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AFI share two new songs, including one co-written by Billy Corgan
AFI have shared a pair of new tracks, including one co-written by Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan. ‘Dulcería’ and ‘Far Too Near’ precede the band’s new album ‘Bodies’, which comes out on June 11 via Rise Records. Speaking on the collaboration with Corgan, AFI guitarist Jade Puget said: “Billy and I have a great creative connection when we’re writing together. It was inspiring to work with such a talented and legendary songwriter and ‘Dulcería’ is a testament to that.” Advertisement Singer Davey Havok added: “‘Dulcería’ suggests, if you spend too much time in the candy store you may end...
Listen to J Balvin and Khalid’s new collaboration, ‘Otra Noche Sin Ti’
J Balvin has teamed up with Khalid on new song ‘Otra Noche Sin Ti’ – you can listen to it below. The track is accompanied by a gothic-themed, Collin Tilley-directed video which sees the pair in a dark, foggy forest. You can watch the video below. ‘Used to shed tears in the ‘rari / There I was wishin’ you would stop me / Here I am wishin’ you would call me,’ Khalid sings towards the end of the track. Advertisement The release follows other singles ‘Tu Veneno’ and ‘Ma’ G’ which are taken from the Columbian singer’s upcoming – and as...
Deap Vally announce new ‘American Cockroach’ EP with single ‘Give Me A Sign’
Deap Vally have announced details of their second EP of 2021 – listen to new single ‘Give Me A Sign’. The new track is the first preview of a four-track collection called ‘American Cockroach’, which lands on June 18 via Cooking Vinyl and follows the duo’s ‘Digital Dream’ EP from February. As with ‘Digital Dream’, which saw them collaborate with Peaches, KT Tunstall, The Kills‘ Jamie Hince and Warpaint‘s Jenny Lee Lindberg (aka jennylee), ‘American Cockroach’ is also a collaborative effort, featuring songs with Jennie Vee of Eagles Of Death Metal and Savages bassist Ayse Hassan. Advertisement Of the new EP,...
Nadine Shah, Tim Burgess, Ed O’Brien and more on ongoing streaming debate: “We need a fairer system in place”
Nadine Shah, Tim Burgess, Radiohead’s Ed O’Brien and more have opened up about the ongoing debate into streaming and artist payments in a series of new interviews. Speaking to The Guardian, the musicians have spoken ahead of the publication of the long-anticipated parliamentary report into the streaming industry. It comes as MPs are currently examining the economic impact that music streaming is having on artists, record labels and the wider music industry in the inquiry. The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Commons Select Committee have been examining the business model since last year and whether or not...
My Bloody Valentine among curators for new NTS Radio shows
My Bloody Valentine are among a number of artists set to curate special shows on NTS Radio this month. The lauded station is celebrating its 10th anniversary, and have invited a host of artists to host their own shows to mark the occasion. From Monday, April 19 to Friday, April 23, ten artists will contribute “guest radio shows, soundscapes, conversations and performances” to a weeklong charity broadcast, which is raising money for the Global Foodbanking Network. Advertisement It comes after the station raised money for the organisation last year through their ‘Remote Utopias’ 24-hour livestream event, which featured Tame...
Motörhead share live clip from the archive ahead of concert film release
Motörhead have shared a live clip from the archive ahead of the release of a new concert film – you can watch it below. READ MORE: Ian Fraser ‘Lemmy’ Kilmister 1945-2015 – A Life in Rock N Roll The clip, which shows the group playing ‘Rock it’ live in 2012, comes ahead of the release of Louder Than Noise…Live In Berlin – a film of their 2012 concert at the Berlin Velodrom on December 5, during their ‘Kings of The Road Tour’. The film will also be accompanied by a live album release. Louder Than Noise… Live in Berlin is set...
Watch Shawn Mendes’ new a capella TikTok cover of Justin Bieber’s ‘Peaches’
Shawn Mendes has taken to TikTok to share an a capella cover of Justin Bieber‘s recent single ‘Peaches’ – watch the version below. READ MORE: Justin Bieber – ‘Justice’ review: pop star finds his purpose again ‘Peaches’ is the latest single to be taken from Bieber’s latest album ‘Justice’, which came out last month. Mendes’ new version is a 20-second cover, performed completely a capella. The pair recently collaborated on ‘Monster’, a track from Mendes’ 2020 album ‘Wonder’. Advertisement Watch the new TikTok cover of ‘Peaches’ below. @shawnmendes ♬ original sound – Shawn Justin Bieber released new album ‘Justice’ last...
Tim Burgess announces special ‘Tim’s Twitter Listening Party’ tribute to DMX
Tim Burgess has confirmed that his Tim’s Twitter Listening Party series will pay tribute to rapper DMX this weekend. READ MORE: RIP DMX: 10 of the rap legend’s best songs ever DMX, whose real name was Earl Simmons, died yesterday (April 9) – he was 50-years-old. The rapper was first hospitalised following a heart attack as a result of reported overdose on April 3, where he had remained in intensive care since. Burgess, who has hosted his online Tim’s Twitter Listening Party series since the first coronavirus-enforced lockdown last year, confirmed last night (April 9) that a special Listening Party will be...
Joni Mitchell shares remastered version of ‘A Case Of You’ to announce new box set
Joni Mitchell has announced a new box set collating four of her iconic albums from the late 1960s and early ’70s. ‘The Reprise Albums (1968-1971)’ is being released in June 25 to celebrate 50 years of ‘Blue’, and is being teased by a 2021 remastered version of one of that album’s most beloved tracks, ‘A Case Of You’. READ MORE: Happy Birthday Joni Mitchell – NME Writers Choose Their Favourite Songs The new box set will collate Mitchell’s four studio albums for Reprise Records – 1968’s ‘Song to a Seagull’, 1969’s ‘Clouds’, 1970’s ‘Ladies of the Canyon’, and 1971’s...Recent Posts
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