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Home video of Ed Sheeran performing in school production of ‘Grease’ to be sold at auction
A home video of a teenage Ed Sheeran performing in his school production of the musical Grease is going up for auction, offering a rare look at the singer before global fame beckoned. The film, which is nearly two hours long, shows a 15-year-old Ed portraying the character Roger. Sporting a leather jacket and slicked-back hair, Sheeran delivers a solo rendition of the track ‘Mooning’ in the video. Advertisement The recording is now being sold by Omega Auctions, which has shared a preview clip of the performance ahead of the June 29 sale. Auctioneer Paul Fairweather said: “Over the...
The Cure’s Robert Smith addresses “imaginary feud” with The Smiths
The Cure frontman Robert Smith has addressed his history with Morrissey and The Smiths, labelling their disagreements an “imaginary feud that happened 20 years ago”. READ MORE: “There are so many misconceptions about The Cure”: an exclusive interview with Robert Smith Smith spoke to The Sunday Times‘ writer Jonathan Dean recently, in a joint interview with CHVRCHES‘ Lauren Mayberry. The pair mainly discussed their collaborative single ‘How Not To Drown’, however, Dean took to Twitter to share outtakes that didn’t make the final published interview. One outtake posted yesterday (June 13) sees Smith discuss his ongoing tension with Morrissey and how,...
RZA confirms ‘Wu-Tang Clan: An American Saga’ second season will air in September
Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA has provided an update on the second season of the hip hop group’s An American Saga series. Speaking to HipHopDX, RZA, who is an executive producer on the show, said filming for the season has just wrapped up and “will start airing in September”. “That story will be complete for the season. Then I’m looking to get back in a director’s chair. I feel like that’s important for me to continue to tell our stories through cinema,” he said. Advertisement “That’s going to take some time to develop a new script. But I’m having a great...
The Kid LAROI teases new project out next month
The Kid LAROI has announced the forthcoming release of his new project, referred to as ‘F*ck Love 3’, due out next month. LAROI announced the release on Instagram overnight, along with a collection of photos of him and his producers in the studio. View this post on Instagram A post shared by @thekidlaroi READ MORE: The Kid LAROI: Aussie rap’s teenage superstar closes in on global success Advertisement The announcement follows a series of previous tweets from the rapper indicating a new album was in the works. Earlier this month, LAROI said he and his team had “started album...
MAMAMOO’s Wheein addresses departure from RBW in handwritten letter
Wheein of South Korean girl group MAMAMOO has addressed fans following news of her departure from longtime agency RBW Entertainment. READ MORE: Watch MAMAMOO cover T-ARA, Wonder Girls and more in funky new medley On June 11, RBW announced that the singer would not be renewing her contract with the agency following “in-depth discussions” with the company. She later spoke up about her decision to leave the company and what this means for her future, in a handwritten letter that was uploaded onto her personal Instagram account on June 12. “I’m ready to leave RBW, an agency that is...
Code Orange tease collaboration with Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan
Code Orange have teased a potential collaboration with Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan. READ MORE: Code Orange – ‘Underneath’ review: game-changing, forward-thinking hardcore that will draw blood and raise bruises The Pittsburg hardcore band, who released their fourth studio album, ‘Underneath’, last year, took to social media earlier today to share a photo of them posing in the studio with Corgan. Code Orange captioned the post: “the k i l l e r in me…”, along with three hashtags: #justgettingstarted, #beafraid, and #codecorgan. the k i l l e r in me…#justgettingstarted #beafraid #codecorgan pic.twitter.com/RrN3tGyH2c — Code Orange (@codeorangetoth) June...
The Cure’s Robert Smith thinks the band’s next album will be their last
The Cure‘s Robert Smith has said he thinks the band’s next album will be the last one they do. READ MORE: “There are so many misconceptions about The Cure”: an exclusive interview with Robert Smith Earlier this month, Smith teamed up with Chvrches on a new single called ‘How Not To Drown’, the second preview from the Scottish trio’s upcoming fourth album, ‘Screen Violence’. Speaking in a new interview alongside Chvrches lead singer Lauren Mayberry, Smith shared a few more details about the long-awaited new album from The Cure. Advertisement “The new Cure stuff is very emotional,” Smith told The Sunday...
Slipknot reschedule their 2021 European festival dates
Slipknot have announced that their 2021 festival dates this summer in Russia, Ukraine and Europe have been rescheduled to 2022. READ MORE: NME meets Slipknot’s Clown and Tortilla Man: “There’s been a lot of blood on stage” Taking to social media on Friday (June 11), the metal icons shared new dates for festival shows in Moscow, Kiev, Bucharest, Plovdiv, Athens and Wacken. They added that “further shows and dates will be announced soon”. Festival’s affected include Park Live Festival (Russia), Upark Festival (Ukraine), Romexpo (Romania), Hills Of Rock (Bulgaria), Release Festival (Greece), and Wacken Open Air (Germany). Advertisement See...
Listen to posthumous Nipsey Hussle verse on Maroon 5’s ‘Memories’ remix with YG
Maroon 5 have shared a remix of their song ‘Memories’ featuring YG and the late Nipsey Hussle – listen to it below. READ MORE: Maroon 5 – ’Jordi’ review: paint-by-numbers pop that occasionally wows Four years after the release of ‘Red Pill Blues’, Adam Levine and co. have returned with their seventh studio album, ‘Jordi’ – named after the band’s late manager Jordan Feldstein, who died in 2017. Prior to the album’s release, Maroon 5 shared a tribute song in 2019 for Feldstein in the form of ‘Memories’, which also pays homage to the memories of any loved one who...Recent Posts
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