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The Libertines photographer Roger Sargent announces new virtual exhibition

NME photographer and The Libertines‘ creative director Roger Sargent has announced details of a new virtual exhibition showcasing his photos of Pete, Carl and co. across the years. READ MORE: NME photographer Roger Sargent picks his favourite shots The exhibition, which will begin on July 17, comes as the start of a collaboration between Sargent and Snap Galleries, which will culminate in a physical exhibition in 2022 and the publication of a coffee table book of photographs. A press release adds: “The Libertines exhibition will feature a cross section of Roger’s favourite images of the band, some familiar, some...
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Listen to Rostam cover The Clash and Lucinda Williams

Rostam has shared a deluxe edition of new album ‘Changephobia’, which includes covers of The Clash and Lucinda Williams. READ MORE: Rostam: “In America, it feels like the end of the nightmare is coming” On the expanded version of the former Vampire Weekend member’s second solo album, he takes on versions of ‘Train In Vain’ and ‘Fruits Of My Labor’. ‘Changephobia’ came out on June 4, and followed Rostam’s debut solo album, 2017’s ‘Half-Light’. Listen to the new deluxe version featuring the pair of covers below. Advertisement Reviewing ‘Changephobia’, NME wrote: “Fans of Vampire Weekend will find traces of...
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Watch Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes headline first night of historic Download Pilot

Last night (July 18) saw Frank Carter & The Rattlesnakes headline the first night of the historic Download Pilot event, which welcomed the return of UK camping festivals – see footage, reaction and more below. The 10,000-capacity event this weekend (June 18-20), which will see Carter and co joined by other headliners Bullet For My Valentine and Enter Shikari, signals the legendary rock festival making a small-scale return for a three-day camping pilot as part of ongoing research into the safe return of live music. READ MORE: Download boss on festival pilot: “These people are going to be moshing, hugging, kissing,...
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Listen to Modest Mouse’s poppy new track ‘The Sun Hasn’t Left’

Modest Mouse have shared a third preview of their new album – listen to the poppy ‘The Sun Hasn’t Left’ below. The band will release new album ‘The Golden Casket‘, their first album in six years, next week (June 25) via Epic Records. After sharing singles ‘We Are Between’ and ‘Leave A Light On’, the duo – frontman Isaac Brock and drummer Jeremiah Green – have now returned with a psychedelic final preview of the record. Advertisement Listen to ‘The Sun Hasn’t Left’ below. To launch ‘The Golden Casket’, the band are scheduled to embark on a North American...
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David Ellefson will not appear on upcoming Megadeth album, confirms Dave Mustaine

Megadeth‘s Dave Mustaine has confirmed that former bassist David Ellefson will not appear on the band’s upcoming album. Ellefson was removed from the band last month after grooming allegations were levelled at the bassist. Allegations surfaced after several explicit screenshots and a video, which Ellefson said in a later statement were of “some private and personal conversations and interactions,” were leaked on social media, with some alleging they were with an underage girl. In a new interview on his own radio show on Gimme Radio, Mustaine confirmed that none of Ellefson’s recorded bass tracks will end up on the band’s...
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The house OutKast recorded many of their early hits in is now available to rent on Airbnb

The house that OutKast recorded many of their early hits in has now been made available to rent on Airbnb. READ MORE: OutKast’s ‘Stankonia’ – We rank its songs from worst to best As part of Black Music Month, Big Boi, one half of the pioneering Atlanta duo alongside André 3000, is giving fans the opportunity to stay in The Dungeon, the home of the studio where The Dungeon Family created countless influential tracks for OutKast, Goodie Mob and others. The limited experience comes two years after Big Boi bought the one-bedroom, one-bathroom home in a bid to “welcome the...
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Blondie share new live versions of ‘Rapture’ and ‘Long Time’ from Havana concert film

Blondie have shared two new live versions of ‘Rapture’ and ‘Long Time’ – you can listen to them below. READ MORE: Miley Cyrus: her best rock cover songs, from Blondie to Nine Inch Nails Released today (June 18), both tracks are set to feature on ‘Blondie: Vivir En La Habana’, a special six-track EP soundtrack, which is due to arrive on July 16 via BMG. The soundtrack is from a new short film of the same title capturing the group’s 2019 live debut performance in Havana, Cuba. Directed by Rob Roth, the film was premiered at the Sheffield Doc/Fest earlier this month. Advertisement...
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Foo Fighters mourn death of longtime stage manager Andy Pollard

Foo Fighters are mourning the death of their longtime stage manager, Andy Pollard. A statement from the band confirmed that Pollard, who was their stage manager for 12 years, died this morning (June 18). No cause of death has yet been revealed. Pollard worked as a stage manager and lighting crew chief for over 20 years. Besides the Foos, he stage managed for Kings Of Leon, Nine Inch Nails, Beck, Arcade Fire, and Tenacious D. He also did lights for the likes of Arctic Monkeys, Iggy Pop, and Bjork. “We are shocked and devastated by this loss,” Foo Fighters said in...
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Beck says Oasis were one of the first UK acts to embrace him early in his career

Beck has revealed that Oasis were one of the first UK acts to embrace him early on in his career, at a time when he was struggling to get a gig in England. READ MORE: Oasis – every album ranked and rated Speaking to Matt Wilkinson on his Apple Music show to mark 25 years of his fifth album ‘Odelay’, the American singer-songwriter discussed Oasis remixing his 1996 song ‘Devils Haircut’, and how the legendary band were one of the first to show him love. “England was the one place I really just couldn’t gig. There was no love there...
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Mariah Carey impersonates Eminem on TikTok for ‘Obsessed’ anniversary

Mariah Carey dressed up as Eminem on TikTok to mark the anniversary of ‘Obsessed’, her 2009 single that appears to address rumours of their old romance. READ MORE: Mariah Carey – ‘The Rarities’ review: a fascinating complement to her delicious tell-all memoir The singer took to the shortform video platform on Wednesday (June 16) to share her own version of the ‘Wipe It Down’ challenge in which she is seen transforming herself from a housewife to a glammed-up singer – and then suddenly Slim Shady. Carey’s clip pokes fun at a decade-old beef between herself and Eminem, the latter...
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