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Alanis Morissette unveils details of UK and Ireland tour

Alanis Morissette unveiled details earlier this week (March 9) of a UK and Ireland tour. Tickets are available here. The dates are those rescheduled for the 25th-anniversary celebrations of her acclaimed album ‘Jagged Little Pill’. The original tour dates were cancelled due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. READ MORE: Alanis Morissette – ‘Such Pretty Forks In The Road’ review: a cutting return after eight years away The shows were originally due to take place in autumn 2020 but were then moved to October 2021 and November 2021 before being cancelled once more. Advertisement Last October, Morissette wrote on Twitter: “Stay tuned for the rescheduled dates (coming very soon), and please hold onto your tickets as they will be valid for the new ones. I can’t wait to see you each as soon as we possibly can.” The dates will now take place in June and support will come from Beth Orten. You can see the full list of dates below and can purchase tickets for the gigs here. What better way to celebrate International Women’s Day than to announce I will be supporting this Baddass Goddess @Alanis on her Arena tour of the UK and Europe in June! #internationalwomensday ✨?✨ pic.twitter.com/HxYXpJ3Pxx… Read More →

11MARNews

Check out these new White Stripes Funko POP! figures

The White Stripes now have their own set of Funko POP! figures – check them out below. READ MORE: Jack White’s 10 most spectacular live performances caught on camera Jack White shared an image of the new set on Instagram, which is based around the band’s ‘Elephant’ era. ‘Elephant’ was the group’s fourth studio album and was released in 2003. Writing on Instagram, White said: “Introducing @thewhitestripes ‘Elephant’ @originalfunko set! Now you can truly have them in your pocket (or on display anywhere).” Advertisement Fans can pre-order the new set here. Check them out below: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jack White (@officialjackwhite) Last October, White shared his first new solo single in three years, ‘Taking Me Back’. Produced by White – who also plays every instrument on the track – and recorded at his Third Man Studios in Nashville, ‘Taking Me Back’ marks his first new solo material since the release of ‘Boarding House Reach’ in 2018. The arrival of ‘Taking Me Back’ follows on from White’s surprise appearance last September at his Third Man Records store in London. Advertisement The guitarist appeared on a rooftop to play a short set, including renditions of ‘Dead Leaves And The Dirty… Read More →

10MARNews

Listen to Everything Everything’s experimental new song ‘Teletype’

Everything Everything have today (March 10) shared an experimental new song – you can listen to ‘Teletype’ below. READ MORE: Everything Everything: “It’s like all these biblical plagues conflating at the same time, with us right in the middle” The single is taken from upcoming new album, ‘Raw Data Feel’, which will be released on May 20. You can pre-order the album here. Explaining the meaning behind ‘Teletype’ and its visuals, which were created by frontman Jonathan Higgs, the band said: “This song began in a very experimental way, with Alex and Jon sampling voice and guitar then putting it through a process that randomised each chord in a chaotic and glitchy rhythm. Advertisement “A very direct song, straight from the heart, with a fresh new openness that we felt was a good scene-setting for the record.” “The video consists of human faces that were completely generated by AI, singing the song. It also includes several grotesque experiments that didn’t work, where the machine thought it was making a person but failed.” You can watch the song’s new video here: The group have used A.I. to help them create some of the songs on the new album. They created a programme… Read More →

10MARNews

KISS’ Gene Simmons thinks all bands should halt performances in Russia

KISS frontman Gene Simmons has given his thoughts on whether bands should cancel any upcoming performances in Russia. See the clip below. READ MORE: Ukrainian artists on the Russian crisis: “Now is the time to push for change” In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last month, numerous artists have announced the cancellation of scheduled performances. Speaking to TMZ, who questioned Simmons about bands that are still planning on heading to Russia, he said: “We’re not going… there’s a bigger issue than putting on a rock concert.” When the TMZ reporter asked whether there was any possible justification for artists performing shows in Russia, he added: “The only possible upside might be if a band gets up there and makes political statements on stage, which is usually something I’m against but this is beyond politics. This is just lunacy.” Advertisement He continued: “I mean we were faced with the same problem with Botswana in the days of apartheid. We were offered millions of dollars, but we said, ‘No, we can’t go there, because if a western band goes there, you’re saying it’s okay for apartheid and all the racism and the lack of justice.’ So we said no. There were some bands… Read More →

10MARNews

Watch Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea join Nick Cave & Warren Ellis on stage in LA

Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Flea joined Nick Cave and Warren Ellis onstage in LA last night (March 9). Watch them perform The Bad Seeds’ ‘We No Who U R’ below. READ MORE: Nick Cave & Warren Ellis live in London: Minimal elements for maximum impact Joining Cave and Ellis for the second encore of the night, Flea helped them perform the opening track to The Bad Seeds’ 2012 album, ‘Push The Sky Away’. This was the song’s debut on the pair’s current tour for their acclaimed 2021 album ‘CARNAGE’, and the first time that the song has been played in seven years. The bassist added his own meandering style to the track, before embracing Cave and Ellis at the end of the song. Advertisement After the concert, Ellis took to Instagram to share a photo of the two, writing “Flea, beautiful brother. So wonderful to have you on stage tonight in Los Angeles with me and Nick at The Shrine. Can feel the soul pour out of you on stage.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Warren Ellis (@thewarrenellis) While Ellis and Flea have a history of performing together (they did a whole concert together at Paris’… Read More →

10MARNews

The xx’s Oliver Sim shares new debut single ‘Romance With A Memory’

The xx’s Oliver Sim has shared his debut solo single, ‘Romance With A Memory’ today (March 10) – listen to it below. Sim, who plays bass and is co-lead vocalist in The xx, also shared a new lyric video to accompany the track, which you can watch below. Speaking about the track, which was produced by bandmate Jamie xx, he said: “I’m thrilled, excited, ecstatic, over caffeinated and overjoyed to be sharing ‘Romance with a Memory’ with you all. Advertisement “Terrifyingly, this is the first song I’ve ever released under my own name, I really hope you all enjoy it. Produced by my dear older brother Jamie xx. P.S still very much in a loving and happy relationship/band with Romy and Jamie,” he added of his bandmates. You can listen to the new song here: Sim’s new material is said to take inspiration from “his love of horror films and his own life.” Speaking about the video for the new song yesterday (March 9), Sim added: “I cannot tell you how much joy it brings me to watch a ghoul having a good time. “I’ve made a compilation of some of my favourite monsters, killers and queers getting down to ‘Romance With A Memory’…. Read More →

10MARNews

Watch Wet Leg perform two tracks on ‘The Tonight Show’

Wet Leg were the musical guests on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon last night (March 9) – watch their performance below. READ MORE: Wet Leg live in London: check out photos of their celebratory Independent Venue Week show The band are currently on a US headline tour but stopped by the 30 Rock studios to perform two tracks from their upcoming, self-titled debut album. Advertisement Watch the band perform their viral debut track ‘Chaise Lounge’ and 2021’s ‘Wet Dream’ below. Wet Leg made their US television debut last year with an appearance on Late Night With Seth Myers following performances on Later With Jools Holland and NPR’s Tiny Desk concert. View this post on Instagram A post shared by ??? ??? (@wetlegband) Later this week, the group are set to perform at SXSW before returning to the UK for a headline tour around the release of debut album ‘Wet Leg’, which is out April 8. Advertisement Wet Leg have also announced a run of instores and another UK headline tour for later in the year. Check out the dates below: APRIL 2022 7 – Banquet at PRYZM, Kingston (early & late shows) 8 – Rough Trade East, London (matinee… Read More →

10MARNews

Kanye West continues to attack Pete Davidson in second ‘Eazy’ video

Kanye West and The Game have shared a second video for their recent joint single, ‘Eazy’, which – like the first video the pair released earlier this month – sees Pete Davidson meet a violent demise. READ MORE: On the scene at Kanye West’s ‘Donda 2’ event in Miami: “It felt like a cult convention” While the first clip sported a crude, monochromatic claymation aesthetic, the new one is animated with 3D models. Starring alongside West and The Game is an animated version of the skinned money from the ‘Eazy’ single’s cover art. The monkey launches an attack on Davidson in this clip, pinning down a blurred-out avatar of the Saturday Night Live star (who is currently involved with West’s ex-wife, Kim Kardashian) and walloping him with a string of punches over West’s lyric, “God saved me from that crash / Just so I can beat Pete Davidson’s ass.” Advertisement Take a look at the new ‘Eazy’ video below: The first video for ‘Eazy’ earned widespread criticism for its portrayal of violence against Davidson. In the clip, West kidnaps the comedian and buries him in a bed of soil, leaving his head exposed. The rapper sprinkles seeds around, leading a… Read More →

09MARNews

Listen to Sigrid’s gleaming new single ‘It Gets Dark’

Sigrid has shared her galactic new single ‘It Gets Dark’, which pays tribute to both the highs and lows of life – listen to it below. The single is the latest to be taken from the Norwegian pop star’s upcoming second album, which has yet to be announced. READ MORE: Griff & Sigrid at the BandLab NME Awards 2022: pop perfection from the dynamic duo “I have never ever been this far away from home / And now I know / It gets dark, it gets dark at night,” Sigrid sings on the chorus. “I’m moving at the speed of light / I had to go but now I know / It gets dark so I can see the stars.” Advertisement “I believe you need to feel the lows in life to feel the highs, and you have to know what sucks to then properly appreciate the good stuff,” the star said in a press statement. “‘It Gets Dark’ is an ode to that. I honestly don’t think I’ve ever been as excited about a single release before.” Listen to it below now. The track was premiered on Clara Amfo’s BBC Radio 1 show as the Hottest Record In The… Read More →

09MARNews

TikTok star Sam Ryder is reportedly set to represent UK at Eurovision 2022

TikTok star Sam Ryder is reportedly being lined up to represent the UK at this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. READ MORE: Daughters Of Reykjavík – ‘Soft Spot’ review: uncompromising feminist rap collective spit some truth According to the The Mirror, BBC bosses are preparing to reveal the viral star as this year’s entrant with his recent single ‘Space Man’. Ryder found viral acclaim after he started posting covers and at-home karaoke tracks at the beginning of lockdown in March 2020. By the end of the year, he was crowned TikTok’s most popular artist account. Advertisement With 7.7million followers and a range of famous fans including Justin Bieber and Alicia Keys, Ryder recently performed for an NME Home Sessions performance. It was announced last year that TaP Music – the global music publishing and management company behind the likes of Dua Lipa and Lana Del Rey – will collaborate with the BBC to choose a track and artist to represent the UK at the Song Contest. Meanwhile, Russia was recently banned from competing in this year’s Eurovision following backlash to an earlier statement from organisers saying the country would be allowed to compete despite launching a military assault on Ukraine. Ukraine officially severed diplomatic ties with Russia, and… Read More →

09MARNews

MC5 announce first album in over 50 years and US tour dates

MC5 have announced their first album in over 50 years and a series of US tour dates. READ MORE: The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has turned into a museum. Time for change The band took to Instagram earlier today (March 9) to post a video, which you can view below, featuring old footage of the punk veterans and a snippet of the album’s title track ‘Heavy Lifting’. The song also features Rage Against The Machine‘s Tom Morello. MC5 have reformed with original member Wayne Kramer, Pollo Elastica’s Brad Brooks, Stephen Perkins (Jane’s Addiction), Vicki Randle (Mavis Staples) and guitarist Stevie Salas. Advertisement The new LP, which is due to drop later this year, will be the band’s first proper studio effort since 1971’s ‘High Time’ and sees Kramer collaborating with Morello, Kesha, Jill Sobule, Tim McIlrath, and Alejandro Escovedo. The band will also hit the road for a US tour in May, dates for which you can view below. View this post on Instagram A post shared by MC5 (@mc5alive) Tickets for the shows will go on sale this Friday (March 11) and further information is available via Kramer’s Facebook page here. Meanwhile, MC5 were recently nominated for… Read More →

09MARNews

Franz Ferdinand join line-up for tonight’s Ukraine fundraiser gig in London

Franz Ferdinand have joined the line-up for a fundraising gig for Ukraine that is being held in London tonight (March 9). Night For Ukraine will take place at The Roundhouse this evening and also feature the likes of Bob Geldof and Chrissie Hynde. READ MORE: Ukrainian artists on the Russian crisis: “Now is the time to push for change” All money raised from the event will be donated to the Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) to support humanitarian and emergency response work in Ukraine and neighbouring countries. Advertisement Other acts on the bill include the Ukrainian-born Bloom Twins, Ukrainian baritone and Royal Opera House Principal Artist Yuriy Yurchuk, Imelda May, Jack Garratt, Eckoes, Peter Xan and more. Tickets for the fundraiser cost between £25 and £35 and can be purchased here. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Alex Kapranos (@alkapranos) In the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last month, Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos paid tribute to the “open and welcoming” people of Kyiv. In an Instagram post that showed a picture of him and his bandmates visiting the city, he reflected on his experiences and encounters there. “This is Kyiv when we visited less than three and… Read More →

09MARNews

Florence + The Machine announce new album ‘Dance Fever’

Florence + The Machine have announced details of their new album and revealed the record’s artwork in an Instagram post. The forthcoming LP will be the act’s first since ‘High As Hope’, their fourth album which was released in June 2018. READ MORE: The story of NME in 70 (mostly) seminal songs Posting on her personal Instagram account, Florence Welch shared the artwork for the new record, which reveals that it will be called ‘Dance Fever’. Advertisement The sleeve features the musician stood in front of a golden moon and dark branches, with a butterfly above her and two big pink flowers in her hair. The artwork was created by acclaimed photographer and filmmaker Autumn de Wilde. “A fairytale in 14 songs,” Welch captioned the post, adding that the record would be available to pre-order from 8am GMT, although she did not specify from which date. Further details about ‘Dance Fever’ have yet to be announced, including a release date and tracklist. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Florence Welch (@florence) In the last few weeks, Florence + The Machine have shared two new songs – first, with ‘King’ and earlier this week (March 7) with ‘Heaven Is… Read More →

09MARNews

The xx’s Oliver Sim announces debut solo single ‘Romance With A Memory’

The xx‘s Oliver Sim has announced that his debut solo single, ‘Romance With A Memory’, will be released tomorrow (March 10). Sim, who plays bass and is co-lead vocalist in The xx, will also share a new lyric video when the track drops at 3pm UK time tomorrow. READ MORE: Every single Mercury Prize winner: what happened next? A snippet of ‘Romance With A Memory’ has been shared today (March 9) by Sim on his Instagram account, which you can hear in the below clip. Advertisement “I cannot tell you how much joy it brings me to watch a ghoul having a good time,” Sim said in the caption about the video for the new song. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Oliver Sim (@hideousbastard) “I’ve made a compilation of some of my favourite monsters, killers and queers getting down to ‘Romance With A Memory’. I hope both the music and monsters make you feel as happy as they make me.” You can listen to Sim’s ‘Romance With A Memory’ in the below lyric video from 3pm on March 10. Sim will also begin The xx’s new monthly radio show on Apple Music 1, titled Interludes Radio,… Read More →

09MARHit Singles

Uncut – May 2022

HAVE A COPY SENT STRAIGHT TO YOUR HOME Paul McCartney, Jimmy Page, Low, David Bowie, Bob Dylan, Kurt Vile, Spiritualized, Wilco, Keith Richards, Mark Lanegan and all feature in the new Uncut, dated May 2022 and in UK shops from March 15 or available to buy online now. This issue comes with an exclusive free CD, comprising tracks featured in Uncut’s 300 Greatest Album. PAUL MCCARTNEY: We’re not the only ones with something to celebrate… On June 18, Paul McCartney turns 80. To celebrate this landmark birthday, we’ve asked friends, collaborators and admirers – including David Crosby, Elvis Costello, Klaus Voormann, Brian Wilson, Pattie Boyd, Paul Weller, Robert Plant, Pete Townshend, Noel Gallagher, Jeff Lynne, Nigel Godrich, Johnny Marr and Nile Rodgers– to share their most memorable Macca encounters with us. Starting out on a number 80 bus in the mid ’50s, we take in a historic meeting at St Peter’s Church Hall, trips to Hamburg and Rishikesh, margaritas at Cavendish Avenue and picnics in Yorkshire before arriving, some seven decades later, at the premiere for Get Back. Along the way, there is a poem from Donovan, a Polaroid from Lulu, a children’s game called Get The Guest and many, many… Read More →

09MARNews

Aretha Franklin’s granddaughter fails audition for ‘American Idol’

Aretha Franklin’s young granddaughter has been rejected from American Idol after auditioning for the long-running talent show last month. 15-year-old Grace Franklin didn’t advance from her audition on February 27. Speaking before her audition, she said: “I feel like people expect me to sing exactly like her, but I am my own artist and I have my own voice.” READ MORE: Respect review: Aretha Franklin biopic packs plenty of heart and soul Performing a version of Roberta Flack’s ‘Killing Me Softly’ in the style of the Fugees‘ iconic cover, Franklin was told by judge Luke Bryan that the performance “was all just a little sleepy and subdued to me,” while fellow judge Katy Perry called it “soft”. Advertisement Another performance, this time of her grandmother’s track ‘Ain’t No Way’, followed, but Franklin was unsuccessful in her attempts to reach the next round of the competition. Watch both performances below. Aretha Franklin died in August 2018 in Detroit at the age of 76. A biopic based on her life, Respect, premiered in UK cinemas last year, starring Jennifer Hudson as the Queen of Soul. NME gave Respect four stars upon its release, describing it as “a film with heart, as well as… Read More →

09MARNews

Hear snippets from Brave Girls’ upcoming mini-album, ‘Thank You’

Brave Girls have teased their upcoming mini-album ‘Thank You’ with a preview video featuring snippets of a majority of its songs. READ MORE: Brave Girls are proof that K-pop success can be fickle, but hard work – and good timing – pays off The clip, dubbed a “highlight medley”, was uploaded to Brave Entertainment’s official YouTube account earlier today (March 9). It features previews all fiveof the mini-album’s new songs, which includes title track ‘Thank You’ and a remix of that song. Advertisement All five tracks on ‘Thank You’ are produced by Brave Brothers, MABOOS, Chakun and Red Cookie, who have frequently worked with the group with their previously releases. ‘Thank You’ is slated for release on March 14, 6PM KST. Brave Girls’ upcoming mini-album marks their first release in eight months, following ‘After ‘We Ride’’ in August 2021. That release had been a repackaged version of their June mini-album ‘Summer Queen’. which came soon after the girl group achieved viral success with ‘Rollin” in early 2021. Additionally, Mnet has also announced that Brave Girls will be competing on the second season of its reality TV series Queendom. Other participating acts include LOONA, rookie girl group Kep1er, ex-GFRIEND trio VIVIZ… Read More →

09MARNews

Empire Of The Sun’s Luke Steele shares new single ‘Armageddon Slice’

Luke Steele from Empire Of The Sun and The Sleepy Jackson has shared a new single ‘Armageddon Slice’, the latest cut from his forthcoming solo album ‘Listen To The Water’. Written during the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, the track is carried by a bright yet pensive tone, with Steele meditating on mankind’s future above gentle fingerpicked acoustic guitar and warm synth pads. The accompanying music video sees Steele performing in waterways and forests. Watch it below: Advertisement The video actually opens with a poignant message from Steele regarding his path to completing ‘Listen To The Water’. “This solo record was a chance for me to be naked, fearless and on my own,” it reads. “There was a salvation and sadness, dreams and nightmares, heroes and villains, strange changes, epiphanies, miracles and madness. Somehow, I’m still alive.” Shortly after announcing ‘Listen To The Water’ – which is set for release on May 13 – Steele released its first single, ‘Common Man’, a track the artist said at the time was “about the underdog”. “The working class, forever hustling but sometimes it gets too much,” Steele said. “But the triumph is born from that struggle and you’ll see the glory within… Read More →

08MARNews

New study shows 98 per cent of female artists suffer from performance anxiety

A new study conducted by Pirate Studios has found that 98 per cent of female artists suffer from performance anxiety. The global network of studios asked their community of live artists and DJs about what changes were needed in the gig circuit. READ MORE: Nia Archives: jungle scene leader for a new generation of ravers In a post on their website to mark International Women’s Day, Pirate revealed that many female artists cited gender as the reason for their feelings around performance anxiety. They wrote that they are “28 per cent more likely to experience this than their male counterparts”. Advertisement The study mentioned one DJ who described her performance anxiety as coming from the perceived need to “compete” with male DJs, while another said that “performing at new and unfamiliar spaces” as “the only female on the lineup” can be a cause of anxiety. A third DJ noted feeling isolated at gigs: “Being surrounded by men as a female in a male-orientated industry can cause anxiety, especially if they all know each other.” In a survey supporting the #IWD2022 theme #BreakTheBias, Pirate found that female performers are 28% more likely to suffer performance anxiety than male artists. — PIRATE.COM… Read More →

08MARHit Singles

Robert Plant – Ultimate Music Guide

What next, after fronting the most successful rock band of all time? If you’re Robert Plant, you embark on a bold musical journey, now 40 years old. Having embraced the 1980s, its drum machines and haircuts, he has since pursued the rich essence of his music. “Please read the letter, I wrote it in my sleep / With help and consultation from the angels of the deep…” Buy a copy here!

08MARNews

Machine Gun Kelly says he wants BTS to perform at his wedding

Machine Gun Kelly has said that he wants BTS to perform at his wedding to Megan Fox. The Ohio artist – real name Colson Baker – appeared as a guest on yesterday’s episode (March 7) of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, where he was congratulated by the titular host on his recent engagement to Fox. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Machine Gun Kelly: “I’ve been jumping up and down on the table, believing in myself, for-fucking-ever” Baker was asked by DeGeneres which boyband he would want to play as he ties the knot. “Which boyband am I gonna know the most songs of? For sure NSYNC,” Kelly replied. Advertisement “But which band do I surprisingly know all these facts about? BTS… I think I have a better chance of getting BTS to come.” MGK said he met BTS at the Billboard Music Awards 2021, adding that the K-pop group were “stoked to meet me”. You can watch a clip from the recent Ellen interview below. Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox announced their engagement in January, having met on the set of the film Midnight In The Switchgrass. MGK later explained that the couple decided to release a video of the proposal… Read More →