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CSS tease full return and new material after eight years: “We have songs ready!”
CSS have revealed that they have recorded a selection of new songs, some eight years after their last album. READ MORE: Where are the stars of New Rave now? The last record from the Brazilian new rave icons came in 2013’s ‘Planta‘, but they say they’re preparing for a return on their own terms. “We want to come back for a tour but on our own terms,” lead singer Lovefoxxx told NME, “to do it for the pleasure and excitement of doing – for fun. Something that makes sense for us, we are old now and super-chilled. We have...
Elton John says UK will lose “generation of talent” due to post-Brexit touring rules
Elton John has warned that the UK is in danger of losing “a generation of talent” after the government failed to secure a touring breakthrough with the EU. The government’s failure to negotiate visa-free travel and Europe-wide work permits for musicians and crew in Lord Frost’s Brexit deal has long been a topic of discussion. It has sparked fears that artists will face huge costs to take part in live music tours off the continent which could create a glass ceiling that prevents rising and developing artists from being able to afford to do so. Advertisement John shared the post to his Instagram,...
Noel Gallagher previews his Shaun Ryder collaboration: “Shaun’s on great form”
Noel Gallagher has spoken about his upcoming collaboration with Shaun Ryder, saying that the Happy Mondays singer is “on great form”. The high-profile collaboration was first revealed to NME by Ryder’s Happy Mondays bandmate Bez back in April, with the percussionist/dancer predicting that the song is “going to be big and going to be number one” and adding: “It’s two Manchester legends singing together and it sounds amazing.” READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Shaun Ryder While the track won’t feature on Ryder’s upcoming solo album ‘Visits From Future Technology’, Gallagher has now confirmed in a...
Kid Rock repeats homophobic slur while addressing recent video of him saying homophobic slur
Kid Rock has unrepentantly doubled down on his recent use of a homophobic slur by repeating the slur in question on Twitter. The rapper was filmed calling fans “f*****s” on Saturday night (June 5) as they captured footage of his performance at Tennessee’s FishLipz Bar & Grill. At one point, he was heard to yell “fuck your iPhone” and then pointed to his crotch and sang: “You can post this, you can post this, you can post this dick right now.” He subsequently screamed: “You fucking f*****s with your phones out,” before the video gets cut off. Addressing the...
Paris Hilton’s ‘Stars Are Blind’ At 15: BlackBerrys, Mythic Love, And Promising Young Woman
By Carson Mlnarik To understand the impact of Paris Hilton’s debut pop single “Stars Are Blind” — a top-20 hit that recently soundtracked Promising Young Woman’s beloved rom-com montage — you have to rewind to the summer of 2006. A charcoal-haired crooner named Taylor Hicks just won American Idol, the clubs were sweating to a Soft Cell sample in Rihanna’s “SOS,” and no one knew how to use this chirpy new social-media site called Twitter. So when Hilton, then known primarily as a socialite and reality-TV star, dropped her first song, it was the reggae-pop shot heard ’round the...
Marina shares ‘Venus Fly Trap’ from new album ‘Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land’
Marina has shared her new track ‘Venus Fly Trap’, the final preview of her new album ‘Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land’ ahead of its arrival tomorrow (June 11). The funk-driven pop track comes accompanied by a Weird Life-directed video and follows on from previous singles ‘Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land’, ‘Purge The Poison’ and ‘Man’s World’. You can listen to Marina’s ‘Venus Fly Trap’ in full below. Advertisement ‘Ancient Dreams In A Modern Land’ will be Marina’s fifth album and second since she removed the ‘And The Diamonds’ from her moniker. To celebrate the record’s release, she will hold...
The Kooks announce special 15th anniversary reissue of ‘Inside In / Inside Out’
The Kooks have announced a special reissue of their debut album ‘Inside In / Inside Out’ to mark its 15th anniversary. The band’s first LP was released in January 2006 and included such songs as ‘Naïve’, ‘She Moves in Her Own Way’ and ‘Ooh La’. READ MORE: The Kooks’ Luke Pritchard speaks to NME at Reading & Leeds 2018 ‘Inside In / Inside Out’ is being remastered from the original master tapes for the reissue by John Davis (who has previously worked with Gorillaz and The Killers), with the record set to be pressed on heavyweight black vinyl and a limited edition...
Richard Ashcroft announces two new autumn acoustic shows
Richard Ashcroft has announced two new acoustic shows for the autumn. The former Verve frontman has expanded his upcoming tour, which already includes two sold-out dates at the London Palladium on October 16-17. READ MORE: We Need To Talk About: Richard Ashcroft burning a copy of NME Ashcroft will perform two more “acoustic evenings of his classic songs” in Liverpool and London following those Palladium shows later this year. Advertisement He’ll head to the M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool on October 29, before playing at the Royal Albert Hall on November 1. Richard will be performing two more live...
Nirvana’s surviving members have recorded “really cool” new music
Dave Grohl has revealed that Nirvana‘s surviving members have recorded “really cool” new music together – but it’s unlikely to ever see the light of day. In a new interview with Howard Stern, Grohl revealed how he and bassist Krist Novoselic, along with Nirvana touring guitarist and Foo Fighters member Pat Smear, still meet up for jam sessions which occasionally result in the creation of new tracks. READ MORE: Every Nirvana song ranked in order of greatness “Krist Novoselic is a pilot, he flies his own plane… he lives up in the Pacific Northwest and whenever he comes down...Recent Posts
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