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R.E.M. share original 1981 mix of ‘Radio Free Europe’, so we had a chat with their producer
R.E.M. are celebrating their 40th anniversary by reissuing the original version of their classic debut single ‘Radio Free Europe’ – the first time since 1981 that the single has been re-released. Check it out below along with our interview with producer Mitch Easter. The song was re-recorded for R.E.M.’s 1983 debut album ‘Murmur’, but the band have said they prefer the faster original single version, which was released on small US indie label Hib-Tone Records and co-produced by Mitch Easter – who was also behind the desk for ‘Murmur’ and ‘Reckoning’. “R.E.M. were already as band-y as it gets,”...
Adele leads entertainment world reactions to England’s Euros victory over Denmark
Adele is one of many figures from the entertainment world celebrating the England football team’s latest Euro 2020 victory. READ MORE: Why ‘Three Lions’ is still the ultimate football anthem The singer took to Instagram after the game to share a clip of Harry Kane scoring the winning goal alongside the caption: “IT’S BLOODY COMING HOME” – her take on the famous refrain from ‘Three Lions’, the 1996 track by David Baddiel, Frank Skinner, and the Lightning Seeds. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Adele (@adele) Advertisement Joining Adele in referencing the iconic track, which has become one...
Juvenile and Mannie Fresh turn ‘Back That Azz Up’ into pro-vaccine PSA
Juvenile and Mannie Fresh have reworked their classic 1999 anthem ‘Back That Azz Up’ into a public service announcement to encourage people to get the coronavirus vaccine. READ MORE: ‘Don’t Stand So Close To Me’: UK’s most popular coronavirus quarantine songs revealed The pair – along with No Limit rapper Mia X – have teamed up with Black singles dating app BLK to release ‘Vax That Thang Up’, a modified version of the song which originally appeared on Juvenile’s third studio album, ‘400 Degreez’. Over the familiar bounce of Fresh’s production, the new version hears Juvenile rap: “Girl you look good...
Rejjie Snow announces 2021 headline UK and Ireland tour
Rejjie Snow has announced that he’ll be heading out on a UK and Ireland headline tour later this year. READ MORE: “Rejjie Snow is dead” – the Irish hip-hop prodigy on his plans for total reinvention The Irish rapper’s ‘By Myself’ tour will kick off in Brighton on September 25 and end with a hometown show at Dublin’s Olympia Theatre on October 11. Other stops include Cambridge, Cardiff, Bristol, Birmingham, Glasgow, Manchester, London, and Leeds. Snow, who releases his second studio album, ‘Baw Baw Black Sheep’, on Friday (July 9), will also play a gig in Liverpool as part of Sound...
Listen to Demob Happy’s “inter-dimensional” new single ‘Sympathy Boy’
Demob Happy have shared a new track called ‘Sympathy Boy’ – you can listen to it below. Premiering on Jack Saunders’ BBC Radio 1 show last night (July 6), the synthy song was produced and recorded by the band’s frontman Matthew Marcantonio. It was mastered at London’s iconic Abbey Road Studios. Speaking to DIY, Marcantonio described the single as “hypnotic, bittersweet, maybe inter-dimensional too” while also giving an update on Demob Happy’s upcoming third album – the follow-up to 2018’s ‘Holy Doom’. Advertisement “It has been ready – gestating, growing and germinating – for a little while now,” he said....
Drake teases potential ‘Certified Lover Boy’ release update
Drake has teased a potential release update for his much anticipated new album ‘Certified Lover Boy’. READ MORE: Drake: every single album and mixtape ranked and rated The album, which was originally set for a January 2021 release date before being postponed after the Toronto rapper injured his knee, was said to be “in the pot and coming soon” back in March. Then in June, during an interview with battle rap league URLTV at their NOMEXI event, Drake said the album would be out before the end of summer. Advertisement Pushed on a specific date for the release, he...
AIM publishes research into alternative streaming model
The Association of Independent Music (AIM) has published research into an alternative streaming model that was modelled on the UK market. READ MORE: Streaming – what happens next? Artists demand “a shift in the way business is done” As Music Week reports, AIM put forward the new model while giving evidence to the DCMS Committee inquiry into streaming. The research into AIM’s Artist Growth Model was presented by Will Page, former chief economist of Spotify and PRS For Music, and David Safir during AIM’s virtual ‘How To Fix Streaming’ panel, the recording of which is now available to watch...
Sam Fender announces new album ‘Seventeen Going Under’ with title track
Sam Fender has announced the release of his second album, ‘Seventeen Going Under’, and has shared upcoming LP’s title track – you can listen to it below. READ MORE: Sam Fender – ‘Hypersonic Missiles’ review The North Shields singer-songwriter will release the follow-up to his 2019 debut album ‘Hypersonic Missiles’ on October 8 via Polydor Records. Produced alongside Bramwell Bronte, Fender’s upcoming LP will see him “turning the mirror on himself; his adolescence and the trials and tribulations of growing up,” a press release reads. Advertisement “It’s a relatable journey that careers through an often misspent youth, navigating tumultuous relationships...
Halsey “celebrates pregnant and postpartum bodies” on new album artwork
Halsey has shared the artwork for their upcoming new album, explaining that the cover “celebrates pregnant and postpartum bodies as something beautiful”. READ MORE: Halsey – ‘Manic’ review: stream-of-consciousness musings on family, love, and fame The pop star’s fourth studio effort, ‘If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power’, was produced by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, as announced late last month (June 28). It is said to be the star’s “punk rock” record. Taking to Instagram today (July 7), Halsey confirmed that the follow-up to 2020’s ‘Manic’ will arrive on August 27. She also revealed the official cover for...Recent Posts
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