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Gene Simmons on former KISS bandmates: “They continue to make really bad choices”

Gene Simmons has spoken out about some of his former KISS bandmates, saying that “they continue to make really bad choices”. Speaking in a new interview, the bassist and co-leader singer discussed the lack of involvement of Peter Criss and Ace Frehley in KISS’ new documentary Biography: KISStory. “God love ’em, both Ace and Peter, in the beginning of the band, were just the best thing that ever happened to us,” Simmons said on Talking Wax With Adika Live! “But they made such horrible choices in their life. And they continue to do that – they continue to make really bad...
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The Black Crowes to release reunion film, ‘Brothers Of A Feather’

The Black Crowes are set to release a new film celebrating their 2020 reunion – you can watch the trailer for Brothers Of A Feather below. The Georgia rock band – now comprised of brothers Rich and Chris Robinson, and Sven Pipien – reunited last year to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their 1990 debut album ‘Shake Your Money Maker’. Now, joining forces with The Coda Collection, The Black Crowes are gearing up to release Brothers Of A Feather. The film will celebrate the reunion of the Robinson brothers as well as three concert and studio performance programs which shine a light on...
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Pete Townshend says he “doesn’t know” whether there will be a new album from The Who

The Who‘s Pete Townshend has said he’s reluctant to make a new album with the band, because of the “old fashioned way that work”. The guitarist’s new comments come after frontman Roger Daltrey said he’s reluctant to make another album with The Who because “there’s no record market any more”. Speaking to Guitar Player magazine (via Contact Music), Townshend said: “As far as a new record, it does take quite a lot of time to put together the 20 or 30 songs that are needed for both Roger and I and any producer that we might be...
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Watch Twenty One Pilots host a submarine party in video for ‘Saturday’

Twenty One Pilots have shared a new video for recent single ‘Saturday’ – you can watch it below. The NME Big Read: Twenty One Pilots: “We want to be the best – and keep everyone else at bay” The Ohio duo – comprised of Tyler Joseph and Josh Dun – released their sixth album ‘Scaled And Icy’ back in May, after previewing the project with the singles ‘Shy Away’ and ‘Choker’. Twenty One Pilots’ next single, ‘Saturday’, followed soon after, and now the duo have shared a video for the upbeat party-ready track, which sees Joseph and Dun host a deep...
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Margo Price announces new live EP and performs ‘Hey Child’ on ‘Colbert’

Margo Price has announced details of a new live EP and performed one of its tracks live on The Late Show With Colbert – see the performance of ‘Hey Child’ below. READ MORE: Soundtrack of my life: Margo Price Price’s new EP ‘Live From The Other Side will come out next Friday (July 16), and feature live versions of tracks from her 2020 LP ‘That’s How Rumors Get Started’ alongside a cover of The Beatles‘ ‘Help!’. Ahead of the release of the new EP, Price joined Stephen Colbert’s #PlayAtHome series, which has seen artists performing on the show from remote...
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Watch The Lightning Seeds, Baddiel and Skinner play ‘Three Lions’ on ‘The Last Leg’

As the build-up to England’s appearance in the final of Euro 2020 continues, The Lightning Seeds, Baddiel and Skinner performed their football anthem ‘Three Lions’ on The Last Leg last night (July 9) – watch the performance below. READ MORE: Why ‘Three Lions’ is still the ultimate football anthem The track, originally written for Euro ’96, has become the defining song of the England team in every major tournament since, and the new TV rendition was confirmed earlier this week. For the new performance, the band and pair of comedians played the song in the studio, with both Baddiel...
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Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff and St. Vincent given writer credits on Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘Deja Vu’

Taylor Swift, Jack Antonoff and St. Vincent have been given writer credits on Olivia Rodrigo track ‘Deja Vu’. READ MORE: Olivia Rodrigo: “It’s important for me to be taken seriously as a songwriter” Rodrigo has previously discussed how the song was inspired by Swift’s 2019 track ‘Cruel Summer’, which was written by Swift, Antonoff and Annie Clark. Now, as Rolling Stone report, the song’s listing on Spotify and TIDAL includes all three songwriters, relating to the bridge of ‘Deja Vu’. Advertisement Prior to the new revelation, Swift was also given a writing credit on Rodrigo’s track ‘1 Step Forward, 3...
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Tom Hanks curates new hour-long DJ set to celebrate 65th birthday

Tom Hanks has curated a new hour-long DJ set for an independent radio station to celebrate his 65th birthday. The set, titled ‘Songs From The Back Of The Station Wagon’, was created for online radio station Boss Radio 66, which specialises in playing obscure rock’n’roll, surf rock and garage rock. A quote on the station’s website from Hanks reads: “I have yet to hear a song on BR66 that I have not swooned over.” The hour-long set was produced by Johnny ‘Big Hand’ Bartlett. Referencing his birthday towards the end of the set, Hanks told listeners: “It’s gonna be...
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Peggy Gou returns with childhood-inspired single ‘I Go’

Peggy Gou has returned with a brand new single – listen to ‘I Go’ below. The track, which is the second of two singles the producer has shared this summer, is inspired by her experiences as a teenager in Korea. READ MORE: Peggy Gou on her electrifying ‘Once’ EP, playing Printworks and why DJ Harvey is a total inspiration “When I was a teenager in Korea, we didn’t have rave culture like there was in the UK,” Gou said of the song in a statement. “‘I Go’ is a tribute to that era, my own reimagination of the sounds...
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Listen to JMSN’s soaring eight-minute new single ‘Love 2 U’

JMSN has shared the next single from his upcoming new album – you can listen to ‘Love 2 U’ below. READ MORE: The NME 100: Essential emerging artists for 2021 The soaring, eight-minute track follows the recently released ‘Rolling Stone’, and is the second preview of the indie-soul prodigy’s forthcoming sixth studio album, ‘Heals Me’. Written, produced, arranged and mixed by JMSN himself, the LA-based musician also plays guitar and sings on the tantalising track which hears him get lost in a lustful sea of soul. Advertisement “I wanna make love to you sweet darlin’/ Deal with the mess we...
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