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Blur’s Dave Rowntree composes soundtrack for new season of BBC drama ‘The Capture’

Blur drummer Dave Rowntree has revealed that he composed the soundtrack for the second season of BBC drama The Capture. READ MORE: Dave Rowntree tells us about debut solo single ‘London Bridge’ – and what’s next for Blur The first episode of the six-part season aired last night (August 28) with the second coming tonight (August 29), following on from a first season in 2019. Sharing the news of his score, Rowntree tweeted: “Watching the new series of The Capture tonight with friends. Hope you are too! Score by lil ol me and [Ian Arber].” Advertisement A synopsis of the new season reads: “Escalating from the CCTV thriller of season one, this brand new six-part series sees DCI Rachel Carey (Holliday Grainger) in the middle of a new conspiracy – with a new target, MP Isaac Turner (Paapa Essiedu). “‘Invisible’ assassins, the terrifying rise of deepfake technology, the ever-growing tension between government and Big Tech and corruption at the heart of the British media… don’t miss the return of one of the year’s most anticipated dramas.” Watching the new series of The Capture tonight with friends. Hope you are too! Score by lil ol me and @IanArber pic.twitter.com/5eRkZ9JeJk — Dave Rowntree (@DaveRowntree)… Read More →

29AUGNews

Watch The National play secret acoustic set in tribute to Frightened Rabbit’s Scott Hutchison

The National played a surprise, secret acoustic set at Edinburgh’s Connect Festival in memory of Frightened Rabbit‘s Scott Hutchison – see footage below. READ MORE: The National on new music: “It’s the whole history of the band, but with a new exploration” Yesterday (August 28) festival-goers were alerted to the message, “Secret set added – 7.45pm at the Tiny Changes x Gardeners Cottage”, and soon discovered that The National’s Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner and Bryce Dessner were performing at the Scottish festival’s new stage to pay tribute to their late friend. The band, who were headlining the festival, played ‘Sorrow’ and ‘About Today’, telling the crowd for the latter track, “Whenever we play this one we think of Scott,” and singing the words, “Today…You were far away…and I… Didn’t ask you why“. Advertisement The Tiny Changes x Gardeners Cottage was set up at the festival in association with Tiny Changes, the charity for supporting young people’s mental health that was set up in memory of Hutchison who died by suicide in 2018. It’s Scotland’s first national children and young people’s mental health charity and raised more than £4,500 during the course of the festival weekend. Scott performed at the original Connect… Read More →

29AUGNews

Yungblud joins Bring Me The Horizon at Leeds Festival 2022 to perform ‘Obey’

Bring Me The Horizon welcomed Yungblud on stage during their Leeds Festival 2022 headline set last night (August 28) – watch them perform ‘Obey’ below. READ MORE: Bring Me The Horizon live at Reading Festival 2022: a triumphant, hard-won victory lap The band closed out the northern leg of the annual festivals alongside Arctic Monkeys on Sunday evening, and Yungblud joined them for their collaborative 2020 single. The performance was Bring Me The Horizon’s second collaborative one of the weekend, having welcomed Ed Sheeran on stage at Reading on Saturday (August 27) to perform their version of Sheeran’s 2021 hit ‘Bad Habits’. Advertisement The Leeds set was not the first time that Bring Me The Horizon and Yungblud had played ‘Obey’ live. Last September, Yungblud hopped on stage at Bring Me’s headline London arena gig at The O2 to run through the track. Watch Yungblud join them for ‘Obey’ at Leeds below. Ontem, no Reading, o Bring Me The Horizon chamou Ed Sheeran pra tocar Bar Habits e hoje, no Leeds, a banda chamou YUNGBLUD pra tocar Obey! ?pic.twitter.com/29wZRnmD2V — Bring Me The Horizon BR (@BMTH_BRA) August 28, 2022 Reviewing Bring Me The Horizon’s headline Reading Festival set, NME wrote: “The emotional temperature… Read More →

28AUGNews

Krept & Konan perform a loving tribute to their late friends and family at Reading Festival 2022

South London rap duo Krept & Konan headlined the BBC 1Xtra stage on Saturday (August 27) – paying a loving tribute to their late friends and family. This marked the group’s first live performance since their Revenge Is Sweet tour, with Krept telling the Reading crowd that they needed to “light this place up” with their phone torches in tribute before playing the emotive ‘Broski’ from their second album, ‘Revenge Is Sweet‘. “If you’ve ever lost someone, I need you to put your lights up,” he said ahead of the track inspired by the passing of the duo’s long-time friend and business partner, Nyasha “Nash” Chagonda. Chagonda took his own life days before the opening of the three’s restaurant, Crepes and Cones. After the track, Konan gave a brief statement of condolence: “Make some noise for all the fallen soldiers”. Advertisement Krept followed the statement by saying: “I can’t talk about Nash without talking about Cadet“. Cadet, the late rising grime star that passed away in a 2019 car accident, is also Krept’s cousin. He continued to introduce Cadet’s biggest breakthrough hit, ‘Advice’, telling the crowd: “Right now we’re going to celebrate Cadet’s life right fucking now… We need to… Read More →

28AUGNews

Neurosis singer Scott Kelly retires from music and admits abuse

Scott Kelly, singer of California metal band Neurosis, has shared a statement in which he admits to abuse and announces his retirement from music. Kelly, who has fronted Neurosis for more than 30 years and collaborated extensively with Mastodon and more, said he is now “100% permanently retired from being a professional musician”. The statement on Facebook began: “Due to recent events, I feel that I clearly need to address some rumours and set the record straight. For the past several years I have engaged in the emotional, financial, verbal and physical abuse of my wife and younger children. When I became paranoid that people were going to find out, I found ways to keep my wife and kids from work and school and created divisions with friends and family members. I became obsessed with control and used threats, manipulation, threats of self-harm and suicide, inflicted physical damage on people and their reputations all to keep that control. “When I knew my wife was going to leave I tried to convince her and others that I was crazy, and seeing things, and that I did not know what I was doing. She tried to help me with therapy and psychiatrists…. Read More →

28AUGNews

Arcade Fire’s Win Butler accused of sexual misconduct, but denies wrongdoing

This story contains descriptions of attempted suicide and alleged sexual misconduct. Arcade Fire frontman Win Butler has been accused of sexual misconduct by four people, allegations which he denies. In a new investigation from Pitchfork, four people – who were between 18 and 23-years-old at the time of the alleged interactions between 2015 and 2020 and asked to use pseudonyms when sharing their stories – accused Butler of “inappropriate” actions. In a lengthy statement shared with Pitchfork – which you can read in full below – Butler said he was “very sorry to anyone who I have hurt with my behaviour” but that “these relationships were all consensual”. He added: “I fucked up, and while not an excuse, I will continue to look forward and heal what can be healed, and learn from past experiences.” Butler’s wife and Arcade Fire bandmate Régine Chassagne also shared her own statement, in which she said: “I know he has never, and would never, touch a woman without her consent and I am certain he never did.” Included in the story is an allegation from ‘Lily’ (they/them), who alleges that, after meeting him at a concert in Montreal at the start of 2015, Butler… Read More →

27AUGNews

My Chemical Romance give ‘Burn Bright’ its live debut at Raleigh gig

My Chemical Romance played their 2013 track ‘Burn Bright’ for the first time ever at their North Carolina gig last night (August 26) – see footage of the performance below. READ MORE: My Chemical Romance live in Cornwall: giddy rock’n’roll from returning emo heroes The returning group kicked off their reunion tour in the UK and Ireland earlier this summer, with the tour then moving onto Europe, before hitting the States and then going on to visit New Zealand and Australia in 2023. At their gig at the PNC Arena in Raleigh last night, the band debuted the song which appeared on their 2013 compilation album ‘Conventional Weapons’ alongside hits from across their career. Advertisement Across their reunion dates so far, the band have played a mix of hits, fan favourites and deep cuts, also performing two other songs for the first time ever. Earlier this week (August 23), the band played Nashville, Tenessee, and their show in the city saw Gerard Way perform while wearing a cheerleader’s outfit. Watch them perform ‘Burn Bright’ for the first time ever in Raleigh below. My Chemical Romance kicked off their run of live dates in mid-May at the Eden Project in Cornwall, marking their first… Read More →

26AUGNews

Jake Bugg shares video for previously unreleased track, ‘It’s True’

Jake Bugg has shared a video for previously unreleased track ‘It’s True’ today (August 26) – check it out below. The video is shared ahead of the previously announced 10th anniversary of his self titled debut album. The Nottingham musician released his first LP, which featured such songs as ‘Lightning Bolt’, ‘Two Fingers’ and ‘Trouble Town’, on October 15, 2012. That is now set to get a special deluxe edition release on 2LP black vinyl, Limited Edition 2LP, Gold Vinyl and a 3CD. Advertisement The CD edition will feature the remastered album, 16 unreleased bonus tracks including a Rick Rubin version of ‘Broken’, and the full performance of his concert at the Royal Albert Hall from 2014, being made available physically and digitally for the first time. The special deluxe edition is released on October 14 and you can pre-order here. You can watch the new video for ‘It’s True’ here: Speaking about the anniversary release, Bugg said: “I can’t believe it’s been 10 years since album one. “Time has flown so fast so it’s been a real pleasure to go through the old unreleased tracks, videos and photographs and put this box set together. I love the end result and I hope you will too.”… Read More →

26AUGNews

RAYE returns with dancefloor smash ‘Black Mascara’

RAYE has returned with a new single called ‘Black Mascara’ – watch the official video for the dancefloor smash here. The singer has been teasing her debut album across 2022, and describes the new track as “the only upbeat dance track on the album.” READ MORE: RAYE: “I became a ‘rent-a-verse’. People knew my songs, but they didn’t know me” RAYE said: “This song is about another story that has contributed to my ‘blues’. I used the juxtaposition of an upbeat dance track to tell this awful story of being misled by someone I really loved and trusted. While it was a dark low moment, it was also cathartic for me. The lyric ‘once you see my black mascara run from me to my mother’s hands’ is me saying, ‘if only you could actually see the damage that’s been done.’ Advertisement “But I don’t want the story to end there, it’s meant to be empowering, to lend a voice to women like me who may have experienced their own blues in this 21st century. “That’s what my album is about really – tackling all of those blues that we experience as a generation. Ironically, this is the only upbeat dance… Read More →

26AUGNews

Harry Styles announces new 2023 UK/European ‘Love On Tour’ dates

Harry Styles has extended his ‘Love On Tour’ into 2023, adding new UK and European gigs with Wet Leg – see the full list of gigs below, and find tickets here. READ MORE: Harry Styles live in London: a powerful, inclusive and celebratory pop carnival The singer is currently on tour behind third solo album ‘Harry’s House’, and playing multi-night residencies across North America. Tonight (February 26), he plays the fourth of 15 nights at New York’s Madison Square Garden. Two new gigs (October 3 at Austin’s Moody Center and October 15 at Chicago’s United Center) have now been added to that run of dates, with new shows in Lima, Peru (November 29) and São Paulo, Brazil (December 13) also added to a subsequent South American tour. Advertisement In early 2023, he will then head to Australia and New Zealand, before beginning the newly announced UK and European tour in Horsens, Denmark on May 13. Five new UK gigs have been announced for the tour, including two new dates at London’s Wembley Stadium (June 13-14), a venue Styles already played twice this summer. Support for the UK and European gigs will come from Wet Leg, with Inhaler also joining at… Read More →

26AUGNews

Coldplay’s Chris Martin designs tattoo for fan during Wembley Stadium show

Coldplay frontman Chris Martin designed a tattoo for a fan during one of the band’s recent shows at London’s Wembley Stadium. READ MORE: Coldplay live in London: a fantastical, feel-good bonanza that delivers on a bold promise During the band’s gig at the venue on August 20, Martin spotted a sign that fan Mattie Jolley was holding asking the singer to design the tattoo. Prior to performing ‘Fix You’, Martin reportedly kneeled on the stage and indicated to Jolley to get paper and pen ready, and while performing the hit, drew the design on Jolley’s notepad. So Last night still hasn’t hit. Getting Don’t Panic was great but better of all, Chris saw my sign and came down to me during Fix You to draw me a tattoo… like WHAT!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/ayw4Fz2EBC — MattieOfTheSpheres (@MattieJolleyAFC) August 21, 2022 Advertisement “As soon as it happened, I burst into tears realising what had just happened and I was more in shock,” Jolley said of the interaction, according to Lad Bible. “He picked me out of an 80,000-strong crowd to make my night even better. He didn’t have to do it and I am so grateful he did.” Jolley described the design as “a… Read More →

25AUGNews

Marcus Mumford shares emotive new single, ‘Better Off High’

Marcus Mumford has today (August 25) shared a new single, ‘Better Off High’ – check it out below. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Mumford & Sons: “We’ve thought a lot about mortality this year” It’s the third track taken from his upcoming debut album, ‘(Self-Titled)’, which is due for release on September 16 via Island (pre-order here). The latest follows on from previous singles ‘Grace‘ and ‘Cannibal‘. ‘Better Off High’ explores “the complexities of self-medicating” and relates to a time when Mumford was experiencing issues with addiction. Advertisement Listen to the song here: The full ‘(Self-Titled)’ tracklist is as follows: 1. ‘Cannibal’ 2. ‘Grace’ 3. ‘Prior Warning’ 4. ‘Better Off High’ 5. ‘Only Child’ 6. ‘Dangerous Game’ (ft. Clairo) 7. ‘Better Angels’ 8. ‘Go In Light’ (ft. Monica Martin) 9. ‘Stonecatcher’ (ft. Phoebe Bridgers) 10. ‘How’ (ft. Brandi Carlile) Recently, Mumford opened up about how ‘Cannibal’ deals with his childhood experience of sexual abuse. In an interview with GQ, Mumford spoke about the direct nature of the ‘Cannibal’ lyrics. The stripped-back acoustic cut begins with the lines: “I can still taste you and I hate it / That wasn’t a choice in the mind of a child and you knew it.” “Like lots… Read More →

25AUGNews

UK singing teacher left “gobsmacked” after Billie Eilish TikTok duet

A British singing teacher has said that he was “gobsmacked” when Billie Eilish duetted with his TikTok tutorial to one of her songs. READ MORE: Billie Eilish – “I owe it to everyone to put on a good Glastonbury show” Sheridan Coldstream, who is from Buckinghamshire, posted a video on TikTok of himself playing piano and providing singing instructions for Eilish’s song ‘Listen Before I Go’ to help clients on his Total Vocal programme. Last month, Eilish recorded herself singing the song, which is taken from her debut 2019 album ‘When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?‘, alongside Coldstream’s piano accompaniment and instructions. The clip has since had more than 32million views and 6.5million likes. Advertisement Coldstream told BBC News that it was “completely astounding” that not only was Eilish singing to his piano playing but she was also following his directions. @billieeilish #duet with @sheridan_coldstream ♬ original sound – Sheridan “There’s a bit in the song where she normally goes down,” said the 58-year-old, who runs Total Vocal at his studio. “I suggested that some singers may want to take it higher and she did exactly that, so I was gobsmacked. “It was immensely exciting and I… Read More →

25AUGNews

JYP Entertainment says it has filed a criminal complaint over “malicious”, defamatory posts about 2PM’s Junho

JYP Entertainment has announced it has taken legal action against “malicious”, defamatory posts made about 2PM singer and actor Lee Junho. READ MORE: KCON LA 2022 review: K-pop’s powerful fourth generation carries the torch forward On August 24, the South Korean label issued a statement via Korean news outlet OSEN, responding to widespread “defamation of character” against Junho and announcing its strict measures against its perpetrators, including “strong legal action”, per translations by Soompi. JYP Entertainment did not detail the posts and statements that are the subject of the criminal complaint it says it has filed. “We previously announced in the past that the spreading of false rumours and malicious posts about our artist would be subject to strong legal action,” the statement read. “However, we have confirmed that these acts of serious defamation of character, including the spreading of falsehoods and rumours about our artist, have continued, and the false rumours have recently become even more severe.” Advertisement JYP Entertainment added that it became aware of the situation’s severity through the company’s “strict monitoring” processes and “meticulous review[s] of reports sent in by fans”. The label says it has compiled evidence and filed a criminal complaint. “We are also currently… Read More →

24AUGNews

Biologist creates world’s first “living record” with live yeast

Electronic artist Mikael Hwang (AKA Psients), who also works as a scientist, has created the world’s first electronic record filled with living yeast cells. ‘Signal’ is the first playable, live music medium in the world to both include and be mediated by a microorganism. The EP release has been accompanied by an art exhibition, which debuted at South Korea’s Paradise Art Lab Festival in 2022. The record boasts a custom hybridised petri dish, including hidden material within the record that made it easier to record the vibrations of the yeast cells and consequently relay them as audio. Advertisement Speaking to Art Style about his inspiration for the project, Hwang explained: “Clubs and dance floors are essential spaces for people to dance and enjoy music – that’s where my love of electronic music blossomed,” says Hwang in Art Style. “I want to evolve from these places to exhibitions or galleries where music and sound can take on a different role; where people can listen, think, and reflect on their environments, rather than react to the immediacy of spaces, such as a club.” You can listen to the ‘Signal’ EP below. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Psients (@_adaacid_)… Read More →

24AUGNews

Charlie Puth to perform metaverse gig using ‘Fortnite’

Charlie Puth has confirmed his first live gig in the metaverse, as part of a partnership between iHeartMedia and Fortnite Creative. READ MORE: Bastille talk their “surreal, otherworldly” ‘Give Me The Future’ digital experience The gig, which will take place inside the specially created iHeartLand, launches September 9 at 7PM ET (midnight BST). The two-part event will see Puth perform tracks from his upcoming album ‘Charlie’ before hosting an interactive game “designed to test fan knowledge”. “I’m so excited to enter the metaverse for the first time in partnership with iHeartRadio and check out all iHeartLand has to offer. It’s really important to me to connect with my fans in new ways and it’ll be a blast to all come together and have some fun,” said Puth. “I couldn’t be happier to share this with iHeart and the fans who have been part of some of the most memorable moments in my career. See you there!” Advertisement Puth’s concert is one of 20 major events that iHeartLand will host in the next year. “What iHeartMedia and the team at Atlas Creative have created is a compelling look at a future of Fortnite where artists and brands can independently and authentically… Read More →

24AUGNews

Reading & Leeds boss Melvin Benn calls The 1975 “one of the most extraordinary things to happen to the festival”

Reading & Leeds boss Melvin Benn has hailed The 1975 as “one of the most extraordinary things to happen to the festival”. The Manchester band will headline the dual event this weekend, having stepped in at the last minute to replace Rage Against The Machine. Matty Healy and co. first topped the bill at R&L back in 2019. READ MORE: Reading and Leeds 2022: the best new acts you need to see at this year’s festival During a new interview with Music Week, Festival Republic managing director Benn has spoken about the process of booking The 1975 and acknowledged the disappointment from those who’d been hoping to see Rage. Advertisement “I’m shocked we got The 1975 booked so quickly,” Benn told the outlet. “I mean we have a close relationship with [the band’s manager and Dirty Hit boss] Jamie Oborne and [agent] Matt Bates who represent them.” He continued: “And Matty and the band have been Reading Festival fans since, frankly, they were really too young to be here. We’d also been talking to them about arena shows. And they are touring in Japan at the moment, so they had a show ready to go.” Benn went on to say that… Read More →

24AUGNews

AB6IX release their first official English-language single, ‘Chance’

AB6IX have released their first official English song ‘Chance’ today (August 24). READ MORE: AB6IX on how “love stories” from American high school dramas inspired new single ‘Cherry’ The Brand New Music boyband gave little prior indication ‘Chance’ was coming, only sharing details of the song on Twitter yesterday. AB6IX (에이비식스) SPECIAL SINGLE 'CHANCE' 2022.08.24. 6PM (KST) RELEASE#AB6IX #에이비식스 #전웅 #김동현 #박우진 #이대휘 #CHANCE #브랜뉴뮤직 #BRANDNEWMUSIC pic.twitter.com/qod93F6vvj — AB6IX (@AB6IX) August 23, 2022 Advertisement The funky, guitar-driven song arrived with a music video featuring footage of AB6IX interacting with fans in the US during their recent ‘AB_NEW AREA’ global fan meeting tour this year. “My love for you is so true come look into my eyes / Hold my hand party all day girl leave it to your heart / Don’t hesitate as if it was a fate / Listen what your mind tell you to do / The stars are shining on us dancing in the moon,” they sing on the second verse. ‘Chance’ marks AB6IX’s fourth music release this year. The four-member group previously dropped a special album ‘Complete With You’ in January, EP ‘A to B’ in May, and Japanese mini-album ‘SAVIOR’ earlier this month. Besides… Read More →

24AUGNews

Capitol Records “severs ties” with virtual rapper FN Meka, offers “deepest apologies to the Black community”

Weeks after Capitol Records announced the “signing” of FN Meka – a virtual “robot rapper” launched by creative start-up Factory New – the Universal-owned label has shared a statement confirming it has “severed ties” with the project. READ MORE: Burning Banksys and rubbish tweets: these are the most WTF NFTs so far Capitol Music Group announced their partnership with Factory New on August 12, with Ryan Ruden – the company’s executive vice president of experiential marketing and business development – saying the FN Meka project “meets at the intersection of music, technology and gaming culture” and “is just a preview of what’s to come”. The same day, Capitol released its first FN Meka single, ‘Florida Water’, which featured guest vocals from (real life) rapper Gunna and ancillary involvement from gaming streamer Clix. Though vocals credited to FN Meka were performed by a real human being (the identity of whom is currently unknown), the lyrics were reportedly generated by an AI-powered algorithm. Advertisement Shortly after the song was released and the “signing” made public, Capitol faced backlash over its involvement with the project. Critics pointed to the way the project trivialised elements of Black culture and used them for shock value… Read More →

24AUGNews

Ozzy Osbourne claims Eric Clapton took issue with a lyric mentioning Jesus in upcoming collaboration

Ozzy Osbourne has revealed that Eric Clapton took umbrage with a religious lyric in ‘One Of Those Days’, a forthcoming collaborative single between the two. Osbourne discussed the song in a new interview with Classic Rock to promote his upcoming 13th solo album, ‘Patient Number 9’. The song features the lyric, “One of those days / That I don’t believe in Jesus.” Osbourne said that he believes the line will “cause shit”, and used the reaction of Clapton – who is a born-again Christian – as proof. “[Clapton] said, ‘Oh, I’m not sure about that lyric’,” Osbourne said. “We tried to replace it with some alternatives. We did ‘One of those days / Where I don’t believe in Christmas’, but it didn’t sound right. Losing faith in Jesus makes much more sense when the world is turning to shit.” Advertisement Osbourne also noted that the song is “not an ‘I am an antichrist’ song”, but was instead about “days where everything goes fucking wrong, and you’re going nuts trying to fix everything up”. “I think [‘One Of Those Days’] and the whole album turned out great,” he added. The song marks Osbourne’s first official collaboration with Claption, although the Black Sabbath leader has had… Read More →

23AUGNews

Megan Thee Stallion files amended complaint against her label, is now seeking $1million in damages

Megan Thee Stallion has updated her complaint against her record label, 1501 Certified Entertainment, seeking at least $1million in damages and asking a Texas court to end her contractual relationship with them. READ MORE: Megan Thee Stallion – ‘Traumazine’ review: the good-time Houston Hottie lashes out In an amended complaint filed late last week, Megan – real name Megan Pete – asked a Harris County judge to rule that her new album ‘Traumazine’ and last year’s ‘Something For Thee Hotties’ both constitute “album[s]” as defined in her agreement with 1501. If successful, it would mean the rapper would have “satisfied all option periods” in her 2018 contract with the label, releasing her from it. The amended complaint is the latest in Megan’s lengthy legal conflict with 1501, and is an elevation of a lawsuit the rapper filed against her label earlier this year. Advertisement In February, Megan filed a complaint in Harris County District Court, seeking a declaration that her 2021 release ‘Something For Thee Hotties’ constituted an album under the rapper’s contract with 1501 – something the label disagreed with following its release. The following month, the label countersued Megan, arguing that ‘Something For Thee Hotties’ was simply a compilation of previously released… Read More →