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Fans invited to leave voicemails for Finneas to get advice about Fender acoustasonic guitar
Owners and prospective buyers of Fender’s American Acoustasonic Jazzmaster guitar are being encouraged to ring a special hotline to get advice about using the instrument. READ MORE: Billie Eilish’s brother/collaborator Finneas reveals the secrets within the record-breaking debut album As part of a new collaboration between Finneas and Fender, people can leave voicemails for the star in which they can ask him anything about the guitar or his own process using it. Alternatively, they can ring to speak to a Fender Gear Advisor who can answer essential questions about the guitar, such as its specs, tones and product availability....
The Avalanches announce North American tour dates
The Avalanches have announced a North American tour, kicking off early next year. The 13-stop circuit is held in celebration of the electronic duo’s 2020 album ‘We Will Always Love You’. For the tour, they will head to New York, Boston, Chicago, Toronto, Vancouver, Portland and San Francisco, among other cities. READ MORE: The Avalanches: “Now we’re just a regular band instead of the band who made an amazing debut” Tickets for the tour go on sale 10am local time on Friday (July 23) through the group’s website. View this post on Instagram A post shared by The Avalanches...
Bruce Springsteen to release new live film ‘The Legendary 1979 No Nukes Concerts’
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s two benefit performances in aid of anti-nuclear energy organisation MUSE are to be released as a new live film. READ MORE: Parp stars: the 15 best saxophone solos in pop, from Springsteen to Sade Musicians United for Safe Energy (MUSE) was founded in 1979 by musicians Jackson Browne, Graham Nash, Bonnie Raitt and John Hall, and campaigner Harvey Wasserman. In September that year, MUSE organized a series of five ‘No Nukes’ concerts at Madison Square Garden, followed by a rally of almost 200,000 people. Advertisement As well as Springsteen, the shows included...
Glastonbury’s September Worthy Farm gig will no longer be going ahead
A planned gig to be held at Worthy Farm this September will no longer be going ahead, Emily Eavis has confirmed. READ MORE: Why Glastonbury 2022 could be the best in history Glastonbury Festival‘s organisers were granted the licence to host a live music event on their festival site with an audience earlier this year, paving the way for a potential limited concert in September. Eavis had exclusively revealed to NME that the potential event would be called ‘Equinox’, although the show was never fully confirmed. Advertisement Now, however, Eavis has confirmed that those plans have been scrapped in order...
Kings Of Leon’s Matthew Followill to take time away from the band after birth of new daughter
Kings Of Leon have announced that their guitarist Matthew Followill will be taking time away from the band following the birth of his and wife Johanna’s new baby. READ MORE: Kings Of Leon: “We’re happy and we love each other” Followill will not be appearing on the band’s next leg of tour dates, with touring member Timothy Deaux filling his place, and former touring member Chris Coleman covering Deaux’s role. In an Instagram post, Kings Of Leon said: “Please join us in congratulating @matfollowill and his wife, Johanna, on the birth of their new baby! During this special time, Matt...
Mr Jukes and Barney Artist share uplifting new single ‘Gratitude’
Mr Jukes and Barney Artist have shared the latest taste of their forthcoming joint album, in the form of the record’s upbeat closing track ‘Gratitude’. READ MORE: Bombay Bicycle Club: “We sold all our instruments. To all intents and purposes, we had broken up” You can hear the track below, and also see an intimate home performance featuring Jukes – aka Bombay Bicycle Club‘s Jack Steadman – on piano and vocals from members of the Deep Throat Choir. Mr Jukes said of the track: “It was quite fitting that we recorded this song – which samples a wonderful gospel singer...
Sex Pistols are “probably gone for good” amid legal dispute over Danny Boyle series
Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook has said that the band is “probably gone for good” amid the ongoing legal dispute with John Lydon. Lydon (aka Johnny Rotten) is being sued by two of his former bandmates – Cook and guitarist Steve Jones – after refusing to license the group’s music for inclusion in Danny Boyle’s biopic series, Pistol. READ MORE: Soundtrack Of My Life: Sex Pistols’ Glen Matlock The Pistols’ original bassist Glen Matlock and the estate of late bassist Sid Vicious both support their music being featured in Boyle’s show. Lydon, however, argues that the licensing cannot be granted...
Low share gorgeous new single ‘Disappearing’
Low have shared the latest taste of their forthcoming 13th record ‘Hey What’ in the form of slow-burning new single ‘Disappearing’. You can hear the track below, along with an elegant video centred around a life model, directed by and starring the multi-disciplinary artist Dorian Wood. Wood said that the video was inspired their personal experience posing for virtual life drawing classes during lockdown. Advertisement “I borrowed a friend’s empty guest room and twice a week I would set up my laptop and lights and pose for three hours at a time,” they said. “During these long stretches of...
Shame announce US tour and ‘Born In Luton Remixes’ EP
Shame have announced a US headline tour and new remix EP, ‘Born In Luton Remixes’. The NME Big Read: Shame: “If this is a good year, everything can change around” The band will perform stateside for the first time since 2019 in support of their second album ‘Drunk Tank Pink’, which was released back in January. “Fuck you all, we’re coming back to America,” Shame wrote as they announced the dates today (July 20), adding that “this time we’re gonna fry some real fish”. Tickets go on sale here on Thursday (July 22) at 10am (local time). Advertisement Taking...Recent Posts
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