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IDLES’ Jon Beavis completes charity run in support of Rosa and Reclaim These Streets
IDLES‘ Jon Beavis has completed a 104km charity run in support of women’s organisations Rosa and Reclaim These Streets. READ MORE: IDLES: “Loads of people don’t fucking like us” The band’s drummer raised more than £5,500 and said the challenge was tough and thanked the “generous people” who donated. He took part in the run just weeks after Sarah Everard’s body was in found woodland in Kent. Advertisement Beavis told BBC News: “When the news of Sarah Everard came up, I think it shocked a lot of guys I know because we’re almost blind to it.” Throughout April he...
Listen to Cola Boyy and MGMT’s dreamy new collaboration, ‘Kid Born in Space’
Cola Boyy has shared a new track called ‘Kid Born in Space’ featuring MGMT – you can listen to it below. READ MORE: MGMT – ‘Little Dark Age’ review The California artist and NME 100 alumni – real name Matthew Urango – today (April 29) offered up the first taste of his forthcoming debut album, which will be released via Record Makers/MGMT Records. Produced by MGMT frontman Andrew VanWyngarden, the psychedelia-tinged ballad “is the culmination of a true friendship” between Cola Boyy and the psych-rock duo, completed by Ben Goldwasser. Advertisement “In 2018, MGMT invited me on their tour,...
Dawn Richard’s Electronic Reinvention Spans All Of New Orleans On Second Line
By Jaelani Turner-Williams Reimagining the future of Black New Orleans music, Southern-bred polymath Dawn Richard is breathing new life into her hometown on her latest album, Second Line. She started with its title. A second line is a traditional jazz foot-led parade that traces its origins back to the 19th century. They’re notably also funeral processions that celebrate the legacy of someone who’s passed with a marching brass band whose swing overtakes the city’s streets. All are welcome to join the spirited homecoming. Richard envisioned her own Second Line to make way for progressive Black women artists by shedding...
Glastonbury is opening a campsite on Worthy Farm to the public this summer
Glastonbury Festival have announced plans to open a new campsite to the public this summer. READ MORE: Everything we know so far about festival season 2021 Organisers shared details of ‘Worthy Pastures’, a “family-friendly campsite” on Twitter this evening (April 29). Bookings open from 10am BST this Saturday (May 1), and tickets can be purchased here. Further information on Worthy Pastures’ official website added that “with no Festival taking place on Worthy Farm for a second consecutive year in 2021, Michael and Emily Eavis are pleased to invite campers, for one year only, to experience the farm in a...
Blossoms, Bombay Bicycle Club and Stereophonics to headline Y Not Festival 2021
Blossoms, Bombay Bicycle Club and Stereophonics will headline this year’s Y Not Festival – check out the line-up so far below. The event will take place in Pikehall, Derbyshire between July 30 and August 1, returning after a coronavirus-enforced cancellation in 2020. You can purchase any remaining tickets here. The NME Big Read: Blossoms – Friends Like These Joining the aforementioned three bill-toppers across the weekend will be the likes of Manic Street Preachers, Pale Waves, Fontaines D.C., Kelis, Sleaford Mods, The Big Moon, Jake Bugg, Black Honey and Circa Waves (Thursday headliners). Advertisement Levellers and James, meanwhile, are...
Check out Bikini Kill’s rescheduled tour dates for 2022
Bikini Kill have postponed their planned 2021 tour dates until next year – you can see the full schedule below. The US punk outfit were set to hit the road in the UK, Europe and North America this year, having made their long-awaited live return in 2019. READ MORE: Nine things you need to know about returning riot grrrl game-changers Bikini Kill After pushing back their US and Canada dates for 2020 due to coronavirus restrictions, Bikini Kill have now confirmed that they will return to the stage on April 29, 2022 at Los Angeles’ Greek Theatre. Advertisement A run...
Here’s what it would look like if Mudvayne performed at the Oscars
A fan-made video of Mudvayne performing at the Oscars has gone viral. The clip, which you can watch below, is spliced with footage of the band performing their 2000 debut single ‘Dig’ live with various shots from previous Oscar ceremonies. It sees Hunger Games star Jennifer Lawrence seemingly introduce the group before the likes of Bradley Cooper and Christian Bale nod their heads approvingly to the performance. Advertisement The video was put together by YouTuber Thomas Wykes and it has already clocked up over 268,900 views. It comes after the band recently announced their return following an extended hiatus,...
New Blondie documentary to premiere at Sheffield Doc Fest this summer
A new Blondie documentary called Blondie: Vivir en la Habana is set to premiere at Sheffield Doc Fest this summer. The film, following Debbie Harry and the New York new wave band, will focus on Blondie’s time in Cuba collaborating with local musicians. READ MORE: Blondie’s Debbie Harry on their 2021 UK tour with Garbage and how she wishes she’d written ‘WAP’ Blondie were invited to perform in Havana Cuba as part of a cultural exchange through the Cuban Ministry of Culture. Guitarist Chris Stein had long wanted to visit Cuba while being in the band for over 40 years....
Foals, Gorillaz and Jorja Smith to headline Boardmasters 2021
Foals, Gorillaz and Jorja Smith are set to headline this summer’s Boardmasters festival – check out the full line-up below. The NME Big Read: Foals: “It’s been a decade of the unexpected and they’re all disappointing surprises” Cornwall’s surf and music event will return between August 11-15 following a two-year absence (the 2020 instalment was scrapped due to the coronavirus crisis, while severe weather caused a last-minute cancellation in 2019). Topping the bill on the Friday evening (August 13) will be Foals, with Gorillaz and Jorja Smith closing Saturday (August 14) and Sunday (August 15) respectively. Advertisement The headliners...Recent Posts
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