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The Killers have made “a good start” on their eighth album, says Dave Keuning
Dave Keuning has spoken about rejoining The Killers for their upcoming seventh album, revealing that they’re “already working on the eighth one together”. The guitarist, who founded the Las Vegas band in 2001, stepped down from his role in 2017 to pursue a solo career. He went on to release his debut album ‘Prismism’ in 2019, with its follow-up ‘A Mild Case of Everything’ arriving last week. The NME Big Read: The Killers: “Music made it possible for me to dream” Speaking to NME during a recent ‘In Conversation’ interview, Keuning was asked about Brandon Flowers and co’s new...
Nirvana’s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ secures one billion streams on Spotify
Nirvana‘s ‘Smells Like Teen Spirit’ has surpassed a huge one billion streams on Spotify, only months before the band’s game-changing 1991 album ‘Nevermind’ celebrates its 30th anniversary. The iconic track appeared on Nirvana’s second album and helped usher in a new wave of grunge and alternative rock dominance . It now joins more than 150 tracks that make up Spotify’s Billions Club, which is largely comprised of landmark hits such as Queen‘s ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, ‘Another One Bites The Dust’ and ‘Don’t Stop Me Now’. Advertisement They’re closely followed by the likes of Guns N’ Roses’ ‘Sweet Child O’ Mine’, with roughly 975...
David Bowie painting that was bought for £3 has sold at auction for £63,000
A painting by David Bowie that was bought for just CAD$5 (£3) has fetched nearly CAD$108,120 (£63,115) at a recent auction. READ MORE: An oral history of David Bowie’s ‘Blackstar’ – five years on from his death The 1997 painting, which put up for auction by Canadian fine arts seller and auctioneer Cowley Abbott president Rob Cowley, is part of a series of 47 paintings that Bowie had worked on between 1995 and 1997. Bowie signed and dated the painting on the back of its 9.75 x 8inch canvas. Its title, ‘DHead XLVI’, is also on the back of the...
Red Velvet’s Seulgi named Salvatore Ferragamo’s new global ambassador
Italian luxury brand Salvatore Ferragamo has named Red Velvet’s Seulgi as their newest global ambassador. READ MORE: NCT’s Taeyong unveils brand-new solo song ‘Swimming Pool’ On June 28, the luxury brand announced on Twitter that the K-pop star would be joining the company as its new Global Brand Ambassador. Earlier in February, the brand had originally named the singer an ambassador. “We are pleased to welcome K-Pop star #SEULGI into the family as a new Global Brand Ambassador,” it wrote. “Seulgi with her unique sense of style, passion for her craft and creativity reflects the values long espoused by...
Jamie Lynn Spears speaks out in support for Britney: “I’m so proud of her for using her voice”
Jamie Lynn Spears has voiced her support for bigger sister Britney, after the latter singer addressed a Los Angeles court last week about her “abusive” conservatorship. READ MORE: Britney Spears’ court appearance was a display of her strength, and the power of #FreeBritney In a series of candid videos posted to her Instagram Story yesterday (July 28), Jamie Lynn explained why she’d previously kept silent on the topic of Britney’s conservatorship, saying she intentionally held off voicing her opinions until Britney was given a platform to make her own statement. “I felt like until my sister was able to...
Parquet Courts tease new album, release physical-only single ‘Plant Life’
Parquet Courts have announced a new physical-only single titled ‘Plant Life’. An extended mix of the sprawling, improvisational piece was debuted over the weekend on Japanese radio station FM Karuizawa, during Dr. Rob’s show (listen from around the 10-minute mark.) Prior to premiering the track, Dr. Rob shared the news that the band would be releasing a new album called ‘A Sympathy For Life’ on October 22 via Rough Trade. No other details were revealed. The new single will not be released on streaming services, and will only be available as a 12-inch vinyl, which is out now through...
Mogwai announce North American tour dates for 2022
Mogwai have announced a 16-date North American headline tour for 2022, marking their first full run of shows in support of latest album ‘As The Love Continues’. READ MORE: Mogwai live in Glasgow: the white noise specialists unleash their latest record The tour will kick off at the 9:30 Club in Washington on Tuesday April 5, rolling through a further 13 US and two Canadian cities before wrapping up in San Diego on Sunday April 24. Tickets will be available from 9am local time, Wednesday July 30. Mogwai’s tenth studio album, ‘As The Love Continues’, was released back in...
Babymetal announce ‘10 Babymetal Budokan’ live album, director’s cut livestream
Babymetal have announced a director’s cut of their latest concert film, 10 Babymetal Budokan, alongside the news that it will be released as an album later this year. READ MORE: Babymetal interview: ‘Metal Galaxy’ is the first step to the future of metal…” The original cut of 10 Babymetal Budokan was streamed last week, comprising footage shot over ten performances at Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan arena. Spread out between January and April this year, the shows were played in celebration of Babymetal’s 10th anniversary. With an abundance of leftover footage, the film has been revised with new cuts and visual...
Limp Bizkit have recorded 35 instrumentals for their long-awaited ‘Stampede Of The Disco Elephants’ album
Limp Bizkit‘s Wes Borland says the band have recorded the instrumentals for 35 songs as they continue work on their long awaited sixth album ‘Stampede Of The Disco Elephants’. READ MORE: Before ‘Ace Of Spades’, a selection of cover Songs Limp Bizkit made sound more Limp Bizkit-y The band announced the title of the album way back in 2012, and in 2014 shared the single ‘Endless Slaughter’, supposedly taken from the record. The full LP, the follow-up to 2011’s ‘Gold Cobra’ is yet to appear, but Borland says that progress is being made. Advertisement “We’ve probably, in the last 10...Recent Posts
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