another cut from their seventh album ‘EBM‘. READ MORE: Song Stories – Editors on their long-lost single ‘Magazine’ The strutting new song follows on from June’s ‘Karma Climb‘ and and April’s ‘Heart Attack‘. It features on the band’s first album since 2018, which is released on September 23. Speaking about ‘Vibe’ [listen here], singer, guitarist and pianist Tom Smith said the track “takes up where ‘Frankenstein‘ [their 2019 single] left off, and is a hymn celebrating the night, and all that thrives in the dark”. Advertisement Editors are playing classics alongside material from their new album at their recently announced UK and European tour shows, which kicked off in Spain earlier this summer and wraps in Bristol next February. The band will play gigs at London’s iconic Troxy, with further dates in Nottingham, Manchester, Glasgow, Dublin and beyond in Europe. Any remaining tickets for the tour shows are available here. Editors at Mad Cool Festival 2022 (Picture: Jaime Massieu) ‘EBM’ is the first Editors album with new band member Benjamin John Power (aka Blanck Mass) who was announced as a full-time member earlier this year. Power (also of Fuck Buttons) previously worked with the band on their sixth album ‘Violence’,… Read More →

31AUGHit Singles

Fleet Foxes: Usher Hall, Edinburgh, August 30, 2022

For the last few tours, Fleet Foxes have closed their live sets with “Helplessness Blues” – a song about Robin Pecknold’s struggles to overcome existential worries about his place in the modern world. “What’s my name? What’s my station?” he sings. “Oh, just tell me what I should do”. In the 11 years since the song was first released, you could argue that the conditions that first inspired Pecknold to write “Helplessness Blues” have become more pronounced; but the man singing the song in 2022 is evidently in a different place entirely. Indeed, watching Pecknold bobbing and bouncing around the stage tonight with infectious, Tiggerish enthusiasm, you could be forgiven for thinking that the knotty soul-searching of Helplessness Blues and Crack-Up, its successor, had happened to someone else. ORDER NOW: Joni Mitchell is on the cover of the latest issue of Uncut It transpires that Shore – the band’s most recent studio album – was a turning point for Pecknold. Having finally worked through his anxieties, the record was awash with positivity, gratitude and optimism. Even during lockdown and surrounded by the death of his musician heroes, Pecknold refused to turn inward and instead threw himself wide-open. In the midst… Read More →

31AUGNews

David Bowie to be added to Camden’s Music Walk Of Fame

David Bowie is set to become the latest musician to receive a walk on the Camden Music Walk of Fame in north London. READ MORE: David Bowie’s 40 greatest songs – as decided by NME and friends The Who became the first act to be honoured with the special award when it launched in November 2019, after being touted as early as 2013. At that time, Amy Winehouse and Madness were both considered to be given stones on the walk, and both were unveiled in 2020. Bowie’s stone on the walk, outside Camden Town tube station, will be unveiled on September 15 at a ceremony that will see the star’s collaborators, friends and fans pay tribute to the late singer, who died in 2016. Advertisement Lee Bennett, Founder of The Music Walk OF Fame, said: “David Bowie is a global influence, one of the ultimate influencers and sooner or later, we had to have him on The Music Walk Of Fame. Our intention is for this to be the highest honour a music figure can receive in the UK and beyond, the unveiling of David’s stone ensures that legacy. We have huge plans for the future, but for now, let’s celebrate one of the… Read More →

31AUGNews

Ex-NU’EST member Baekho is currently working on debut solo album

Former NU’EST member Baekho is gearing up to release solo music later this year. READ MORE: TWICE on being candid about mental health struggles: “We think it’s much better to be open and honest” This is according to South Korean media outlet Newsen, which reported yesterday (August 30) that Baekho was reportedly focusing on preparations for his debut solo album. The report added that the idol also recently finished a photo shoot for the album’s cover jacket. Pledis Entertainment, Baekho’s management agency, has since responded to the news through a press statement issued to Top Star News. “It is true that Baekho is releasing a solo album. He is preparing to release it in October,” the management agency said of the reports, as translated by Soompi. Advertisement Earlier this year, Baekho hinted at plans to eventually release solo music in an interview with Singles Magazine. “I’m focusing and working hard on how I can utilize my voice better to create more versatile sounds within one song,” Baekho explained, as translated by Soompi. “I am working hard in preparation to launch my solo career as Baekho within this year,” he added. At the time, the singer did not indicate a format… Read More →

29AUGNews

Watch Latto call for abortion rights in Planned Parenthood video

Latto has teamed up with Planned Parenthood to make a public service announcement about abortion rights in the wake of Roe vs Wade. READ MORE: Latto – “For female rappers, this stuff doesn’t happen overnight. Period” The rapper, who has previously advocated for pro-choice, has urged viewers to join the fight for abortion rights and access after the US Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe vs Wade, allowing states to individually set their own laws on abortion. “We already know who’s going to be hurt the most by these ridiculous abortion bans: Black women, Brown women, the LGBTQ+ community, and communities with low incomes,” Latto said in a statement. Advertisement “Because of this country’s history of racism and discrimination, these folks already have a hard time getting the health care they need. We all deserve to be safe and it’s every person’s right to make decisions about their own bodies.” She concluded: “As an artist, I want to use my platform to let these politicians know: my body is for no one to control but me.” The Atlanta rapper was nominated for four awards at the MTV VMAs this weekend, including for the ‘Video For Good’ award for her new… Read More →

28AUGNews

Rick Ross announces Red Bull Symphonic show with all-Black orchestra

Rick Ross has announced a special, one-night-only event for Atlanta, where he’ll perform alongside the all-Black Orchestra Noir. READ MORE: Rick Ross – ‘Richer Than I Ever Been’ review: rap don sticks to the formula, with satisfying results The show, slated for November 4 at the Atlanta Symphony Hall, comes as the first North American event in the Red Bull Symphonic series. As its name implies, the series pairs an orchestra with artists that is typically unassociated with classical music, reinventing their catalogues in a hybrid format. For Ross’ edition, he’ll perform with the 45-piece Orchestra Noir, who will be conducted on the night by director Jason Ikeem Rodgers. In addition to a sprawling setlist of Ross’ own rap bangers, the show will feature an intermission from “trap choir” group Sainted, who will perform with famed violinist Mapy. Advertisement Have a look a teaser for the show below: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Red Bull USA (@redbullusa) In a press release, Ross promised his Atlantan fans that the show will be “unforgettable”, noting that “Red Bull Symphonic is helping us celebrate heritage, musicians, and more importantly Black excellence. We gonna innovate big that night.” In his… Read More →

28AUGNews

Mastodon share 90-minute documentary on the making of ‘Hushed And Grim’

Mastodon have released a feature-length documentary taking fans behind the scenes of their recent eighth album, ‘Hushed And Grim’. READ MORE: Mastodon: “We don’t talk about our feelings with each other, we just put them in the lyrics” The 90-minute film – plainly titled The Making Of Hushed And Grim, and made available to view in its entirety for free – chronicles the album’s full creative process. It’s largely based around footage shot in the studio, as well as interviews with members of the band. It was directed and produced by Bryan Bankovich (who IMDB notes helmed the music video for Black Lips’ 2014 single ‘Nightmare Field’), who intertwines the film’s more serious footage with comedic skits. Per a statement shared with its release on Friday (August 26), these aim to “showcase the band’s lighter, more humorous dynamic”. Advertisement In addition, The Making Of Hushed And Grim is dedicated to Nick John, Mastodon’s longtime manager and close friend, who died from cancer in 2018. As it’s made clear in the film, much of the album’s creative process was inspired by John’s memory. Have a look at the full documentary below: ‘Hushed And Grim’ was released last October via Reprise; it… Read More →

27AUGNews

‘Stranger Things’ star Joe Keery shares new Djo single ‘Figure You Out’

Stranger Things star Joe Keery has shared a new single under his Djo moniker – listen to ‘Figure You Out’ below. READ MORE: Joe Keery: “I want my stage persona to surprise people” Djo is set to release his second album, titled ‘DECIDE’, on September 16. The record follows 2019 debut album ‘Twenty Twenty’, and has been previewed by the singles ‘Gloom’ and ‘Change’. Prior to his solo Djo project, Keery was part of the Chicago rock band Post Animal, but parted ways with the psychedelic group in 2019 due to acting commitments. Following his debut album, Keery released the standalone single ‘Keep Your Head Up’ in late 2020, and this year reprised his role as Steve Harrington in the latest season of the Netflix series Stranger Things. Advertisement Listen to new song ‘Figure You Out’ below. In a new interview with NME, Keery discussed making music as Djo, and how he wants fans to be surprised by his stage persona. “The stage persona started as a way to disassociate the music from the character that everybody knew me as on Stranger Things,” he told NME, “but I ended up loving the camaraderie that it creates. My goal is to surprise people and to… Read More →

27AUGNews

Bartees Strange puts a folky spin on Freddie Gibbs’ swagger with ‘Gang Signs’ cover

Bartees Strange is the latest to drop a single exclusively on Amazon Music, putting his blues-imbued folk spin on Freddie Gibbs’ ScHoolboy Q-assisted single ‘Gang Signs’. READ MORE: Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Bartees Strange For his new take on the song, the Ipswich, England-born, Oklahoma-raised indie-rocker locks into the feel of the original track’s gentle, groove-driven instrumental. He reappropriates the melody with crisp and roomy electric guitars, noodling away while he emulates Gibbs’ biting swagger with his rapped verses. In a Tweet shared upon the track’s release, Strange said he “loved covering this song by two of the hardest”. Have a listen to his take on ‘Gang Signs’ below, then compare it to Gibbs’ original: Advertisement Strange’s ‘Gang Signs’ cover comes as the latest in a growing catalogue of his tributes. Prior to releasing his debut album, 2020’s ‘Live Forever’, he released the ‘Say Goodbye To Pretty Boy’ EP that featured covers of five songs by The National. In the year that followed, he shared covers of ‘Province’ by TV On The Radio and ‘Skinny Love’ by Bon Iver. Then, in March of this year, he covered ‘About Today’ by The National for… Read More →

26AUGNews

Paul Stanley says he’s not interested in writing new KISS music

Paul Stanley has said he’s not interested in writing new KISS music because it will “never compete with the past”. Speaking on the Howie Mandel Does Stuff podcast, Stanley said he and his KISS bandmates won’t be making a follow up to 2012’s ‘Monster’ soon because new music won’t have that “connection to important times in your life”. When asked if the band were working on new music, he replied: “No. Because at this point, I came to the conclusion that it can never compete with the past. Not because it’s not as good, but it hasn’t the connection to important times in your life. Advertisement “It doesn’t have that patina to it of, ‘Gee, I remember I heard this song when I was 18,’ or, ‘I heard this song when I was on my first date or whatever.’ You can’t compete with that. It’s more than a song; it’s a snapshot of your life at a certain point. “We did two albums in the last, I think probably 10 years, and there are songs on those that are every bit as good as anything I’ve ever written, but they’re new. “Somebody says, ‘Why don’t you do a new album?’ You do a new album… Read More →

26AUGNews

Pink Floyd reportedly set to make £400million from back catalogue sale

Pink Floyd are reportedly set to make £400million from the sale of their back catalogue. Back in May, it was revealed that the legendary rockers were in talks to sell their entire catalogue, with a potential price for the sale reaching the hundreds of millions. READ MORE: Why new Ukraine benefit song ‘Hey Hey Rise Up’ could be Pink Floyd’s perfect final act Now, as reported by The Times, the band are looking for a £400million sale for their whole back catalogue, with private equity group Blackstone battling with major labels Sony, Warner, BMG and more to seal the deal. Advertisement The sale, which would include Pink Floyd’s songs and master recordings, comes after they reunited earlier this year for new song ‘Hey, Hey, Rise Up!’, the band’s first original material since 1994’s ‘Division Bell’ album. The track was released to draw attention to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and to raise funds for those affected by the war, with all proceeds from the song donated to Ukrainian Humanitarian Relief. In a statement, David Gilmour – who has a Ukrainian family – explained that the band released the song to draw attention to the war and to raise money for humanitarian efforts. “We want… Read More →

26AUGNews

SHINee’s Key drops special video for new English song ‘Another Life’

SHINee’s Key has unveiled a new English-language track ‘Another Life’ ahead of his upcoming solo album ‘Gasoline’. READ MORE: TWICE: “Through honesty, we can protect ourselves” A music video for the single was shared to SHINee’s YouTube channel on August 26. Dubbed a “special video” for the song, the visual sees the K-pop idol perform its choreography with a team of backing dancers against a futuristic backdrop. “Leave all the madness and let go / To another life, to another life / Up to Atlantis, let go / To another life, to another life,” Key belts in the electro-pop dance track’s chorus. Advertisement Due out in full on August 30, Key’s forthcoming studio album ‘Gasoline’ will comprise a total of 11 songs, including ‘Another Life’ and its lead single ‘Gasoline’. The K-pop idol debuted the latter song live last weekend on August 20 at the SMTOWN LIVE 2022: SMCU Express @ Human City Suwon concert ahead of its release. According to the tracklist released by SM Entertainment, the SHINee member penned lyrics for several tracks on the new record, including ‘Gasoline’, ‘G.O.A.T (Greatest Of All Time)’, ‘I Can’t Sleep’ and ‘Proud’. Meanwhile, B-side track ‘Villain’ features guest vocals from NCT member… Read More →