Pearl Jam are streaming their concert from Hard Rock Calling in full this weekend. READ MORE: Pearl Jam – ‘Gigaton’ review: one of the biggest rock bands in the world return to semi-brilliance The 27-song-set, which took place at Hyde Park in London in 2010, will be available via nugs.net website as well as YouTube and Pearl Jam’s official Facebook page. It will be available to watch until April 5 – you can watch below. Advertisement Earlier this week (March 30), BST Hyde Park revealed that this year’s event, which Pearl Jam were set to headline, wouldn’t be going ahead in...
Indoor gigs are set to return to the US state of California this month as the COVID-19 vaccination programme in the region continues. From April 15, the state will allow indoor concerts, sporting events, conferences and theatre performances to be held again in eligible areas. California’s new Blueprint for a Safer Economy identifies certain areas in the state as being Red, Orange or Yellow depending on local case rates, with permitted capacities depending on which colour the area is given. Advertisement For venues in the Red tier, arenas with capacities of up to 1,500 will be able to operate...
A second volume of the ‘Group Therapy’ charity compilation has been released, featuring The Big Moon, Sinead O’Brien and more. The compilation’s first edition arrived last May, and featured contributions from Shame, Porridge Radio, Sorry, Gengahr, and more, with proceeds going to The Music Venues Trust and NHS Charities Together. READ MORE: One year of lockdown: Mental health charities on the importance of reaching out for help The new volume, which came out via Bandcamp yesterday (April 2), will donate its proceeds to mental health charities Black Minds Matter UK and Help Musicians. Also featuring on the compilation are Phoebe Green, Do Nothing, TV...
Big Thief have apologised for a recent t-shirt design, calling its imagery “reckless and offensive”. The band have recently been selling a t-shirt with an abstract design, which they confirm features “an illustration of cartoon purple arms and hands holding onto jail cell bars.” In a new post on Instagram, the band have addressed the design, and apologised for “the lack of attention we paid to this symbolism.” Advertisement They wrote: “The jail cell was meant to be a metaphor symbolising imprisonment of the mind and spirit because of constructs, etc… The arms were intended to be purple so...
Omar Apollo is launching his own new hot sauce called ‘Disha Hot’. READ MORE: Omar Apollo live at Paisley Park: socially distanced joy to make Prince proud The sauce follows a recipe that has been passed down through the Mexican-American’s family for generations. Apollo’s parents moved to the United States from Guadalajara, starting a Mexican restaurant called El Super Taco. After Apollo was born, his parents had to close the restaurant. Advertisement ‘Disha Hot’ is said to include toasted chile de arbol, cilantro, lime, habanero, tomatoes and more. You can see Apollo’s post launching the product below. View this...
The Voidz have shared a new extended version of their 2019 track ‘The Eternal Tao’. ‘The Eternal Tao 2.0’ has been released in line with its appearance in a new promo video for Julian Casablancas‘ beloved New York Mets baseball team. READ MORE: Julian Casablancas and The Voidz on ‘GTA Online’, ‘Alien Crime Lord’ and video game design The video was shared this weekend (April 1) to mark the start of the new Major League Baseball season in the United States. Advertisement “I was pretty excited to finally work with the Mets under this new ownership,” Casablancas said of...
Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard has confirmed that his new band, The Aubreys, have finished recording their new album. READ MORE: Finn Wolfhard on new band The Aubreys: “We wanted to mix the craziness of Flaming Lips with the earnestness of Wilco” The group, comprised of Wolfhard and drummer Malcolm Craig, released their debut EP ‘Soda & Pie’ in March 2020. On Thursday (April 1), Wolfhard and Craig confirmed they’ve officially finished recording their new album via Instagram. After thanking those involve in the project, the duo wrote: “baby we are wrapped on recording our first LP. Advertisement “Thank you...
The Vaccines have released ten demos as part of the 10th anniversary celebrations for their debut album, ‘What Did You Expect From The Vaccines?’ First released on March 11, 2011, the album entered the UK Albums Chart at Number Four and spawned six singles: ‘Wreckin’ Bar (Ra Ra Ra)’, ‘Post Break-Up Sex’, ‘If You Wanna’, ‘All In White’, ‘Nørgaard’ and ‘Wetsuit’. READ MORE: Justin Young on “liberating” new side project Halloweens: “It’s allowed The Vaccines to flourish” The demos, which you can listen to below, feature stripped-back version of breakthrough hit ‘If You Wanna’, a low-fi, muffled early recording...
ANOHNI and The National’s Bryce Dessner have collaborated on a new string arrangement of the former’s song ‘Another World’. The original version of the track featured on the 2008 EP of the same name, released by ANOHNI’s previous band Antony And The Johnsons. READ MORE: The National – ‘I Am Easy To Find’ review ‘Another World (String Arrangement)’ appears on Dessner’s new album ‘Impermanence/Disintegration’, which was created with the Australian String Quartet. Advertisement The album was written to accompany a dance piece by the Sydney Dance Company that was inspired by the 2019 Australian wildfires. The new, string-laden version of...
Barack Obama has spoken about how Jay-Z’s ‘My 1st Song’ helped him during his time as President of the United States. The 44th president is well-known for being an avid music fan and often shared playlists of his favourite songs during his two terms in the White House. READ MORE: Jay-Z’s 10 best songs In a new video, Obama discussed how ‘My 1st Song’, which appeared on ‘The Black Album’, was a track he would listen to often when he was on the campaign trail and, later, running the US. Advertisement “I’ve mentioned a couple of songs that even when...