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CHVRCHES return to ‘The Tonight Show’ for ‘Good Girls’ performance
CHVRCHES were the musical guest on the most recent episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, performing latest single ‘Good Girls’. READ MORE: Chvrches: “Are the machines evil, or are we?” The performance, which aired last night, begins with with a tracking shot of the horizon before honing in on a small television. Vocalist Lauren Mayberry can be seen on the screen, before appearing in-person and moving to a new location in front of the rest of the band to complete the performance. Watch the performance below: Advertisement The performance marked the fourth time CHVRCHES have appeared on The...
Gene Simmons has apologised for comparing David Lee Roth to “a bloated, naked Elvis”
Gene Simmons has publicly apologised after David Lee Roth took offence to comments Simmons made about the Van Halen frontman in a recent interview. Last year, Roth opened for KISS on their ‘End of the Road’ farewell tour before it was called off due to the pandemic. When the tour recommenced earlier this month, Roth was not present, and Simmons went on to confirm he was no longer on support duties in an interview with Rolling Stone. “It bears noting that during Dave’s heyday, nobody did what he did,” he said. He went on to add that Roth was...
Bill Wyman pays tribute to Charlie Watts: “You were like a brother to me”
Bill Wyman has shared a heartfelt tribute to his former Rolling Stones bandmate Charlie Watts after the drummer died yesterday aged 80. READ MORE: Charlie Watts, 1941 – 2021: the ballast that kept The Rolling Stones tempered and on-track Wyman was the Stones’ bassist from their formation in 1962 up to his announced departure in 1993, although he had already quit the band after the 1989–90 ‘Steel Wheels/Urban Jungle’ tours. Watts’ London publicist Bernard Doherty confirmed the news of the drummer’s death in a statement provided to the PA news agency yesterday (August 24). Posting on Instagram, Wyman shared...
Kanye West’s new ‘DONDA’ listening party will offer on-site COVID vaccinations
Kanye West‘s forthcoming ‘DONDA’ event in Chicago is reportedly set to include optional coronavirus jabs for attendees. READ MORE: Kanye West’s much-delayed 10th album ‘DONDA’: the story so far Earlier today (August 25) it was confirmed that the Chicago event at Soldier Field stadium won’t require proof of vaccination as a condition of entry. Now, according to TMZ, a spokesperson for the football stadium where Kanye will host the latest listening party tomorrow (August 26) – long after the album’s release was originally slated – will provide more than 1,500 doses of the Pfizer and Johnson & Johnson vaccines...
Masks required for Harry Styles’ US tour alongside vaccinations and COVID tests
Organisers of Harry Styles‘ upcoming US tour have today (August 25) announced COVID safety protocols for fans attending the shows. READ MORE: Here’s what your favourite boundary pushing Harry Styles outfit says about you Styles’ ‘Love On Tour’, which was postponed from last year until this autumn due to the ongoing pandemic, will require attendees to wear masks at all venues. It will also be mandatory for ticketholders to either show proof of full coronavirus vaccination or a negative PCR test taken within 48 hours of entering one of the concerts. The pop star’s shows at NYC’s Madison Square...
Poppy shares new single ‘So Mean’ with self-directed video
Poppy has shared a music video for her exuberant new pop-punk single ‘So Mean’. READ MORE: Poppy live in LA: a playful, poised and punk dispatch from a post-genre world The track is the latest to be taken from her new album ‘Flux’, produced by Justin Meldal-Johnsen (M83, Deafheaven, St. Vincent), and follows ‘Her’, the title track, and previous surprise EP ‘Eat’. The self-directed video showcases a taste of Poppy’s live show in which she performs in a small room with a full live band. “Can you keep a secret? Keep it undercover/ Every day I wake up, it’s a...
The 1975’s Matty Healy says the band is at work on another “classic record”
Matty Healy has shared an update with fans about a new The 1975 album. READ MORE: Who and what are Drive Like I Do? The frontman, who has also been teasing material from his side project Drive Like I Do this year, posted a new photo on Instagram today (August 25) in which he appeared to poke fun at the prospect of releasing another “classic record”. “Making another ‘classic record’ smh,” he wrote next to a mirror selfie of him flexing his left bicep. Advertisement The 1975’s last album was 2020’s ‘Notes On A Conditional Form’. A new release would...
Listen to club-ready new Sigrid song ‘Burning Bridges’
Sigrid has shared her new single ‘Burning Bridges’ – listen below. READ MORE: Sigrid: “There’s a part of me that comes out when I play live – it’s my superpower” The Norwegian pop artist’s new song premiered on BBC Radio 1 today (August 25) as residency host Charli XCX‘s Hottest Record. It follows ‘Mirror’, which was released in May, and is seemingly the latest taste of what’s to come from her forthcoming, as-yet-unannounced second album. Advertisement The singer-songwriter shared the official cover art for her new single last week (August 18) alongside a snippet of the song. She also detailed...
Aaron Dessner says indie and alternative music is “kind of a myth now”
Aaron Dessner has said that the distinctions between genres are “melting” following his recent collaborations with Taylor Swift. READ MORE: Big Red Machine – ‘How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last?’: Taylor Swift-assisted melancholy As well as working with Swift on her two indie folk-influenced albums from last year – ‘Folklore’ and ‘Evermore’ – the pair teamed up recently for Dessner’s latest Big Red Machine record with Bon Iver‘s Justin Vernon, ‘How Long Do You Think It’s Gonna Last?’ Speaking to The Irish Times in an interview published today (August 25), the National guitarist spoke about why he...Recent Posts
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