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Only 15 positive COVID-19 tests after trial mass gatherings at BRITs, Liverpool’s Circus club and beyond
Just 15 people have tested positive for COVID-19 following government-run live event trials organised to see how mass gatherings can resume safely. READ MORE: On the scene at the first big gig in the new world – Blossoms at Liverpool’s Sefton Park That’s according to a report by The Telegraph, which reveals that only a small proportion of the 58,000 people who attended the pilot scheme events became infected with the virus. Events included the BRIT awards at London’s O2 arena, concerts and raves in Liverpool, and the FA Cup final and a semi-final at Wembley stadium. The news raises...
Beck cancels UK and European tour
Beck has cancelled his UK and Europe tour dates for this summer due to the ongoing coronavirus crisis. READ MORE: The Big Read – Beck: “Was the ’90s a golden time for rock music? It was more like tarnished brass” His tour was set to take in dates at London’s Brixton Academy and Manchester’s Victoria Warehouse, among others, but the entire run of shows has now been cancelled with rescheduled dates to follow at a later time. “Due to continued coronavirus-related restrictions on public gatherings, and in the interest of public safety, the below Beck shows will not be...
Posthumuous U-Roy album announced with Santigold, Ziggy Marley, Mick Jones and others
A posthumous album from late dancehall and reggae icon U-Roy has been announced, featuring guest spots by Santigold, Ziggy Marley, The Clash‘s Mick Jones and others. ‘Solid Gold U-Roy’, which drops July 16 via Trojan Jamaica/BMG, features the late vocalist’s classics as well as a cover of the reggae standard ‘Man Next Door’ with Santigold. The music video for ‘Man Next Door’ was shared today (May 20) – watch below. John Holt wrote ‘Man Next Door’ for his group The Paragons in 1968, which was later sampled by U-Roy in 1982 for his song ‘Peace And Love In The Ghetto’....
London’s legendary Crobar has been saved from closure: “You did it!”
London rock venue The Crobar has been saved from closure after reaching its Crowdfunder‘s £100,000 target. It was confirmed last September that the legendary bar, which is a favourite of many rock stars including Dave Grohl, would be closing its doors due to losses incurred during the coronavirus pandemic. READ MORE: “Kid Rock’s limo got stuck on a rickshaw”: the best stories from Crobar, Soho’s infamous rock and roll boozer Back in January, it was revealed that The Crobar had raised £40,000 of its overall £95,000 goal and bosses set out plans to relaunch in a new central London location...
Listen to Glass Animals team up with Bree Runway on ‘Space Ghost Coast To Coast’ rework
Glass Animals have shared a new version of their track ‘Space Ghost Coast To Coast’ featuring Bree Runway – you can listen to it below. Premiering on Annie Mac’s Radio 1 show tonight (May 20), the reworking of the Oxford band’s ‘Dreamland’ song finds Runway on backing vocals. READ MORE: In Conversation with Glass Animals: “We feel very lucky to be able to make another record” As Mac explained while introducing the collaboration, Glass Animals frontman Dave Bayley experienced a “This is it!” moment when he first heard the rising London artist’s voice. “This is a voice that can do...
Olivia Rodrigo’s new album ‘Sour’ has a Taylor Swift co-writing credit
Olivia Rodrigo‘s debut album ‘Sour‘, which is released later today (May 20), has been revealed to have a Taylor Swift co-writing credit on it. READ MORE: Olivia Rodrigo – “It’s important for me to be taken seriously as a songwriter” Rodrigo’s album track ‘1 Step Forward, 3 Steps Back’ includes a song co-credited to Swift and her writing partner Jack Antonoff despite it not being a collaboration. Instead, Rodrigo’s song interpolates melodies from ‘New Year’s Day’, the closing ballad on Swift’s 2017 album ‘Reputation‘. As Variety reports, some fans leapt to the conclusion that Rodrigo had actually sampled the...
Lana Del Rey shares three tracks from forthcoming new album ‘Blue Banisters’
Lana Del Rey has shared three tracks from her forthcoming new album ‘Blue Banisters’ – listen to them below. READ MORE: Every Lana Del Rey song ranked in order of greatness Last month the singer-songwriter announced that the follow-up to ‘Chemtrails Over the Country Club’ (released March 19, 2021) would be arriving on July 4, marking Independence Day in the US. She further teased the next project on April 28, sharing a brief snippet of an unheard song along with the message: “Sometimes life makes you change just in time for the next chapter.” Advertisement Today (May 20) Del...
Noel Gallagher on the loss of venues: “What about the fucking music?”
Noel Gallagher has expressed dismay at the loss of hundreds of music venues in the UK. READ MORE: How you can do your bit to help save the future of live music The songwriter said in The Live Revival, Sky Arts’ new three-part documentary starting tonight (May 20) that celebrates grassroots venues, that the music industry business hasn’t been properly supported. A third of the UK’s music venues have closed in the last 10 years. “There has been no sign of anybody saying anything about the fucking music business,” Gallagher said in a preview clip seen by The Mirror. Advertisement...
Iceland’s Daði Freyr on Eurovision 2021, ’10 Years’ and ‘The Story Of Fire Saga’
Iceland’s Eurovision contestant Daði Freyr has spoken to NME about his hopes to follow up viral success at this year’s competition, as well as sharing his thoughts on the Will Ferrell spoof, The Store Of Fire Saga. Watch our video interview with Freyr above. The singer became an online sensation with his track ‘Think About Things’ which represented his nation at the contest last year, despite not being able to perform in person due to the coronavirus pandemic. “It was crazy, a lot of fun – but very weird not to be able to experience it from actual people...Recent Posts
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