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The Killers are giving UK fans the chance to attend an exclusive gig
The Killers have announced a UK show for 2022, exclusively for fans who pre-order their forthcoming seventh album ‘Pressure Machine’. The NME Big Read: The Killers: “Music made it possible for me to dream” The band shared a short clip of music and spoken word samples of unknown origin on Twitter, along with the caption: “Hey UK, Pre-order Pressure Machine now for a chance to attend an exclusive show in 2022.” Hey UK, Pre-order Pressure Machine now for a chance to attend an exclusive show in 2022. pic.twitter.com/PzNrluZRCn — The Killers (@thekillers) July 20, 2021 Advertisement Details of the date, venue and...
Robert Plant has been dreaming about John Bonham during lockdown
Led Zeppelin‘s Robert Plant has revealed how he’s been dreaming about hanging out with the late John Bonham, describing his visions as “magnificent moments of great relief”. Speaking on his own podcast Digging Deep, Plant explained how the restrictiveness of lockdown has led him to experience lucid dreams filled with “amazing landscapes” and visions of the legendary drummer, who died in 1980. Other figures in his dreams, Plant explained, included his son Karac, who died aged five in 1977 from a stomach virus. Advertisement Plant explained: “I’ve dreamt that I’ve been back with old friends, quite a lot, like...
Coldplay announce ninth album ‘Music Of The Spheres’
Coldplay have confirmed the arrival of their new album ‘Music Of The Spheres’ later this year. Produced by pop supremo Max Martin, the ninth record from the London band is set to arrive on October 15th. A new album trailer also accompanies the announcement, which takes fans on a cosmic journey across the record’s twelve tracks. The next glimpse will then arrive on Friday, when the band drop album track ‘Coloratura’. Advertisement “Thank you for listening, or coming to shows, or any way we have met through music” said Coldplay in a note to fans. You can check out...
Linkin Park fans pay tribute to Chester Bennington on the fourth anniversary of his death
Fans of Linkin Park are paying tribute to the band’s late frontman Chester Bennington on the fourth anniversary of his death. READ MORE: Chester Bennington Obituary: 1976-2017 Bennington was found dead at his home on July 20, 2017, having taken his own life. He was 41 years old. A number of fans have been taking to social media today to mark four years since his passing. Advertisement “4 years since you passed and it still hurts so much, every single day. I miss this dude,” said one fan. Another said: “It’s been 4 years and this still feels surreal.”...
Brockhampton Will Say Goodbye This Year With Final Album
By the end of 2021, it may be time to say goodbye to Brockhampton. On Monday (July 19), band leader Kevin Abstract announced his experimental music collective will have a new seventh and potentially final album “before the end of the year.” https://twitter.com/kevinabstract/status/1417329707129872386?s=20 Back in March, Abstract tweeted there would be two new Brockhampton albums this year and that they would be the group’s last. In April, the hip-hop boy band dropped the first of these two final albums, Roadrunner: New Light, New Machine. The album featured numerous guest artists like A$AP Rocky, Danny Brown, JPEGMafia, and Charlie Wilson....
‘People Just Do Nothing’ documentary is coming to BBC
A People Just Do Nothing documentary has been announced by the BBC. READ MORE: People Just Do Nothing – Allan Mustafa and Hugo Chegwin introduce their starry new podcast Kurupting The Industry: The People Just Do Nothing Story will see the cast return to reflect on the series which first started in 2012 along with famous fans including Martin Freeman, Dizzee Rascal, Clara Amfo and Kurupt FM collaborator Craig David. The mockumentary follows a group of DJs and MCs behind pirate radio station Kurupt FM and stars Allan Mustafa (MC Grindah), Asim Chaudhry (Chabuddy G), Hugo Chegwin (DJ Beats), Steve...
Mark Ronson collaborated with Paul McCartney after refusing to accept wedding DJ set fee
Mark Ronson has revealed how he refused to accept payment for a DJ set at Paul McCartney‘s wedding and instead asked the Beatles icon to feature on his album. The DJ and producer was behind the decks at McCartney’s 2011 wedding to third wife Nancy Shevell, but he said it was impossible to take a fee for the prestigious gig. “I said, ‘I can’t possibly charge you, but maybe one day down the road, you could come and bless some song I have with an amazing bass part’,” Ronson recalled in a new Radio Times interview. Advertisement Ronson eventually...
Cro-Mags singer criticises Foo Fighters for vaccinated shows
The longtime singer of Cro-Mags, who now performs under a separate entity as Cro-Mags JM, has criticised the Foo Fighters for playing shows where everyone must be vaccinated. READ MORE: Restarting live music in 2021 – gig and festival bosses on what to expect John Joseph, who has dubbed the band the “Flu Pfizers”, said in a new interview that it’s a “bullshit” move from the legendary rockers. He told The Void With Christina: “I forget what the dude’s name is – he’s in some big fuckking band — he’s, like, ‘I’m not playing any vaccinated-only shows.’ He was...
BTS replace themselves at number one on the Hot 100 with ‘Permission to Dance’
K-pop boyband BTS have continued their reign atop the Billboard Hot 100 chart with their third English-language single, ‘Permission to Dance’. READ MORE: BTS reveal they haven’t met Ed Sheeran despite collaborating with him twice With this, BTS have become the first artist to replace themselves at number one on the Hot 100 since Drake in 2018. At the time, the Canadian rapper replaced ‘Nice for What’ with ‘In My Feelings’ on the July 21, 2018 chart. According to data from Billboard, ‘Permission to Dance’ earned 15.9million U.S. streams and 1.1million radio airplay audience impressions following its release on...Recent Posts
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