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DMA’s tease arrival of new single ‘I Don’t Need To Hide’

DMA’s are teasing the arrival of a new single called ‘I Don’t Need To Hide’. READ MORE: DMA’S – ‘THE GLOW’ review: a hyper-charged record of dance and decadence from the evolving Sydney trio The band shared a short clip on Twitter with the song’s apparent title. It shows the band in a rehearsal space gearing up to perform the new track. There’s a website linked to the arrival of the new song too, which you can check out here. Advertisement Around cities including London, Glasgow and Manchester, the band are also teasing new music with posters that contain a QR code. That takes you directly to the short clip, which you can watch below: https://t.co/736kI2UkZj pic.twitter.com/6KQPaPgifK — DMA'S (@dmasmusic) August 7, 2022 DMA’s most recent release, the ‘I Love You Unconditionally, Sure Am Going To Miss You’ EP, was released in August 2021. Speaking to NME last year, guitarist Johnny Took said that the sound of the EP could be a sign of things to come on the band’s forthcoming fourth album. “When you have an experience like making this EP, it’s amazing how much you learn about yourself. It makes you realise where you’re at and what path… Read More →

09AUGNews

When We Were Young festival announces series of sideshow events

Las Vegas’ upcoming emo nostalgia festival When We Were Young has announced a series of sideshows in addition to the main event. My Chemical Romance, Paramore, AFI, The Used, Bring Me The Horizon, Taking Back Sunday and more are all set to perform at the Las Vegas Festival Ground on October 10, 23 and 29, as are many other acts from the ’90s/early ’00s emo, punk and rock era. As Rock Sound reports, three separate special concerts will now also take place on Friday, October 21. Advertisement A Day To Remember are due to play the Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort in Vegas with support coming from The Used, Movements and Magnolia Park. Sin City venue Brooklyn Bowl, meanwhile, is hosting gigs from Story Of The Year, Sleeping With Sirens and The Summer Set. It’s gonna be a 90’s party! So stoked to announce we’ll be joining our friends in @StoryoftheYear & @thesummerset for a special @WWWYFest Sideshow on October 21st at The Brooklyn Bowl! Pre-sale starts tomorrow at 10am PT with code STRANGE. Tickets on sale FRIDAY 8/12. pic.twitter.com/8UX4krY1OQ — Sleeping With Sirens (@SWStheband) August 9, 2022 So pumped to play a co headline show with @maydayparade after @WWWYFest in Vegas!!! 8/9 Presale: 8123 Priority and Pillar 10… Read More →

09AUGNews

Motown songwriter Lamont Dozier has died

Lamont Dozier, a Motown songwriter responsible for hits by The Supremes, The Four Tops and The Isley Brothers, has died at the age of 81. READ MORE: The best Motown songs of all time Dozier’s son, Lamont Dozier Jr, confirmed the news in an Instagram post shared earlier today (August 9), writing: “Rest in Heavenly Peace, Dad!??????!!!” The songwriter’s cause of death has not yet been revealed. As one third of production team Holland–Dozier–Holland, Dozier was the brains behind 10 of The Supremes’ 12 US Number One singles including ‘Baby Love’, ‘You Keep Me Hanging On’, ‘Where Did Our Love Go’ and ‘Stop! In The Name Of Love’. Holland–Dozier–Holland were inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 1988 and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lamont Dozier Jr (@lamontdozierjr_fa_real) Detroit-born Dozier started his musical career working for a few local labels with little success before joining songwriting brothers Brian and Eddie Holland to start work at Motown Records in 1962. From there, early success bloomed with hits written for Martha And The Vandellas. In 1964 the songwriting trio released ‘Where Did Our Love Go’, the first of… Read More →

08AUGNews

Watch Ozzy Osbourne’s surprise performance at the Commonwealth Games

Ozzy Osbourne made a surprise appearance at this year’s Commonwealth Games closing ceremony. Watch a clip of the performance below. READ MORE: The NME Big Read – Ozzy Osbourne: “This album saved my life” The Black Sabbath frontman had previously shared his desire to attend this year’s event in his hometown of Birmingham. It was believed that he would not be able to attend due to currently recovering from an operation last month. Taking to Instagram last week, he shared footage of ‘Paranoid’ being played out on the BBC over footage of the Games. “This was played at the end of today’s #CommonwealthGames. I really wish I could have been there with you all. Just amazing for Birmingham!” he wrote. Advertisement Tonight (August 8), Osbourne made it to the games, however, performing ‘Paranoid’ with Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, drummer Tommy Clufetos and bassist Adam Wakeman. “I love you, Birmingham – it’s good to be back!” he said before the closing set. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Birmingham 2022 (@birminghamcg22) Later, Osbourne took to Instagram again, this time sharing a clip from the performance. “What a way to bring it all to an end!” he said, adding: “Thank… Read More →

08AUGNews

BLACKPINK confirm ‘Born Pink’ world tour

BLACKPINK have announced details of their ‘Born Pink’ world tour, which kicks off later this year. READ MORE: The 15 best K-pop songs of 2022 – so far The global run of shows kicks off with two nights in Seoul on October 16 and 17 before heading to North America for a series of concerts. The ‘Born Pink’ world tour will then see Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé and Lisa visit Europe to finish off 2022, with the group also scheduled to play the likes of Australia, Singapore and Thailand in 2023. It is, according to their record label YG Entertainment, “the largest world tour in the history of a K-pop girl group”. Advertisement Venues and ticket details for the tour have yet to be confirmed, with the band also promising “more” dates to be announced. Check out the confirmed dates of BLACKPINK’s ‘Born Pink’ world tour below: OCTOBER 2022 15 Seoul, South Korea 16 Seoul, South Korea 25 Dallas, North America 29 Houston, North America NOVEMBER 02 Atlanta, North America 06 Hamilton, North America 07 Hamilton, North America 10 Chicago, North America 11 Chicago, North America 14 Newark, North America 15 Newark, North America 19 Los Angeles, North America 30 London, United Kingdom DECEMBER 01… Read More →

08AUGHit Singles

Tom Waits shares unreleased live recordings

Leading up to the release of 20th anniversary editions of Alice and Blood Money, Tom Waits is putting out previously unreleased live versions of songs from the records. ORDER NOW: Wilco are on the cover of the latest issue of Uncut You can hear “All the World is Green” from Blood Money – recorded in Milan in 2008 as part of Waits’ Glitter & Doom Tour… … while “Fish and Bird” from Alice – recorded in London in 2004. Alice and Blood Money were originally released on the same day – May 7, 2002. Both albums came about as a consequence of Waits and co-writer Kathleen Brennan’s recent collaborations with playwright Robert Wilson. The music on Alice featured in Wilson’s avant-garde opera, while Blood Money served as the basis of Wilson’s adaptation of Georg Buchner’s play Woyzeck.

08AUGNews

Rival Schools announce deluxe reissue of ‘United By Fate’, share new version of ‘Holding Sand’

Rival Schools have announced a deluxe reissue of debut album ‘United By Fate’ and shared an acoustic version of ‘Holding Sand’ – check it out below. READ MORE: Quicksand’s Walter Schreifels: “I feel kinship with a band like Turnstile” Originally released in August 2001, the deluxe anniversary edition of ‘United By Fate’ will feature the original 13 songs remastered for vinyl alongside every official ‘United By Fate’ B-side, all of Rival Schools’ tracks from their split with Onelinedrawing (never before released on vinyl), and an acoustic take on ‘Holding Sand’, which can be heard below. Advertisement A collector’s edition of the reissue is also being released, with the deluxe record coming alongside a hardcover 64-page book that includes handwritten lyrics and never-before-seen photos from the post-hardcore band’s personal archives. The ‘United By Fate’ reissue is set for digital release on October 28 while the deluxe and collector’s editions are coming November 25 for Record Store Day, via Run For Cover Records. The ‘United By Fate: Deluxe Edition’ tracklist is as follows: 01. ‘Travel By Telephone’ 02. ‘Everything Has Its Point’ 03. ‘High Acetate’ 04. ‘Undercovers On’ 05. ‘Good Things’ 06. ‘Used For Glue’ 07. ‘World Invitational’ 08. ‘The Switch’ 09…. Read More →

08AUGNews

The BBC’s first Gaming Prom is now available on iPlayer

The BBC Proms’ first gaming-themed programme, ‘Gaming Prom – From 8-bit to Infinity‘, is now available for fans to listen to online. READ MORE: Tons of famous bands and musicians are composing for games right now, and we’re here for it Last Monday (August 1), the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra played a set of gaming’s most iconic scores, with the programme ranging from 1980s retro game soundtracks to some that were released in the last few years. The full 105-minute performance can now be listened to on BBC iPlayer, though an account is required to watch it. Advertisement On this being the BBC’s first Gaming Prom, programme composer Robert Ames said, “It’s really important that [game music] is featured, it’s a massive part of culture now, and we’re going to shine a light on it.” As for what songs the Gaming Prom covered, the BBC shared that “nostalgia for millennials is guaranteed as the concert opens with two newly commissioned compositions that weave together 1980s and 1990s gaming music, from Chronos to Pokémon Red, as well as instantly recognisable digital sound effects.” Kingdom Hearts II. Credit: Square Enix “The lush orchestral scoring of Final Fantasy 8 and Kingdom Hearts form the… Read More →

08AUGNews

The Offspring are safe after their vehicle caught fire en route to a show

The Offspring have said they are all safe, after one of their cars caught fire in Canada as they were heading to a show. READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – The Offspring Taking to Twitter on Saturday (August 6), the band explained that they’d been on their way to a show in Rimouski, Quebec when “something flew off the vehicle in front of us” and became stuck underneath one of their cars. A short video shared with the tweet showed a black car on the side of a road, engulfed in thick smoke and flames. Advertisement All members of the band and their entourage were reported as safe, however The Offspring did note that their “luggage, passports, laptops and pretty much everything else was destroyed”. While traveling through Canada yesterday, something flew off the vehicle in front of us and became wedged underneath one of our SUVs and it caught fire. Everyone got out safely, but the luggage, passports, laptops and pretty much everything else was destroyed. pic.twitter.com/8CjLep1Bei — The Offspring (@offspring) August 6, 2022 The band continued to say they had made it safely to Rimouski, and that last Saturday’s festival appearance at Les Grandes Fêtes… Read More →

07AUGNews

Roger Waters defends branding Joe Biden as a war criminal: “He’s fuelling the fire in the Ukraine”

During a politically charged new interview with CNN, former Pink Floyd frontman Roger Waters offered a defence for his labelling of US President Joe Biden as a war criminal. READ MORE: 50 geeky facts about Pink Floyd Waters is currently on tour across North America with his latest stage show, ‘This Is Not A Drill’, having played 15 dates in the region since early July. For the show, Waters’ stage is lined with giant screens, which at one point, display a slideshow of people that Waters has branded as “war criminals”. Biden is shown among the cohort – right after his predecessor, Donald Trump – with a label asserting to concertgoers that the current US President is “just getting started”. Advertisement Speaking with CNN’s Michael Smerconish (who notes that he’s a fan of Waters’ music, but disagrees with him on some of his political viewpoints), Waters was asked why he considers Biden to be a fit for the inflammatory slideshow. “Well, he’s fuelling the fire in the Ukraine, for a start – that is a huge crime,” the artist answered, rhetorically posing to Smerconish: “Why won’t the United States of America encourage [Volodymyr] Zelenskyy, the [Ukrainian] president, to negotiate, obviating… Read More →

06AUGNews

Beyoncé joins forces with Madonna for ‘The Queens’ remix of ‘Break My Soul’

Beyoncé has come through with yet another remix of ‘Break My Soul’, this time linking up with Madonna for a take on the lead single from ‘Renaissance’ dubbed ‘The Queens Remix’. READ MORE: Beyoncé – ‘Renaissance’ review: a celebration of love and Black joy Clocking in at almost six minutes long, the track leans heavily into the original song’s house and disco influences. It marks the first proper collaboration between Beyoncé and Madonna, though the former did appear in the video for the latter’s Nicki Minaj-assisted 2015 single ‘Bitch I’m Madonna’. It also comes as the fifth official remix for ‘Break My Soul’, riding hot on the heels of a four-track remix EP that Bey dropped on Thursday (August 4). That release features new spins on the song – which initially arrived as our first preview of ‘Renaissance’ back in June – by Honey Dijon, will.i.am, Terry Hunter and Nita Aviance. Advertisement Have a listen to ‘Break My Soul (The Queens Remix)’ below: Yesterday (August 5), it was confirmed that ‘Renaissance’ had charted in the UK as Beyoncé’s fourth Number One album, while ‘Break My Soul’ became her highest-charting solo hit in 14 years. The burst of good news followed… Read More →

05AUGNews

Echo & The Bunnymen’s Ian McCulloch sings at Happy Mondays’ Paul Ryder’s funeral

Echo and The Bunnymen’s Ian McCulloch has sung at Happy Mondays’ Paul Ryder’s funeral. Ryder, who was the bassist of the Happy Mondays and brother of frontman Shaun, died last month at the age of 58. Posting the news on social media, the band wrote: “The Ryder family and Happy Mondays band members are deeply saddened and shocked to say that Paul Ryder passed away this morning. A true pioneer and legend. He will be forever missed.” Alan McGee, who was in attendance at the service, described it as an “amazing send off” and recalled how he spoke at the beginning of the funeral, which took place in Manchester yesterday (August 4). McGee also shared that both McCulloch and Rowetta later sang at the funeral in tribute. “Amazing send off for my friend Paul Ryder of @happymondaysofficial today in Mancunia .. ian brown / bez and me all shared our memories of Horse ..,” McGee wrote. “Rowetta and Ian [McCulloch] both sang .. I’m glad I spoke at the beginning as the service went on it seemed to get heavier .. at one point I looked up [and] every member of the band was crying .. we loved you Paul Ryder.”… Read More →

05AUGHit Singles

Amanda Shires – Take It Like A Man

To really know somebody is to know all the little ways to hurt them. It’s fitting, then, that the most devastating moments on Take It Like A Man are rarely the most dramatic. “You can say it’s all my fault, we just couldn’t get along”, she sings on the quietly dignified “Fault Lines”. “Just so you know, I’ll say ‘I don’t know’/But no-one’s gonna be asking me”. ORDER NOW: Wilco are on the cover of the latest issue of Uncut Like a lot of people – like a lot of wives and mothers – Shires experienced something of a compression of identity during the pandemic, locked down at home near Nashville with her husband, the musician Jason Isbell, and their daughter. A touring musician since joining the Texas Playboys on fiddle at the age of 15, Shires had a considerable body of work to her name before meeting Isbell, whose career-defining albums Southeastern and Something More Than Free charted their courtship and the role Shires played in helping him get sober. As Isbell’s star climbed, the love story captured in his songs charmed fans beyond Shires’ own work: on her solo material; with John Prine and in Isbell’s backing band… Read More →

04AUGNews

Daft Punk VR event featuring ‘Random Access Memories’ is coming to LA

A Daft Punk inspired VR event featuring the Parisian duo’s 2013 album ‘Random Access Memories’ is set to be launched in Los Angeles tonight (August 4). READ MORE: The enduring influence of Daft Punk: “They gave off this attitude of not giving a fuck” Taking place at the 12,000-capacity VR venue the Wisdome, the show dubbed ‘CONTACT’ will feature a rotating cast of DJs performing tracks from the album accompanied by 360-degree visuals powered by a VR dome and live circus performers. The performance will take place within a 3D LED cube stage, similar to the iconic pyramid set-up that the duo performed from during their ‘Alive 2007’ tour. Advertisement “CONTACT is a multisensory dance party meets immersive space opera inspired by the legendary duo: Daft Punk,” according to an official description via VRScout. “This cutting-edge original narrative production works with an evolving roster of best-in-class DJs and multidisciplinary performers for the ultimate tribute to Daft Punk’s legacy. Join two DJ robots from the future on a journey through the cosmos!” The show will run for two-and-a-half hours, with three initial performances scheduled to take place tonight, tomorrow (August 5) and Saturday (August 6). Tickets are on sale now and can be… Read More →

03AUGNews

Pulled Apart By Horses unveil details of new album, ‘Reality Cheques’

Pulled Apart By Horses have unveiled details of a new album, ‘Reality Cheques’. The band’s fifth album is set for release on September 30 via Alcopop! Records. As well as this, the band have unveiled details of an extensive run of shows in October in support of the new record. Tickets go on general sale this Friday August 5 with a fan pre-sale taking place on Wednesday August 3. Advertisement Check out the full list of dates below and buy tickets here. SEPTEMBER 9 – Hull – Adelphi OCTOBER 1 – Leeds – Brudenell Social Club 2 – Liverpool – EBGB’s 4 – Manchester – Factory 5 – Huddersfield – Parish 6 – Glasgow – Broadcast 7 – Sunderland – Pop Recs 12 – Cambridge – Portland Arms 13 – St Albans – The Horn 14 – Bridgwater – Cobblestones 15 – Norwich – Waterfront Studio 20 – Stoke – Underground 21 – Birmingham – Asylum 23 – Bristol – Rough Trade 24 – Swansea – Bunkhouse 27 – Milton Keynes – The Craufurd Arms 28 – London – The Garage 29 – Ashford – The Glass House 30 – Brighton – The Hope & Ruin Speaking about the band’s new… Read More →

03AUGNews

Sports Team unveil jaunty new single, ‘The Drop’

Sports Team have unveiled a jaunty new single today (August 3) called ‘The Drop’ – check it out below. READ MORE: Sports Team: “We’ve got to the point where we’re just inevitable” The latest taster of the band’s upcoming second studio album, ‘Gulp!’, the track “inspects the relentless nature of work culture”, according to a press statement. Speaking about ‘The Drop’, the band said: “It’s questioning a constant striving for achievement, never really enjoying the moments and ‘Katie dying waiting for the right time to retire’. Today the internet told me they’ve found ‘pits on the moon where humans could comfortably live and work’, brilliant.” Advertisement The band’s new album, which leans heavily on the influence of Brian Ferry, is due for release via Island Records on September 23. [VIDEO] Sports Team worked with director, filmmaker and architect A.T. Mann on the video for ‘The Drop’, shooting over the course of two days at the Duke Of Norfolk’s weekend escape; whipping through its endless halls, while Alex Rice high-wires between its towers. Talking about the video, Mann said: “When I stepped through the sonic journey of ‘The Drop’ I dreamed of a poet caught in his own urban web of city lights,… Read More →

03AUGNews

Show Me The Body frontman pushes selfie-taking fan off-stage onto speaker stack

Show Me The Body frontman Julian Cashwan Pratt pushed a fan off-stage after they got up to film themselves next to the band. The New York hardcore group, who released the single ‘Loose Talk’ last month, are currently out on the road in North America with Soul Glo and WiFiGawd. READ MORE: Show Me The Body – the world’s most terrifying live band – return to London Following a recent gig, fan-shot footage emerged of one crowd member crashing the stage and taking a video while standing close to Pratt. The singer and banjoist reacted by stepping away from the mic and shoving the man over. Advertisement As a result, the fan fell and knocked over a large speaker stack. Show Me The Body have since shared the clip on their official Instagram, simply captioning it: “NO DISRESPECT” – check it out below. View this post on Instagram A post shared by SHOW ME THE BODY (@showmethebody) Show Me The Body are scheduled to resume their tour in Seattle, Washington tonight (August 3) before making further stops in cities such as Vancouver, Portland, Baltimore and Las Vegas. The band released their second studio album, ‘Dog Whistle’, back in 2019. They followed… Read More →

02AUGNews

ABBA and Elton John work together on new TikTok song mashup

ABBA’s Benny Anderson and Elton John have worked together on a new song mash-up for TikTok. READ MORE: Elton John: “I’m not interested in the past – not even Elton John’s past” The pair remotely performed a live rendition of each of their songs before they were blended in the TikTok audio app. Anderson played ABBA’s 1979 hit ‘Chiquitita’ while John played his 1973 smash, ‘Bennie And The Jets’. Advertisement Anderson can be seen sat at his piano playing the opening bars to ‘Chiquitita’ before it later pans to John who is sat at his piano playing ‘Benny And The Jets’. “Heard that ‘Chiquitita’ was trending again… with Elton John!” the caption on the official ABBA TikTok account reads. The TikTok user captioned the source video: “For all your gorgeous summer transitions.” The audio has since been used in over 54,000 videos on the app. Check the video out here: @abba Heard that ’Chiquitita’ was trending again…with @Elton John! #ABBA #pop #piano ♬ Benny and Chiquitita – reymifasol Advertisement John recently began the UK leg of his Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour in Norwich on June 15. Having first announced the first UK dates for his final ever run of… Read More →

02AUGNews

David Baddiel says ‘Three Lions’ Euros song could be retired as England Women’s team “have reset the clock”

David Baddiel has said that his ‘Three Lions’ football anthem with Frank Skinner and The Lightning Seeds could be “put to bed” after the England Women’s team’s Euro 2022 victory. READ MORE: Why ‘Three Lions’ is still the ultimate football anthem The comedian said in a new interview that the song, which had become part of the fabric of English football culture after decades without an international tournament win, could be less of a staple in cheering on players in future fixtures. “The women have reset the clock,” Baddiel told BBC Radio 4’s Today programme (via The Guardian) after the win, which erased 56 years of England failing to secure a trophy. Advertisement ‘Three Lions (Football’s Coming Home)’ was released in May 1996 to mark that year’s UEFA European Championship (aka the Euros), which England was hosting. The lyric “30 years of hurt” in the chorus was a reflection on the fact that England hadn’t won a trophy since triumphing against West Germany in the 1966 FIFA World Cup. When asked if it was now time to retire the song as well as decades of gloomy expectations, Baddiel said: “I’m very happy to think the song would, in a way, be… Read More →

01AUGNews

Drake postpones reunion show with Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne through COVID

Drake has postponed his reunion show with Nicki Minaj and Lil Wayne after testing positive for COVID-19. READ MORE: Drake – ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ review: rapper’s house makeover provides long-overdue career boost Drake had been due to perform with the pair tonight (August 1) but was forced to abandon his plans after the diagnosis. He had been due to perform tonight as part of a Young Money reunion show, which Drake said will now be rescheduled “to the SOONEST date possible,” according to a post on his Instagram Story. Advertisement “I will keep the city posted and share the new date whenever we have it locked,” he continued. “Until then I hope everyone stays safe and healthy and I love you all I am so sorry for letting you down on our weekend together and the moment I test negative I will give you everything I got on stage (except the covid).” Drake and Nelly Furtado – CREDIT: Getty At the weekend, Drake joined Nelly Furtado on stage in Canada for a rendition of ‘I’m Like A Bird’. On Thursday (July 28), Drake kicked off his new Toronto-based concert series at local venue History. During the set, Drake ‘I’m Like A Bird’ and ‘Promiscuous’ with… Read More →

01AUGNews

Rapper Lioness keeps getting mistaken for the England team

Rapper Lioness has revealed that she keeps getting mistaken for the England team in a new tweet. Her Twitter handle, which is @LionessOfficial is being mistaken for that of the official England women’s football team – The Lionesses – something that has seen the rapper getting incorrectly mentioned on the social media platform over the last day. “My Mentions Are A Mess” the rapper joked on Twitter today, a day after the football team beat Germany 2-1 to win Euro 2022. My Mentions Are A Mess ? — L!ONESS (@LionessOfficial) July 31, 2022 Advertisement Yesterday (July 31), England’s Ella Toone’s scored the first goal in the game before Germany’s Lina Magull equalised in the 79th minute. It was Chloe Kelly’s extra-time goal gave England a 2-1 victory over Germany to win Euro 2022 in front of a record-breaking crowd of 87,192 at Wembley. Reacting to the news, Blur’s Dave Rowntree tweeted: “Brilliant! Just Brilliant!” Kasabian added: “Can’t believe it, historys been made! Congratulations to all the @Lionesses When you hit the wall you get back up again.” Others reacting to the news included The Rolling Stones’ Ronnie Wood who tweeted, “you’ve made us so proud” while The Subways wrote “standing ovation… Read More →