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Soft Cell announce first new album in 20 years, ‘*Happiness Not Included’
Soft Cell have announced the release of their first new album in 20 years, ‘*Happiness Not Included’. It comes after the synth-pop duo, comprised of Marc Almond and Dave Ball, revealed in April that they were busy at work on what will be the follow-up to 2002’s ‘Cruelty Without Beauty’. The idea for the group’s fifth album – which sees them work with Grammy-winning Phillip Larsen – emerged from their final show at London’s O2 Arena in 2018, at which Almond and Ball realised they hadn’t seen each other “in about 15 years”. Advertisement Speaking on the direction of...
Lana Del Rey Wants A ‘Secret Life’ In Serene New Bleachers Song
Lana Del Rey is featured on Jack Antonoff’s new Bleachers song “Secret Life,” which was released Wednesday (July 28). The song is fifth track on Bleachers’s upcoming album, Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night, which will be released on July 30. On this pensive guitar ballad, Antonoff sings that he wants to have “a secret life where they can get bored out of their minds,” away from chaos, with help from Lana. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bgqRtD4hSJk “I just wanna have you in a secret life / ‘Cause I’m sick of chasing all these holy ghosts / Been tryna tell you I...
Bleachers share hazy new Lana Del Rey collaboration ‘Secret Life’
Bleachers have collaborated with Lana Del Rey on new song ‘Secret Life’ – hear the track below. READ MORE: All hail Bleachers, the band it’s impossible not to fall in love with The song is taken from ‘Take The Sadness Out Of Saturday Night’, which is Jack Antonoff’s third album under the Bleachers moniker, and will come out on Friday (July 30). “i’m sick of chasing after all my ghosts, been trying to tell you i want you the most,” Antonoff sings on the hazy, country-tinged track. Advertisement ‘Take The Sadness Out Of Saturday Night’ has so far been previewed...
Pete Davidson says he’s “really fucking nervous” about playing Joey Ramone
Pete Davidson has opened up about his preparation to play Joey Ramone. The actor will be portraying the Ramones frontman in new Netflix biopic I Slept With Joey Ramone. The film will be directed by Jason Orley, who worked with Davidson on Big Time Adolescence and Pete Davidson: Alive from New York and will be based on Ramone’s brother Mickey Leigh’s memoir of the same name. READ MORE: ‘The King Of Staten Island’ review: Pete Davidson bares his soul in a raw comedy inspired by childhood loss Advertisement “I’m about to start music lessons and voice lessons and all this other shit and it’s honestly...
Smashing Pumpkins are “halfway through working on another big album”
Smashing Pumpkins are “halfway through working on another big album”, according to the band’s guitarist, Jeff Schroeder. READ MORE: The 20 best Smashing Pumpkins songs Speaking in a new interview, Schroeder talked about the progress of the recording sessions for the band’s next studio LP, the follow-up to last year’s ‘Cyr’, their “poppiest record to date”. “We’re about halfway through working on another big album, which is, basically, I guess, a sequel to ‘Mellon Collie ’ and ‘Machina’, so it’s the third in a trilogy – more of a concept-based album. And this one is 33...
Sleigh Bells return with details of new album ‘Texis’, share single ‘Locust Laced’
Sleigh Bells have announced details of a new album – watch the video for its first single, ‘Locust Laced’, below. The New York duo’s sixth album ‘Texis’ is set to be released on September 10 via Lucky Number. “We stopped worrying about whether or not we’re in or out of our comfort zone, or if we were being repetitive or formulaic,” the band’s Derek Miller said of work on their new album, which is their first since 2017 mini-album ‘Kid Kruschev’. Their last full-length album, ‘Jessica Rabbit’, came out the year prior. Advertisement Of ‘Texis’, Miller added: “The thing...
Fully vaccinated travellers from US and EU will be exempt from quarantine rules in England
Ministers have announced that fully vaccinated travellers from the US and the EU will be exempt from quarantining when travelling to England, providing hope for gigs and festivals with international acts booked this summer or fans hoping to travel from overseas to English events. READ MORE: Festival bosses speak out on how COVID will impact on line-ups this summer Bosses from the UK’s live music scene have been calling on the government to allow for “cultural quarantine” passes, so that international bands and artists can perform at gigs and festivals this summer without the need to self-isolate for COVID-19 upon...
Blackpink’s Rosé Beautifully Covers Alicia Keys’s ‘If I Ain’t Got You’ With Some Help
Blackpink member Rosé performed a beautiful cover of Alicia Keys’s 2003 hit “If I Ain’t Got You” with Shinee’s Onew and AKMU’s Lee Suhyun on Tuesday (July 27). The cover can be seen in the latest episode of South Korean variety show The Sea of Hope. It’s a true collaboration: Suhyun begins the performance while Onew provides backing vox on the chorus. Rosé kicks off the second verse with her dreamy vocals and high notes as she sings the lyrics off her phone. https://youtu.be/V1gTGrL53aE “Some people search for a fountain / That promises forever young,” she sings. “Some people...
Watch footage of Joey Jordison’s final show with Slipknot
Slipknot fans have been sharing footage of Joey Jordison‘s final gig with the iconic metal band after the drummer’s death was confirmed yesterday. A representative for Jordison’s family said the 46-year-old died peacefully in his sleep on Monday (July 26). A cause of death has not yet been confirmed. READ MORE: Joey Jordison’s Slipknot bandmates pay emotional tribute to drummer “Joey’s death has left us with empty hearts and feelings of indescribable sorrow,” a statement from Jordison’s family read. “To those that knew Joey, understood his quick wit, his gentle personality, giant heart, and his love for all things...Recent Posts
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