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Devonté Hynes releases soundtrack for HBO series ‘In Treatment’
Devonté Hynes, otherwise known as Blood Orange, has unveiled the soundtrack for HBO’s revival of US drama In Treatment. The fourth season of the TV series, and the first since it wrapped up in 2010, follows actress Uzo Aduba as therapist Dr. Brooke Taylor as she helps her roster of patients and deals with her own personal issues. Advertisement Listen to the 24-track score below: In Treatment is the latest soundtrack Hynes has contributed, following on from Gia Coppola’s film Mainstream and Luca Guadagnino’s HBO miniseries We Are Who We Are. READ MORE: ‘We Are Who We Are’ review:...
A Tribe Called Quest deny authorising sale of royalties portion as NFT
A Tribe Called Quest have disputed reports that emerged last week claiming they had partnered with music royalties marketplace Royalty Exchange to auction off a portion of their album royalties as an NFT. Last week, Billboard reported that the iconic hip-hop group had partnered with Royalty Exchange to auction off a 1.5 per cent share of the sound recording royalties from their first five studio albums, from 1990 debut ‘People’s Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm’ to 1998’s ‘The Love Movement’. Now, co-founder Ali Shaheed Muhammad has written a lengthy response to claims of A Tribe Called Quest’s partnership...
Oxford bands including Radiohead, Foals and Glass Animals help save local music magazine in four days
Radiohead, Foals, Glass Animals, Supergrass and more Oxford bands have helped keep a local music magazine afloat with donations reaching a fundraising target. READ MORE: What’s Your Band Called, Mate? Get to know Oxford’s Lacuna Common Nightshift, Oxford’s monthly music magazine that has been in print since 1995, needed to raise £12,000 to cover printing and distribution costs after being forced to go on hiatus last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a freesheet magazine it relies on advertising, which has slumped during the various lockdowns. Editor Ronan Munro launched a prize draw fundraiser last Thursday (July 1) in...
Trivium’s Matt Heafy tests positive for COVID-19: “Fortunately I’m vaccinated”
Trivium frontman Matt Heafy has revealed he’s contracted the coronavirus but is recovering well with what “merely feels like a tour cold”. READ MORE: The anthropology of heavy metal – meet the academic challenging the metalhead stereotype with actual hard research Thanks to being vaccinated, the singer and guitarist said his symptoms have been manageable and that he would still do his planned livestream for fans today (July 5). You can watch part of the stream further down the page. “Welp,” wrote Heafy in an Instagram post shared yesterday (July 4). ”Went from a non-vaccinated person to Ashley (vaccinated) to...
Sam Fender teases new music arriving later this week
Sam Fender has teased that he’ll be releasing some new music arriving later this week. READ MORE: Sam Fender – ‘Hypersonic Missiles’ review The North Shields singer-songwriter, who released his debut album ‘Hypersonic Missiles’ back in 2019, took to Twitter this evening (July 5) to seemingly announce that he will be releasing new music on Wednesday (July 7). “HERE WE GO AGAIN. HOLD TIGHT. 2 DAYS,” Fender tweeted, adding his website address and sharing a black and white photograph of himself sat on a brick wall. HERE WE GO AGAIN. HOLD TIGHT. 2 DAYS https://t.co/bifcXqvMDh pic.twitter.com/yzW4Xk8BDC — Sam Fender...
Dave announces new album ‘We’re All Alone In This Together’
Dave has announced the release of his second album, ‘We’re All Alone In This Together’. READ MORE: Dave at the Brits: how his searing performance of ‘Black’ took on every racist tosser in the country The rapper, who released his Mercury Music Prize-winning debut ‘Psychodrama‘ in 2019, took to social media this evening (July 5) to share news of the new album and its artwork with fans. Set to be released on July 23, the album’s announcement comes after Dave (real name David Orobosa Omoregie) last week teased a collaboration with Stormzy due to arrive on Friday (July 9). Advertisement...
Kim Petras reveals new album is “fully done” and first single is on its way
Kim Petras has revealed that her new album is “fully done” and that fans can expect the first single to arrive in “a few weeks”. READ MORE: Kim Petras live in Manchester: larger-than-life pop star wows with parallel universe mega-hits There will be “no sad songs” on the follow-up to 2019’s Halloween-themed ‘Turn Off The Light’, according to Petras, who shared news of the new album on Twitter yesterday (July 4). She also confirmed that the album was “fully done” and that she plans to debut the first single during her performance at Chicago’s Lollapalooza on July 29, where she...
Isle Of Wight Festival 2021 reaffirms plans to go ahead after government’s latest unlocking announcement
Isle Of Wight Festival has reaffirmed its plans to go ahead with its 2021 event following the government’s latest announcement about full coronavirus unlocking in England. READ MORE: What’s the point of festival pilots if the Government won’t publish the results? Promoter John Giddings was asked by a fan on Twitter today (July 5) whether the delayed event will go ahead. “What do you think? You heard the same broadcast that I did! Here we come @IsleOfWightFest’21!!” responded Giddings. While there is yet to be an official announcement by the Isle Of Wight Festival nor confirmation yet from the government...
Milburn to celebrate 15th anniversary of ‘Well Well Well’ with UK live dates
Milburn have announced a string of special 2021 UK live dates to celebrate the 15th anniversary of their debut album ‘Well Well Well’. READ MORE: Joe Carnall and Matt Helders – ‘Good Cop Bad Cop’ review The Sheffield band, who reunited in 2016 after disbanding eight years earlier, will perform their 2006 debut in full alongside other tracks from their back catalogue at three of their favourite venues: Sheffield’s Leadmill, London’s Scala, and Manchester’s O2 Ritz. “Nothing comes close to live music,” frontman Joe Carnall said of the upcoming shows. “It will be one of those sets where I’ll...Recent Posts
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