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Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason hails Charlie Watts as “possibly the most underrated of the great rock’n’roll drummers”
Former Pink Floyd drummer Nick Mason has hailed The Rolling Stones‘ Charlie Watts as “possibly the most underrated of all the great rock’n’roll drummers”. READ MORE: Charlie Watts, 1941 – 2021: the ballast that kept The Rolling Stones tempered and on-track Mason took to social media this morning (August 25) to share a tribute to Watts, who died yesterday (August 24) aged 80. A cause of death is not yet known. “So sad to lose Charlie,” the message began, adding that the late musician had “no master classes or tutorial books, no solos, or fancy gymnastics, just exactly the right...
Watch Dead & Company recreate Grateful Dead’s Woodstock ’69 set
Dead & Company recreated Grateful Dead’s 1969 Woodstock set in full during a show held on the original festival site – watch the footage below. The US band – which consists of former Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann – took to the stage in Bethel Woods, New York on Monday (August 23) as part of their current 2021 tour. READ MORE: John Mayer – ‘Sob Rock’ review: guitar hero mines nostalgic gold Completed by John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti, Dead & Company played an 18-song set that incorporated Grateful Dead’s five-song Woodstock ’69...
IDLES to play matinee headline set at London’s Wide Awake festival
IDLES have announced that they’re set to play an afternoon headline set at next week’s Wide Awake festival in South London. The band will take to the stage at 1.30pm in Brockwell Park, before the likes of Daniel Avery and Black Midi play sets later in the day. READ MORE: 10 unmissable new acts to catch at festivals this summer The one-day London festival, which has been organised by a number of the founders of Field Day, had been hoping to debut in 2020 but it was forced to push back its plans due to the coronavirus pandemic. Advertisement Now, the inaugural event will take...
Indigo De Souza Is Just Being Honest
By Max Freedman Indigo de Souza writes about thrilling moments of personal revelation as though finally cementing a long-fomenting, highly specific feeling is the ultimate emotional release. When she sings, “Now that everyone’s gone, I can tell you the truth / I don’t love you, I like you!” on 2018’s “Take Off Ur Pants,” she yelps it with so much ecstasy and liberation you can visualize triple exclamation marks. A standout instance of unburdening and excitement on Any Shape You Take, the follow-up to her anthemic yet spare debut I Love My Mom, is of a kindred spirit. “I’d...
Phil Lynott statue unveiled in late Thin Lizzy frontman’s birthplace
A statue of Phil Lynott – who fronted Dublin rockers Thin Lizzy from their 1969 formation until their first breakup in 1983 – has been unveiled in the Staffordshire town of West Bromwich, where he was born. The new statue of Lynott was crowdfunded by Thin Lizzy fans and designed by a local sculptor named Luke Perry. It was unveiled on August 20 – what would have been Lynott’s 72nd birthday. The sculpture features a bronze likeness of the singer and bassist on a metal plinth. “Phil Lynott. Son of West Bromwich. Born in this town 20th August 1949,”...
More than 1,000 Latitude Festival attendees test positive for COVID-19 after event
Over 1,000 music fans who attended last month’s Latitude Festival later tested positive for COVID-19, government figures say READ MORE: Latitude 2021 review: exhilarating headliners and breakthrough acts galore The event was held in Suffolk last month, the week after England dropped all restrictions on gatherings. It was organised as part of the government’s Events Research Programme (ERP), meaning everyone in attendance had to provide proof of double vaccination or a negative lateral flow test. Results from the event show that around 37,000 visitors attended the festival each day from July 21-24, and despite the entry requirements, 432 people...
Red Velvet on ‘Queendom’: “It was more about finding empowerment as a team”
South Korean girl group Red Velvet have shared the message behind the title track of their latest mini-album, ‘Queendom’. READ MORE: Red Velvet – ‘Queendom’ review: a safe but sometimes spellbinding return from SM’s ruling girl group The five-member group talked about creative process behind the making of ‘Queendom’ in a recent interview with MTV, during which, vocalist Joy noted that “for this particular comeback, it was more about finding empowerment as a team collectively”. She also added that the members’ ability to “fall back into step with each other comes naturally”, in reference to the group’s lengthy year-and-a-half...
Lorde performs ‘Solar Power’ on ‘Corden’ to kick off week-long residency
This week, Lorde has taken over The Late Late Show With James Corden for a residency of performances. Now dubbed The Lorde Lorde Show With Lorde, the singer will perform music all week on the show, and kicked off with a performance of the title track from new album ‘Solar Power’ – watch it below. READ MORE: Lorde – ‘Solar Power’ review: a dazzling hat-trick from a master of her craft Ahead of the performance of the song, Lorde was introduced as the show’s new star for this week (August 23-26), much to host Corden’s disapproval. Advertisement Watch the intro...
Paramore’s Hayley Williams appears to have been given a writing credit on Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Good 4 U’
Hayley Williams and Josh Farro – Paramore’s frontwoman and former guitarist, respectively – appear to have been added to the credits of Olivia Rodrigo’s song ‘Good 4 U’. A listing in the repertory of the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) notes that Williams and Farro (who left Paramore in 2010) are now credited on the track, listed as writers alongside Rodrigo and producer Dan Nigro. Williams and Farro were not originally credited, according to a Billboard story listing the song’s full credits published in May, the month ‘Good 4 U’ was released. Advertisement Williams revealed the...Recent Posts
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