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Marianne Faithfull doesn’t know if she’ll sing again after COVID-19 battle
Marianne Faithfull has said that her near-fatal battle with coronavirus may have robbed her of the ability to sing. The 73-year-old artist was hospitalised in March 2020 after developing coronavirus symptoms. After 22 days of treatment, she was discharged from hospital and returned to her London home in April. Speaking to the LA Times in a new interview, Faithfull admitted that she is still feeling the effects of the virus over a year since her initial hospitalisation. Advertisement “The damage has been very bad. It’s my lungs, my memory and fatigue. It couldn’t be worse. I don’t know if I will...
5 Rappers To Check Out This Week
New week, new music to discover! Check out 5 rap acts you need to stream this week to get inspired and roll into the weekend in a good mood! Take A Daytrip A key force in New York City’s flourishing rap scene, Take A Daytrip is spreading globally. As teenagers, Daytrip’s David Biral and Denzel Baptiste found inspiration in the music and culture of New York; both raised outside of the city, they met at NYU’s Clive Davis institute where they began collaborating. Their No Idle Studios became a hub of activity for out-of-towners (6LACK, YBN Cordae, Denzel Curry,...
Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer reschedule UK/EU Hella Mega Tour to 2022
The UK and European leg of Green Day, Fall Out Boy and Weezer‘s huge Hella Mega Tour has been rescheduled to 2022 – check out the new dates below. The jaunt, which saw its opening leg in Asia axed due to coronavirus concerns, was due to hit the UK, Europe and US last summer before heading to Australia and New Zealand in November. After all dates were pushed back due to ongoing pandemic-related restrictions, new dates were announced for summer 2021 in the UK and Europe, along with US dates also set for summer. Advertisement While the US dates appear to still be...
Anita Lane, former member of The Bad Seeds and The Birthday Party, has died
Anita Lane, the Australian musician and former member of The Bad Seeds and The Birthday Party, has died. The news was confirmed by Louder Than War, who called the artist “one of the creative powerhouses who emerged from the vibrant Melbourne post-punk scene.” After co-writing early Birthday Party tracks ‘A Dead Song’, ‘Dead Joe’ and ‘Kiss Me Black’, Lane went on to have a long and distinguished career, working with the likes of Kid Congo Powers, Gudrun Gut and Einstürzende Neubauten. Following The Birthday Party’s split in the early 1980s, she co-wrote iconic Bad Seeds songs ‘From Her To...
British holidaymakers will be able to travel to Spain by June
Spain has revealed that British holidaymakers will be able to travel to the country and its islands from this June. The news comes as part of the European Union’s new Digital Green Certificate system, which will require proof of vaccination or COVID-19 immunity for entry. READ MORE: European festivals on returning in 2021: “We are only more optimistic for the summer” Alfredo González, Spain’s general secretary of Digital Health, Information and Innovation, said: “This certificate is not a passport, it’s not a travel document, and it’s not a requirement for travel. It’s a mechanism that will facilitate mobility in...
BLACKPINK’s Rosé describes the songwriting process for ‘R’ as “very stressful”
Rosé of BLACKPINK has revealed that she struggled with the creative process for her solo debut single album, ‘R’. READ MORE: BLACKPINK’s Rosé takes things back to basics on captivating solo debut, ‘R’ In a recent interview with Billboard, the singer shared the ups and downs she faced while working on her debut solo release. For Rosé, figuring out the direction she wanted to take with her songwriting was far from being an easy process, describing it as “very fun” but also “very stressful at times”. She shared that she often asked herself questions such as “What are we going...
MONSTA X’s I.M says the group are working on a new album
MONSTA X member I.M has revealed that the K-pop boyband are currently preparing a new album. READ MORE: Wonho live in Seoul: The K-pop star shows us the full gamut of human emotion During an appearance on Unboxing, a DIVE Studios podcast hosted by ASTRO’s JinJin and PENTAGON’s Kino, I.M said that the group are hard at work on a brand-new record. “Lately – as always – I’m preparing for MONSTA X’s album,” he said. “We’re not sure when it’ll be out.” It’s currently unknown if I.M was referring to the group’s forthcoming third Japanese-language album ‘Flavours Of Love’,...
BRIT Awards: Winners encouraged to share double trophy as “act of kindness”
The trophy for this year’s BRIT Awards has been revealed – and it gives nominees the chance to share their award with someone close to them. Award recipients will be given a double trophy, which consists of a larger, colourful statuette, as well as a smaller metallic statuette, and have been “encouraged to award the second smaller trophy on to someone else.” It has been designed by artists Es Devlin and Yinka Ilori, who said that the spirit of lockdown had inspired their original design. Advertisement “The idea came from the experience of lockdown, where your neighbour you’ve lived...
Squid release live staple ‘Pamphlets’ as latest single from debut album ‘Bright Green Field’
Squid have released another taste of their debut album ‘Bright Green Field’: the single ‘Pamphlets’. READ MORE: Squid: “I don’t think people take us seriously enough to think we’re ‘pretentious’” The eight-minute song is the closing track off the Brighton five-piece’s upcoming album ‘Bright Green Field’, which arrives May 7 via Warp Records. The track follows previous singles ‘Narrator’ and ‘Paddling’. ‘Pamphlets’ about “all the rubbish right-wing propaganda you get through your front door,” Squid vocalist, drummer and lyricist Ollie Judge said in a statement. “It imagines a person with that as their only source of news being taken...Recent Posts
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