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Biffy Clyro’s Simon Neil joins While She Sleeps on “important” new single ‘Nervous’
While She Sleeps have released a new single called ‘Nervous’ featuring Biffy Clyro‘s Simon Neil – listen to the track below. READ MORE: In Conversation with Biffy Clyro: “We’ve already got a sprawling new sister record coming” The track, which explores struggles with mental health and draws upon guitarist Sean Long’s own experiences with anxiety, is set to feature on the Sheffield metal band’s forthcoming fifth album ‘Sleeps Society’ (due out April 16) and follows last month’s single ‘You Are All I Need’. Explaining that ‘Nervous’ is a song the band had been talking about ever since its first demo, Long...
London’s The Black Heart reaches 100 per cent of its fundraising target
The London venue The Black Heart has reached 100 per cent of its overall fundraising target in order to keep the venue open. READ MORE: These 20 UK music venues are still at risk of being lost forever – and here’s what you can do to help The Camden establishment set up a Crowdfunder page back in January after revealing it was in “serious trouble” due to the coronavirus-enforced closures and restrictions that plagued the hospitality industry throughout 2020. Yesterday (March 17), it announced that with just six days left until the fundraiser closes, The Black Heart had received 94...
Courteeners’ Liam Fray to open new restaurant in Manchester next month
Courteeners frontman Liam Fray is set to launch a new restaurant in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. READ MORE: Courteeners’ Liam Fray: “The band is my life. When it’s not going great, my life’s not going great” According to Manchester Evening News, the singer plans to open The Smithfield Social at some point next month. It’s said that work is currently underway at the Thomas St premises, which was previously home to Teacup Kitchen. Fray has partnered with The Liars Club (located on Back Bridge Street) and TNQ’s Jobe Ferguson, as well as Anthony Fielden (also of TNQ) for the venture....
Joyce Wrice’s Overgrown Is A Testament To Herself
By Jaelani Turner-Williams Following a series of EPs and a decade of YouTube covers, Los Angeles-based R&B singer Joyce Wrice has met the moment. This week marks the release of Wrice’s electrifying debut album, Overgrown, which listens like a metaphor for her personal imperfections, making peace with flawed relationships, and the errant road to stardom. Still an independent artist, Wrice took the reins of her creative process over the course of quarantine, filming an intimate visual in 2020 for her standalone single “That’s On You,” and remixing the song with fellow African-American and Japanese neo-soul singer UMI. Though Wrice...
RZA hails Brockhampton as “magic” in new teaser clip
Brockhampton have seemingly teased a new collaboration with Wu-Tang Clan‘s RZA in a cryptic new video. READ MORE: The Big Read – Brockhampton In a new video shared to YouTube, the rap icon hails the LA boyband as “magic”, and praises their approach to music. “This particular album, the melding of it now, it’s like if someone thought it wasn’t cool, n***a it’s cool now!,” he says. Advertisement While it’s unclear which album RZA is referring to, the band teased new music in a separate video clip released last week. The Texas group’s last album was 2019’s ‘Ginger’, which followed their...
Ringo Starr says Peter Jackson’s new Beatles doc is full of joy
Ringo Starr has said Peter Jackson’s forthcoming Beatles documentary Get Back captures the band’s joyful days. The musician spoke to Stephen Colbert on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert in a recent interview leading up to the film, which aims to “take audiences back in time to The Beatles’ intimate recording sessions during a pivotal moment in music history.” READ MORE: Ringo Starr – ‘What’s My Name’ review: peace, love and a guest appearance from Paul McCartney Starr described the previous iteration of Jackson’s film as “very narrow”, confirming the new doc will challenge the narrative that the Beatles were constantly...
BTS score double platinum certification in the US with ‘Dynamite’
Grammy-nominated K-pop BTS have scored yet another major milestone, earning a double platinum certification in the United States for their hit single ‘Dynamite’. READ MORE: BTS snag new Guinness World Records title with ‘Dynamite’ Yesteryda (March 17), the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) announced on social media that the boyband had officially been awarded gold, platinum and double platinum certification for the chart-topping 2020 single. The organisation also congratulated the group on their achievement. “Life is sweet as honey” for @bts_bighit now that #BTS_Dynamite ? has certified Gold ?, Platinum ? & DOUBLE Platinum! Congratulations ? #BTS @BigHitEnt...
Britney Spears files fresh bid to remove her father from conservatorship
Britney Spears‘ lawyer is reportedly set to request a series of changes in the singer’s conservatorship. Spears’ lawyer Samuel Ingham will ask a Los Angeles court to mark Jodi Montgomery the permanent conservator of the singer’s personal affairs, permanently replacing her father in the role. Montgomery was previously appointed as temporary conservator of the singer’s personal affairs in 2019 when Jamie Spears suffered a period of ill health. In August 2020, Britney had previously requested that Montgomery be named the permanent conservator of her person after her court appointment expired in August of that year. While that request was...
Billie Eilish breaks Instagram record with photo of new hair colour
Billie Eilish has set a new Instagram record with a photo of her new blonde hair colour. READ MORE: Every single Billie Eilish song ranked in order of greatness The pop star beat the previous record set by Selena Gomez on her 26th birthday in 2018 with a selfie showing off her new do, which gained one million likes in six minutes. Elish has sported other looks including ice grey and navy blue. Most recently she has worn her hair black with her roots dyed bright green. Advertisement At the time of writing, Eilish’s post, which she captioned “pinch...Recent Posts
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