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VICTON’s Han Seungwoo to release second solo mini-album next month
Han Seungwoo, member of South Korean boyband VICTON, is set to drop his sophomore solo mini-album next month. READ MORE: Apink’s Son Naeun officially signs with YG Entertainment as an actress The singer’s agency, Play M Entertainment, confirmed in a statement to Korean news outlet NewsEn on May 4 that the singer will make his comeback in June. The company stated that he is “working hard to return with high-quality music”. The upcoming project will mark Han’s first release in ten months, since making his debut as a soloist last August with ‘Fame’, which features songs that were co-written...
Demi Lovato gets COVID-19 vaccine and urges fans to follow suit
Demi Lovato has received her first COVID-19 vaccine, and urged fans to follow suit. Sharing a post-jab photo of herself on Instagram, Lovato explained that she would rather risk the side effects of the virus than potentially fall ill. “Getting the vaccine came down to one thought process for me, I simply would rather risk potential side effects of a vaccine than risk lives by catching or spreading covid,” Lovato wrote on Instagram, showing off her bandaged arm. Advertisement “It’s normal to be cautious when something new comes along. Wanting to know more is a good thing – it...
Descendents announce new studio album ‘9th & Walnut’
Descendents have announced their first studio album in five years, ‘9th & Walnut’, will arrive on July 23 via Epitaph. The unique project was primarily recorded in 2002, and features the classic line-up of the band – guitarist Frank Navetta, bassist Tony Lombardo and drummer Bill Stevenson. The sessions were among the last Navetta recorded prior to his passing in 2008. Lead vocalist Milo Aukerman recorded his vocals last year from his home in Delaware. The album includes some of Descendents’ earliest-written material, from their formation in 1977 up to 1980. The title of the album alludes to the...
Caroline Polachek announces one-off UK live show for later this year
Caroline Polachek has announced a one-off UK live date, set to take place in London later this year. The US musician will perform three shows in the second half of 2021, marking her return to the stage as America and the UK ease out of lockdown. READ MORE: Caroline Polachek – ‘Pang’ review: years of experiments pay off Polachek will first headline Los Angeles’ Greek Theater on August 5 with support from Alex G and Molly Lewis, before heading to London’s Roundhouse on October 28. She will supported at that date by oklou. Advertisement To close out the year, she...
Charli XCX, Haim and more star in Rostam’s ‘From The Back Of The Cab’ video
Charli XCX and Haim are among the indie stars that feature in Rostam’s new video for ‘From The Back Of The Cab’ – scroll down the page to watch it now. The single is taken from the former Vampire Weekend member’s upcoming album ‘Changephobia’. READ MORE: Rostam: “In America, it feels like the end of the nightmare is coming” In the visuals, which were directed by the musician and Jason Lester, a number of people are seen travelling through LA in the back of a taxi. They include all three of the Haim sisters, Charli XCX and her boyfriend Huck Kwong,...
‘Batman’ composer Danny Elfman “terribly unhappy” with how score turned out
Composer Danny Elfman has said he was “terribly unhappy” with the dub of his score on Tim Burton’s 1989 movie Batman. Addressing rumours regarding his displeasure with the score on the Premier Guitar podcast, Elfman explained the recording “didn’t have any care put into it.” READ MORE: 50 things you didn’t know about The Simpsons “I was terribly unhappy with the dub in Batman,” Elfman explained. “They did it in the old-school way where you do the score and turn it into the ‘professionals’ who turn the nobs and dub it in. And dubbing had gotten really wonky in those years. Advertisement “We recorded...
Over 180 musicians sign open letter against Spotify speech monitoring patent
Over 180 musicians have signed an open letter taking a stand against Spotify’s speech monitoring patent. The streaming company had a patent approved earlier this year for a piece of technology that can monitor and record both users’ speech and background noise to help curate music for Spotify users. READ MORE: If Spotify’s CEO buys Arsenal, it might make for a very different game Now, the likes of Tom Morello, Laura Jane Grace, DIIV, Speedy Ortiz’s Sadie Dupuis, Downtown Boys, Talib Kweli and many more have signed an open letter calling on Spotify to never use, license or sell...
J. Cole announces new album ‘The Off Season’ arriving next week
J. Cole has confirmed details of his new album ‘The Off-Season’, which is set to be released next week. The album will follow the North Carolina rapper’s fifth album ‘KOD’, which was released in April 2018. READ MORE: J. Cole – ‘KOD’ review Despite Cole’s next album originally being speculated to be ‘The Fall Off’, due to the last song on ‘KOD’ being called ‘1985 (Intro To The Fall Off)’, the new record will be titled ‘The Off-Season’ and has been talked about by the artist since 2018. Advertisement The rapper began teasing ‘The Off-Season’ in August of that year when...
Haim announce rescheduled 2021 UK tour dates
Haim have announced new dates for the majority of their previously postponed run of UK shows. READ MORE: On Haim’s extended ‘Women in Music Pt. III’, Taylor Swift and Thundercat lift ‘Gasoline’ and ‘3AM’ even higher The ‘One More Haim’ tour was initially due to take place this June, but has been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic. Now the trio have posted a new run of dates on Twitter, saying: “hii! it’s been such a bummer being away from you guys for so long but the one more haim UK tour is officially happening this September! if u...Recent Posts
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