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‘Almost Famous’ soundtrack reissued as mammoth 102-track boxset
The soundtrack for Almost Famous has been reissued as a mammoth new boxset made up of 102 tracks, with various configurations available. READ MORE: The best fictional bands of all time Cameron Crowe’s seminal rock film celebrated its 20th anniversary last year, and now UMe is reissuing its soundtrack, marking the first time all the music featured in the film will be released together in one package. The expanded tracklist includes songs by Led Zeppelin, The Beach Boys, Joni Mitchell, Cat Stevens, The Who, and Fleetwood Mac, alongside all of the material created for the film’s fictional rock group, Stillwater, including ‘Fever Dog’....
Robert Fripp and Toyah Willcox share cover of Sex Pistols’ ‘Pretty Vacant’
King Crimson founder Robert Fripp and his wife, singer Toyah Willcox, have shared a cover of the Sex Pistols‘ ‘Pretty Vacant’ – watch it below. READ MORE: Toyah Willcox and Robert Fripp’s 10 best lockdown covers – ranked! The pair launched their Sunday Lunch video series last year, sharing renditions of songs by Nirvana, David Bowie, Metallica, Billy Idol, The Rolling Stones, Judas Priest, The Prodigy, Guns N’ Roses, Alice Cooper and more through Willcox’s YouTube channel. Last week (July 4), the pair performed a version of System Of A Down’s ‘Chop Suey’ alongside “mysterious stranger” Sidney Jake on guitar, with Willcox sporting a...
Watch The Lightning Seeds play pre-Euros final gig with Baddiel and Skinner
The Lightning Seeds played a last-minute gig with David Baddiel and Frank Skinner at London’s 229 venue this afternoon, ahead of tonight’s Euro 2020 final. READ MORE: Why ‘Three Lions’ is still the ultimate football anthem England take on Italy in the last match of the tournament tonight (July 11), which will be held at London’s Wembley Stadium. It’s the first time the England men’s team has reached a final since winning the World Cup in 1966. The band took to the stage for a 30-minute set at the 229 venue at this afternoon, put on in aid of The...
Nina Nesbitt gets acrobatic in video for new single ‘Summer Fling’
Nina Nesbitt has shared a brand new single called ‘Summer Fling’ – you can watch the song’s video below. The Scottish singer-songwriter’s latest track is her first solo release since 2019’s ‘The Sun Will Come Up, The Seasons Will Change’ album, and marks the next chapter in her career rebirth. Written and produced solely by Nesbitt, ‘Summer Fling’ is a sun-soaked jaunt that leans on nostalgic ’80s synths to paint its dreamy soundscape, nodding to ABBA in the process. Advertisement “Salt waves on an ocean drive/ Left hand in between my thighs/ Sunsets on a rosé sky/ We’re drinking that...
Aitch shares what it means to be an England fan in FA-endorsed spoken word piece
Aitch has shared a new spoken word piece which hears him describe what it means to be an England football fan ahead of today’s Euro 2020 final. READ MORE: Aitch: “My debut will 100,000 per cent be a proper Manchester album” England take on Italy in the last match of the tournament tonight (July 11), which will be held at London’s Wembley Stadium. It’s the first time the England men’s team has reached a final since winning the World Cup in 1966. Ahead of the game, Manchester rapper Aitch has offered a few words on what it means to him to...
Sheryl Crow says surviving breast cancer “redefined who and how I am”
Sheryl Crow has opened up about her experiences with cancer in a new interview. READ MORE: Sheryl Crow: “In the ’90s, I felt unaccepted by my peer group” The singer, who successfully recovered from breast cancer in 2006, was also later diagnosed with a “benign” brain tumour in 2011. Speaking to The Guardian in a new interview, the singer said: “Surviving breast cancer redefined who and how I am, although I’m not sure I’d recommend it. Until then, I’d spent a lifetime being a caretaker for everyone around me. Advertisement “From then, I started to put myself first. I...
Watch The Wallflowers perform songs from new album on ‘CBS This Morning’
The Wallflowers stopped by CBS This Morning this weekend (July 10) to perform three songs from their newly released album, ‘Exit Wounds’. READ MORE: Bob Dylan – ‘Rough And Rowdy Ways’ review: arguably his grandest poetic statement yet Performing as part of the show’s ‘Saturday Sessions’ segment, Jakob Dylan and co. delivered renditions of ‘Roots And Wings’, ‘The Dive Bar In My Heart’, and ‘I’ll Let You Down (But Will Not Give You Up)’, while inside a Los Angeles garage. Released on Friday (July 9), ‘Exit Wounds’ is The Wallflowers’ long awaited follow-up to 2012’s ‘Glad All Over’. The band’s seventh...
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis share debut album featuring Usher, Mariah Carey and more
Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis have released their debut album, ‘Jam & Lewis Vol.1’ – you can listen to it in full below. READ MORE: Janet Jackson at Glastonbury: a pop megamix, a stadium production and the making of a new ‘legends slot’ The iconic hitmakers, best known for working with the likes of Janet Jackson, Usher and Prince, announced last last year that they will be releasing their first ever album as artists though a new deal with BMG. Now the pair, who are also former members of The Time and are widely considered architects of the “Minneapolis Sound” popularised by...
Amy Winehouse didn’t want “any fucking strings” on ‘Back To Black’
Amy Winehouse wasn’t a fan of strings and didn’t want any on her groundbreaking 2006 album ‘Back To Black’, according to arranger Chris Elliott. READ MORE: Amy Winehouse’s ‘Back To Black’ documentary is a tribute to her supreme talent Speaking in a new interview, Elliott, who was the was in charge of orchestral arrangement on the singer’s second and final album, discussed the challenges he faced when putting together the record’s accompanying instrumentation. “Mark Ronson, Darcus and Tom heard the mixes and felt there could be another colour in the tracks,” Elliott explained in...Recent Posts
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