Pendulum have shared a new track called ‘Come Alive’ – you can listen to it below. The Australian drum and bass outfit, who had announced their split in 2012, released their first new music in a decade last year with ‘Driver’ and ‘Nothing For Free’. READ MORE: Pendulum drop two new songs and tell us about returning after a decade Arriving today (April 15), ‘Come Alive’ fuses dance and heavy rock elements across its four minutes. “Head against a wire/ Helping make it closer/ Set yourself on fire/ And show me when it’s over“, lyrics in one verse go....
A tribute concert has been announced in honour of the late Fountains Of Wayne songwriter Adam Schlesinger. READ MORE: From Fountains of Wayne to ‘My Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’: Adam Schlesinger’s 10 best songs Organised by Shlesinger’s Fountains Of Wayne bandmate Jody Porter, the virtual gig will benefit the Grammy Awards-affiliated charity MusiCares, which provides relief for those in the music industry affected by COVID-19, as well as currently-closed New York venue Bowery Electric. As well as Porter, performers will include Courtney Love, James Iha of Smashing Pumpkins, Patrick Carney of The Black Keys, Mickey Dolenz of The Monkees, Sean Ono...
Rob Delaney has joined the cast of the forthcoming TV reboot of David Bowie‘s The Man Who Fell To Earth. READ MORE: ‘The Man Who Fell To Earth’ TV series should tread carefully around Bowie’s legacy The classic sci-fi movie, based on Walter Tevis’ 1963 novel of the same name, marked one of Bowie’s most memorable roles, as Thomas Jerome Newton – an alien posing as a human in an attempt to save his home planet. Delaney, who will play the character Hatch Ford according to Variety, will star alongside Chiwetel Ejiofor, who will play the alien portrayed by...
Methyl Ethel have shared their new single ‘Neon Cheap’ – you can hear the track below. The song marks the Jake Webb-led band’s first new material of 2021 and their first release with their new label, Future Classic. READ MORE: Methyl Ethel – ‘Hurts To Laugh’ EP review: wonky pop studded with glimmers of brilliance ‘Neon Cheap’ was written last year when the band’s plans to tour April 2020’s ‘Hurts To Laugh’ EP were cancelled by the coronavirus pandemic. Advertisement “Picture yourself scrolling, mind-numbingly at 3am,” Webb explained about the meaning behind ‘Neon Cheap’. “Now, instead of scrolling, you’re...
Paul McCartney has shared a story about the first time that The Beatles got stoned, with a little help from Bob Dylan. READ MORE: Bob Dylan’s poetic mastery: 10 of his finest lyrics Macca was speaking as range of artists from throughout the ages paying tribute to Dylan to mark his 80th birthday for Uncut‘s June issue – which is out today. Looking back to their ’60s heyday, the former Beatle remembered how the Fab Four once got a little stoned at the hands of the singer-songwriter. “I’m not sure whether he’s very keen on me telling this, but here...
The popularity of rap and hip-hop music in the UK charts continued to soar in 2020, a new study by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) has revealed. The results of the study have been published as part of the BPI’s new All About the Music yearbook, which has been launched today (April 15). READ MORE: AJ Tracey: “I’ve gone through so much. It’s been so hard, and I’m still here” The findings are based on streaming data and record sales that were provided by the Official Charts Company, with rap and hip-hop songs accounting for over a fifth (22...
While nightclubs are set to provisionally return in the UK from June, clubbers in London have been dealt a blow by the news that the capital’s Night Tube service won’t return until 2022. The news creates another hurdle for nightclubs, who are hoping for a clear path to financial recovery as they try to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Transport Commissioner Andy Byford told the Evening Standard: “We need the personnel to keep the day services going and frankly there isn’t the demand for it, so there are no immediate plans to restore the Night Tube within a year, and...
Elton John has hit out at internet trolls by saying that they must face accountability for posting “hateful” remarks online. The music icon criticised the largely anonymous hate-spreaders for making the world “really divided and really cruel”. John has faced his fair share of criticism over the course of his career, but he’s now waging a war against the anonymous people who attack online, knowing they won’t face repercussions. Advertisement Speaking to Zane Lowe on Apple Music, he said: “We’ve lived through two or three years of divisiveness throughout the whole world, and especially in America, but around the...
K-pop singer IU has dropped a video for ‘Epilogue’, from her latest full-length album ‘LILAC’. READ MORE: IU – ‘LILAC’ review: a near-perfect, wide-ranging pop gem from K-pop’s darling The soloist surprise-released the music video at midnight KST today Today (April 15). In contrast to the vibrant visuals for ‘LILAC’ and ‘Coin’, the ‘Epilogue’ MV features a vintage, ethereal feel with IU waltzing in a warmly lit train cabin. “I don’t have any regrets with tonight / I fall asleep deeply / A day will come when I’ll tell you about my dream / You’ll listen to it, right?”...
Blink-182‘s Mark Hoppus is set to sell off a selection of instruments and music gear from his personal collection as part of a new partnership with Reverb. The online marketplace, which is “dedicated to buying and selling new, used and vintage musical instruments”, recently teamed up with Hoppus’ ex-Blink bandmate Tom DeLonge for a similar sale. READ MORE: Watch Blink’s Mark Hoppus and All Time Low’s Alex Gaskarth – collectively Simple Creatures – go head-to-head on camera Hoppus’ latest Reverb sale – his second with the brand after conducting his first sale back in 2019 – is set to...
